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News You Didn't Know You Needed Polymer-Eating Enzymes Make “Biodegradable” Plastics Truly Compostable How CNC Machining is Impacting Modern-Day Manufacturing Making Cleaner, Greener, Biodegradable Plastics From Waste Fish Parts Manufacturing & Industrial Maintenance Trends for 2021-2030 Microbiologists Have Found a Way to Use Bacteria to Remove Microplastics From the Environment Plastics could see a second life as biodegradable surfactants

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Plei-Tech Polyurethanes

All of Pleiger Plastics' Polyurethanes are marked under the registered name of Plei-Tech. The Plei-Tech name has become known worldwide for high quality and high performance. All Plei-Tech polyurethanes are thermoset materials characterized by their unusual toughness. They combine resilience and high load-bearing capacity with resistance to impact, abrasion, compression set, and degradation by oxygen, ozone, and oil, over a wide temperature range. We offer over 15 different Polyurethane compounds. Trained Sales Representatives will help you choose the right compound for your application. Available from 5A, soft as gum rubber, to 80D, which is hard as a bowling ball. Read More>>>

Most Popular Plei-Tech Materials Plei-Tech 00: Polyester-based developed in conjunction with Pei-Tech 22. Offers outstanding tear strength, good abrasion resistance, excellent resistance to petroleum-based chemicals, and is suited for moderate dynamic loading. Read More>>> Plei-Tech 22: Polyester-based polyurethane. Excellent abrasion resistance, solvent resistance, and resistance to petroleum-based chemicals. This product generally meets MSHA approval. Read More>>> Plei-Tech 95: Polyether-based polyurethane. Offers excellent performance in dynamic loading and shock absorption. Suited for applications involving hydrolysis, mild acids, and gasoline. Generally meets MSHA approval. Read More>>> Plei-Tech 15: Excellent abrasion and cut resistance. Well suited for high dynamic loading. Performs well in solvent and oil environments. Generally meets MSHA approval. Read More>>>

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Supply Chain News: Plastics, of All Things, Now in Very Short Supply

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The severe shortage of computer chips – semiconductors – has been causing major supply chain disruptions, leading most automobile makers globally to ramp down production levels and even close factories for short periods. Similar woes have hit a number of electronics makers as well. Now, it’s time for gird for a new major shortage – of plastics, one expert says. Read More>>>

How COVID-19 Did (and Didn’t) Change Automation in Plastics

Click for More The global pandemic invigorated longstanding trends and new market forces to push broad-based adoption of automation and robotics from the incremental to the inexorable. Plastics processors already short staffed due to a yawning skills gap faced sudden, desperate demand for products needed to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. Initial...Read More>>>

North American Manufacturing on the Rebound, But Headwinds Are Gathering

Click for More When manufacturing gets hit across the board, you can bet that the plastics industry is taking it on the chin, as well. Many plastic components suppliers and mold manufacturers are wrestling with higher prices and lead times that are stretching the supply chain tighter than ever. According to one plastics/rubber purchasing manager, “In 35 years of purchasing, I’ve never seen anything like these extended lead times and rising prices — from colors, film, corrugate to resins, they’re all...Read More>>>

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