18s Curing Time Melamine Moulding Compound For Polishing Plastic Tableware
Product Overview
18s Curing Time Melamine Moulding Compound is a fast-cure amino thermosetting moulding compound optimized for high-speed compression molding and surface polishing of melamine plastic tableware. Featuring an ultra-short 18-second curing cycle under standard hot-press conditions, this material significantly shortens each molding cycle and improves factory production throughput.
After hot compression curing, finished products obtain smooth, easy-to-polish surfaces with good hardness, impact resistance, and food-safe performance. Suitable for mass-producing plates, bowls, salad bowls, and trays for household, hotel, and catering markets. We are a one-stop supplier covering melamine raw materials, full-set production equipment, and finished melamine tableware.
Core Advantages
- 18-Second Ultra-Fast Curing Cycle: Short molding cycle effectively raises production capacity and reduces machine occupation time for large-volume factory manufacturing.
- Excellent Polishing Performance: Cured workpiece surface is uniform and fine, easy for subsequent polishing process to achieve high-gloss finished tableware.
- Stable Molding Fluidity: Good melt flow performance fully fills mold cavity, reducing defects such as bubbles, short-shots, and surface streaks.
- High Mechanical Properties: Good hardness, chip-proof and impact-resistant, durable for heavy-duty commercial tableware usage.
- Food-Contact Safe: Non-toxic and odor-free, meets food-safety requirements for tableware directly contacting food.
- Consistent Batch-to-Batch Quality: Strict formula control ensures stable indexes for continuous high-speed production lines.
Main Product Structure
- High-purity melamine-formaldehyde resin matrix
- Alpha-cellulose reinforcing filler
- High-efficiency fast-acting curing agent & internal lubricant
- Anti-yellowing functional auxiliaries
- Food-safe color pigments for color customization
Product Specifications
| Item |
Specification |
| Product Name |
18s Curing Time Melamine Moulding Compound For Polishing Plastic Tableware |
| Available Grade |
A1 / A3 / A5 Grade |
| Appearance |
Fine molding powder, custom colors available |
| HS Code |
39092000 |
| CAS No |
108-78-1 |
| Molding Temperature |
155-165 ℃ |
| Recommended Molding Pressure |
25-40 MPa |
| Standard Curing Time |
18 s (for thin-wall tableware; adjust according to product thickness) |
| Volatile Matter |
≤3.8 % |
| Density |
~1.60 g/cm³ |
| Heat Resistance of Finished Goods |
Up to 120 ℃ short-term contact |
| Shelf Life |
12 months under cool-dry sealed storage |
| Package |
25 kg PE inner moisture-proof film + woven bag |
| Available Documents |
MSDS, COA, SGS food-contact report |
| MOQ |
1 Metric Ton |
Customization Services
- Curing-Performance Tuning: Adjust curing speed and fluidity to match your hot-press machine, product thickness, and polishing process.
- Color Customization: Custom colors based on Pantone code or physical sample.
- Matching Material Supply: Provide supporting glazing powder for complete tableware molding solution.
- Private-Label Packaging: Custom-printed 25 kg bags with your brand logo.
- Sample Service: Supply small trial samples for pre-production molding & polishing test.
- One-Stop Sourcing: We also supply melamine glazing powder, decal paper, production machines, and finished melamine tableware.
- Export Document Service: Complete set of shipping documents for customs clearance.
Application Scope
- Mass-production of melamine plastic tableware requiring fast cycle and post-polishing: plates, bowls, salad bowls, trays, and dinnerware sets.
- Household, hotel, restaurant, and canteen melamine crockery for high-volume factory production lines.
- Thin-wall melamine tableware suitable for 18-second fast-curing compression molding.
- Compatible with decal-paper transfer craft (please cooperate with matched glazing powder as overlay layer).
- Cooperate with melamine hot-press machine, automatic weighing machine, preheating machine for full production line.
Production & Quality Assurance
Production Process
Adopt amino resin polymerization, compounding, drying, and grinding process. Specially add high-efficiency fast-curing agent and polishing-promoting auxiliaries. Every batch undergoes full homogenizing mixing and short-cycle simulation molding test to verify 18-second curing performance and surface polishing effect.
Quality Inspection
- Incoming raw-material inspection for melamine monomer, cellulose, and functional auxiliaries.
- Batch-by-batch lab test: melt fluidity, volatile content, fast-curing verification, polishing-surface assessment, food-safety indexes.
- COA test report provided before shipment; third-party inspection is acceptable.
- Comply with HS 39092000 standard for export customs declaration.
Packaging
- 25 kg: inner PE moisture-proof film + outer woven bag.
- Pallet loading optional for container shipment, fit for long-distance sea freight.
- Full export documents: commercial invoice, packing list, MSDS, COA provided.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: What products fit for this 18-second fast-curing melamine moulding compound?
A: It is mainly suitable for thin-wall melamine plastic tableware. For thick-wall products, you need to properly extend curing time to guarantee complete curing.
Q2: Will 18-second fast curing affect finished-product quality?
A: Our formula is optimized for short-cycle molding. When temperature and pressure are set correctly, finished items keep good hardness, heat-resistance, and polishing performance.
Q3: Can this powder be used with decal-paper craft?
A: Yes. When producing decal-patterned tableware, please use matched dedicated glazing powder as top protective overlay.
Q4: Is this melamine moulding compound food-safe?
A: Yes, it meets food-contact requirements. We can offer SGS, MSDS, and COA certificates for import compliance check.
Q5: How should we store this fast-curing melamine moulding compound?
A: Keep sealed in cool, dry, and ventilated warehouse, avoid moisture and direct sunlight. Shelf life is 12 months from manufacturing date. Moist powder will cause molding defects.