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How to choose a suitable release agent?
In the die-casting process, the mold is constantly heated by high-temperature liquid metal, and its temperature rises continuously. Excessive mold temperature will make the die casting produce some defects, such as sticking mold, blistering, chipping, thermal cracks, etc. At the same time, the mo...Read more -
Fluorine-free PPA in wire and cable applications
Polymer Processing Additives (PPA) is a general term for several types of materials used to improve the processing and handling properties of polymers, mainly in the molten state of the polymer matrix to play a role. Fluoropolymers and silicone resin polymer processing aids are mainly used in pol...Read more -
Effective Solutions for Improving TPU Sole Wear Resistance
As people begin to pursue a healthy lifestyle, people’s enthusiasm for sports has risen. Many people began to love sports and running, and all kinds of sports shoes have become the standard equipment when people exercise. The performance of running shoes is related to design and materials. ...Read more -
How to choose the right additives for wood-plastic composites?
The correct choice of additives is a key factor both in the enhancement of the inherent properties of wood-plastic composites(WPCs) and in the improvement of processing properties. Problems of warping, cracking, and staining sometimes appear on the surface of the material, and this is where addit...Read more -
Effective solutions to improve the processing performance of plastic pipes
With the continuous development of the city, the world under our feet is also gradually changing, now we are almost every moment under the feet of the pipeline is full of pipes, so now the pipeline is very important for people’s quality of life. There are many kinds of pipe materials, and d...Read more -
What are the common types of additives for wires and cables?
Wire and cable plastics (referred to as cable material) are varieties of polyvinyl chloride, polyolefins, fluoroplastics, and other plastics (polystyrene, polyester amine, polyamide, polyimide, polyester, etc.). Among them, polyvinyl chloride, and polyolefin accounted for the vast majority of the...Read more -
Discover Hyperdispersant, Reshaping flame retardant Industries!
In an era where safety standards and regulations are paramount, the development of materials that resist the spread of fire has become a critical aspect of various industries. Among these innovations, flame retardant masterbatch compounds have emerged as a sophisticated solution to enhance the fi...Read more -
How to solve the BOPP film easy-to-deformation rupture problem?
With the rapid development of the plastic packaging industry, polyolefin film packaging materials are increasingly broadening the scope of application, the use of BOPP film for packaging production (such as molding cans sealing), friction will have a negative impact on the appearance of the film,...Read more -
How to improve the scratch resistance of Automotive interiors？
With the improvement of people’s consumption level, automobiles have gradually become a necessity for daily life and traveling. As an important part of the car body, the design workload of automotive interior parts accounts for more than 60% of the workload of automotive styling design, far...Read more -
Solutions to improve the smoothness of PE films
As a material widely used in the packaging industry, polyethylene film, its surface smoothness is crucial to the packaging process and product experience. However, due to its molecular structure and characteristics, PE film may have problems with stickiness and roughness in some cases, affecting ...Read more -
Advantages of Adding Fluorine-Free PPA in Artificial Grass Manufacturing.
Advantages of Adding Fluorine-Free PPA in Artificial Grass Manufacturing. Artificial grass adopts the principle of bionics, which makes the sportsman’s foot feeling and the rebound speed of the ball very similar to the natural grass. The product has wide temperature, can be used in high col...Read more -
How to solve the common processing pain points of color masterbatches & filler masterbatches?
How to solve the common processing pain points of color masterbatches & filler masterbatches Color is one of the most expressive elements, the most sensitive form element that can cause our common aesthetic pleasure. Color masterbatches as a medium for color, are widely used in various plasti...Read more -
What are slip additives in the plastic manufacturing industry?
Slip additives are a type of chemical additive used in the plastic manufacturing industry. They are incorporated into plastic formulations to modify the surface properties of plastic products. The main purpose of slip additives is to reduce the coefficient of friction between the plastic surface ...Read more -
What are the types of Plastics additives?
Role of Plastics Additives in Enhancing Polymer Properties:Plastics influence every activity in modern life and many depend entirely on plastics products. All these plastics products are made from the essential polymer mixed with a complex blend of materials,and Plastic additives are substances t...Read more -
PFAS and fluorine-free alternatives solutions
The use of PFAS Polymer Process Additive (PPA) has been a common practice in the plastics industry for decades. However, due to the potential health and environmental risks associated with PFAS. In February 2023, the European Chemicals Agency published a proposal from five member countries to ban...Read more -
What is WPC lubricant?
What is WPC lubricant? WPC processing additive (also called Lubricant for WPC, or release agent for WPC) is the lubricant dedicated to the production and processing of wood-plastic composites (WPC): Improve the processing flow performance, improve the appearance quality of products, ensure the ph...Read more -
History of Silicone additives / Silicone masterbatch/ Siloxane masterbatch and how it works in wire & cable compounds industry?
History of Silicone additives / Silicone masterbatch/ Siloxane masterbatch and how it works in wire & cable compounds industry? Silicone additives with 50% functionalied silicone polymer dispered in carrier like polyolefin or mineral , with form of granular or powder, widely used as processin...Read more -
What is silicone masterbatch additive?
Silicone masterbatch is a kind of additive in the rubber and plastic industry. The advanced technology in the field of silicone additives is the use of ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) silicone polymer (PDMS) in various thermoplastic resins, such as LDPE, EVA, TPEE, HDPE, ABS, PP, PA6, PET, TPU...Read more -
Types of Slip Agent Used in Plastic Film Manufacturing
What are Slip agents for Plastic Film? Slip agents are a type of additive used to improve the performance of plastic films. They are designed to reduce the coefficient of friction between two surfaces, allowing for easier sliding and improved handling. Slip additives also help to reduce static el...Read more -
How to Select the Right Mold Release Agent?
Mold release agents are a critical component of the manufacturing process for many products. They are used to prevent the adhesion of a mold to the product being manufactured and help to reduce friction between the two surfaces, making it easier to remove the product from the mold. Without the us...Read more -
How to improve plastic processing and achieve smooth surface finish on plastics parts
The production of plastic is a significant sector that is important to contemporary society because it provides a wide range of products that are used in everyday life. Plastic is used to make items such as packaging, containers, medical equipment, toys, and electronics. It is also used in constr...Read more -
What Elastomer Leather Film Alternatives Are Changing The Future Of Sustainable
These Elastomer Leather Film Alternatives Are Changing The Future Of Sustainable The appearance and texture of a product represent a characteristic, a brand’s image, and values.With the global environment deteriorating, increasing awareness of the human environment, the rise of global green...Read more -
Exploring the Benefits of Processing Aids for Wood Plastic Composites
Wood plastic composites (WPCs) are a combination of wood and plastic that offer a range of benefits over traditional wood products. WPCs are more durable, require less maintenance, and are more cost effective than traditional wood products. However, to maximize the benefits of WPCs, it is importa...Read more -
Anti-scratch masterbatch for TPO Automotive compounds Production Solutions and Benefits
In automotive interior and exterior applications where appearance plays an important role in the customer’s approval of automobile quality. One of the most widely used materials in automotive interior and exterior applications thermoplastic polyolefins (TPOs), which generally consist of a b...Read more -
SILIKE Anti-abrasion Masterbatch Make Shoe Abrasion Resistance
What Materials Make Shoe Abrasion Resistance? The abrasion resistance of outsoles is one of the essential properties of footwear products, which determines the service life of shoes, comfortably and safely. when the outsole is worn to a certain extent, it will lead to uneven stress on the sole of...Read more -
Leather alternative innovative technology
This leather alternative offers sustainable fashion innovative!! Leather has been around since the dawn of humanity, most of the leather produced globally is tanned with hazardous chromium. The process of tanning prevents the leather from biodegrading, but there’s also all this toxic solid ...Read more -
High Processing and surface Performance Wire and Cable Polymer Solutions.
Processing additives play a crucial role in High-Performance Wire and Cable Polymer Material production. Some HFFR LDPE cable compounds have high filler loading of metal hydrates, these fillers and additives negatively affect processability, including reducing screw torque that slows down through...Read more -
Silicone additives in coatings and paint
Surface defects occur during and after the application of a coating and paint. These defects have a negative influence on both the optical properties of the coating and its protecting quality. Typical defects are poor substrate wetting, crater formation, and non-optimal flow (orange peel). one ve...Read more -
Non-migratory Slip Additives for Film Production Solutions
Modifying the surface of polymer film through the use of SILIKE silicone wax additives can either improve processing properties in fabrication or downstream packaging equipment or the end use of polymer having non-migratory slip properties. “Slip” additives are used to reduce a film’s resis...Read more -
Innovation soft touch material enables aesthetically pleasing designs on the headphone
Innovation soft touch material SILIKE Si-TPV enables aesthetically pleasing designs on the headphone Usually, the “feel” of a soft touch depends upon a combination of material properties, like hardness, modulus, coefficient of friction, texture, and wall thickness. While Silicone rubber is the u...Read more -
Way to prevent pre-crosslinking and improve smooth extrusion for XLPE Cable
SILIKE silicone masterbatch effectively prevents pre-crosslinking and improve smooth extrusion for XLPE Cable! What is XLPE cable? Cross-linked Polyethylene, also referred to as XLPE, is a form of insulation that is created through both heat and high pressure. Three techniques for creating cross...Read more -
Address die buildup appearance defects unstable line speed of Wire & Cable Compounds
Wire & Cable Compounds Solutions: Global Wire & Cable Compounds Market Type (Halogenated Polymers (PVC, CPE), Non-halogenated Polymers (XLPE, TPES, TPV, TPU), these wire & cable compounds are specialty application materials used to formulate insulating and jacketing materials for wire...Read more -
SILIKE SILIMER 5332 enhanced output and surface quality of wood plastic composite
Wood–plastic composite (WPC) is a composite material made of plastic as a matrix and wood as filler, the most critical areas of additive selection for WPCs are coupling agents, lubricants, and colorants, with chemical foaming agents and biocides not far behind. Usually, WPCs can use standard lubr...Read more -
How to Make TPE Injection Moulding Easier?
Automobile Floor Mats are integrated with water suction, dust suction, decontamination, and sound insulation, and five big major functions of protected host blankets are a kind of ring Protect automotive trim. Vehicle mats belong to upholstery products, keep the interior clean, and play the role ...Read more -
Permanent slip solutions for BOPP films
SILIKE Super Slip Masterbatch Provided Permanent Slip Solutions for BOPP Films Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film is a film stretched in both machine and transverse directions, producing molecular chain orientation in two directions. BOPP films have a unique combination of properties su...Read more -
SILIKE Si-TPV provides watch bands with stain resistance and soft touch feel
Most of the wristwatch bands on the market are made of the common silica gel or silicone rubber material, which is easy to vacuum easy age, and break… So, there are a growing number of consumers looking for wristwatch bands that offer durable comfort and stain resistance. these requirements...Read more -
Way to Optimize Polyphenylene sulfide Properties
PPS is a type of thermoplastic polymer, usually, PPS resin is generally reinforced with various reinforcing materials or blended with other thermoplastics achieve further improve its mechanical and thermal properties, PPS is more used when filled with glass fiber, carbon fiber, and PTFE. Further,...Read more -
Polystyrene for innovative processing and surface solutions
Need a Polystyrene(PS) surface finish that doesn’t scratch and mar easily? or need the final PS sheets to get good kerf and smooth edge? Whether it’s Polystyrene in Packaging, Polystyrene in Automotive, Polystyrene in Electronics, or Polystyrene in Foodservice, LYSI series silicone ad...Read more -
SILIKE Silicone powder makes color masterbatch engineering plastics processing improvements
Engineering plastics are a group of plastic materials that have better mechanical and/or thermal properties than the more widely used commodity plastics (such as PC, PS, PA, ABS, POM, PVC, PET, and PBT). SILIKE Silicone powder ( Siloxane powder ) LYSI series is a powder formulation that contains ...Read more -
Methods to improve wear resistance and smoothness of PVC cable materials
Electric wire cable and optical cable undertake the transmission of energy, information, and so on, which is an indispensable part of the national economy and daily life. Traditional PVC wire and cable wear resistance and smoothness are poor, affecting the quality and extrusion line speed. SILIKE...Read more -
Redefine high performance leather and fabric through the Si-TPV
Silicone Leather are eco-friendly, sustainable, easy to clean, weatherproof, and highly durable performance fabrics that can be applied in various applications, even in extreme environments. However, SILIKE Si-TPV is a patented dynamic vulcanizated thermoplastic Silicone-based elastomers which ma...Read more -
Silicone Additive Solutions For Highly Filled Flame-retardant PE Compounds
Some wire and cable makers replace PVC with material like PE, LDPE to avoid toxicity issues and support sustainability, but they face some challenges, such as HFFR PE cable compounds having high filler loading of metal hydrates, These fillers and additives negatively affect processability, includ...Read more -
Optimizing BOPP Film Production
When organic slip agents are used in Biaxially-Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) films, continuous migration from the film surface, which can affect the appearance and quality of packaging materials by increasing haze in clear film. Findings: Non-migrating hot slip agent for the production of BOPP fi...Read more -
The 8th Shoe Material Summit Forum Review
The 8th Shoe Material Summit Forum can be seen as a get-together for footwear industry stakeholders and experts, as well as pioneers in the sustainability field. Along with social development, all kinds of shoes are preferentially drawn close to good-looking, practical ergonomic, and reliable d...Read more -
Way to enhance abrasion and scratch resistance of PC/ABS
Polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC/ABS) is an engineering thermoplastic created from a blend of PC and ABS. Silicone masterbatches as a non-migrating powerful anti-scratch and abrasion solution created for styrene-based polymers and alloys, such as PC, ABS, and PC/ABS. Adv...Read more -
Silicone Masterbatches in Automotive Industry
Silicone Masterbatches Market in Europe to Expand with Advancements in Automotive Industry Says Study by TMR! Sales of automotive vehicles have been on the surge in several European nations. Moreover, government authorities in Europe are increasing initiatives to decrease carbon emission levels, ...Read more -
Long term scratch resistant masterbatch for Polyolefins Automotive compounds
Polyolefins such as polypropylene (PP), EPDM-modified PP, Polypropylene talc compounds, Thermoplastic olefins (TPOs), and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are increasingly used in automotive applications because they have advantages in recyclability, lightweight, and low cost compared to engineeri...Read more -
【Tech】Make PET Bottles from Captured Carbon & New Masterbatch Solve Release and Friction Issues
Way to PET product efforts toward a more circular economy! Findings: New Method to Make PET Bottles from Captured Carbon! LanzaTech says it has found a way to produce plastic bottles via specially-engineered carbon-eating bacterium. The process, which uses emissions from steel mills or ga...Read more -
Effects of Silicone Additives on Properties of Processing and Surface Quality Thermoplastics
A thermoplastic s a type of plastic made from polymer resins that becomes a homogenized liquid when heated and hard when cooled. When frozen, however, a thermoplastic becomes glass-like and subject to fracture. These characteristics, which lend the material its name, are reversible. That is, it c...Read more -
Plastic Injection Mold Release Agents SILIMER 5140 Polymer Additive
What plastic additives have useful in productivity and surface properties? Consistency of surface finish, optimization of cycle time,and reduction of post-mold operations prior to painting or gluing are all important factors in plastics processing operations! Plastic Injection Mold Release Agen...Read more -
Si-TPV Solution for soft touch over-molded on Pet Toys
Consumers expect in the pet toys market safe and sustainable materials that do not contain any hazardous substances while offering enhanced durability and aesthetics… However, pet toy manufacturers need innovative materials that will meet their demands of cost-efficiency and help them stren...Read more -
Way to Abrasion-resistant EVA material
Along with social development, sports shoes are preferentially drawn close from good looking to practicality just gradually. EVA is ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer (also referred to as ethene-vinyl acetate copolymer), has good plasticity, elasticity, and machinability, and by foaming, treated th...Read more -
The Right Lubricant for plastics
Lubricants plastics are essential to increase their life and reduce power consumption and friction.Many materials have been used over the years to lubricate plastic, Lubricants based on silicone, PTFE, low molecular weight waxes, mineral oils, and synthetic hydrocarbon, but each has undesirable s...Read more -
New processing methods and materials exist to produce soft-touch interior surfaces
Multiple surfaces in automotive interiors are required to have high durability, pleasant appearance, and good haptic.Typical examples are instrument panels, door coverings, center console trim and glove box lids. Probably the most important surface in the automotive interior is the instrument pa...Read more -
Way to Super Tough Poly(Lactic Acid) Blends
The use of synthetic plastics derived from petroleum is challenged due to extremely well-known issues of white pollution. Seeking renewable carbon resources as an alternative has become very important and urgent. Polylactic acid (PLA) has been widely considered a potential alternative to replace ...Read more
