What Is FRP Material?
Leave a CommentFiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) is a composite material characterized by its robustness and versatility. It is an important material in numerous construction and civil engineering applications, including electrical insulation, structural components, bearing and wear applications, and metal substitutes. To see if it’s the right material for your project, learn more about the characteristics of FRP material […]
What Are Thermoset Materials?
Leave a CommentThermosets are insoluble, polymer-based materials with high-temperature melting points. Typically possessing superior strength compared to that of thermoplastics, thermoset materials undergo a chemical reaction at a certain temperature and reach a solid state upon curing. From that point on, the properties of these synthetic composites are “set,” resulting in materials that are unlikely to deform […]
What Is an Industrial Laminate?
Leave a CommentIndustrial laminates are used in a wide range of commercial and industrial applications. WS Hampshire specializes in laminate fabrication, and our Ryertex® composite laminates and TIMCO Technical Plastics brands are known as the best in the industry. From electrical circuit boards and structural panels to bearings, bushings, and wear parts, our industrial laminates deliver reliable […]
What is Aeroponics?
Leave a CommentAeroponics is a technique used for indoor cultivation in a controlled environment. There is no growing media like soil or coco and the water tanks so well known in hydroponics are eliminated. In aeroponics, plant roots are suspended in air and fed directly by a nutrient rich water mist. Because there is no media, plants […]
Electrical Insulation
Leave a CommentElectrical insulating materials from WS Hampshire take many forms and serve a wide range of application. From polyester film used in the lighting industry, to corrugated vulcanized fiber in large transformers, to high temperature composites in the electric arc furnace of a modern steel mill. Our extensive capabilities allow us to slit, roll, punch, form […]
This is not a bearing failure…
Leave a CommentIt may be ugly, but this Ryertex bearing was NOT A FAILURE! Follow here to see how this bearing set replaced bronze and gave one mill the ability to reduce the risk of tens of thousands of dollars in lost production and damaged equipment.
Nylon Cable Pulling & Tensioning Rollers
Leave a CommentCable pulling equipment in the electric, telecommunications, and related industries use rollers to support the line being installed and for directional changes to protect the line from damage. This includes support blocks, snatch blocks, corning arrays/quadrants, and boom point roller-type sheaves on a variety of stringing equipment extensions. These rollers were initially made of steel or aluminum, but […]
What are Timco Technical Thermoplastics?
Leave a CommentEngineering plastics are a form of polymer that are well known for their high mechanical strength, versatility, and ability to be melted and reformed into other shapes. For decades, engineers have seen plastics replace metal in applications where weight reduction, corrosion resistance or low coefficient of friction is needed to reduce wear on mating parts. […]
Thermal Insulation Applications
Leave a CommentAs a full service provider of non-metallic materials, WS Hampshire is not limited to Ryertex and Timco Technical Thermoplastics that you probably know us best by. WS Hampshire supplies asbestos free thermal insulation boards for applications such as platen presses, foundries, glass handling, molding machines, fire protection, or customized applications with temperatures up to 1,800ºF. Materials include various Marinite, Glastherm, Transite, […]
“Dry” Versus “Conditioned” Nylon Explained
Leave a CommentEuropean cast nylon producers, and injection molding resin guides, report both “dry” and “conditioned” data for nylon-based materials which are hygroscopic (absorb moisture from the air) and can absorb upwards of 8% moisture by weight at saturation (compared to 0.8% for acetal). This is a completely reversible physical reaction as the higher the humidity, the […]