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Lighten Your Part, Not Your Expectations: Try a FREE Feasi-Lite

By |2025-08-01T16:51:22+00:00August 1st, 2025|Categories: Trexel|

If you are considering foaming for your next project, Trexel’s joint venture 2Limit, created in partnership with GK Concept, is here to help you go further. Built on Trexel’s deep expertise in MuCell physical foaming, 2Limit was established to push the boundaries of what is possible in thermoplastic part design. With innovative turnkey solutions and [...]

Trexel’s CEO Advances Low-Density Foam Simulation at Polymers in Footwear 2025

By |2025-08-04T19:09:20+00:00July 28th, 2025|Categories: Trexel|

In case you missed our President and CEO, Levi Kishbaugh’s presentation at Polymers in Footwear 2025, we’re excited to share a summary of his key talking points on the latest advances in rheological filling simulation for low-density foamed thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), specifically designed for midsoles in footwear applications. Key Highlights from the Presentation: Levi [...]

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Selecting an SCF (Supercritical Fluid) Type (Nitrogen or Carbon Dioxide)

By |2025-02-20T13:49:21+00:00October 1st, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|

Background: The initial development work on microcellular foaming was done using a batch process. In this process, a plastic part is placed in a high-pressure chamber and the chamber is filled with a supercritical fluid (shown in the figure below). The sample is left in the chamber a sufficient length o time, normally in excess of [...]

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Swiss quality guaranteed with advanced multi-component system from all-electric moulding specialist

By |2025-02-20T13:49:10+00:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: MuCell|

Precision tool manufacturer PB Swiss Tools AG relies on Sumitomo (SHI) Demag to deliver innovative multi-component, MuCell moulding cell, featuring index plate drive and automation – all from a single source. Schwaig, July 2024 – Renowned Swiss hand tool manufacturer - PB Swiss Tools AG - recently installed one of the most innovative injection moulding [...]

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Trexel Brings Its MuCell Technology Beyond Automotive Applications

By |2024-06-11T16:41:37+00:00March 4th, 2024|Categories: Articles|

Sam Dix, R&D director at Trexel Inc., dissects Trexel’s expansion into the foamed blow moulding space for consumer packaging in response to challenging new sustainability targets. Key Highlights:The EU has seen a significant rise in packaging waste, prompting legislation to enforce a circular economy approach, aiming for at least 35% recycled content by 2040.In [...]

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