Teknor Apex Co.
Pawtucket, RI 02861
New Weatherable Compounds for Outer or Cap Layers of Dark-color WPC Decking
WG-9000 series is designed to be used as a 50% concentrate in a blend with a fractional-melt index polyethylene. Offers five- to tenfold improvements in elongation and impact strength, while sacrificing only 15% in tensile strength. Exhibited a color change of less than 0.5 Delta E for dark brown, after 5,000 hours in QUV® accelerated weathering tests.
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TPE-Based Midsole Adds More Soring to Each Stride of New Running Shoe From Aanta Sports Products
Teknor Apex and ANTA Collaborated on Developing a High-Resilience Midsole Formulated with Monprene® TPE Jinjiang, China, October 27, 2020: A custom-formulated thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) from Teknor Apex Company has helped China’s ANTA Sports Products Limited to develop a running shoe that exhibits outstanding rebound resilience, enabling wearers to run for longer distances. One of the...
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New MD-30000 Thermoplastic Elastomers are CONEG and RoHS Compliant
Include grades with enhanced softness, translucence, low compression set for effective sealing properties, and resistance to lotions. Exhibit adhesion to engineering plastic substrates while meeting the stringent requirements for use in medical devices. Offer shorter cycle time due to avoidance of a curing process, and can be processed on conventional injection molding equipment.
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New Creamid-V Polyamides Include Unfilled and Mineral-filled Formulations
Designed to be crosslinked after melt processing by means of irradiation, thus effectively bridging the gap between a traditional thermoset and a thermoplastic compound. Crosslinked parts are able to withstand short-term temperatures far above 350°C without melting.
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New Medalist TPEs Processed on Conventional Injection Molding Equipment
MD-34900 series compounds are available in 50, 60 and 70 Shore A grades and are for general medical over molding applications. MD-36975 grade is a 75 Shore A TPE designed for over molding in wearable devices. Provides cosmetic grips for medical device housings, handheld devices, instruments, seals and gaskets.
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New Creamid P Series Provide 15-25% Improved Tensile Properties
Polyamide compounds absorb nearly one-third less water at saturation. Exhibit higher flow and excellent surface characteristics, even in high glass-filled formulations. Include grades with various types and loadings of reinforcements or fillers as well as impact-modified toughened grades and compounds.
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Monprene OM compounds Exhibit Improved Bond Strength when Overmolded Onto Rigid Polymers
Monprene OM-19300 are designed for adhesion to general-purpose and high-impact polystyrene. Monprene OM-19400 general-purpose series ranges in hardness from 40 to 70 Shore A and overmolded onto a range of thermoplastic substrates. Monprene OM-19100 and Monprene OM-19100V series consists of low compression set compounds designed for overmolding onto nylon.
Read More »New Color Concentrates from Teknor Apex Feature a Sparkle Effect
Teknor Apex’s new color concentrates are available as pellets for injection molding and dry color powder for rotomolding. The concentrates are available in all standard colors, and are suitable for consumer products including sporting equipment. The dry color powder concentrate is the first rotomolding colorant with a sparkle effect.
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New Apex 2310UV2 and 2316UV2 Compounds are UV- and Fungus-resistant
Available with a Shore A hardness range from 60 to 80 and California Proposition 65-compliant grades. Forms strong bonds with rigid vinyl substrates, yielding durable seal components for building and construction applications. Also used for window and door seals and other indoor and outdoor applications.
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Teknor Presents Apex and Flexalloy PVC Elastomer Compounds That are Pre-Compliant with Global Standards
The Apex® and Flexalloy® PVC Elastomer Compounds are offered in ten series with Shore A hardness ranging from 50 to 90 and 40 to 80 respectively. The compounds are ETO-, gamma-, and E-beam-sterilized and come in high-clarity medical blue tint. The extrusion grade compounds are used in respiratory, blood transport and delivery, catheter, enteral feeding and tubing applications whereas the...
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New Weatherable Compounds for Outer or Cap Layers of Dark-color WPC Decking
WG-9000 series is designed to be used as a 50% concentrate in a blend with a fractional-melt index polyethylene. Offers five- to tenfold improvements in elongation and impact strength, while sacrificing only 15% in tensile strength. Exhibited a color change of less than 0.5 Delta E for dark brown, after 5,000 hours in QUV® accelerated weathering tests.
Read More »
TPE-Based Midsole Adds More Soring to Each Stride of New Running Shoe From Aanta Sports Products
Teknor Apex and ANTA Collaborated on Developing a High-Resilience Midsole Formulated with Monprene® TPE Jinjiang, China, October 27, 2020: A custom-formulated thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) from Teknor Apex Company has helped China’s ANTA Sports Products Limited to develop a running shoe that exhibits outstanding rebound resilience, enabling wearers to run for longer distances. One of the...
Read More »Covestro and Teknor Apex Announce a Co-operation Agreement on Compounding TPU
Products to be marketed under the name Desmoflex® Materials manufacturer Covestro and global plastics compounder Teknor Apex intend to cooperate closely on compounding thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and have signed a cooperation agreement to this effect. TPU is an extremely versatile plastic, which Covestro has been producing in pure form for many years for use in various industry sectors....
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New MD-30000 Thermoplastic Elastomers are CONEG and RoHS Compliant
Include grades with enhanced softness, translucence, low compression set for effective sealing properties, and resistance to lotions. Exhibit adhesion to engineering plastic substrates while meeting the stringent requirements for use in medical devices. Offer shorter cycle time due to avoidance of a curing process, and can be processed on conventional injection molding equipment.
Read More »
New Creamid-V Polyamides Include Unfilled and Mineral-filled Formulations
Designed to be crosslinked after melt processing by means of irradiation, thus effectively bridging the gap between a traditional thermoset and a thermoplastic compound. Crosslinked parts are able to withstand short-term temperatures far above 350°C without melting.
Read More »
New Medalist TPEs Processed on Conventional Injection Molding Equipment
MD-34900 series compounds are available in 50, 60 and 70 Shore A grades and are for general medical over molding applications. MD-36975 grade is a 75 Shore A TPE designed for over molding in wearable devices. Provides cosmetic grips for medical device housings, handheld devices, instruments, seals and gaskets.
Read More »Suresh Swaminathan Becomes President of Teknor Apex
PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., October 28, 2019: Teknor Apex Company has appointed Suresh Swaminathan as its new president. He succeeds William J. Murray, who is retiring after 41 years with the company. Mr. Swaminathan will be responsible for the company’s worldwide custom compounding business. Teknor Apex operates thirteen manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia and produces flexible...
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New Creamid P Series Provide 15-25% Improved Tensile Properties
Polyamide compounds absorb nearly one-third less water at saturation. Exhibit higher flow and excellent surface characteristics, even in high glass-filled formulations. Include grades with various types and loadings of reinforcements or fillers as well as impact-modified toughened grades and compounds.
Read More »
Monprene OM compounds Exhibit Improved Bond Strength when Overmolded Onto Rigid Polymers
Monprene OM-19300 are designed for adhesion to general-purpose and high-impact polystyrene. Monprene OM-19400 general-purpose series ranges in hardness from 40 to 70 Shore A and overmolded onto a range of thermoplastic substrates. Monprene OM-19100 and Monprene OM-19100V series consists of low compression set compounds designed for overmolding onto nylon.
Read More »New Color Concentrates from Teknor Apex Feature a Sparkle Effect
Teknor Apex’s new color concentrates are available as pellets for injection molding and dry color powder for rotomolding. The concentrates are available in all standard colors, and are suitable for consumer products including sporting equipment. The dry color powder concentrate is the first rotomolding colorant with a sparkle effect.
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