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Coolants are not generally required for most machining operations involving engineering thermoplastics. The two most common exceptions are drilling and part-off operations. Both involve more tool-part friction than milling and turning operations. Some highly filled,...

The Tygon® Ultra Chemical Resistant Tubing that Modern Plastics carries offers an unequaled combination of chemical resistance, clarity, and flexibility. Tygon® Ultra Chemical Resistant Tubing is virtually unaffected by acids, bases, ketones, salts, and alcohols,...

Modern Magic® from Modern Plastics brings microfiber technology in a cleaning cloth, a revolutionary new way to clean Plexiglas® and Lucite® acrylic, Lexan® polycarbonate and other plastic materials. Modern Magic® MicroFiber Cleaning Cloths remove dirt, grease, and...

Modern Plastics offers NOVUS® Plastic Polishes that gently clean all plastics without scratching. NOVUS® plastic polishes leave a lustrous shine that resists fogging, repels dust, and eliminates static. Use them on Plexiglas® and Lucite® acrylic products and on Lexan®...

Modern Plastics carries GE's Lexgard™ bullet resistant laminates, a line of transparent armor products that help provide ballistic, bomb blast, natural disaster, and forced entry protection to be used for a wide variety of flat glazing. Download the Lexgard™ Bullet...

Delrin® AF Blend, Acetal Homopolymer, PTFE filled, extruded -as manufactured by Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products is a is a unique thermoplastic material for use in moving parts in which low friction and long wear are important. It is a combination of Teflon*...

Modern Plastics offers Tecanyl MT which is developed specifically for medical device applications. Designed for repeated exposure of up to 1000 autoclaving cycles at 134 degrees, it offers a great advantage due to its high resistance to gamma radiation, steam...

Tecapei (Ultem®) is an amorphous, translucent engineering thermoplastic with good rigidity and thermal mechanical strength for demanding applications. This material exhibits high tensile strength at room temperature and retains a significant portion of this strength...

Modern Plastics also carries Tecasint™ V polyimide stock shapes provide a superior combination of high temperature and bearing and wear, properties that make it an ideal choice for the most demanding applications. This material is characterized by the long-term...

Modern Plastics offers Tecapeek™ (polyetheretherketone), a unique semi-crystalline, high temperature engineering thermoplastic that is an excellent material for a wide spectrum of applications where thermal, chemical, and combustion properties are critical to...