Plastics continue to find more uses in healthcare by replacing metal, glass and other traditional materials in single use and reusable devices. Solvay Advanced Polymers offers more plastics with more performance than any other company in the world, making it easy for you to find the right material—one that gives you the look you want and the performance you need. (read more)

Could you improve your company's production if you had more knowledge of ultrasonic plastics assembly? Or are you the one responsible for the requirements of your ultrasonically assembled components? If so sign up for Dukane's one day or two day training programs (read more)

Carbon High Power Radiant Heater -- Infrared heater efficiency and rapid cool down make the medium wave carbon heater from Heraeus the only medium-wave infrared lamp to offer you shortwave response times. Suitable for all medium-wave applications, this IR heater also offers the capability to match temperatures to the optimum absorption wavelength for each application. (read more)

Acrolab's high quality thermocouples, heating elements and accessories are suitable for plastic injection, medical/pharmaceutical, chemical, food, dairy, agricultural and general industrial applications. If you haven't checked out our pricing and delivery lately, you may be missing a good deal!

Visit us May 1-3 at Plast-Ex 2007 in Toronto, Booth #1351 (read more)

Ultrasonic staking, or riveting, is an assembly procedure used to join dissimilar materials, usually plastic to metal or dissimilar plastics. A hole in the metal part receives the plastic rivet, or stud, and a specially contoured horn contacts the stud. The stud melts and reforms to create a locking head over the metal. (read more)

Features the narrow profile Model 220 press/thruster and Dynamic Process Controller. Like the Model 210, the Model 220 can be used as a benchtop press or as a thruster mounted in multihead or automated systems. (read more)

Carbon High Powered Infrared Heaters transmit large amounts of energy in a short time and at high efficiency. Infrared heaters, optimally matched to the materials to be heated, provide energy savings of up to 50%. Heraeus infrared lamp technology offers heat exactly where it is needed, with the optimum wavelength for the product and in line with the process. (read more)

Thermoforming; Stamp Forming; Heat Film for MD & AMD Stretching; Heat for Film Blowing; Annealing; Plastic Welding; Shrink Wrap Systems; Custom Designed (read more)

Infrared Welding & Heat Staking

Infrared Heaters and systems for Infrared Welding can be a beneficial replacement for certain traditional hot-plate and vibration welding applications. The use of a controlled infrared heater with accurately regulated time and temperature in a precise location. (read more)

Thermal press applications include heat staking, inserting, embossing, date coding and degating. Dukane heat staking thermal presses can work with a variety of materials including most amorphous and semi-crystalline thermoplastics as well as liquid crystal polymers. Some difficult to weld plastics are well suited to the thermal process including lubricious materials such as PTFE. (read more)