Plastic Waste Management 3 min read
Some of the different types of plastic to be aware of
Bioplastics: Bioplastics — sounds good, right? Especially when most plastics come from fossil fuels. Bioplastics, on the other hand, may…
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Plastic Waste Management 2 min read
What are the prime causes of plastic waste?
1. Plastic is cheap, readily available, and its use is widespread Since plastic is an affordable and durable material, it…
Plastic Waste Management 5 min read
What is plastic waste?
Plastic waste, or plastic pollution, is ‘the accumulation of plastic objects (e.g.: plastic bottles and much more) in the Earth’s environment…
Plastic processing technology 4 min read
Plastic Processing Technology
With a comprehensive range of plastics conversion processing machinery and equipment, PTC is well equipped to conduct research, process analysis…
Plastic processing technology 6 min read
PLASTIC PROCESSING TECHNIQUES
VARIOUS OF PLASTIC PROCESSING TECHNIQUE Plastics are mainly organic polymers of high molecular mass, but they sometimes contain other substances…
Plastic processing technology 2 min read
Pre processing Technologies
Drying of Polymer OverviewMost raw plastic material looks dry. However, everything is not always what it seems. Hygroscopic materials such…
Plastic processing technology 1 min read
Secondary Processing / Finishing
Welding OverviewPlastic products cannot always be made in one piece. Design and tooling constraints sometimes make it more economical and/or…
Plastic processing technology 3 min read
Other GRP Moulding Techniques
Hand Lay-Up/Spary Lay UpUsually involves impregnation of glass fibre mat with a liquid polyester mix. Hand Lay-up is a method…
Plastic processing technology 2 min read
Processing Thermosets
Pultrusion OverviewThe Pultrusion process starts by pulling/drawing continuous reinforcements (in rovings or mat / roving forms) through a resin impregnation…
Plastic processing technology 2 min read
Thermoforming
OverviewThermoforming has close similarities with Vacuum Forming except that greater use is made of air pressure and plug assisted forming…
Plastic processing technology 2 min read
Rotational Moulding
OverviewRotational moulding (often referred to as Rotamoulding or Rotomoulding) is a process used for producing hollow plastic products. By using…
Plastic processing technology 3 min read
Injection Stretch Blow Moulding
OverviewInjection stretch blow moulding is used for the production of high quality containers. Typical Materials Used:Polyethylene – Terephthalate (PET) Typical…
