Plastics Industry

• American Mold Builders Association Home
  
  
  • Membership Directory
    
    
  • The American Mold Builders (AMBA) was formed in 1973 in order to assist companies which primarily design and build molds. It is an association committed exclusively to members of the mold building industry. Over 400 mold companies have joined our team of professionals.
    
    
• Society of Plastics Engineers - Akron Section
  
  
  • The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) is a network of plastics professionals around the world promoting the knowledge and education of plastics and polymers. Our goal at SPE is to help you increase your knowledge and value as a plastics professional. Membership in SPE is designed to help you further your career in the plastics industry by keeping you up to date on the latest breakthrough technologies as they happen, and by encouraging you to be an active member in the ever expanding plastics industry network.
    
    
  • Society of Plastics Engineers - Akron Section - Polymer Industry Links
    
    
• Association of Rotational Molders
  
  
  • The Association of Rotational Molders is the premier organization of the rotational molding industry worldwide. We promote and champion rotational molding.
    
    
  • About Rotational Molding
    
    
    • The rotational molding process starts with a good quality mold that is placed in a molding machine that has a loading, heating, and cooling area.
      
      
    • Several molds may be placed on the machine at the same time. Pre-measured plastic resin is loaded into each mold, and then the molds are moved into the oven where they are slowly rotated on both the vertical and horizontal axis. The melting resin sticks to the hot mold and coats every surface evenly. The mold continues to rotate during the cooling cycle so the parts retain an even wall thickness.
    • Once the parts are cooled, they are released from the mold. The rotational speed, heating and cooling times are all controlled throughout the process
      
      
  • Membership Roster
    • Rotomolders  Produce plastic products through the use of rotational molding equipment.
    • Suppliers - Sell products or equipment to rotational molders.
    • Professionals - Provide services directly related to the rotational molding industry that are not included in other categories
      
      
• Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI)
  
  
  • The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. is a trade association of more than 2,000 members representing all segments of the plastics industry in the United States. SPI membership is composed of plastics processors, raw material suppliers, machinery manufacturers, mold makers and other industry-related groups and individuals. Founded in 1937, SPI serves as the "voice" of the plastics industry
    
    
  • International Resources
    • Canadian Assn. of Moldmakers
    • Canadian Plastics Industry Assn.
    • Assn. of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME)
    • Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers Assn. (Assocomaplast)
      
      
  • NCP Web- National Certification in Plastics
    
    
• Expanded Polystyrene Molders Association
  
  
• Polyurethane Foam Association
  
  
• Plastics Institute of America
  
  
• American Mold Corporation Associations and Links
  
  
  • Injection Molding Magazine Online
    
    
  • American Plastics Council Plastics Resource Page
    
    
  • GE Plastics Homepage
    
    
  • Monsanto Company
    
    
  • The Plastics Network
    
    

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• Plastics and Sculpture
  
  
• Smooth-On products - Smooth-On family of multi-purpose urethane casting resins
  
  
• Silicones In Action - Rapid Prototyping places extreme demands upon the Silicone Elastomer Producer
  
  
• Canadian Association for Conservation CAC-ACCR Home
  
  
  • The general object of the Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property is to further the dissemination of knowledge concerning the conservation of Canada's cultural property and heritage. In so doing, the Corporation shall:
    • Promote scholarly research in, and further the dissemination of knowledge of the conservation of cultural property, including but not restricted to, artifacts, works of art, natural history specimens, archival materials and monuments.
      
      
• Awesome Acrylic Artwork, Sculptures and Furniture
  
  
• Polytek Development Corp.- The leading producer of liquid rubbers and plastics for molds and castings.
  
  
  • Developments Newsletter - Sculpture & Foundries
    
    
    • Dozens of gargoyles have been cast in Polytek®'s 3-foot x 3-foot Rotocasting Machine, pictured above with the production mold shown on the machine. Rotational casting allows perfect surfaces on all sides of complex parts, using fast-setting resins such as Polytek®'s Poly 15 Series Liquid Plastics or gypsum-based materials such as Forton MG.
      
      
    • Sculptor and stonecarver Larry Terrafranca recently wrote us about his work at the Broadmoor Hotel, the grand old five-star resort in Colorado Springs. His letter (at right) speaks for itself. Larry has been using Poly 74-30 for many years and says, "It performs with the reliability and consistency I've learned to expect." For an elaborate fountain at the Broadmoor, Poly 74-30 was used to make molds of some of the original figures. These molds were used to produce plaster positives to "point out" Larry's limestone carvings. He thickened the rubber and applied it by brush to the original figure in the fountain. He said, "Working with Poly 74-30 in April, outdoors, in the bowl of the fountain certainly presented cold, damp, poor conditions—and the molds came out just.
      
      
• Stanley Plastics Ltd - Large castings of acrylic can be formed and shaped to give unusual and unique presentation. Various items can be embedded within the acrylic structure either as art forms or for archiving interest. Acrylic is a good external material for withstanding our varied and changing climate.
  
  
• Robert Segal
  
  
  • Sculpture by Robert Segal is unique in the world. He doesn't dabble in a variety of styles. His focus is precise. His mastery of design and color integration is a product of over thirty years of research and development in the quest to produce the most beautiful sculpture in the world. He is an innovator of production technology as well. His works are constructed of high-tech glass reinforced epoxy with hollow or polyurethane foam cores finished with a custom formulated solvent-based acrylic lacquer. His works have taken awards across the country and grace many of the most prestigious private collections. All works are of museum quality produced by hand in the artists' own studio.
    
    
• Thomas Mann Design - Sculpture
  
  
  • Sculpture by Thomas Mann includes public work in Berhman Park and the streetcar stops as well as chairs, lighting, mirrors and teapots.
    
    
• ART and Ceramic, Sculptress Magdalena Hohlweg
  
  
• Southland Plastics - Creation of a Figurine - American's newest collectibles company, Southland Plastics, Inc., was founded by and is run by two long-time collectors.
  
  
  • Southland Plastics - Nolan Ryan Statue
    
    
  • Southland Plastics - Greg Maddux Statue
    
    
• Pattern, Model & Prototype Group - Fine pattern making begins with careful planning.... Accuracy, experienced craftsmen and a variety of equipment set Everett Pattern apart.
  
  
• Por A Mold - Polyurethane and silicone mould making materials
  
  
• Fibreglass, Reinforced Plastics and other Composites
  
  
• Art Dolls Links
  
  
• The Sculptors Forum
  
  
  • Plastic sheets, rods and tube
    
    
  • Pattern suppliers - plaster, wax, resins, epoxies