PEA-Licensing: Turbo-Screws® Technology Successfully Foams Semi-Crystalline Biodegradable Polymer
Plastic Engineering Associates Licensing, Inc. (PEA-Licensing) of Boca Raton, Florida is pleased to report the continued success of its commercial biodegradable foam development efforts with polylactic acid (PLA) resins. Working with NatureWorks LLC’s foam technical team and using the latest generation of Turbo-Screws® technology foam feed screws developed specifically for PLA, PEA-Licensing successfully foamed semi-crystalline PLA.
Jim Fogarty, Chairman of PEA-Licensing and the inventor of the Turbo-Screws® technology, commented on the semi-crystalline development trials, and said ‘I’m particuarly pleased with the latest generation of Turbo-Screws® technology feed screws for the PLA. We have now had great success foaming the amorphous and semi-crystalline PLA resins. Biodegradable polymers are the future of this industry and Turbo-Screws® technology will get you there successfully. The next step in the commercial development trials with PLA is high heat grade crystalline PLA for applications requiring 300 degrees Fahrenheit, which we will continue development on through year end.’
Plastic Engineering Associates Licensing, Inc. is a Florida corporation which owns the exclusive patent rights to 7 U.S. and 50 foreign patents on the Turbo-Screws® technology. For more information visit www.turboscrews.com