Posts Tagged ‘moisture in plastic’

When you select a moisture analyzer for low-moisture plastic resins you will need a model that that not only can quickly but also accurately gauge the moisture content of these resins.   And as with many quality control requirements that involve moisture content, you’ll want a moisture balance that can meet standards set by trade associations and professional organizations.

In this post you’ll get a briefing on the following:

• why low moisture content is important in plastic resins
• a technical standard that applies to determining moisture in plastics
• how benchtop moisture analyzers work
• a standards-compliant moisture analyzer
  for plastic resins

Why Low Moisture Content is  Important

Owners of injection molding companies and operators of injection molding machines are aware that incorrect moisture content in plastic resins can result in an inferior finished product.

Product shipped from resin suppliers may have the specified moisture content but ambient conditions … Read the rest