Vitrolite® is a breakthrough technology that reduces cost and improves productivity for the processing of all thermoplastic polymers. Vitrolite® is produced from naturally occurring, non-toxic, amorphous aluminosilicate of volcanic origin.

Why use Vitrolite®?
Vitrolite® saves time which means more margin. It helps molding machines of all types make parts faster (up to 20% or more) while maintaining, or improving part quality.

How does Vitrolite® do this?
Vitrolite® enables improved resin melt flow at significantly reduced temperatures when added at 1/2% to 1% loads.

How does Vitrolite® increase productivity?
By enabling resins to flow at lower temperatures, Vitrolite® permits less heat to be added to the resin (shear, barrel, nozzle, runner) thereby allowing faster recovery, injection, and cooling cycles. Vitrolite® also works for extrusion and blow molding.

How is Vitrolite® added to the resin mix?
Vitrolite® can be added as a pellet concentrate with either an amorphous or semi-crystalline resin carrier, compounded into a color concentrate masterbatch, or directly compounded with the resin for direct use in production. Dry blending can also be used where the application permits.

Can Vitrolite® harm my mold or machine?
Vitrolite® is less abrasive than TiO₂ (titanium dioxide), a white pigment used in many resin systems. Due to its marked beneficial effects on dispersion, Vitrolite® will help keep molding machines cleaner, allowing easier purging and color changes, and may allow reductions in added pigments and additives.

What are the ways Vitrolite® can help me make more money?
Vitrolite® costs substantially less than the extra money earned through making more parts in less time. It is a true value-added product. There are also other advantages. Using Vitrolite® it may be possible to run production on fewer machines (i.e. four machines instead of five) freeing up capacity for other molding uses, other contracts, or allowing maintenance without downtime. Capital costs may decrease per part molded. Less heat input may also lower utility expense.

Are there other benefits when using Vitrolite®?
Vitrolite® permits more efficient and effective uses of regrind by aiding in dispersion of the mixed resin components. The decrease in heat history can mean less degradation of polymers during production.

What about part quality using Vitrolite®?
Part quality using Vitrolite® is as good as, or better than, that made without using Vitrolite® Tier I automotive molders use it and vehicles have it in a variety of plastic parts already. Automotive industry requirements are among the most stringent in the plastics world.

Can Vitrolite® be used for food handling, medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic
or their related packaging industries?
Vitrolite® at 100 to 200 times the concentration used in plastics, has passed an array of toxicity and biocompatibility tests. Its major chemical constituent is recognized as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) by the Federal government and has been used in food products for decades as an anti-caking agent.

Is Vitrolite® difficult to use?
No. Anyone well versed in plastics molding techniques will be able to effectively and confidently use Vitrolite® after a brief training period. Because Vitrolite® does things no other product has ever done before, it requires some re-thinking about melt, flow, and heat management during molding. Machine operators routinely gain comfort with Vitrolite® after only a short period of time.

Is Vitrolite® as revolutionary a product as it seems?
Absolutely. A world famous Ph.D. researcher in polymer rheology, who has worked with VitroCo in developing Vitrolite® calls this "perhaps the most significant development in materials technology in the last 30 years." We believe him.