Elium® thermoplastic resin for casting processes
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Elium® resin suitable for casting processes
Currently, the majority of resins used are thermosetting resins, which have a number of drawbacks, notably the presence of styrene, which requires special precautions to be taken by operators. In addition, cross-linking during the polymerization phase makes them difficult to recycle.
Elium® resin, on the other hand, contains no solvents of this kind, and offers exceptional performance. Thanks to its low viscosity and specific formulation, it is possible to achieve very high fill rates and very short cycle times. As a thermoplastic, it can be thermoformed once the part has been produced. All these properties mean that it is used in the most demanding applications, both indoors and out.
Elium® resin offers many advantages:
- low toxicity, no styrene, BPA or cobalt salts
- sustainable recycling (finished parts and production waste)
- high scratch, impact and UV resistance
- stable and durable
- easy to color, silky finish and quality of touch
- adjustable and compatible with all desired mineral fillers and manufactured parts (size, design, complexity)
- low viscosity and reactivity at room temperature.
This market is booming, and Elium® resin meets the expectations of manufacturers and customers alike.
Elium Thermoplastic resin: a major step toward recyclability
Production waste and end-of-life parts can be recycled after crushing. Several technologies exist: depolymerization, coumpounding, plate making, etc. The choice will be made according to the final formula and local possibilities
Omnitech srl Unipersonale (a recognized player in the world of solid surface) has been using acrylic resin to produce solid surface for the bathroom furniture market since 2005. Good perfomermances in terms of mechanical properties, stability of the colour, chemical resistance are only a few advantages of using this acrylic resin. Moreover, acrylic resin play an important role about the possibility to recylcle waste and end-life products that rappresent the key for the sustainability.