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About Plastic
Plastic plays a major role in all of our lives today, it is almost impossible to take a glance at your surroundings and not see plastic being used somewhere. The injection mold industry has grown so much in recent years that anyone with an idea for a new product or application can bring that idea to life through an injection molded product. We take great pride and satisfaction in helping individuals and companies turn their ideas into marketable parts. Our full service machine shop, injection molding division and experienced toolmakers are anxious to help you implement your ideas. Though we cannot provide on this page, the complete information on plastics you might want as you begin to research your idea, we have provided some basic plastic information. We highly recommend the American Plastics Council web page at www.americanplasticscouncil.org as a web link for more complete plastics information. Please feel free to contact us and take advantage of our online quote to get your idea underway. |
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History of Plastics
The first man-made plastic was created by Alexander Parkes who first publically demonstrated it at the 1862 Great International Exhibition in London. The material called Parkesine was an organic material derived from cellulose that once heated could be molded and retained its shape when cooled. Timeline of Plastics
Different Types of Plastics Bakelite Leo Hendrik Baekeland patented a "Method of Making Insoluble Products of Phenol and Formaldehyde." Setting out to make an insulator, he invented the first true plastic and transformed the world. Cellophane Cellophane was invented by Jacques E. Brandenberger in 1908, a Swiss textile engineer who came upon the idea for a clear, protective, packaging film. Marlex® Marlex® is the tradename for crystalline polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastics invented by research chemists Paul Hogan and Robert Banks of Phillips Petroleum. Nylon and Neoprene A brillant and tragic mind, Carothers was the brains behind Dupont and the birth of synthetic fibers. Plastic Garbage Bags The green plastic garbage/trash bag was invented by Harry Wasyluk of Winnipeg, and by Larry Hanson at the Union Carbide plant in Lindsay, Ontario, in the 1950s. Polystyrene Polystyrene is a strong plastic created from erethylene and benzine that can be injected, extruded or blow molded, making it a very useful and versatile manufacturing material. Polyurethane Polyurethane is an organic polymer used in lycra. Polyester or PET This includes Dacron®, Mylar®, Melinex®, Teijin®, and Tetoron®. Polypropylene Marlex® is the tradename for crystalline polypropylene. Rubber The invention of plastics followed the vulcanisation of natural rubber by Charles Goodyear in the mid-1840s. Saran Wrap® (PVDC) The origins of Saran Wrap® film and Dow Chemical Company history. SILLY PUTTY® A plastic that has attracted many youngsters over the years is plastic putty, better known as SILLY PUTTY®. Styrofoam® What we commonly call styrofoam, is actually the most recognizable form of foam polystyrene packaging. Teflon® Roy J. Plunkett, invented tetrafluoroethylene polymers or Teflon. VELCRO® The birth of Velcro®, yet another unique plastic product which has impacted nearly all of our lives occurred in 1957. Vinyl (PVC) Waldo L. Semon, invented a way to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) useful - History of Vinyl. |
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