Heat Seal Lidding Materials for Soft Dairy & Spoonable Foods
Packaging September 22, 2021Multi-layered heat sealed lidding for rigid food containers
Optimized tool designs and careful control of conduction-based direct contact constant heat sealing are not enough. Lidding materials, especially the heat seal layer, must be appropriate for the container and the food inside.
The right lidding material choices keep ready-to-use food safe and tasty
Rigid packaging lidding requires multiple laminated or coated ...
Soft Dairy & Spoonable Foods Heat Seal Overview
Packaging September 17, 2021Sealing this rigid packaging is more complex than one would think
Choosing the right lidding and rigid container materials is not enough. You also need optimized tool design and control to get consistent, high-quality seals.
Spend any time in a grocery dairy section, and you see a tremendous variety of dairy products and variations offered for sale in plastic ...
ISM and Ford Step Up to the Challenge to Save Lives
About ISM July 27, 2021An Unforeseen Global Crisis
2020 began just like any other year. People celebrated as they watched the ball drop in Times Square with delightful and thunderous cheers. They toasted, hugged, and set New Year’s resolutions. The sweet and faint smells lingered from the poetic sounds of busy restaurants where families and friends gathered. But little did we know ...
ISM CEO Becomes Titan100 Recipient
About ISM June 11, 2021ISM CEO Becomes Titan100 Recipient
Outstanding leadership isn’t easy to come by. It seems that only a small percentage of CEOs can continually grow a business while still earning the respect of their employees along the way. James Davis, ISM’s CEO and president, has managed to occupy that seat for 15 years since purchasing the company in 2006. He’s led by example, which has allowed ISM to thrive as a global distributor.
Porous Bronze FAQ, Sintering & Applications, Part 3
Inline FiltersMaterials May 22, 2021Porous sintered bronze elements faq, applications beyond filtration plus references
An FAQ section about sintering, porous sintered bronze fuel filter elements and depth filters
Fine particles suspended in a fluid passing through a depth filter may impact or run into the filter material and stick or adhere to it. This particle impact and capture is called adsorption.
Depth filters have complex, meandering and irregular interconnecting pores ...
How Porous Bronze Filters are Made & How They Work, Part 2
Inline FiltersMaterials May 21, 2021About depth filtration and the porous filter elements used in fuel filters
Some Details About Bronze, Depth Filtration, Porous Bronze Filter Elements and How to Make Them
What is Bronze?
Traditionally, bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Tin bronze is still the most common bronze alloy, and it usually has about 10 to 12% tin with copper making up most of the balance. Quite a few modern bronzes do not contain any tin at all.
Porous Bronze Inline Fuel Filters for Small Engines, Part 1
Inline FiltersMaterials May 21, 2021Benefits of porous sintered bronze filter elements and how they are made
Light duty carbureted vehicles, Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE) and Powersports are heavy users of plastic inline fuel filters. Inline fuel filters are easy and fast to replace and provide filtration protection from debris, fine particles and other contaminants.
These fuel filters are also widely marketed as OE original equipment parts and ...
Plastics Shortage Hits Plastic Parts Supply Chain
Materials Miscellaneous April 1, 2021Plastics Shortage Hits Plastic Parts Supply Chain
Raw Material Shortages Plus High Demand Disrupts Production
Manufacturers using prime and engineering grade plastics face ongoing shortages, price increases and ...
Industrial Interchange Couplings Product Spotlight
MiscellaneousProduct Spotlights March 30, 2021Quick disconnect fittings for pneumatic applications
Pneumatic quick disconnect couplings
Quick connect pneumatic (compressed air) fittings are paired as couplings. Pneumatic couplings provide lightweight tool-to-hose and other pneumatic connections that can be quickly and easily connected, disconnected and ...
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Plastic Fuel Filter Body Materials
Inline FiltersMaterials February 8, 2021Quality plastic fuel filter housings should be durable, heat resistant and compatible with gasoline-ethanol blends
OE and OEM aftermarket small engine plastic inline fuel filters
Small plastic inline fuel filters provide small or carbureted internal combustion (IC) engines with additional protection from ...