Plastic Rheology

One of the most valuable applications of ebeam processing involves relatively low levels of electron beams to bring about subtle yet beneficial changes in the melt rheology of raw plastics.

For cross-linkable plastics, the exposure of pellets will increase molecular weight and melt viscosity and lower melt index or melt flow rate. While several "thermochemical" options exist for making controlled rheology resin pellets, ebeam processing provides for high throughput and clean, precise and reproducible results.