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Materials Selection, Plastics Formulation & Processing

Green Bottom Line will work with your company on materials selection for a new or revised product based upon product design, upon required and desired product functionality and capability and upon existing manufacturing processes and capabilities.  Various material and manufacturing options will be presented along with anticipated finished product costs associated with each option.

Materials knowledge and expertise in traditional thermoplastics from polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) to polyesters and nylons and in sustainable plastics from polylactic acid (PLA) to polybutylene succinate (PBS).  Process knowledge in injection molding, extrusion, foaming, paper coating, lamination and thermoforming.

Materials knowledge and expertise in paper, paper coatings and alternative fibers also exists.


Examples of Services Available

Provide framework for selecting proper material for product
o   work with company executives, as well as marketing, sales and technical departments
o   understand product application, function and production capabilities
o   develop product and material requirements

Manage plastics formulation development program
o   understand material requirements, including intended market, applications and production capabilities
o   identify raw material vendors
o   obtain raw material documentation
o   manage formulation development and optimization, including processing parameters
o   manage material property testing
o   manage customer testing of plastics formulation
o   provide cost estimates for formulated material
o   develop protocol for certifying to customers

Manage plastics process development program
o   understand production process capabilities
o   manage process development and optimization
     §  equipment and tooling design and specification
     §  process conditions
o   manage final property testing

Act as technical resource on call for when questions arise

Provide updates on new materials or competitive products from publicly available information

Perform competitive analyses


Please e-mail info@greenbottomline.com or call 1-847-271-9285 for more information.


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