One of the most popular polymers in the world, the chances are you’ve used PVC without even realising.
Due to its versatile nature, PVC is used extensively across a broad range of industrial, technical, and everyday applications. including widespread use in building, transport, packaging, electrical/electronic, and healthcare applications.
In its natural form, it is white and brittle, however, when plasticised the result is a more amenable, flexible material which is how it became popularised across so many industries – this is the final step in the process seen below and what Polyblend prides itself on supplying.
PVC is made from the polymerisation of vinyl chloride; the process consists of 5 steps:
Alongside its fluidity, PVC readily available and very economical which, combined with the long-lasting characteristics of most plastics, make plastisol an easy choice for many industrial PVC applications such as the flooring industry.
Polyblend has the equipment, technical expertise and measurement systems in place to ensure that customer specified requirements are achieved each and every time.
A major useful attribute about thermoplastics is that they can be heated to their melting point, cooled, and reheated again without significant degradation. Instead of burning, thermoplastics liquefy, which allows them to be easily recycled.
By contrast, thermoset plastics can only be heated once. This characteristic makes thermoset materials poor candidates for recycling. Polyblend puts sustainability first wherever possible, as a result, we focus our efforts on thermoplastics to maximise the possibility of recycling.
Ultimately, flexible PVC made from Plastisol is a great material. It has a unique blend of qualities that make it particularly useful across a multitude of industries.
If you’re looking for a reliable, high-quality manufacturer that you can depend on for deliverables, Polyblend is experienced and highly skilled in the production of PVC.
Dip Moulding is a simple and frequently employed process used worldwide. It works by creating a ‘to-scale’ mould of the product before it is heated and dipped in a liquid PVC or Acrylic, known as plastisol. With this type of process, the speed of entry and dip time determines the shape and thickness of the final product.
PolyBlend Managing Director, Mark Stewart announces his official retirement date as Friday March 31st 2023.
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