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Plastics announces HM10® Max and PolyMax™LC (utilizing a PE carrier) and HiCal™LC (in PP carrier) for
injection molding to help make an environmentally
friendly product.
Heritage offers many calcium concentrates using HM10® Technology for
injection molding that deliver many environmental advantages. HM10®
Max reduces the petrochemical component via substitution with a natural
mineral. Significant energy savings are obtained with faster cycle times
and lower amp draw. Both factors combined deliver an significant
reduction in the amount of green house gases emitted into the
atmosphere.
In a recent application, a leading cap molder used Heritage Plastics
PolyMax™LC (with HM10® Technology) to produce a better product while
reducing their overall carbon footprint. In addition to producing a
stiffer more desirable product, this additive also decreased electrical
consumption. In addition, the PolyMax™LC turned the caps a shade of white,
thereby eliminating the need to purchase the color additives from China.
All these factors combined provided a substantial sustainable benefit.
Heritage Plastics is also offering customers the opportunity for
labeling end products and citing the environmental advantages that the
addition of their calcium carbonate concentrates can offer. The labeling
concept as suggested below can be developed specifically for the
customer’s targeted application to quantify and explain each benefit for
the consumer.
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Plastics announces its new Technology & Testing Laboratory to provide
custom formulations. This laboratory specializes in situations where
product enhancements, reductions in carbon footprint and/or cost
reductions are required.
According to Holly Hansen, Vice President Technical Services for
Heritage Plastics said, “This comprehensive laboratory (with
capabilities from basic resin or mineral characterization to full
physical performance testing) is called upon regularly to enhance
plastics processing. Hansen added, “Many of our customers
are especially concerned about sustainability issues and come to us for
solutions to reduce their overall carbon footprint.”
The process begins with typical testing including: tear & impact
strength, top load, stiffness, and dimensional changes. Prior to final
trials, we confirm all high performance characteristics that will be
achieved.
 Also,
Heritage Plastics has a portable "test kit” that can be taken to your
plant to easily monitor the loading level of our concentrates as well as
any changes in processing, cooling behavior, cycle time and energy
inputs.
Notably, through a series of customer trials, the StyroCal™
product
line (calcium carbonate concentrates for Polystyrene) was developed
– with the overall result of increased productivity, improved
performance and a significant savings on raw materials costs.
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