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:

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• 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.