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While Others Were Downsizing, Shelton’s Modern Plastics Found Itself Upsizing
By Michael P. Mayko SHELTON — Faced with impending pandemic-induced layoffs and furloughs, Bing Carbone and his executives staff at Modern Plastics had to think fast. “We had to come up with a game plan,” he recalled. “We are in the business of plastics and saw a...
Ultra Detectable Plastics
These revolutionary ultra detectable plastic materials increase productivity and safety and might be the most versatile food industry materials yet.
HYDEX 4101 UD BLUE PLASTIC
HYDEX 4101 UD Blue combines the traditional high performance plastic characteristics of toughness, wear and chemical resistance, with new detection additive technology, to create the most versatile engineering plastic yet designed for the food industry. HYDEX 4101 is...
EVONIK VESTAKEEP® Implantable PEEK
VESTAKEEP PEEK has been in use in the medical industry for more than two decades but, next to its traditional metal alternatives, PEEK is still very much regarded as a novelty. Adding to this is the fact that the flexibility and adaptability of the material enables...
ENSINGER’s TECATRON PPS Shapes are Improved…!
Better Physical Properties & Suitable for Food Contact July 2016 - Ensinger now has new & improved TECATRON PPS stock shapes for industrial applications. While TECATRON PPS has always exhibited particularly good chemical resistance and high purity, this...
TECATRON® PPS, from Modern Plastics
TECATRON PPS is a high-performance thermoplastic manufactured by Ensinger and distributed by Modern Plastics, that combines good mechanical properties with excellent thermal and chemical resistance properties. There is no known solvent that dissolves TECATRON PPS at...
TECAPET™ Semi-Crystalline Ideal To Replace Metal Parts In Food Industry Applications
TECAPET semi-crystalline polyester stock shapes produced by Ensinger, Inc. and distributed by Modern Plastics, prove to be an ideal replacement for metal parts in many food industry applications. TECAPET exhibits excellent wear and chemical resistance along with good...
Picking The Right Plastics (Medical) for Design
Device manufacturers have a number of criteria to consider when selecting plastic materials. High-performance plastics are the natural choice not just a single reason, but a combination of features and benefits. These plastics should be selected during the design...
Differences Between Acetal Products
There are two general types of acetal resins available: acetal homopolymer and acetal copolymers. Each type of acetal has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. Acetal (polyoxymethylene, POM) is a thermoplastic polymer commercialized in the early 1960's. This...
Ensinger Stock Shape Plastics: A History of Innovation for the Food Industry
Modern Plastics is a "Premier Distributor" for Ensinger and stocks "food grade" plastic materials - www.modernplastics.com Ensinger Engineering Plastic stock shapes have been an accepted and growing alternative to metals for machining parts in the Food Industry for a...