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Lakeside
Plastics has produced consistent, quality plastisol formulations for
customers within the PVC industry for over
25 years. Lakeside Plastics ability to formulate plastisols to meet
specific customer
needs while maintaining an eye on overall costs has allowed Lakeside
Plastics to become leaders in the industry and a preferred vendor within
the formulated plastisol market.
At Lakeside
Plastics, we are known for:
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Short
Lead Times
Average lead times for a truck load of plastisol is 4-5 days. These times
can be shorter if the customer is in need.
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Consistent
Material
Once a formulation has proven itself to meet the specified needs of a customer,
it will not be changed unless instructed by that customer.
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Technical
Help
Lakeside Plastics has the equipment, knowledge and experience
to assist in any questions that may arise.
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Competitive
Prices
Lakeside Plastics gives customers a price that will allow
them to be competitive in today's industry.
Lakeside Plastics currently provides plastisols for dip molders, slush molders,
rotational molders and open faced molders. Customers who need
to meet automotive, NSF, Mil Spec, and extended outdoor weathering
requirements.
Lakeside Plastics manufacturers plastisol quantities from 5 gallons to truck loads.
With no minimum quantities.
If
you like more information about Lakeside Plastics or would like to discuss
what we could do for your company please give us a call, 920-235-3620.
PLASTISOLS
General
Description
Plastisol
is a liquid (free-flowing or highly viscous) vinyl dispersion that is
fused by heat to form a solid end product. A plastisol formation can be
altered to produce a variety of different physical properties. The
plastisol can be hard as glass or soft as a plastic fishing rig, clear
or any color including fluorescent, the finish can be glossy to matte,
or flat to grainy surface. As you can see a plastisol can be formulated,
by our expert personnel, to produce a variety of different end products.
There
are no standard plastisol formulations Lakeside Plastics Inc. sells.
Each plastisol is custom made to meet the specific needs of our customers'
manufacturing process. .
Listed
below is a range of physical properties plastisols can produce.
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Tensile
750 - 3000 psi
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Elongation
100 - 500%
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Hardness
10 - 97 Shore A
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Viscosity
250 - 50000 cps #6 spindle, 20 rpms, 80ºF
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Weight/Gallon
9 - 13 Lbs.
*The
above numbers are simply ranges and not to be taken as limits or
restrictions on plastisols.
Plastisols
can also be formulated to resist chemical attack, weather ability,
dielectric strength, fire resistance, abrasion resistance, and many
other properties too numerous to mention.
Processing
A
plastisol can be processed by dip coating, rotational molding, slush
molding, and knife coating. If you need information on these processes,
please contact Lakeside Plastics Inc. for technical assistancel.
Pricing
Pricing
varies with the formulation.
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Most
plastisols sold in lots of 15 gallons or less are $1.75 - 2.75/Lbs
FOB factory.
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Drum
pricing can range from $0.75 - $1.75/Lbs FOB Factory, truck load
pricing will be given once a formulation has been accepted.
The
prices mentioned above are for reference only, some specialty plastisol
may be more or less expensive.
If
you need further information please contact Lakeside
Plastics a call 920-235-3620.
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