Michelman

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Cincinnati, OH 45236

New Hydrosize Carbon Fiber Sizing Solutions Provide Optimal Polymer, Fiber Adhesion

Hydrosize® Carbon is a water-based sizing solution designed to allow carbon fiber manufacturers to optimize the interfacial adhesion between the polymers and the fibers by tailoring the surface chemistry of their reinforcement fibers to the chemistry of the matrix resin. The product line includes the 200, 300, 400, and 700 series. The various series of grades offer a wide variety of solutions...

Test & Measurement

Latest Unyte Surface Modifiers Enhance Performance and Production of Technical Textiles

Offered in formulations such as Unyte Bind, Grip, Glide, Heat, Print and Slip. Acts as binders for carbon, glass, aramid, basalt, UHMWPE, natural and polymeric fibers. Helps textiles and pre-preg fabrics to achieve advanced form and functions in woven and nonwoven materials.

Paints & Coatings

Michelman Introduces DigiGuard 901 Varnish Strengthener for High Water, Chemical and Thermal Durability

Can be applied post-print by mixing with off-the-shelf UV overprint varnishes. Allows label converters to achieve a higher level of durability. Ideal for home and personal care segment.

Services

New Hydrosize Carbon Fiber Sizing Products are Suitable for Composites Industry

Michelman’s Hydrosize® Carbon Fiber Sizing Products come in Hydrosize Carbon 200, 300, 400 and 700 series. The Hydrosize Carbon 200 is used for polyamide and/or high temperature polyamide applications whereas the 300 series is designed to work with polycarbonates and PC blends such as PC-ABS. The Hydrosize Carbon 400 Series fiber sizing product exhibits good thermal stability and mechanical...

Explosives, Armaments, and Weaponry

Michelman Introduces JetPrime WB 1100 Primer for High-Speed Commercial Printing Applications

The JetPrime® WB 1100 Primer is suitable for use in paper packaging applications like folding carton and corrugated. The product improves hold out and increases image quality. It is formulated for coated offset substrates and is environmental friendly and non-corrosive.

Materials

Michelman to Showcase Fiber Sizings for Automotive Applications at SPE/ACCE

CINCINNATI, OH (August 29, 2017) – Michelman will spotlight Hydrosize® Link fiber sizings and resin modifiers formulated specifically for automotive applications at the Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE). Michelman is a global leader in the development and production of innovative and novel water-based functional dispersions and emulsions of polymers, resins, and waxes. Its...

Paints & Coatings

Michem® Wood Coating 44 Additive Slows Down Mold and Fungal Growth

Michem® Low-VOC Wood Coating 44 Additive is used in exterior wood stains and sealants to improve weatherability characteristics to the wood coatings. This coating is resistant to water for waterborne deck stains and sealants. Michem® increases surface aesthetics and natural appearance.

Materials

Michelman to Address the Automotive Industry's Need for Light Weighting at JEC 2018

CINCINNATI, OH (February 28, 2018) – Michelman is addressing the need for automotive light weighting with its newest portfolio of film formers, Hydrosize® Link. Hydrosize Link products are the result of Michelman’s intense focus on the development and manufacturing of specialized polyurethane fiber sizing that improves composite performance in applications where materials are exposed to...

Textile Industry Products

Michelman Fiber Sizing Used in Manufacturing of World's First Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV) made with Recycled Carbon Fiber

CINCINNATI, OH (June 27, 2017) - For the first time anywhere in the world, continuous recycled carbon fiber tow was used to manufacture a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV). Steelhead Composites, Vartega and Michelman, all members of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), collaborated on the project. The achievement marks the first time that waste...