Written By: Tony Lukas, Chemist Molded Dimensions Inc
Polyurethane suppliers and processors are continually looking to develop new materials and applications to take advantage of the unique properties of urethane. One advantage that urethane has over rubber is much higher abrasion resistance. This has historically been particularly true as the hardness reaches Shore 80A and above. Although materials of softer hardness have long been available, the physical properties and abrasion resistance has not been a good as rubber in the 50A-70A range. New developments are allowing for both polyether and polyester based materials that are great improvements over currently available urethanes and even better than natural rubber and SBR. Typical applications for these types of materials would be in systems with heavy flow of particulate containing liquids or slurries. Continue reading
Molded Dimensions was founded in 1956 as a custom molder of cast polyurethane, Pentathane®, and molded rubber goods. The business cut its teeth in the early days of our development and growth modeling our business management procedures based on the Balanced Scorecard Approach to Business Management. This approach was originated by Drs. Robert Kaplan and David Norton as a performance measurement framework that added non-financial performance measures to the traditional financial performance measures utilized by businesses. 
At the end of April, I was elected to serve as an Officer on the Board of Directors of the Polyurethane Manufacturers Association.
At Molded Dimensions, Inc., every decision made, every capital purchase, and every long-term strategy implemented is done with one goal in mind: to make MDI “a place where great people choose to work.” At the foundation of our company are great people who make quality product, delivered on time. This, in turn, draws great customers to our business. Great customers provide for stable, profitable business growth benefitting our employee owners. 
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If you record “How It’s Made”, have passion for hands-on continuous improvement, and thrive working on high functioning teams, you likely understand that some people are simply destined to work in manufacturing. And some of them are women, like me. I am Linda Katz, proud CEO and owner of Molded Dimensions, Inc. Despite my gender, I have always felt supported in my quest to work in engineering and business. 
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