Unlocking the Potential of Thermoplastic Acrylic Resins
Thermoplastic acrylic resins have long been a leading addition in the coatings industry, vastly improving the performance, adhesion, and other properties of a wide range of paints, printing inks, varnishes, and much more. They have widespread applications in nearly every industry imaginable, providing durable industrial and commercial coatings for many different uses.
Why Thermoplastic Acrylics Perform so Well
Thermoplastic acrylic resins are made from acrylic polymers that are designed to have a strong, stable backbone. Due to the composition of their polymer backbone, they can not only provide excellent hardness and durability, they can also be manufactured for specific properties and applications. Generally, they tend to have higher molecular weight as a result, but that property is part of what makes them so strong.
The Benefits of Thermoplastic Acrylic Resins
Not only are these acrylics produce incredibly durable coatings, they also offer many different benefits as well. They impart improved color and color stability in paints and pigments, as well as rapid drying in many different environments. Depending on their composition, they can also have excellent resistance to chemicals, water, wear, and impact, as well as UV resistance. Thermoplastic acrylic resins can also impart excellent adhesion to many different substrates, as well as overall dimensional stability for the coating. When manufactured well, they also tend to be environmentally safe too, as they don’t release the toxic smells, fumes, or VOCs that other additives tend to have.
The Applications of Thermoplastic Acrylic Resins
As mentioned above, thermoplastic acrylic resins have a very wide range of applications, and have uses in nearly every industry around the world. They’re useful as curing, film-forming agents and can be added to paints and primers for improved resistance and adhesion. They can be mixed into printing inks for better gloss, color properties, and ink flow. They can be added to exterior coatings as well for roofs, concrete, flooring, curing, and much more.
Gellner Industrial–the Leader in Water-based Acrylic Resins
Gellner Industrial has been at the forefront of the research, development, and manufacturing of water-based acrylic resins for decades. Our products give your coatings unmatched performance and superior quality. As a market-driven company, we have nearly half a century of industry experience to bring to our customers, and we stay up-to-date on new developments in all of the markets that our products serve. You can browse all of our products on the Product Guide of our website, or check out our website to learn more about the applications and markets that we serve.
