Plastcis laboratory
Standard Plaque’s in-house plastics laboratory includes;
- (8) Injection molding machines
- (2) Profile extruders
- (2) Compression molding machines
- (15) Desiccant type dryers
- (5) Hi and Lo mold temperature controllers
- Complete tool & die facility
- Testing /evaluation / Q.C. laboratory
- Prototype injection molding of Thermoplastics
- Prototype compression molding of Thermoset materials
- Extrusion profile of Thermoplastics
- Complete Turn Key = Design, Tool & Die build and small production runs (100,000 parts maximum)
- In-house tooling = capable of molding over 200 evaluation/test specimens (Refer to Table 1)
- Inventory over 500,000 “Certified” test plaques for;
- Physical property evaluation
- Paint compatibility testing
- Weathering studies
- Adhesive testing with plastics
- Chrome plating test panels
More information on plaque sizes and quantity supplied
- Flammability plaques
- Conduct the following evaluations
- Melt flow index of plastics
- Gloss studies
- Shrinkage evaluations (ISO 294 and ASTM)
- Regrind studies (10 heat histories)
- Experimental molding / molding studies
- Molded in stress studies
- Spiral flow analysis of two or more thermoplastic materials
- Impact testing (Falling dart, Izod impact)
- Knit line studies