Yasekwa ngo-1987, iNiche Polymer iyaqhubeka nokukhula kokubini ngokwendalo nangokuthenga, igxile kwimizamo yayo yophuhliso lwemveliso kwiimfuno zemarike ezitshintshayo. Ukongeza ixabiso kwinkunkuma yemizi-mveliso kunye nenkunkuma yasemva komthengi yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yale mizamo. #uphuhliso oluzinzileyo
Kubonakala ngathi uGqr. Saurabh Naik wayephambili kwixesha lakhe ekucebiseni uqoqosho olujikelezayo. Kwiminyaka yoo-1980, waqala ukukhangela imakethi yenkunkuma enokusetyenziswa kwakhona emva kwemizi-mveliso. Wafumana iPhD yakhe kwi-polymer chemistry kwi-U-Mass Lowell ngo-1978 waza wasebenza okwethutyana kwiMartin Marietta kunye ne-International Paper bephuhlisa i-mica njengesizalisi kwi-thermoplastic formulations.
Namhlanje, iNike ngumsunguli kunye ne-CEO yeNiche Polymer LLC, enye yeemveliso zayo ezibizwa ngokuba yiPoliPCR, eyenziwe ngezinto ezisetyenzisiweyo zangaphakathi kweemoto, izinto ze-injini, izibane, iiprofayili zeefestile, umgangatho, udonga kunye nezinto ezihlala ixesha elide. Ezifana nefenitshala kunye nezixhobo. IPoliPCR isekelwe kwi-polypropylene, i-nylon 6, i-nylon 66, i-polycarbonate, i-ABS kunye ne-PBT.
UGqr. Saurab Naik, i-CEO yeNiche Polymer, wayephambili kwixesha lakhe ekufumaneni iimarike kunye nokusetyenziswa kwenkunkuma yeplastiki. Umfanekiso: Niche Polymers
USunny Nike, unyana womsunguli weNiche Polymer kunye nosekela-mongameli wemisebenzi, uthe: “Sikholelwa ekuxhaseni ngokukhutheleyo uzinzo ngokusebenzisana nababoneleli be-resin, ababumba kunye nee-OEMs ukuhambisa inkunkuma yeplastiki kwindalo esingqongileyo nokwandisa ukuphinda kusetyenziswe. Umthombo wokuziphatha wokuhamba kwezinto zethu luxanduva lwethu loluntu. Uzinzo kukukwazi kwethu ukuphinda le nkqubo ngesantya esingaguqukiyo.”
I-Niche Polymer inemizi-mveliso eRavenswood, eWest Virginia naseWashington, eNeskehonin, ePennsylvania, naseKillen, eAlabama, kunye namaziko okusasaza eWashington, DC, naseToronto. Isakhiwo esingama-80,000 square-foot eMusle Shoals, eAlabama, sicwangciselwe ukuvulwa kulo nyaka ukuvelisa iipolymers ezithambileyo (iiTPE kunye neeTPV). Le nkampani iceba ukuxhobisa isityalo ngemigca emithathu emitsha yokwenza ii-twin-screw compounding. Iza kugxila ekunikezeleni ii-OEM zezithuthi kumzantsi-mpuma. Ukongeza, kulo nyaka iNiche ivule iziko le-PCR eFlorence, eMzantsi Carolina, kwaye kunyaka olandelayo iNiche iza kuvula isityalo sokwenza ii-compound eQueretaro, eMexico, kunye neziko leenkonzo zobugcisa kunye nokusasaza eTexas. Isityalo saseNesquehoning sisiphumo sokuthengwa kwe-Ametek/Westchester Plastics yiNiche ngo-2021, eyongeze iinkonzo zokudibanisa, ukuxuba kunye nokucubungula amandla enkampani.
Imisebenzi edibeneyo yeNiche Polymer ixhaswa bubuchwepheshe besimanje bokukhupha izikrufu ezimbini. Le nkampani isebenzisa imigca yemveliso eli-18 kwiifektri ezahlukeneyo.
UGqr. Naik wachitha ixesha elininzi lomsebenzi wakhe wokuqala kwi-polymers, egxile ekusetyenzisweni kwakhona. Xa uNiche wasekwa ngo-1987, wayethengisa izinto ezilahliweyo ezivela kwinkqubo yokuvelisa iBlack & Decker eTshayina naseIndiya. Xa wafumana imithombo emininzi yokubonelela, wavula isityalo sokusebenzisa kwakhona eBaltimore ukuze anciphise ubungakanani aze apakishe. Ngeminyaka yoo-1990, wayethumela iipawundi ezingama-20 ezigidi zeenkunkuma ngonyaka eTshayina, eyayifuna izinto ezingabizi kakhulu ukuxhasa imakethi yokubumba inaliti ekhulayo.
Ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane, imakethi yokuphinda isetyenziswe yaba nzima ngakumbi. “Amaxabiso eekhemikhali ayephezulu, ngoko ke i-resin yokuqala yayibiza kakhulu,” ukhumbula uGqr. Naik. “Siqokelela izinto ezininzi ezilahliweyo, kodwa ingxaki esijongene nayo yindlela yokongeza ixabiso kuyo.” Ngo-2001, iNiche yavula indawo yayo ephambili eWashington, DC, ecaleni kwesityalo saseDuPont, apho iindawo ezineempazamo zihlelwa khona kwaye kubuyiselwa iindawo ezintsha zepolymer. Umenzi onikezela ngeenkonzo ezongezelelweyo kwii-resin giants zelo xesha. Ngo-2008, iNiche Polymer yaqala ukuvelisa izinto ezidityanisiweyo kwifektri yangaphambili yefayibha ethengwe eDuPont eRavenswood.
IRavenswood yanda kathathu ngobukhulu njengoko iNiche yaqala ukuphuhlisa iimveliso zayo. Ngo-2014, iNiche yongeza imigca emibini yokudibanisa kwaye ilebhu yayo ye-R&D yafumana isiqinisekiso se-ISO 17025. Kwiminyaka emithathu kamva, iNiche yongeza imigca yokudibanisa i-polyolefin kunye ne-polystyrene. IRavenswood okwangoku inomthamo weepawundi ezili-150 ezigidi ngonyaka. Iimveliso ezenziwe apho, ikakhulu ezisekelwe kwi-nylon, ziquka amanqanaba azaliswe yiglasi, azaliswe ziiminerali, amelana nokuchaphazeleka kunye namazinga amelana nobushushu.
I-Niche ikwavelisa ii-alloys ze-PC/ABS kunye ne-polypropylene egcwele iglasi ye-PIR. Esi sakhiwo sikufutshane neWashington sisebenza njenge-Polymer Alliance Services. Esi sakhiwo sinobukhulu obuziimitha ezisikwere ezingama-400,000 sisebenza njengendawo yokugcina nokuhambisa izinto zeNiche, kodwa sikwaphatha neminye imisebenzi emininzi: ukuhluza nge-optical, ukuqhekeza, ukugaya nge-cryogenic, ukupakisha, ukuxuba, ukomisa, nokunye.
Emva koko, ngo-2020, iNiche yongeza amandla okwenziwa kweTPE kunye neTPO ngokuthenga iiPolymer Technical Services (PTS) eHeath, eOhio. Ii-PRT compounds PP, PE, TPO, ABS, PC, Nylon 6, Nylon 66, PBT kunye nee-alloys zazo. Ukusuka kwiziko elingama-60,000 square foot elinabasebenzi ababini, i-PTS ikhule yaya kubasebenzi abangaphezu kwama-40. Esi sityalo sasixhotyiswe ngelabhoratri exhotyiswe ngokupheleleyo kwasekuqaleni. NgoJanuwari 2011, i-PTS yavula esinye isityalo sokuphinda sisetyenziswe esingama-80,000 square foot eHebron, eOhio, ngaphezulu kokuphinda kabini indawo yaso yokuphinda sisetyenziswe kunye nendawo yokugcina izinto.
Ukuthengwa kwe-Ametek/Westchester Plastics ngo-2021 kuza kongeza malunga ne-220 yezigidi zeepawundi zamandla emveliso. I-Westchester Plastics ngumvelisi ozimeleyo okhokelayo eMelika wee-resin zobunjineli, ii-alloys, ii-blends, ii-reactive modifiers kunye nezinye izinto ze-thermoplastic.
I-Niche Polymer yandisa ishishini layo lokurhafisa ngo-2021 ngokuthenga i-Ametek, iWestchester Plastics, ekuthiwa yeyona nkampani inkulu yokurhafisa eMantla Melika.
I-Niche Polymers isebenzisa imigca eli-18 edibanisayo 24/5 kuzo zonke iifektri zayo. Ngokweqikelelo lwakhe, izinga lokukhula ngo-2022 liza kuba malunga ne-30%. Umthamo wayo wemveliso umalunga ne-100 yezigidi zeepawundi ngonyaka ngeemveliso zayo:
• Iimveliso eziqinisekisiweyo zePoliPIR ziphinda zisetyenziswe ngokupheleleyo (i-PIR) kwaye zenzelwe usetyenziso olufuna iimveliso eziqinisekisiweyo zePIR ezisemgangathweni ukuze kongiwe iindleko. • Iipolymers ezithambileyo zePoliSP zisekelwe kwi-SEBS kwaye zifana nerabha evulcanized, kodwa zinokucutshungulwa njenge-thermoplastics. Usetyenziso luquka ii-gaskets, ii-cable sheaths kunye ne-soft injection molding.
• Iimveliso zePoliPCR ziikhompawundi ezenziwe ngokwezifiso ze-nylon 6 kunye ne-66 kunye ne-PPC (i-polypropylene carbonate, i-copolymer ye-carbon dioxide kunye ne-propylene oxide). Umxholo we-PCR unokwenziwa ngokwezifiso. Ukuhamba kwezinto eziluhlaza ze-PCR kusekelwe kwizinto ezingaguqukiyo kwaye inkqubo ilungiselelwe ukwenza izinto eziluhlaza ezihlanganisiweyo ezicocekileyo nezithembekileyo zokusetyenziswa ngaphakathi. Imithombo ephambili yezinto eziluhlaza zeNiche Polymer apha ziinethi zokuloba ze-nylon (malunga neetoni ezingama-640,000 ziyazaliswa minyaka le), ikhaphethi, ii-hangers, ii-pallets, inkunkuma yesignali, kunye neelebhile ze-PP zeebhotile ze-PET soda. Isakhiwo saseFlorence sisixhobo sokuqokelelwa kwe-Niche Polymer PCR kwaye senza uhlengahlengiso, ukucoca, ukugaya, ukufumanisa isinyithi, ukuxinana, ukuxuba kunye nokupakisha.
Zonke izibonelelo zeNiche Polymer zixhaswa ziilebhu zamva nje kunye nezixhobo zovavanyo.
Ngenxa yobunzulu nobubanzi boluhlu lweemveliso zayo, iNiche Polymer ikhuphisana kwiimarike ezahlukeneyo. Oku kuquka izinto ezihlala ixesha elide ezinje ngeemoto, ezokwakha, ifenitshala kunye nezixhobo, izixhobo ze-elektroniki, imibhobho yamanzi, izixhobo zamandla, izinto zemidlalo kunye nezinto zokudlala.
“Ishishini leemoto liza kuba yinto ephambili ekuphuhlisweni kweemveliso zeNiche Polymer zexesha elizayo,” utshilo uThomas Moccia, usekela-mongameli wentengiso kunye nokuthengisa. INiche sele inikezela ngezisombululo zezinto eziphathekayo kwiimoto ezilula; iipolymers ezilwa neentsholongwane zezinto ezichukunyiswa rhoqo ezifana namavili okuqhuba, izibonisi kunye neziphatho zeminyango; iipolymers eziqinisiweyo zefayibha yekhabhoni kwiiphaneli zomzimba ezomeleleyo nezikhaphukhaphu, iiphaneli zophahla kunye namavili; iinkqubo zebhetri kunye neebhampa zibonelela ngezixhobo zokomelela nokhuseleko.
Kodwa abenzi beemoto bakwakhuthaza ababoneleli babo bezinto zokwakha ukuba banike amanqanaba afikelela kwi-30% ye-PCR kwiideshibhodi nakwezinye izinto zangaphakathi. “Ii-OEM zifuna ukuthengisa i-PCR njengezinto ezongeziweyo kwaye sisebenzisana rhoqo namaqela azo ophuhliso ukuze senze iikhompawundi ezifanelekileyo kule njongo.”
Ukukhetha i-compound efanelekileyo yokucoca kunokukhawulezisa utshintsho lwezinto kunye nombala kwaye kunciphise inkunkuma. Ungagcina nemali kwizinto.
Indlela entsha yokwahlulahlula esekwe kwi-fluorescence ibonelela ngendlela ekhawulezayo nethembekileyo yokulinganisa nokuqinisekisa umxholo ophinda usetyenziswe weplastiki ezahlukeneyo.
Abanini beemveliso zabathengi bajonge ngakumbi ekusetyenzisweni kwakhona kweekhemikhali ngendlela ephucukileyo njengenkxaso efunekayo ekusetyenzisweni kwakhona kweekhemikhali ukuba bafuna ukufezekisa iinjongo zoqoqosho olujikelezayo kwiminyaka elishumi ezayo. Amaqela amaninzi ababoneleli ngetekhnoloji aphuhlisa ubuchwepheshe obutsha ukuze boyise imida yeendlela ezikhoyo ze-pyrolysis kwaye bathengise ezinye iindlela ezahlukeneyo endaweni yokucubungula iikhemikhali zeplastiki.