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Machinists often struggle with the first stage of the part making process, which is the saw cutting of a blank when working with engineering plastics. Although plastics are far softer than traditional metals (even the softer ones like aluminum), they can be far more...

Machinists often struggle with the first stage of the part making process, which is the saw cutting of a blank when working with engineering plastics. Although plastics are far softer than traditional metals (even the softer ones like aluminum), they can be far more...

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...