Injection moulding of engineering plastics: colour and material change becomes easier

Chem-Trend, a global company operating in the development and production of high-performance purging compounds, release agents and other ancillary moulding products, has announced the addition of Lusin Clean 1100 to its broad line-up of high performance purging compounds. Lusin Clean 1100 is a universal purge compound developed specifically for providing a cost reduction in engineering plastics processing.

The new product is designed to make the colour and material change process for injection moulding machines more efficient, with early results showing the use of Lusin Clean 1100 reducing the number of parts required to make a complete switch in colour or material by up to 35%. A reduction in scrap of over 90% has been achieved by users of Lusin Clean 1100 during the initial evaluations of the product. Beyond the improved cleaning performance, the new product has also been designed to produce less smoke and lower odor than products currently on the market, helping to improve working conditions within thermoplastic processing facilities.