Short-sTwrt stories of Better Products, Improved Production,^Methods, Reduced Costs brought about V by NOPCO CHEMICALS for PRODUCTION
LESS S T A T I C . . . LESS D O W N - T I M E I N TEXTILE MILL
A New England producer of synthetic fibers had almost as much "down-time" as running time. They could not find a lubricant that would process these fibers. Tried new equipment; still n o go. Nopco developed lubricants that gave the proper balance of fiber-to-fiber lubricity, fiber-to-fiber cohesion, antistatic control. The mill h a s had high production ever since.
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to be non-toxic—the pipe carries drinking water. It had to be water-soluble, so that the excess could be washed out. It had to retain its lubricating properties for an hour after the pipe is laid—so that it could be separated if the pipe was laid wrong! And it had to hold a constant viscosity in temperatures from below freezing to 140° F. Several firms tried—the manufacturer has now standardized on K B E , the lubricant Nopco developed to meet his requirements.
PAPER MACHINE
A maker of transite pipe had long needed a coupling lubricant with a hard-to-find combination of properties. I t had
We realize that the problem you would most like to solve may be quite different from a n y of these. N o p c o has a wealth of experience in many other fields as well—and has built its business by corning up with a high percentage of the right answers i n improving other people's products. Why not call on our technical men to have a try at yours? Nopco Chemical Company, 124 Davis St., Harrison, 7 T. J.
. Attention Research Men A new Nopco chemical, a modified non-corrosive alkyl aryl polyether alcohol, with a low. unchanging viscosity curve. when diluted with water at 2 5 ° C — we have been recommending as an excellent detergent for wool. We can see that it useful in several other fields. If you would like a free testing sample for your own experiments, write us today.
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The case-histories briefly described here are recent examples of Nopco Chemicals for Production at work h e l p i n g turn out improved products better, faster, cheaper.
The fourdrinier machine in a Minnesota paper mill had to shut down and wait for help. Since they had shifted to a new sizing material that did the job they wanted on a fine grade of wallpaper, they found the paper was picking up spots caused by foam. Nopco technicians spent several days at the plant—after trying several Nopco defoamers, found the right combination. The high speed fourdrinier resumed operations. N o more spots.
wjca PLANTS: Harrison. N. J. Cedartown, Ga. · Richmond, Calif. London, Ont. Canada
Nopco Processing Chemicals include: Esters, Ethylene Oxide Condensates, Amides, Metallic Soaps, Sulphonates, Emulsion Polymers, Foamed Plastics. For: LUBRICATION · DETERGENCY SIZING · PLASTICISING · EMULSIFYING · DISPERSING · WETTING DEFOAMING · T H I C K E N I N G .
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