Yasungulwa ngo-1987, i-Niche Polymer iyaqhubeka nokukhula kokubili ngokwemvelo nangokuthenga, igxile emizamweni yayo yokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo ezidingweni zemakethe ezishintshayo. Ukwengeza inani emfucumfucwini yezimboni kanye neyangemva kokusetshenziswa kuyingxenye ebalulekile yale mizamo. #intuthuko esimeme
Kubonakala sengathi uDkt. Saurabh Naik wayephambili kunesikhathi sakhe ekuphakamiseni umnotho ojikelezayo. Emuva ngawo-1980, waqala ukufuna imakethe yemfucuza engasetshenziswa kabusha ngemva kwezimboni. Wathola i-PhD yakhe kwi-polymer chemistry ku-U-Mass Lowell ngo-1978 wabe esesebenzela isikhashana uMartin Marietta kanye ne-International Paper bethuthukisa i-mica njengesithako sokugcwalisa amafomula e-thermoplastic.
Namuhla, iNike ingumsunguli kanye ne-CEO yeNiche Polymer LLC, enye yemikhiqizo yayo ebizwa ngokuthi iPoliPCR, eyenziwe ngezinto eziphinde zasetshenziswa zangaphakathi kwezimoto, izingxenye zezingxenye zenjini, ukukhanyisa, amaphrofayili amafasitela, phansi, ukumbozwa kodonga kanye nezinto ezihlala isikhathi eside. njengefenisha nezinto zikagesi. IPoliPCR isekelwe ku-polypropylene, i-nylon 6, i-nylon 66, i-polycarbonate, i-ABS kanye ne-PBT.
UDkt. Saurab Naik, i-CEO ye-Niche Polymer, ubephambili kakhulu ekutholeni izimakethe kanye nezicelo zemfucuza yepulasitiki. Isithombe: Niche Polymers
USunny Nike, indodana yomsunguli weNiche Polymer kanye nephini likamongameli wezokusebenza, uthe: “Sikholelwa ekusekeleni ngenkuthalo ukusimama ngokusebenzisana nabaphakeli be-resin, ababumbi kanye nama-OEM ukuze sisuse imfucuza yepulasitiki emvelweni futhi sandise ukuvuselelwa kwemikhiqizo. Umthombo wokuziphatha wokugeleza kwezinto zethu uwumthwalo wethu wemfanelo emphakathini. Ukusimama yikhono lethu lokuphinda le nqubo ngesivinini esingaguquki.”
I-Niche Polymer inezindawo zokukhiqiza eRavenswood, eWest Virginia naseWashington, eNeskehonin, ePennsylvania, naseKillen, e-Alabama, kanye nezikhungo zokusabalalisa eWashington, DC, naseToronto. Isikhungo esingamamitha-skwele angu-80,000 eMusle Shoals, e-Alabama, kulindeleke ukuthi sivulwe kulo nyaka ukuze sikhiqize ama-polymer athambile (ama-TPE nama-TPV). Le nkampani ihlela ukuhlomisa lesi sitshalo ngemigqa emithathu emisha yokuhlanganisa ama-twin-screw. Sizogxila ekuhlinzekeni ama-OEM ezimoto eningizimu-mpumalanga. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kulo nyaka i-Niche ivule isikhungo se-PCR eFlorence, eSouth Carolina, kanti ngonyaka ozayo i-Niche izovula isitshalo sokuhlanganisa ama-compound eQueretaro, eMexico, kanye nesikhungo sezinsizakalo zobuchwepheshe kanye nokusabalalisa eTexas. Isitshalo saseNesquehoning siwumphumela wokuthengwa kwe-Ametek/Westchester Plastics yi-Niche ngo-2021, okwengeze izinsizakalo zokuhlanganisa, zokuhlanganisa kanye nokucubungula amandla enkampani.
Imisebenzi yokuhlanganisa i-Niche Polymer isekelwa ubuchwepheshe besimanje bokukhipha izikulufo ezimbili. Le nkampani isebenzisa imigqa yokukhiqiza engu-18 emafektri ahlukahlukene.
UDkt. Naik wachitha isikhathi esiningi somsebenzi wakhe wokuqala kuma-polymers, egxile ekusetshenzisweni kabusha. Lapho iNiche isungulwa ngo-1987, wayethengisa izinsalela ezivela enkambisweni yokukhiqiza iBlack & Decker eShayina naseNdiya. Lapho ethola imithombo eyengeziwe yokuhlinzeka, wavula isitshalo sokusetshenziswa kabusha eBaltimore ukuze anciphise ubukhulu futhi apakishe. Ngawo-1990, wayethumela amakhilogremu ayizigidi ezingu-20 zezinsalela ngonyaka eShayina, eyayifuna izinto ezishibhile zokusekela imakethe yokubumba injection echumayo.
Ekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka, imakethe yokuvuselela yaba yinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. “Amanani amakhemikhali ayephezulu, ngakho i-resin eyinhloko yayibiza kakhulu,” kukhumbula uDkt. Naik. “Siqoqa izinsalela eziningi, kodwa inkinga esibhekene nayo ukuthi singayengeza kanjani inani kuyo.” Ngo-2001, iNiche yavula isikhungo sayo esiphambili eWashington, DC, eduze kwesitshalo saseDuPont, lapho kuhlelwa khona izindawo ezinephutha futhi kubuyiselwa izindawo ezintsha ze-polymer. Umkhiqizi ohlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezengeziwe kuma-resin giants angaleso sikhathi. Ngo-2008, iNiche Polymer yaqala ukukhiqiza izinto ezihlanganisiwe efektri yangaphambili yefayibha eyathengwa eDuPont eRavenswood.
I-Ravenswood yanda kathathu ngobukhulu njengoba i-Niche iqala ukuthuthukisa imikhiqizo yayo. Ngo-2014, i-Niche yengeza imigqa emibili yokuhlanganisa futhi ilebhu yayo ye-R&D yathola ukugunyazwa kwe-ISO 17025. Eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, i-Niche yengeza intambo yokuhlanganisa i-polyolefin ne-polystyrene. I-Ravenswood okwamanje inomthamo wamakhilogremu ayizigidi ezingu-150 ngonyaka. Imikhiqizo eyenziwe lapho, ikakhulukazi esekelwe kwi-nylon, ifaka phakathi amazinga agcwele ingilazi, agcwele amaminerali, amelana nokushayisana kanye namazinga amelana nokushisa.
I-Niche iphinde ikhiqize ama-alloy e-PC/ABS kanye ne-polypropylene egcwele ingilazi ye-PIR. Lesi sikhungo esiseduze neWashington sisebenza njenge-Polymer Alliance Services. Lesi sikhungo esingamamitha-skwele angu-400,000 sisebenza njengesikhungo sokugcina nokusabalalisa izinto esiyinhloko se-Niche, kodwa futhi siphatha eminye imisebenzi eminingi: ukuhlunga nge-optical, ukuhlikihla, ukugaya nge-cryogenic, ukupakisha, ukuxuba, ukomisa, nokuningi.
Kwathi ngo-2020, iNiche yanezela amakhono okwakha i-TPE kanye ne-TPO ngokuthenga i-Polymer Technical Services (PTS) eHeath, e-Ohio. I-PRT compounds PP, PE, TPO, ABS, PC, Nylon 6, Nylon 66, PBT kanye nama-alloy awo. Kusukela endaweni engamamitha-skwele angu-60,000 enabasebenzi ababili, i-PTS ikhule yaba abasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-40. Lesi sitshalo sasihlonyiswe ngelabhorethri ehlonyiswe ngokugcwele kusukela ekuqaleni. NgoJanuwari 2011, i-PTS yavula esinye isitshalo sokuvuselela esingamamitha-skwele angu-80,000 eHebron, e-Ohio, okuphindwe kabili indawo yaso yokuvuselela kanye neyokugcina.
Ukuthengwa kwe-Ametek/Westchester Plastics ngo-2021 kuzokwengeza amandla okukhiqiza angaba yizigidi ezingama-220 zamakhilogremu. I-Westchester Plastics ingumkhiqizi ozimele ohamba phambili eMelika wama-resin obunjiniyela, ama-alloy, ama-blends, ama-reactive modifiers kanye nezinye izinto ze-thermoplastic.
I-Niche Polymer yandisa ibhizinisi layo lokukhokhisa ngo-2021 ngokuthenga i-Ametek, iWestchester Plastics, okusolwa ukuthi ingumkhiqizi omkhulu wezindleko zokukhokhisa eNyakatho Melika.
I-Niche Polymers isebenzisa imigqa engu-18 yokuhlanganisa ama-compounds angu-24/5 kuzo zonke izimboni zayo. Ngokusho kwezilinganiso zayo, izinga lokukhula ngo-2022 lizoba cishe ngu-30%. Amandla ayo okukhiqiza angaba yizigidi eziyi-100 zamakhilogremu ngonyaka ngemikhiqizo yayo:
• Imikhiqizo eqinisekisiwe yi-PoliPIR isetshenziswa kabusha ngo-100% (i-PIR) futhi yenzelwe izinhlelo zokusebenza ezidinga imikhiqizo ejwayelekile eqinisekisiwe yi-PIR ukuze kongiwe izindleko. • Ama-polymer athambile e-PoliSP asekelwe ku-SEBS futhi afana nerabha evulcanized, kodwa angacutshungulwa njenge-thermoplastics. Izinhlelo zokusebenza zifaka phakathi ama-gasket, ama-cable sheaths kanye nokubumba okuthambile komjovo.
• Imikhiqizo ye-PoliPCR iyizakhi ezenziwe ngokwezifiso ze-nylon 6 kanye ne-66 kanye ne-PPC (i-polypropylene carbonate, i-copolymer ye-carbon dioxide kanye ne-propylene oxide). Okuqukethwe kwe-PCR nakho kungenziwa ngokwezifiso. Ukugeleza kwezinto zokusetshenziswa ze-PCR kusekelwe ezintweni ezingaguquki futhi inqubo ilungiselelwe ukudala izinto zokusetshenziswa ezihlanganisiwe ezihlanzekile nezithembekile zokusetshenziswa kwangaphakathi. Imithombo eyinhloko yezinto zokusetshenziswa ze-Niche Polymer lapha amanethi okudoba e-nylon (cishe amathani angu-640,000 agcwaliswa minyaka yonke), ikhaphethi, ama-hangers, ama-pallet, imfucuza yezibonakaliso, kanye namalebula e-PP amabhodlela e-PET soda. Isikhungo saseFlorence siyisikhungo sokuqoqa i-Niche Polymer PCR futhi senza ukuhlunga, ukuhlanza, ukugaya, ukuthola insimbi, ukucindezela, ukuxuba kanye nokupakisha.
Zonke izikhungo ze-Niche Polymer zisekelwa yilabhorethri yakamuva kanye nemishini yokuhlola.
Ngokujula nobubanzi bomkhiqizo wayo, i-Niche Polymer incintisana ezimakethe eziningi zokugcina. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izinto ezihlala isikhathi eside njengezimoto, ezokwakha, ifenisha nezinto zikagesi, izinto zikagesi, amapayipi, amathuluzi kagesi, izimpahla zemidlalo, namathoyizi.
“Imboni yezimoto izoba yinto ebalulekile ekuthuthukiseni imikhiqizo ye-Niche Polymer yesikhathi esizayo,” kusho uThomas Moccia, iphini likamongameli wezokuthengisa nokumaketha. I-Niche isivele inikeza izixazululo zezinto ezibonakalayo zezimoto ezilula; ama-polymer alwa namagciwane ezingxenyeni ezivame ukuthintwa njengeziteringi, izibonisi kanye nezibambo zeminyango; ama-polymer aqiniswe nge-carbon fiber amaphaneli omzimba aqinile futhi alula, amaphaneli ophahla namasondo; izinhlelo zebhethri kanye ne-bumper zinikeza izinto zokwakha amandla nokuphepha.
Kodwa abenzi bezimoto nabo bacindezela abahlinzeki babo bezinto zokwakha ukuthi banikeze amazinga aqukethe ama-PCR afinyelela ku-30% kumadeshibhodi nezinye izingxenye zangaphakathi. “Ama-OEM afuna ukumaketha i-PCR njengento eyongezwayo futhi sisebenza njalo namaqembu abo okuthuthukisa ukuthuthukisa ama-compound afanele le njongo.”
Ukukhetha inhlanganisela efanele yokuhlanza kungasheshisa ukushintsha kwezinto kanye nombala futhi kunciphise ukungcola. Ungonga ngisho nezinto zokwakha.
Indlela entsha yokuhlukanisa esuselwe ku-fluorescence inikeza indlela esheshayo nethembekile yokulinganisa nokuqinisekisa okuqukethwe okuphinde kwasetshenziswa kwepulasitiki ehlukahlukene.
Abanikazi bemikhiqizo yezimpahla zabathengi babheka kakhulu ekusetshenzisweni kabusha kwamakhemikhali okuthuthukisiwe njengesengezo esidingekayo ekusetshenzisweni kabusha kwemishini uma befuna ukufeza imigomo yezomnotho ojikelezayo evelele eminyakeni eyishumi ezayo. Abahlinzeki bezobuchwepheshe abaningi bathuthukisa ubuchwepheshe obusha ukuze banqobe ukulinganiselwa kwezindlela ezikhona ze-pyrolysis futhi bathengise ezinye izindlela ezahlukene zokucubungula amakhemikhali epulasitiki.