Teknor Apex Co.
Pawtucket, RI 02861
Teknor Apex Presents New Thermoplastic Elastomers for Medical-Grade Applications
The Thermoplastic Elastomers include Medalist MD-12352 (52 Shore A), MD-50357 (58 Shore A) and MD-10353 compounds. The three compounds are used in biopharma industry for peristaltic pumps and extreme low temperature applications. The MD-10353 TPE exhibits a brittleness temperature below -60°C. The compounds feature low permeability than silicones and are compliant FDA and REACH SVHC standards.
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New Teknor Apex and Flexalloy PVC Compounds Comply with Flame Test Requirements for Cable Trays
Teknor Apex’s new PVC jacket compounds meet UL-1277 and UL-13 flame test requirements for electrical power/control tray cables and power-limited circuit cables, respectively. The Apex® brand options include 70018 for use over polyethylene, 70020 for outdoor-rated jackets over crosslinked polyethylene, and P-5007, the most flame-retardant, for use in application wiring and tray cables for...
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Teknor Apex Company Introduces a New Series of Medical-Grade Thermoplastic Elastomers for Peristaltic Pump Tubing
Teknor Apex Company’s new series of TPEs provides elasticity over a temperature range and is weldable and heat-sealable. The series features clear, opaque, and translucent grades for medical infusion systems, dialysis machines, and biotech and pharmaceutical industries.
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New Sarlink TPVs Withstand Repeated Opening and Closing of Doors
Sarlink® 8100 Series Thermoplastic Vulcanizates are available from 40 to 70 Shore A and can be foamed to density of 0.20 g/cm³ range. Sarlink TPVs are foamed using both chemical and physical blowing agents. The compounds offer low compressive set than TPEs and high resilience required for door and window seals.
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New Creamid A3H7.5G Series Compounds Evince Improved Property Retention
New Creamid™ A3H7.5G Series Compounds from Teknor Apex are suitable for thin-wall parts and under-hood parts. The compounds are processed at temperatures ranging from 280 to 300°C and exhibit high levels of critical mechanical properties at temperatures up to 240°C. Creamid™ provide a glass loading levels up to 60%.
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Medalist® TPEs Exhibit a Low Coefficient of Friction
Medalist® Thermoplastic Elastomers are available in natural or black colors and are sterilizable. These elastomers can be over-molded on to resins such as polycarbonate, ABS, PC / ABS, acrylic, acetal, PBT, and COPE. Medalist compounds are suitable for injection molded plunger stoppers to increase syringe performance and can be processed in short molding cycles. Medalist TPEs are compliant to...
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CamoTek™ Concentrates are used to impart variegated colors.
CamoTek™ Concentrates uses proprietary formulation for yielding mottled, swirled, streaked and variegated effects in products. These concentrates are used in imparting intriguing patterns for containers, lunch boxes, or coolers. CamoTek is suitable for injection and blow molders.
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Teknor Apex's Flexible PVC Compounds feature anti-fungal properties.
Apex® 2324A2 Series Compounds consist of eight compounds with Shore A hardness ranging from 55 to 90 and are UV protected. These compounds are in applications such as gaskets, flexible glazing, weather-stripping and door sweeps. Products are made without using ingredients listed under California Proposition 65.
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Teknor Apex Now Supplies Recycled Polyamide Compounds in Europe, Opening Up Major Source of Supply in Tight Market
Meeting EU Requirements, Chemlon® 500 Series Compounds Exhibit Good Surface Appearance, Dimensional Stability, and Lot-to-Lot Consistency PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., February 22, 2018: Drawing on extensive experience in the USA with recycled polyamide compounds, Teknor Apex Company has met stringent European Union standards for these materials and now makes them available throughout Europe. Chemlon®...
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Low-Gloss PVC Compounds for Automotive Window Encapsulation Closely Match Surface Finish of Nearby EPDM Components
OEM-Approved Apex® 1523-LG Compounds from Teknor Apex Retain PVC Cost Advantage over Elastomers, Are Scratch- and Mar-Resistant, and Facilitate Precise Color Matching PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., February 15, 2018 - A newly developed series of flexible PVC injection molding compounds that have been used successfully in automotive window encapsulation exhibit substantially lower levels of surface...
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