Applications include profile and wear strips, gearings, guide rails and starwheels used on conveyor lines, and self-lubricating mechanical plastics.
UHMWPE
Cadillac Plastic and Chemical (Troy, MI) can fabricate parts from UHMWPE to fit packaging equipment. This material offers the texture, color, stiffness, weight and appearance of other PE, but with superior physical and mechanical strength, says the company.
Mar 31, 1997
Machinery Basics
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