That Plastics Guy

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  • Flammability Ratings | Tech Tip Friday

    Join Kurt as he discusses UL flammability testing and the three most common ratings that you will see on your datasheets.

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    3 min
  • Interview with Bindi Patel of ECOrrect Pt 2/2

    Join Kurt as he interviews Bindi Patel of ECOrrect.  This is Bindi's second appearance on the show.  We are pleased to announce our North American distribution agreement with Bindi and her ECOrrect product, as well as production expansion into Canada.

    Our recording skills are significantly improved as well - thank you for your patience while we get things dialled in!

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    11 min
  • Vicat Softening Point | Tech Tip Friday

    Join Kurt today as he discusses what the Vicat Softening Point of plastic is all about.

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    2 min
  • Heat Deflection Temperature | Tech Tip Friday

    Join Kurt as he gives a brief synopsis of Heat Defection Temperature.

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    3 min
  • Interviewing the Interviewer - A conversation with Mark Stephen of Canadian Plastics

    It's a real honour to have the time to chat with Mark Stephen, the editor of Canadian Plastics (print edition and website).  

    Mark talks about his career experiences, how he got involved with the publication, and the changes and trends he sees in publishing.

    Mark is candid and insightful, and simply a pleasure to speak with.  Join us for the conversation and please support the magazine and website by subscribing.

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    30 min
  • Flexural Strength | Tech Tip Friday

    Join Kurt as he discusses the meaning behind "flexural strength" and the application implications. 

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    3 min
  • Notched Izod Impact | Tech Tip Friday

    Today's "TTF" is a brief description of Notched Izod Impact testing.

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    5 min
  • Energy Conservation with VFDs - An interview with Bill Hartwick of Filter Specialties Inc.

    Join Kurt as he interviews the very knowledgeable Bill Hartwick, owner of Filter Specialties Inc.  They discuss VFDs (servo drives) and how they bring significant savings to plastics processing equipment of any vintage.  The savings are huge!

    For more information, you can contact Bill through Simcoe Plastics at:

    [email protected]

    All messages will be relayed to him.


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    36 min
  • Flex Mod | Tech Tip Friday

    On today's instalment of TTF, Kurt talks about flex mod and how it measure the ductility of material.  No mathematical equations where harmed in the recording of this podcast. ;)

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    4 min
  • Melt Flow | Tech Tip Friday

    Part two of our mini-series dealing with physical property characteristics discusses one of the most common properties; melt flow (also known as melt flow index, or melt flow rate)

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    4 min

About That Plastics Guy

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About the Podcast:
Join host Kurt Stahle, "That Plastics Guy," as he shares more than four decades of plastics industry experience through discussions on materials, additives, processing,…