Core Competencies
The company is becoming known in the industry for providing differentiated technology and products to the plastics industry in the following areas:
- Composite Materials and Processing
- Plastics Additives
- Interfacial Modification
- Adhesive Materials and Processing
- Nanotechnology
- Specialty Compounding
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)
- Other (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.
