Molded Dimensions is Essential Business: Open and Shipping Product.

The Coronavirus situation continues to change daily. Here are the updates from Molded Dimensions.

1) Employees: We are initiating work from home for positions where this is possible. Our manufacturing employees, and other essential staff, in Wisconsin continue to report for work and production continues as normal. In addition to regular workplace sanitizing, we continue to provide ways to social distance ourselves and reduce cross-contamination between departments and facilities.

2) Raw Material Supply: We continue to monitor our supply base to assure our raw material stock is available to provide uninterrupted supply for our customers.

3) Production Commitment: Our manufacturing employees are considered "Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers." We do not plan to shut down manufacturing and shipping unless required to do so by governmental restrictions.

Best regards,
Patrick Roddy
VP Sales

Adhesion

During fabrication of composite parts, urethane can readily be adhered to many metals, elastomers and plastics with bond strengths which often exceed even the tear strength of urethane itself. It is difficult to bond cured urethane to another material, but special techniques have been developed to satisfy most requirements.

Surfaces should be completely free of oil, grease and oxide film. Grit blasting to roughen the surface and degreasing is recommended followed by a coating of an adhesion primer to protect the source from oxidation and moisture during storage. A fresh coat of primer should be applied before casting the urethane.

Good bonds between urethane and other elastomers can be obtained by first removing traces of oil, greases and mold release agent from the elastomer and then roughening the surface with sandpaper, sandblasting or other abrasives. An adhesive primer is then applied to the surface by brushing, spraying or roll coating and urethane cast against it or adhered with pressure if the urethane has been cured.

Many adhesives and primers are used with urethane.

A PEEK AT OUR PARTS

Pentathane Applications - Wipers Wiper used to material handling in food processing equipment. This material is both FDA approvable and abrasion resistant for durability.

Pentathane Applications - Wheels Pentathane® chemically bonded directly onto precision sealed bearing molded to tight concentricity specifications.

Elastomer Applications - Hose Hose configured for limited space in marine engine application.

Elastomer Applications - Tube Oil resistant molded tube used on combustion engine.

Adhesion

Adhesion

A PEEK AT OUR PARTS

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