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Wishing you a happy, healthy holiday season

Do you dream of a white December? For much of the world, snow is synonymous with this time of year and brings back so many childhood memories. Memories of bundling up and playing in snow banks. Memories of rushing down a snow hill in a toboggan. Memories of cuddling up by the fire with a…
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Where to find Nylatech in the Community

Those who know us, know that Nylatech is passionate about plastics – specifically cast nylon. What you may not know is that we’re also passionate about work-life balance, the environment and educational opportunities. At Nylatech, we value work-life balance and look for ways for our team to have a little fun. Recently, Nylatech sent a team…
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Benefits of using Nylon plastics

We’re big fans of Nylon plastic, specifically cast Nylon 6 (polycaprolactam) and 6/12. It’s one of the most widely used engineering plastics used today. Here’s why we love this versatile plastic, and why you will too. Virtually any industry can benefit from cast nylon parts. In the last 23 years we’ve worked with agriculture, construction,…
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Best nylatech cast nylon plastics for high friction environments

Nylatech cast nylon is ideal for many applications, but when high friction environments are present, we often recommend one of these four cast nylon plastics: Nylatech Power 6: Often used for drive gears, sprockets, and high load rollers and wheels, Nylatech Power 6 is as strong as steel with the abrasion resistance and noise reduction of…
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How Performance Plastics contribute to environmentally friendly goals

Plastic has gotten a bad reputation in the news and on social media recently. Generally, people are referring to single-use consumer plastics (like cups, straws, and product packaging). That doesn’t mean that we, as a fabricator of cast nylon parts for many different industries, shouldn’t also take steps to ensure our business and products are…
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Product Profile: Nylatech Oil

When maintenance lubrication is difficult or impossible, Nylatech Oil provides true lubrication at the bearing surface. This special formulation limits moisture absorption, making it well-suited for submerged products or critical tolerance applications. Ideal Applications: General purpose bearings and bushings To replace stainless steel in food processing (Natural Oil) Bottling, canning, packing, and processing Friction /…
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Product Profile: Nylatech Cast Nylon

Nylatech has earned a reputation as an internationally respected manufacturer of Cast Nylon 6 and 6/12. Our full line manufacturing capabilities allow us to produce all your stock shapes (tubular, rod, and plate stock), and produce semi-finished and finished custom cast components. Here are the Nylatech Cast Nylon products we offer: Nylatech® Natural: Ideal for…
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Industry profile: Marine

At Nylatech we’re proud to work with the marine industry for their plastic part needs. Marine applications require strong parts that can withstand rough ocean conditions. Our materials are successfully replacing traditionally metal parts and are outlasting their metal counterparts in high exposure marine environments. Here are some benefits of plastics for the marine industry: exceptional…
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Nylatech’s Continuous Improvement Journey

Each year toward the end of summer, our Steering Committee commences its planning process for the upcoming fiscal year. We look back over our goals for the year, determine whether we have met them and identify our new goals for the upcoming fiscal year. With varying degrees of success, that has been our method for…
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The Power of Nylatech Power 6

  The load-bearing capacity of steel with the durability, abrasion resistance, wear resistance and noise reduction of nylon. Nylatech's Power 6 offers the best of both worlds when your project demands both a high  load-bearing capacity and wear resistance.    Power 6 is most commonly used for: Drive gears and sprockets High load rollers and…
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