Polyphthalamide Material improves kitchen utensils.
Press Release Summary:
AMODEL® A-1133 HS polyphthalamide combined with Bryant Rubber's Select Primerless Adhesion Polymer System(TM) turns ordinary kitchen spatula into long lasting utensil that is less likely to melt. It reduces amount of heat transferred through spatula to cook's hand and doesn't begin melting until temperature exceeds 550°F. Soft silicone is non-marking and does not wear delicate pan surfaces.
Original Press Release:
Solvay Advanced Polymers' AMODEL® Polyphthalamide Helps Bryant Rubber Produce Safer, Longer Lasting Kitchen Utensil
Alpharetta, Ga. - Although they haven't put it on kitchen shelves yet, Bryant Rubber Corporation of Harbor City, Calif., has developed a silicone-coated kitchen utensil prototype using AMODEL® polyphthalamide (PPA), a high-performance polymer
produced by Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C.
By combining AMODEL A-1133 HS with Bryant Rubber's Select Primerless Adhesion Polymer System(TM) (SPAPS(TM)) technology, the company has transformed an ordinary kitchen spatula into a utensil that is longer lasting, less likely to melt, and less
costly to produce.
According to Rick Ziebell, Bryant Rubber's vice president of technology, kitchen utensils made with SPAPS silicone and AMODEL PPA do not begin melting until the temperature exceeds 550 degrees Fahrenheit. Other composites of this type (whether soft
or rigid) begin to melt around 300 degrees Fahrenheit. The higher melt resistance extends the useful life of the utensil and significantly increases kitchen safety.
"Unlike metal, kitchen tools produced with AMODEL PPA and SPAPS reduce the amount of heat transferred through the utensil to the cook's hand, therefore reducing potential injuries," said Ziebell.
AMODEL PPA gives utensils the rigidity that enables cooks to move food easily around the pan and provides better shape retention in all conceivable cooking conditions. The soft silicone (SPAPS) is non-marking and does not wear delicate pan surfaces.
"The marriage of AMODEL PPA plastic and SPAPS silicone rubber provides a uniquely lightweight and seamless integration of two polymer systems," Ziebell noted. "Essentially, we are taking two dissimilar materials and making them work together as one without using glue, cement or some other type of toxic material to bond them together."
SPAPS is a more cost-efficient method of molding a silicone rubber to a plastic component since it eliminates the need to prime (or prepare) the plastic for the silicone --- one of the more expensive and toxic steps in the production process. SPAPS can also reduce molding time and labor costs associated with secondary production operations.
About Solvay Advanced Polymers
Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., is an indirect subsidiary of Solvay America, Inc., the U.S. holding company of Solvay S.A. The company produces high-performance polymers that are used in a wide range of demanding applications in the automotive, aerospace, industrial, food service, medical and electronics industries worldwide.
Solvay Advanced Polymers products include IXEF® polyarylamide and
PRIMEF® polyphenylene sulfide product lines of Solvay S.A. combined with a portfolio of materials that had comprised BP Amoco's engineering resins business. For more information about this and other Solvay Advanced Polymers products and services,
please visit our website at www.solvayadvancedpolymers.com.
SOLVAY is an international chemical and pharmaceutical Group with
headquarters in Brussels. It employs more than 30,000 people in 50 countries. In 2002 its consolidated sales amounted to EUR 7.9 billion, generated by its four sectors of activity: Chemicals, Plastics, Processing and Pharmaceuticals. Solvay is listed in the Euronext 100 index of top European companies. For further information please see www.solvay.com.
About Bryant Rubber Corporation
Bryant Rubber is a manufacturer of engineered, precision-molded polymer components. Bryant's specialties beyond SPAPS Technology include engineered components for the consumer appliance, healthcare, and automotive industries.
Headquartered in Harbor City, Calif., the 31-year-old company has sales engineering offices located through the U.S. For additional information contact Bryant Rubber at info@bryantrubber.com or visit www.bryantrubber.com.
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