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Identification & Functionality
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Materials Features
- Product Highlights
McLube® offers a full line of water and solvent-based release agents catered to a variety of polymeric materials and processes, including blow molding, injection molding, thermoforming, rotational molding, and extrusion. McLube® also offers mold release sprays for plastic applications. Continue reading to learn more about our consummate line of mold release agents for plastics or contact us for information about a specific product.
Rotation Molding
McLube® helps rotational molders around the world gain more control over their processes with tailor-made release agents and roto process aids to suit any application. Our line of release agents for rotational molding supports all polyethylene plastics as well as polypropylene, Nylon, and polycarbonate. Visit our Release Agents for Rotational Molding page for more information.
- Benefits
- Superior release performance
- No pinholing
- Improved part appearance and surface finish
- Extra slip for deep draws, undercuts, and small sprue openings
- Operator-safe and environmentally conscious options
- Increased lifespan of molds and tooling
- Mold protection during storage
- Little or no transfer to the molded part
- Special Features
Paintable, instant-cure, injection molded plastics (also lubricates pins, slides, ejectors)
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Applications
Supported Materials
Thermoset: polyester, epoxy resin, curing epoxy resins, phenolic resin (formaldehyde-based resins), acrylics, melamine, silicone (polysiloxanes)
Thermoplastics: PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene), polycarbonate, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and PVDC (polyvinylidene chloride), Nylons, Polystyrene (Styrofoam) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, Polyethylene: PEX, XLPE insulation, Low density Polyethylene (LDPE), linear LDPE, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), Polyethylene terephthalate (PETE), and more
Biodegradable: Oxo, hydro
Other Supported Processes
Injection molding (hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, electric), blow molding, extrusion, compression molding, laminating, matrix molding, spin casting, transfer molding, 3-D printing, thermoforming, and vacuum forming
Packaging & Availability
- Availability
Bulk and aerosol