Finishing & Assembly

Plastic Polish
Three plastic polishes from NOVUS Inc., the St. Paul, Minnesota- based plastics care specialists, are helping millions win the war against fading, scratching, and dulling of plastics that all too often cause the best products to grow old before their time.

NOVUS Plastic Polishes, which have been used and recommended by manufacturers for almost 50 years, have an enviable record of rejuvenating the plastic surfaces in many industrial settings, as well as, in the home. NOVUS Plastic Polish No. 1 is a cleaner, shiner, and protector for all plastics. In one easy application, this highly concentrated formula polishes quickly to an even finish. It leaves a glaze that resists finger marking and dust buildup. It is antistatic and antifogging. NOVUS Plastic Polish No. 2 removes fine scratches and haziness from most plastics. It is not just a surface cover-up, but a polishing compound that restores and protects damaged plastics. NOVUS Plastic Polish No. 3 was formulated to remove heavy scratches after years of research and development. After using No. 3 follow up with No. 2 to remove any fine scratches. Always remember, No. 2 polish must be used with NOVUS No. 3 for desired results.

For more information, contact Dean Trocke, NOVUS Inc., 650 Pelham Blvd., Ste. 100, St. Paul, MN 55114, 800-548-6872 x3, E-mail: sales@novuspolish.com, Web: www.novuspolish.com.

Assembly and Gluing
Fabrication Tools and Materials, Inc. (FTM) is The Fabricators Source® for your assembly needs. Try their Mylar Assembly Tape, a High- Strength, solvent resistent and clean release tape. Mylar has just the right amount of stretch, won't easily tear or break down when in contact with standard acrylic solvents. The Silicone Adhesive holds strong and releases clean without leaving a residue. Try a roll and you will be sold.

For gluing, you will love their Glass Syringe, precision ground to exact tolerance and fitted with an metal luer lock tip. The GL10TK Syringe Kit includes one 10ml glass syringe paired with 12 stainless-steel applicator needles, stored in a hard plastic protective case. These applicator needles are 1-1/2" in length with a stainless-steel hub that mates perfectly to the luer lock tip and offered in 23 or 25 gauge. The all glass syringe is truly Top Shelf. Applying solvent is so controllable, it's seemingly automatic. Just think it, and this Glass Syringe reacts with solvent flow precision.

Perfect for the most discriminating fabricator performing high end glue ups, and offered at a cost that will help maximize your profit.

For more information, contact Robert Ashcraft, Fabrication Tools and Materials, Inc., 327 Industrial Dr., Unit 1, Placerville CA 95667, 530-626-1986, Fax: 530-642-2602, E-mail: info@123ftm.com, Web: www.123ftm.com.

Push-Lock Screws
popco’s extra-long push-lock posts and screws are now available in lengths from 1.25" to 2" long. These new lengths complement their standard lengths that range from .125" to 1" long. They are ideal for rapid assembly of swatch books, brochures or nearly any material that needs to be bound together. The posts and screws grip and hold simply by being pushed together; threading is not required. The posts are available from 1.25" to 2" long, screws are .375" long, .24" shaft diameter, .375" head diameter, slotted-style heads, white polypropylene posts, white Celcon® screws, Sara III compliant containing no prohibited chemicals or heavy metals designed and manufactured in Minnesota.

For more information, contact Peter Breti, popco inc., 5405 Opportunity Court, Minnetonka, MN 55343, 800-557-6726/952-352- 0887, Fax: 952-352- 9474, E-mail: sales@popco-usa.com, Web: www.popco-usa.com.

Expanded Cutting Tool Line
Wood-Cutters Tooling Inc. in partnership with German manufacturer EURACRYL GmbH, have expanded their cutting and polishing tool line for plastics.

EURACRYL products enable processing of PMMA, PC, PETG, SAN, mixed materials (e.g., PMMA + aluminum or paper), as well as production of high-gloss, standard gloss and satin surfaces or surfaces to be glued.

Edge polishing tools include over 2,700 options of diamond milling heads for at least 50 different machine manufacturers.

Tools for CNC milling machines include over 1,000 standard tools featuring cuttings edges of monocrystalline diamond, polycrystalline diamond, and solid carbide.

Wood-Cutters Tooling can help you choose the optimal tooling solution for your application, from sawblades, routing tools, polishing tools, CNC Tool Holders & Collets, and many more.

For more information, contact Peter Breti, popco inc., 5405 Opportunity Court, Minnetonka, MN 55343, 800-557-6726/952-352- 0887, Fax: 952-352- 9474, E-mail: sales@popco-usa.com, Web: www.popco-usa.com.

Portable Acrylic Polishing & Micro Welding
Portable Acrylic Polishing & Micro Welding Abbeon Cal offers the Box, a portable table top machine that is ideal for polishing acrylic and PMMA workpieces with a high quality finish. A Chips Suction System is included. The Box is perfect for polishing small work pieces. This compact machine, along with its two handles, is easy to carry. It is great either for the end-user to polish small pieces or for the final touch of a technician on-site. One PCD polishing set for clear finish is included in the machine. The diamond tools (polishing set) guarantee a high quality finishing with a minimum level of maintenance and costs. The cutting angles of the diamond tool have been studied thoroughly to ensure long operating life and effective performance, avoiding excessive tool sharpening and changing costs. Multiply your production capacities with the Box Extender at a minimum cost. Small size, great potential, better results.

Abbeon also supplies the Aquaflame, a safe and efficient acrylic flame polishing system (and micro welding) without gas cylinder storage. The Aquaflame Systems produce hydrogen and oxygen by the electrolysis of deionized water, in the ratio such that the hydrogen can be burnt in the oxygen. This produces a high energy heat source that is highly controllable and efficient. The only other by-product is water, making it truly efficient and environmentally safe.

Visit Abbeon Cal’s website to view both the Box and Aquaflame in action.

For more information, contact Jim Early, Abbeon Cal Inc., 1363 Donlon Street, Unit 1, Ventura, CA 93003, 800- 922-0977, E-mail: abbeoncal@abbeon.com, Web: www.abbeon.com.