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Why Cast Nylon parts are perfect for marine applications

Why Cast Nylon parts are perfect for marine applications
Machinery and parts used in the marine industry are subjected to more than average wear and tear. Being exposed to water, salt, and unique atmospheric conditions, parts used in the marine industry need to be extra tough. Cast nylon more than fits these specific needs. We’ve found that components made from cast nylon and used…
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National Inventors Month: The inventors of nylon plastic

National Inventors Month: The inventors of nylon plastic
To celebrate National Inventors Month, we thought we’d take a look at the inventors who shaped the future with Nylon plastics. Wallace Carothers worked at DuPont, a company who was known for producing gunpowder, cellulose-based paints, and synthetic ammonia and other chemicals. His teams' experiments with cellulose-based fibres led to them producing fiber rayon, an…
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Why cast nylon is perfect for finished parts

Why cast nylon is perfect for finished parts
Cast Nylon is a versatile thermoplastic used in so many finished parts. It’s often a cost-effective alternative to other raw materials. Today we’re going to take a quick look at the most common parts made from Cast Nylon 6 and 6/12 thermoplastics: Bearings and Rollers: Cast Nylon requires little to no lubrication it’s ideal for…
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COVID-19 Action Plan

COVID-19 Action Plan
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE COVID-19 SITUATION To our Valued Customers, As we all continue to monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation very closely, we wanted to reach out and share the actions that Nylatech is taking to keep our facilities and shipments safe and clean for you and our employees. Elevated hygiene standards and the…
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What makes Cast nylon 6 and 6/12 a popular thermoplastic

What makes Cast nylon 6 and 6/12 a popular thermoplastic
As you already know, we are an internationally respected manufacturer of cast nylon 6 and 6/12. Here is a quick run-down of what makes it such a popular thermoplastic: It’s recyclable: Thermoplastics are plastics that can be indefinitely heated and cooled over and over again. When means that unused waste from the manufacturing process can…
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Factors that Influence your Choice of Cast Nylon in your Project

Factors that Influence your Choice of Cast Nylon in your Project
With many types of Nylatech brand Cast Nylon 6/12, we have a material that will work for virtually any project. All of Nylatech's Nylon materials have excellent abrasion and wear resistance, high tensile and compressive strength, a low coefficient of friction, are lightweight, and are easily machinable. But some are better suited for certain applications…
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Why cast nylon is best for sawmill equipment

Why cast nylon is best for sawmill equipment
Cast nylon plastic is great for many different applications and industries and today we’re going to look at how it’s used in the sawmill equipment industry. The sawmill and lumber industry is booming with a growth of about 2.4% per year and employing over 86,000 throughout the US. So much of our country and the…
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Happy Holidays! What are your 2020 Goals?

Happy Holidays! What are your 2020 Goals?
We have 2 weeks left until the end of this decade! In 2 weeks from today, we enter the year 2020. At Nylatech we like to take a moment at this time of year to not only reflect on our successes this past year, but to also start planning for the next. Some use this…
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3 Benefits of using Cast Nylon plastics

3 Benefits of using Cast Nylon plastics
Innovation has created many different types of plastics, each with its own unique set of properties and features. Cast Nylon, in particular, is one of the most widely used engineering thermoplastics in use today. It can be overwhelming to choose the right one for your project, but to help you narrow down the options, here…
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We’re Blowing Out Our Rod & Tube Inventory!

We’re Blowing Out Our Rod & Tube Inventory!
We have an excess of nylon rod and tube in various dimensions. Click the links below to view everything that is on sale with pricing. First come, first serve as many of the shapes have a limited quantity! Please call 1-800-506-9566 or email to place your order.      Applicable taxes and shipping are not…
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