Feb 16, 2004 | Article
More than fifty percent of rubber goods are reinforced with cords, fibres, fabrics, sheets or parts of metals, plastics or other rubbers. Among the final products: * The best known are tyres...
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Jan 26, 2004 | Article
At the beginning latices are composed of polymer particles dispersed in a high quantity of water. To use them it is necessary to compound them with powders, liquids, pastes that ensure their...
Jan 14, 2004 | Article
Anyone who uses glasses, cameras or simply the bathroom mirror has experienced the phenomenon of fogging when the temperature decreases or the moisture level abruptly increases. This phenomenon can...
Dec 17, 2003 | Article
The curing of rubbers leads to a limited range of properties that is not sufficient to open all the doors of the industrial applications. The plasticization of rubbers has been used since the...
Nov 26, 2003 | Article
PVC is a performing but relatively stiff and brittle resin that cannot be used in sheeting or wire covering applications. Its plasticization was discovered in 1928 by The BF Goodrich Company which...
Nov 5, 2003 | Article
Industrial polymers are very resistant to degradation. Their natural elimination is often impossible and the environment suffers long-term pollution. This pollution can be: * Visual: films...
Oct 27, 2003 | Article
Plasticization methods have been utilized since antiquity for brittle natural resins and varnishes. Mass industrial applications were developed at the beginning of the 20th century as greater...
Oct 6, 2003 | Article
Control and information systems, like any new investment, have to be considered with a clear business benefit in mind. These can be tangible, such as cost savings or output increases; or less...
Sep 24, 2003 | Article
Magnetism has been known since antiquity but the first real industrial applications began in the thirties. Ferrites were developed in the sixties and magnetic rare earths (a family of elements such...
Sep 16, 2003 | Article
Attitudes and regulations regarding environmental issues and recycling of plastics vary considerably around the world. This article is a review of some of the current trends for Plastics...