Trexel’s microcellular foaming technology has been used in paper path components for copiers and printers for the past 20 years. Adoption has primarily been driven by improvements in dimensional stability which is critical to movement of the paper through the device and print quality.
Uniform Shrinkage and Improved Pin Retention
The MuCell® microcellular foaming technology reduces residual stress patterns in injection molded parts. These stress patterns lead to non-uniform shrinkage and warpage in injection molded parts. Reducing part weight by as little as 5% through foaming results in a part with more uniform overall shrinkage as molded and better dimensional stability with thermal cycling.
Improved dimensional stability can also lead to a reduction in cycle time for filled materials as cooling time is often extended to minimize warpage issues. These benefits are now being applied to a range of products in electrical connectors and power control modules where more uniform shrinkage can improve pin retention in power control modules and eliminate twist and breakage in flex fingers used for pin retention.
Key Advantages of MuCell® Technology
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive has been Trexel’s core industry since our beginning, and there have been thousands of automotive parts realized in commercial production with MuCell® technology.
Consumer
Consumer
Trexel delivers some unique advantages to the consumer goods industry beyond just cost reduction, design freedom, and sustainability. MuCell® enables manufacturers to produce lightweight products without compromising strength and durability.
Footwear
Footwear
Trexel has been at the forefront of foaming applications to facilitate the conversion from established EVA chemical foaming processes to the use of thermoplastics TPU physical foaming for the production of shoe mid-soles.
Industrial
Industrial
Trexel’s foaming technologies are used in many diverse industrial applications from shipping pallets to crates to buckets, to power tools and more.
Medical
Medical
Plastics play a major role in healthcare, especially in the manufacturing of large and small medical devices. Trexel’s lightweighting technology has become more and more important to the industry.
Packaging
Packaging
Trexel’s P-Series MuCell® system is specifically designed to meet the unique processing demands of brand owners striving to meet cost reduction and sustainability goals.
Let’s Make it Happen
Don’t hesitate to reach out to our global team.
We’re here to assist and provide you with answers to all of your inquires. Let’s take a look at your application and discuss whether our technology can help you reduce costs AND your carbon footprint. We are eager to guide you through the process. Get in touch today!
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781-932-0202
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