Teknor Apex Chemicals Div.

Versatile TPES for Personal Electronic Devices Provide Wide Range of Properties for Comfort, Durability, and On-The-Go Style
Adhesives & Sealants

Versatile TPES for Personal Electronic Devices Provide Wide Range of Properties for Comfort, Durability, and On-The-Go Style

Teknor Apex Offers a Series of MonpreneÂ-® TPEs for Colorful and Touch-Friendly Earbuds, Cords, Grips, Cases, Wristbands, and Other Consumer Electronic Components PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A.Â- – A versatile series of TPEs developed by Teknor Apex Company for consumer electronics provides the enhanced functionality, pleasing tactile properties, vivid color, and durability that are particularly...

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Adhesives & Sealants

Teknor Apex Shows Ease and Precision of Working with Medalist-® Medical Elastomer-Based Tubing Downstream of Extrusion

In Cooperation with Teknor Apex, Medical Device Manufacturers Have Proven Outstanding Performance of Tubing in Cutting, Hole Punching, Tipping, Printing, and Insert Molding ANAHEIM, CA, U.S.A., February 15, 2012: Two medical contract manufacturers have demonstrated the ease and precision with which tubing made from MedalistÂ-® MD-500 Series medical elastomers can be fabricated in diverse...

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Transparent Elastomer is approved for medical applications.
Materials

Transparent Elastomer is approved for medical applications.

Available in free-flowing pellets, Medalist MD-447 transparent elastomer gel, features ultra-soft Shore OO rating of 25. Based on hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer, it is free of latex, phthalates, or animal-derived components, and complies with FDA, California Proposition 65, CONEG, and REACH requirements for medical applications. Elastomer is suited for applications requiring molded-in seal...

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Teknor Apex Develops Two Different Vinyl Elastomer Compounds for Challenging Cable-Jacketing Applications in Wind Turbines
Materials

Teknor Apex Develops Two Different Vinyl Elastomer Compounds for Challenging Cable-Jacketing Applications in Wind Turbines

PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., Two high-performance vinyl jacketing compounds from Teknor Apex Company withstand the harsh cold, exposure to lubricants, and other challenging conditions encountered by control and power cables within the nacelles high atop wind turbine towers, the company announced today. The Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex will introduce the products at Interwire 2011 (Booth 312). Drawing...

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Materials

TPE Compound meets UL criteria for flame retardance.

Providing rubber-like flexibility, ElexarÂ-® EL-1392B can be used in insulation, jacketing, and molded plugs and connectors. It meets flame test requirements specified in UL 94 V-0 for thicknesses of 0.06 in., passes VW-1 vertical flame test per Method 1080 per UL 1581 as both insulation and jacket, has oxygen index of 28%, and exhibits no dripping when burned. Styrenic block copolymer TPE...

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Materials

Thermoplastic Elastomers are suited for cushioning applications.

MonpreneÂ-® Ultra Soft Gel Series of thermoplastic elastomers features hardness from 30-60 on Shore 00 scale. MP-1238D offers 0.88 specific gravity, 300 psi tensile strength, 40 psi tensile modulus, 700% ultimate elongation, and 20 g/10 min melt index (condition C). Water-clear, haze-free products are suitable for shoe insoles, heel cups, ergonomic products, sporting goods, and medical...

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Materials

TPE Compounds offer rubber-like matte appearance.

FlexalloyÂ-® 9750 Series vinyl thermoplastic elastomers are formulated for applications where low-gloss surface may be aesthetically desirable. Anti-blocking properties facilitate handling of films such as bin liners, flexible accordion hose, and mating parts such as weather stripping for windows and doors. Available in Shore A hardness from 35-80, compounds offer resistance to oils and fat....

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Versatile TPES for Personal Electronic Devices Provide Wide Range of Properties for Comfort, Durability, and On-The-Go Style
Adhesives & Sealants

Versatile TPES for Personal Electronic Devices Provide Wide Range of Properties for Comfort, Durability, and On-The-Go Style

Teknor Apex Offers a Series of MonpreneÂ-® TPEs for Colorful and Touch-Friendly Earbuds, Cords, Grips, Cases, Wristbands, and Other Consumer Electronic Components PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A.Â- – A versatile series of TPEs developed by Teknor Apex Company for consumer electronics provides the enhanced functionality, pleasing tactile properties, vivid color, and durability that are particularly...

Read More »
Adhesives & Sealants

Teknor Apex Shows Ease and Precision of Working with Medalist-® Medical Elastomer-Based Tubing Downstream of Extrusion

In Cooperation with Teknor Apex, Medical Device Manufacturers Have Proven Outstanding Performance of Tubing in Cutting, Hole Punching, Tipping, Printing, and Insert Molding ANAHEIM, CA, U.S.A., February 15, 2012: Two medical contract manufacturers have demonstrated the ease and precision with which tubing made from MedalistÂ-® MD-500 Series medical elastomers can be fabricated in diverse...

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Transparent Elastomer is approved for medical applications.
Materials

Transparent Elastomer is approved for medical applications.

Available in free-flowing pellets, Medalist MD-447 transparent elastomer gel, features ultra-soft Shore OO rating of 25. Based on hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer, it is free of latex, phthalates, or animal-derived components, and complies with FDA, California Proposition 65, CONEG, and REACH requirements for medical applications. Elastomer is suited for applications requiring molded-in seal...

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Teknor Apex Develops Two Different Vinyl Elastomer Compounds for Challenging Cable-Jacketing Applications in Wind Turbines
Materials

Teknor Apex Develops Two Different Vinyl Elastomer Compounds for Challenging Cable-Jacketing Applications in Wind Turbines

PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., Two high-performance vinyl jacketing compounds from Teknor Apex Company withstand the harsh cold, exposure to lubricants, and other challenging conditions encountered by control and power cables within the nacelles high atop wind turbine towers, the company announced today. The Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex will introduce the products at Interwire 2011 (Booth 312). Drawing...

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Company News

Teknor Apex Expands Specialty Compounding Capability with New Production Line for Highly Filled and Other Advanced Products

Specialty Compounding Division Develops Proprietary Compounds and also Produces Compounds and Additive Blends for Other Raw Material Companies on a Toll Basis JACKSONVILLE, TX, USA, January 17, 2011: Teknor Apex Company is installing a new production line for highly filled compounds, specialty alloys, and other advanced formulations, expanding the company's ability to supply proprietary products...

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Company News

Teknor Apex UK to Start up a New TPE Compounding Line as Part of an Overall Expansion of Its TPE Capabilities in Europe

Today's Announcement Follows Recent Acquisition of SarlinkÂ-® TPV Business OLDBURY, WEST MIDLANDS, UK, November 3, 2010: Teknor Apex UK Ltd. is installing a new compounding line for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) as part of a program to broaden the company's capabilities to serve the European TPE market, it was announced by sales director Barry Galpin. The production line will be located at...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Teknor Apex Closes Deal with DSM to Acquire Sarlink

Addition of SarlinkÂ-® TPV Product Range Makes Teknor Apex the Most Diversified Independent Compounder of Thermoplastic Elastomers PAWTUCKET, RI, November 1, 2010: The acquisition by Teknor Apex Company of the Sarlink thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) elastomer business was completed today upon the closing of a deal with former owner Royal DSM N.V., it was announced today by Teknor Apex. The...

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People in the News

Singapore Polymer Corporation Appoints Three PVC and TPE Managers for Medical, Wire, and Other Key Markets

A Teknor Apex Company, SPC Intensifies Sales and Marketing of Custom Compounds SINGAPORE, September 22, 2010: Singapore Polymer Corporation (SPC), a unit of Teknor Apex Company, has appointed three new managers in its vinyl and thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compound businesses, it was announced today by Stanly Tan, SPC managing director. One of Asiafs largest custom compounders, SPC serves...

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Company News

Teknor Apex Becomes Exclusive North American Distributor of TPU Wire and Cable Compounds from COIM

Agreement with Milan-Based COIM S.p.A. also Gives Teknor Apex Access to TPU Products that It Can Use for Developing Compounds besides Those for Wire and Cable PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., September 22, 2010: The Italian chemical company COIM S.p.A. has appointed Teknor Apex Company to be the exclusive distributor of COIM's Laripur(TM) thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomer compounds to wire and...

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