A wide variety of plastics are used on today’s agricultural equipment, helping to avoid the costly corrosion problems most often associated with metal. Americhem offers custom-engineered compounds for agricultural equipment designed to withstand the rigors of harsh farming applications and environments. Our structurally reinforced compounds, pre-colored resins and internally lubricated wear-resistant compounds allow major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to produce corrosion and weather-resistant agricultural equipment that’s built tough to last.
ADVANCED MATERIALS THAT IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND LONGEVITY
Warm temperatures, humidity, fertilizers, pesticides and mud are all factors that influence and accelerate corrosion on agricultural equipment. When left unaddressed, corrosion can migrate quickly across metal components and systems, weakening machinery and impacting overall farm productivity.
Americhem’s engineered compounds for agricultural equipment help reduce downtime and extend the useful life of agricultural vehicles like tractors, combines, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and loaders through the use of high-performance materials that can cost-effectively replace or complement metal. Working closely with our material experts to determine your exact requirements, we can get you one step closer to producing corrosion-resistant engines, transmission and drivetrain components, fans, air intakes, fluid reservoirs. Our highly durable, weather-resistant solutions can also be applied to agricultural tools and tractor attachments such as plows, harrows, fertilizer spreaders, seeders, balers, sprayers, wagons and trailers.
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INCREASED EFFICIENCY THROUGH REDUCED WEIGHT AND LUBRICITY
Americhem’s lightweight structural compounds offer a greater potential for increasing farm vehicle fuel efficiency since it takes less energy to accelerate a lighter object than a heavier one. Despite their light weight, our engineered compounds for farm equipment feature a high strength-to-weight ratio enhanced by the addition of fillers and reinforcements such as glass fiber and carbon fiber. In many cases, our thermoplastic products will perform as well as or even outperform metal in both strength and stiffness tests.
When it comes to competing with metal, Americhem also helps OEMs address lubrication concerns of moving components. We offer a complete line of internally lubricated compounds designed to reduce friction without any need to grease or oil parts in the field, lowering maintenance and service costs. These lubricant additives can dramatically alter the properties of plastic, providing reduced wear, vibration and noise.
SUITABLE APPLICATIONS
Agricultural equipment must endure extreme temperatures, severe weather conditions and exposure to damaging sun rays and harsh chemicals. Americhem’s weather-resistant engineered compounds for corrosion-resistant farm equipment offer proven performance under the hood, inside and outside any agricultural vehicle. Our durable compounds can eliminate the cost of painting body panels and components, and provide high gloss, weather resistance and scratch/mar resistance in a molded-in-color component.
WE PROPAGATE SUCCESS THROUGH DISTINCT PRODUCT ADVANTAGES
Some of the biggest names in the farm and agricultural equipment industry rely on Americhem’s tailored approach to engineering polymer compounds with the properties and attributes that meet their exact requirements. Here’s what we offer:
ALL THE SOLUTIONS YOU NEED TO GET AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION
With Americhem’s commitment to innovation, we continually develop solutions that help our customers position their products in the marketplace with unique, value-creating characteristics that contribute to their brand’s essence.
InStruc® STRUCTURALLY REINFORCED COMPOUNDS
Ensure your products can withstand high temperatures and loads with this high-performance series that utilizes glass and carbon fiber reinforcements.
INLUBE™ INTERNALLY LUBRICATED COMPOUNDS
Reduce friction and wear on moving components for increased durability and service life throughout your product or equipment.
SURLYN REFLECTION SERIES®
Achieve an unmatched combination of durability and eye-catching aesthetic appeal with our tough, weather-resistant compounded resins designed for outdoor applications.
Surlyn Reflection Series® is a trademark of Dow and is used under license by LTL Color Compounders, LLC.
ColorFast® PRECOLORED ENGINEERING RESINS
Choose from more than 60 resin formulations and any transparent, opaque or translucent color you need to realize your specific look and performance needs.