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Machining Plastics Slide Deck

Machining Plastics Seminar Slide Deck

This 44 slide presentation serves as an introduction to plastic machining techniques and best practices. Learn about the relative machinability of various polymers and specific techniques for drilling, turning, and cutting operations.

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Bonding Plastics Seminar Slide Deck

This 13 slide presentation covers bonding plastics, including information about adhesives, cleaning, and techniques for improving bond strength.

Surface Modification Video

Introduction to Surface Modification Video

This 23 minute video is a comprehensive look at surface modification for polymers and elastomers. Because Polymer materials can be difficult to bond, paint, coat or make wettable, our EMD (Enhanced Materials Division) utilizes specialized treatments to modify them in an efficient cost-effective, and environmentally responsible manner.

Rulon Materials Video

Rulon Materials Presentation Video

This 40 minute video is an in-depth introduction to Rulon® materials. In this video we discuss the history of the Rulon product, the most common variants, and specific applications for these products. In addition, we provide some technical guidelines that will help you determine which Rulon product might be right for your application.

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TriStar Plastics Corp. provides engineering, custom fabrication and manufacturing of high-performance plastics and self-lubricating bearings materials.
Our capabilities include component design, material selection, prototype, production and manufacturing.

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