We're very excited to announce that starting in January 2009, our "Enhanced General Purpose Grade Purging Compound", better known as U Grade, will replace our current "General Purpose Grade", also known as Advantage Grade. This is fantastic news since customers have seen an average of 30% better cleaning performance and less residue formation with U Grade over Advantage! Further, we're offering the U Grade at the same low prices as Advantage! How can we offer a BETTER-performing grade at a lower price? Simple: we're now manufacturing the U Grade in the U.S. as opposed to importing it from overseas. As always, anytime we cut costs, we pass those savings along to our customers.
Enhanced General Purpose - Sytrenic Based
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U Grade's cleaning power approaches that of our strongest scrubber, EX Grade, but without the glass filler. It is ideal for applications that require higher detergency while maintaining lower residue.
- 120-Ton Injection Molding Machine:
Quantity of ASACLEAN requiredASACLEAN GradeRESIN PURGEDABSPPEU0.66 lbs1.32 lbs.% Improvement in Cleaning PowerAdvantage1.1 lbs2.2 lbs66%66%Amount of next resin required to displace ASACLEAN (PS resin used)
U Grade 1.98 lbs.
Advantage Grade 4.40 lbs
- 120% Improvement in Residue Properties!
- Usage Example: Nylon color change
WITHOUT ASACLEAN [Machine: 200-ton injection molding machine at 530° F - Total purge time: 30 minutes]

WITH ASACLEAN [Machine: 200-ton injection molding machine at 530° F - Total purge time: 10 minutes]

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Tom Hanvey is the Associate Director of Marketing & Sustainability at Asahi Kasei Plastics North America. Before joining APNA, he worked as the Senior Marketing Manager for Asaclean Purging Compounds. He's worked in the plastics industry for over 10 years and focuses on recyclable resins and on the inbound marketing side, providing easy-to-digest content to processors looking for an edge on their competition.
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