Did you know...
There are three types of polyurethane film supplier.
Do you know which type you have?
THREE TYPES OF TPU FILM SUPPLIER...
WHICH DO YOU HAVE?
There are three basic types of urethane film suppliers. One is the high volume, commodity manufacturer. They are good at extruding a few basic formulations with standard resins that fill certain market needs, relying on efficiency and volume to stay competitive.
Second are the "me too" companies who make the same basic products as the first but carve out market share through price and delivery.
The third type asks the market what it needs and then listens carefully. That's Argotec. We work closely with both customers and resin suppliers to create films specifically engineered to the exact needs of a customer's particular application. This approach may sound simple, but you would be surprised how often manufacturers fail to simply listen.
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BLOWN-FILM
LABORATORY EXTRUSION LINE
Identical in function to its full-sized blown film line, the laboratory extrusion line allows Argotec to run smaller test batches prior to committing customers to the expense of a full production run.
This valuable resource also avoids interruption of commercial production for trial runs on the company's full-size blown film line. The net result is faster, lower cost scale-up of commercial TPU blown film runs.
The Argotec lab line can produce thermoplastic film in dimensions ranging from 0.8 to 12 mils, widths of 12 to 25 inches, and lengths up to 100 feet. This compares with full-size blown film extruder production in thicknesses ranging from 0.8 to 12 mils, widths up to 86 inches, and run lengths measuring in miles.
The Argotec Innovation Center's laboratory extrusion system will be used for a variety of key functions, including:
- Generating short-run film concept samples for customers.
- Testing the processability and physical characteristics of new film formulations.
- Performing preliminary tests of new product offerings from resin suppliers.
The availability of the blown film lab line emphasizes Argotec's commitment to research & development. It also enhances the company's ability to engineer polyurethane or other film compounds to meet a customer's specific application requirements and then test the feasibility of the formulation in advance of a full production run, thus saving the customer significant development costs and reducing time-to-market.
