Urethane Advantages vs Silicone - Nylon and UHMW Gone are the days when cost was the only factor taken into consideration in industrial applications, the latest trend is that - companies are extra cautious to ensure they are not spending
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When was the urethane wheel invented?   The urethane wheel was first invented in the 1970s through the innovativeness of Frank Nasworthy. Urethane wheels which have turned into an internationally recognized product today were the result of an idea that
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The Process of Designing Cast Urethane Parts   No doubt cast urethane parts are of high-performance quality, but just how are these designed?   What is applicable in the designing process of cast urethane parts that make them so unique?
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Molded polyurethane parts are designed by our engineers from our in-house machine shop from an AutoCAD. We apply different molding design operations utilizing compression molding and rotational force for the manufacture of our molded polyurethane parts. Opencast molds are the most common
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Cast polyurethane manufacturers that are renowned in the industry begin the molding of the urethane parts with the AutoCAD urethane mold design. As one of America's leading cast polyurethane manufacturers, we have custom built molding design operations that are of
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Benefits of Casting Polyurethane Parts Is your business or company a small one in a big industry? Or are you a big business with the goal of getting bigger in your market or industry?   Either way, one thing is
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Manufacturing High-Quality Polyurethane Wheels Like the tires of cars, the wheels of skateboard play a role in how fast they go as well as the ease with which your skateboard can be maneuvered. And with the scooter gaining ground all
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Industries That Use Polyurethane Parts   I don't know about you, but I'm sure there are no materials out there better than polyurethane parts. So why shouldn't every industry be making use of them?   Not only can the parts
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Urethane Advantages vs Metal and Plastic   The advantages of urethane far outweigh those of metals and plastics. It isn’t a questionable fact that metal parts wear out three times faster than urethane materials. Check the list for some of
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Benefits and Advantages of Polyurethane Polyurethane is a name synonymous with versatility. The mechanical properties of polyurethane unique elastomer can be manipulated and separated through polymeric creativity making problem-solving easy with a high-performance ability that is second to none. The
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Plan Tech for over 30 years has produced millions of parts for numerous applications. Frequently we will be presented with a problem for a custom application or better performance out of OEM parts. Plan Tech can match OEM parts to print
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After investing capital into rollers, it’s quite frustrating when they break down. If you have initially invested in rubber or plastic rollers and thought they’d be long-lasting, but actually broke down quickly, you have a better option. While it’s best
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Cast urethane parts aren’t just useful for the largest fortune 500 industrial companies in the world - they’re also incredibly useful and widely used by the typical small businesses and startups alike. If you are considering investing in urethane parts
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Urethane is one of the most versatile and widely used materials in manufacturing. It is incredibly durable and outstands wear and tear and is also relatively inexpensive. Fortunately, many improvements have been made to make urethane's performance that much better.
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Urethane material performs very well against most chemicals and solvents. Plan Tech uses high-quality material from world leading chemical companies. Below is a chart that Ph.D. chemical engineers have developed to help take away some of the stress when designing
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There are many different scales to determine exactly what hardness material your testing.  Many of the type scales overlap over different scales and for the most part in the urethane industry "A" scale is used to measure soft durometers and
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When it comes to creating custom polyurethane parts, there’s no material - be it an elastomer, plastic or metal - that stands up to abrasion like urethane does. In fact, in some reports, urethane is shown to be ten times
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Recovering urethane rollers is one of the main services Plan Tech provides for many industries requiring a covered roller. Urethane rollers typically consist of a steel core that will be stripped of any previous coating before being individually processed in
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Manufacturing urethane rollers isn’t a basic process - it’s as much of a science as it is an art and takes years of experience. Fortunately, we have been able to master creating quality urethane rollers that have been used for various
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When it comes to manufacturing urethane sprockets, there is one aspect that is more important than anything else: abrasion resistance. That’s what we keep in mind when we develop and create urethane sprockets. We use tight tolerance urethane sprockets that
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