Press Releases

A stacking, laminating and coating service for small motors, stators and gyroscopes that permits smoother, more densely populated wire-winding is being offered by Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ Stacking, Laminating, and Coating Service holds lamination alignment to within ±0.0005” and includes deburring and selective coating from 0.002” to 0.005” thick in […]

A line of extrusion wire and forming mandrels with Teflon® coating used as manufacturing aid only for cardio-vascular catheters, balloons and related devices where a clean inside diameter is absolutely critical, is available from Applied Plastics Company Inc, of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ Extrusion Wire is fabricated using a proprietary etching process that eliminates flaking

An electrostatic powder spray coating service that can refinish valves and related components to resist salt spray, chemicals, and abrasion is being offered by Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ Electrostatic Powder Spray Coating Service features a gun that sprays positively charged powders onto a negatively charged part which is then cured

A PTFE coating service for stainless steel and nitinol hypodermic tubing used in medical devices, without altering their physical properties, is being introduced by Applied Plastics Co, Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ PTFE Coating Service precisely applies PTFE onto the O.D. of stainless steel or nitinol hypotubes with 0.0001” to 0.0004” tolerance. Featuring a

Durable, PTFE coated precise forming mandrels for manufacturing small diameter parts including extruded tubing and formed rubber bladders are available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. APC PTFE Natural™ Fluoropolymer Mandrels feature a uniform, non-flaking PTFE coating on stainless steel or nitinol wire. Providing an anti-stick surface that exhibits a 0.05 coefficient of

Performance coatings to enhance corrosion- or chemical-resistance, provide electrical insulation, non-wetting characteristics, or dry lubrication are available from Applied Plastics, Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics Specialty Performance Coatings are designed to add specific surface properties to parts. Typical coatings include Teflon™ for high lubricity, non-stick, and non-wetting at up to 550F, Kynar™ which exhibits

A patented process for the multi-laminate stacking, bonding, and coating of gyroscopes, small motors, and stators to insulate and improve wire-winding is available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ Stacking, Laminating, Bonding, and Coating Service produces parts with electrical insulation to 2000 V and up to 1000 V/mil thickness, depending upon

High heat-resistant PTFE coated stainless steel or nitinol forming mandrels for manufacturing small diameter extruded tubing and formed rubber bladders are available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. PTFE Natural™ Fluoropolymer Mandrels feature a uniform, non-flaking coating which provides a smooth, anti-stick surface that can withstand 550°F continuous temperatures with excursions to 700°F.