Pluss® announces the launch of its compound for producing blown and cast film based synthetic paper. Aptly termed papyrus, this compound is being launched in india for the first time. the compound can be coextruded as skin layer in a two, three or five layer film construction for synthetic paper with density 0. 95 to 1. 05. Film thus made has paper like appearance and feel. It is writable with pencil, ballpen and markers with solvent based inks. Excellent print quality is achievable using a variety of printing techniques like silk screen, offset, gravure, and flexography. the film has dead fold characteristics like paper. It is not affected by water or moisture. Synthetic paper made using the compound is high in both tensile and tear strength, good in opticals and aesthetic appeal, making it useful in applications like printing of calendars, brochures, machine manuals, labels etc. Where good strength, durability and aesthetics are desirable
Pluss® introduces a hdpe based compund for twist wrap film. The compound is used as a middle layer in a three layer film. The film has properties like water resistance, durability, excellent tear initiation & propagation resistance, folding & flexing endurance, mildew & termite resistance. It has paper like characteristics such as dead fold properties. It can be easiy printed with normal hdpe films.
Pluss® introduces adnyl® n series which have been used in production of nylon films for packaging applications. These can be coextruded to produce desired multi layer films.
The composite may be described as wood filled plastics. The filler used is low price and scrap polyolefins are the matrix. A small percentage of modifiers is required to get the polyethylene or polypropylene to wet the highly polar Wood / Rice Husk / Agriculture waste.
The composite has the good properties of plastics such as water resistance, extrudability and formability. Presence of cellulosic filler keeps density of the composite low. It is paintable using regular enamel paints. Its scrap is recyclable
N-871 is most suited for those applications where high impact strength and toughness are needed. Particularly in dry conditions and at low temperatures, nylon is found lacking in those properties. Possible usage is in safety helmets for auto riding and in industrial work places, as well as in mountaineering. Automobile cooling fans, bicycle parts, ice sports equipment, sprocket covers and other machine housings, are some of the other possible uses for this Super Tough Nylon Alloy. N-871 can also be used for producing 3-layer Nylon Film. It enables the film manufacturer to do away with a tie layer in a layer Nylon film.
For the first time in India a range of maleated polymeric resins in granular form are being manufactured by PLUSS®, entirely based on indigenously developed technology. These have been found invaluable as additives in compounding and processing applications. Chemistry of OPTIM® OPTIM® Polymeric Resins are based on polyolefines and copolymers, like LDPE, LLDPE, ULDPE, HDPE, PP, EVA and EPDM. These base polymers are grafted predominantly with maleic anhydride and other functional groups that impart a degree of polarity to the otherwise nonpolar base polymers. The additional chemical groups provide exceptional compatibility, reactivity and adhesion properties to these resins and cause good affinity towards other polar materials used in blending, compounding, co-extrusion, printing, and lamination. Higher filler loadings also become possible. In such cases OPTIM® replaces the conventionally used low molecular weight additives like waxes, which have a tendency to plateout and form undesirable die deposits during processing. In extruded products, OPTIM® provide smoother surface finish. In injection moulded products, the better pigment dispersion and higher flow of the filled compound so achieved make it possible to mould dimensionally stable thin wall parts or parts with a profile of varying thickness.
OPTIM® E-142 and E-143 are suitable for making plain and glass filled nylon alloys and as coextrudable adhesive between nylon and LDPE and other similar polymers. It may also be used as compatibiliser for a range of polar and non-polar polymer mixtures. These are particularly designed for in-situ nylon alloying in injection moulding machine. They may also be used for lamination on Aluminium fol, cable wrap. Also used as coupling agent for wood-PE composites. Different MFI of the three grades allows choosing the right material suitable from processing point of view.
OPTIM® E-126 is suitable for use in nylon blending. These resins may also be used as coextrudable adhesive between Nylon and LDPE or other similar polymers. Nylon scrap can be upgraded and made use of in injection moulding by using these OPTIM® grades.
These OPTIM® grades are used as coupling agents for non-halogen flame retardant wire & cable compounds containing fillers such as Aluminium Tri Hydrate (ATH) or Magnesium Hydroxide (Mg(OH)2). It allows higher loading of fillers in PE or PE/EVA blends. Typically 2-4% (or less) of OPTIM® E-118 is recommended depending upon the filler content.OPTIM® E-118 can also be used for lamination on aluminium foil and cable wrap and similar applications.
This OPTIM® grade is used as compatibilizing agents for fillers and reinforcements with HDPE Compounds. It also acts as wetting and dispersing aids for colours and pigments. OPTIM® E-156 is based on Homopolymer HDPE.
OPTIM® E-170 and E-177 are ideal for in-situ toughening of Nylon during injection moulding where preheated or inline hopper dried nylon is being used. Its high softening point ensures that no agglomeration will happen in the feed hopper.
These product are designed to produce a super tough nylon alloy based on Nylon 6 or Nylon 6,6. The resultant alloy has higher mechanical properties than that produced using other E series grades. Mineral and glass filled nylons with enhanced impact strength may also be produced using this. Best results are obtained when compounding is done in high shear machines such as twin screw extruders.
This resin has both epoxy and acrylic functionalities. This is used as impact modifier for polyesters such as PET & PBT and also Polycarbonate (PC). The epoxide group during compounding reacts with Hydroxyl and carboxylic end groups of polyesters producing an alloy of PE and PET having very good mechanical properties.
These OPTIM® grades are used as coupling agents for fillers and reinforcement such as talc, mica and glass fibers in PP compounds. They also act as wetting and dispersing aids for colours and pigments. The polar functionality in these materials facilitates printability, paintability and receptivity to adhesives in the case of extruded and moulded products. Also used as compatibilisers for Nylon-PP blends.
OPTIM® are suitable for film application as heat seal layer or as a tie layer between non compatible film layers. These can also be used for extrusion coating on plastics films or aluminium foil in packaging and cable wrap applications. Powdered OPTIM® imparts good adhesion to textiles in interlining applications. It also finds use as compatibiliser for commingled plastics waste recycling. In OPTIM® B grades grafting of the base copolymers is so controlled as to give higher viscosity of the product (nylon alloy).
This product is designed to produce a super tough nylon alloy based on Nylon 6 or Nylon 6,6. Such alloys have good impact strength even at sub-zero conditions. Mineral and glass filled nylons with enhanced impact strength can also be produced using this material.
NOVISTM P-400 has a melting point and mechanical properties quite close to conventional PP, but its low molecular weight and narrow MW distribution produces a very high melt flow rate. In addition, the melt viscosity is unchanged at different shear rates, unlike conventional PP which is shear sensitive. Nonetheless, NOVISTM P-400, P-440 and P-490 are completely miscible with conventional PP resins. This combination of properties is responsible for its multifunctional role as a very useful processing and dispersing aid. NOVISTM P-490 is a ultra high melt flow rate homopolymer. This grade is receommended for melt blown non woven applications.
OPTIM® series are used for reactive blending with nylon to improve its overall toughness, particularly in dry state. Polyethylene on its own is not known to blend with nylon. But the anhydride groups in OPTIM® resins readily react with the amine end groups in nylon and thus compatibilise polyethylene moiety. These products are suitable for unfilled as well as mineral and glass filled nylons.
Such nylon alloys have a wide range of applications, like safety helmets, luggage frames, handles and other components, automobile accessories such as motor cycle side boxes, brake and clutch levers, castor wheels, hand tool bodies, equipment housing, fan blades, rifle butts and industrial components.
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