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From ENSINGER-HYDE, Modern Plastics offers TECAMAX® SRP, a self-reinforced polyphenylene material based on PrimoSpire™ SRP from Solvay Advanced Polymers. TECAMAX® SRP exhibits dimensional stability and scratch and abrasion resistance and is very highly resistant to...

TECAPAI® is a high-performance melt processable polyamideimide that maintains its excellent mechanical and wear properties in temperature environments exceeding 500°F. TECAPAI® is available in plates, rods, and tubes. Stock shapes from Modern Plastics are available in...

Engineering Plastic Stock Shapes with Static Dissipitive (ESD) Properties In recent years, industry has demanded a range of materials that not only possess strength, wear properties, heat and chemical resistance but materials that are less resistive to the build-up of...

Download our Modern Plastics Fabrication Brochure. Modern Plastics offers unmatched custom fabrication services of plastics when you need them at a price you can afford. By using the latest technology and the highest quality standards in our Modern Plastics...

PVDF is strong and tough as reflected by its tensile properties and impact strength. Compared to many thermoplastics, PVDF has excellent resistance to creep and fatigue, yet in thin sections such as films, PVDF components are flexible and transparent. Applications...

Through process improvement and advanced engineering, Modern Plastics introduces the next generation of heat-stabilized polypropylene. Propylux HS2 is produced from a FDA and USP Class VI approved homopolymer resin, and exhibits better heat and dimensional stability...

Zelux polycarbonate from Modern Plastics is an engineering plastic with excellent dimensional stability and good strength and stiffness over a wide range of service temperatures. Zelux is often used for structural applications when clarity and impact strength are...

One of the more difficult aspects of machining plastic parts can be keeping them flat especially when the final geometry is particularly asymmetric. We have chosen the words "can be" because there are some tell-tale signs that make certain parts a lot more troublesome...

The thermal insulating characteristics of plastics requires one to take a few special precautions that are not as common when machining metals especially when hole depths are greater than twice the diameter. Excessive heat build-up at the drill-plastic interface is...

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...