Core Competencies

The company is becoming known in the industry for providing differentiated technology and products to the plastics industry in the following areas:

Specialty Compounding
Plastics Additives
Composite Materials and Processing
Adhesive Materials and Processing
Nanotechnology
Interfacial Modification

Materials Development Equipment

We have the following lab extrusion and injection molding equipment in our facility:

• 58 mm parallel twin-screw extruder
• 38 mm parallel twin-screw extruder
• Two 27 mm parallel twin screw extruders
• Conical lab twin-screw extruder
• 3/4 inch single-screw extruder
• 85 ton injection molding machine
• Compounding take off and pelletizing equipment
• Blown film die, air ring and take off
• Cast film dies and take off equipment
• Multiple profile extrusion dies and take off capabilities
• Lab grinding capabilities
• Resin drying capabilities

Characterization Equipment

We have the following characterization capabilities at our facility:

• Mechanical Properties (Tensile/Flexural/Impact)
• Chemical Composition (FTIR, NMR, HPLC, GPC)
• Morphology/Dispersion (SEM, Optical, Particle Size)
• Rheology (MFI, Capillary Rheometer)
• Color (Colorimeter)
• Moisture Content
• Specific Gravity

Our Facility

The company is located just outside of Minneapolis-St. Paul in River Falls, WI. We are located within 30 minutes of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. We reside in a 15000 square foot facility that is fully equipped with materials development and characterization equipment.