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Medical Grade TPEs for Biopharmaceutical Tubing

Teknor Apex expands its Medalist TPE portfolio.

NPE2024 Materials: Spotlight on Sustainability with Performance

Across the show, sustainability ruled in new materials technology, from polyolefins and engineering resins to biobased materials.

Teknor Apex Presents Daily Hourly Sessions on Broad Range of Materials for Sustainability and Electrification

NPE 2024: Teknor Apex discusses its recyclable thermoplastic elastomers and much more between Tuesday and Thursday

Teknor Apex and UBQ Materials to Further Expand Development of Sustainable Materials

Their strengthened compounding partnership will expedite product development.

Automotive TPVs Formulated with Scrap

Latest addition to Teknor Apex Sarlink is offered with up to 40% post-industrial scrap. Can be extruded or molded.

Teknor Apex Creates Color Concentrates for UBQ Materials’ Biobased Thermoplastic

New color masterbatches will broaden potential applications and versatility of UBQ made from unsorted organic and unrecyclable waste.

Teknor Apex Acquires Nu-Pro Polymers

The acquisition expands Teknor’s flexible vinyl compounds offerings with Nu-Pro’s Cycle-Tek reprocessed PVC compounds with up to 90% PIR content.

Honda Now Exploring UBQ’s Biobased Material Made from Unsorted Household Waste

UBQ is aiming to expand its reach for more sustainable automotive parts as well as non-automotive applications.

Glass-Filled, Halogen-Free FR PP for E&E, Automotive and More

Teknor’s Crealen offers excellent flammability ratings and superior glow wire ignition performance while maintaining properties after exposure to moisture and acid.

First of TPE Series with 35% Sustainable Content

Teknor Apex Monprene S3 CP-15170 BLK made with sustainable content that includes UBQ’s plastic substitute made entirely from organic and unrecyclable waste.

Glass Filled PP Compounds Replace Standard GF Nylons 66 and 6

Teknor Apex’s modified GF PP compound replaces a GF nylon 66 in AdBlue tank cover for Mercedes, resulting in several processing advantages.

Multi-Purpose TPV with Post-Industrial Recycled Content

Teknor Apex’s new Sarlink R2 3180B TPV offered with 25% PIR content.

UBQ Partners with Polymer-Metallization Specialist Polymertal to Create Lightweight, Sustainable Material for Complex Assemblies with Metallic Functionalities

Polymertal’s cutting-edge metal plating processes enable production of cost-effective hybrid metal-polymer parts for automotive, aerospace, communications and industrial sectors.

Partnership Develops TPEs with Reduced Carbon Footprint

Teknor Apex and Israel’s UBQ Materials have jointly developed new line of Teknor sustainable TPEs.

Series of TPEs with Recycled Content

Teknor Apex’s ‘new’ Monprene TPEs contain 25% to 35% recycled content helps brand achieve their sustainability goals.

Teknor Apex Acquires Lanier Color, Expands Into PVC Colorants

Teknor broadens portfolio with PVC color concentrates and specialty compounds for building and construction.

Teknor Adds Arvitec Coextrusion Line at its German Manufacturing Facility’s Application Lab

The expanded lab’s technical capabilities are greatly enhanced in support of development projects.

TPEs for Pet Toy Market

Teknor Apex’s tough and durable Monprene CP-16500 series boasts broad range of performance and aesthetic characteristics.

Teknor Apex Expands Dry Color Portfolio Though Acquisition

Teknor has acquired Dorum Color’s dry color business

Medical-Grade TPEs Bond Effectively to Copolyester

Joint testing by Teknor Apex and Eastman showed Medalist TPEs overmolded onto Eastman Tritan copolyester yielded durable bond for grips, gaskets, and other soft/rigid items

Halogen-Free FR Glass-Reinforced Nylon 66 Compounds for Automotive, Appliance and Power Tool Housings and Electronic Devices

Teknor Apex’s new Creamid nylon 66 compounds make possible parts consolidations in applications with stringent mechanical & aesthetic requirements.

Covestro and Teknor Apex to Cooperate on Compounding TPU

Teknor Apex to market jointly developed TPU compounds with Covestro’s Desmoflex brand.

Materials: Medical TPEs Boast Excellent Adhesion to Engineering Plastics

Teknor Apex’s next-generation Medalist MD-3000 Series said to offer productivity advantages over silicones.

Materials: Full Range of Compounds for All Components in 5G Antenna Cables

Teknor’s Apex PVC, Flexalloy PVC Elastomer, and Halguard Halogen-Free Polyolefin Compounds help meet carriers’ need for control/fiber optic cable constructions.

Materials: Novel Nylon 6 Compounds Outperform Standard Nylon 6

Teknor’s Creamid P nylon 6 series boasts less water absorption, allowing for superior property retention.

Materials: Next-Generation TPEs for Overmolding Exhibit Superior Adhesion to Broad Range of Thermoplastics

Teknor Apex’s Monprene OM compounds boast cost and processing advantages over current TPEs.

A Processor's Most Important Job, Part 9: Avoid Molded-In Stress

How to establish molding conditions that minimize internal stress in a part.

Materials: High-Heat Glass-Reinforced Nylon 66 Compounds Outperform Comparable Nylon 66

Teknor’s new Creamis 240H7.5 can replace costly specialty polymers like PPA.

Materials: Foamable TPVs for Door & Window Profile Seals

Teknor’s new Sarlink TPV series is said to avoid complications associated with polyurethane seals.

NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Engineering Resins Getting More Customized

Materials firms tailoring resins for specific applications.

Low-Gloss PVC Compounds for Automotive Window Encapsulation

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.

Materials: Medical TPEs for Face Masks & Cushions

Teknor’s two families of medical-grade TPEs include a deformation-resistant series for flexible masks.

LSR & TPE Summit Highlights Trends And New Materials

Among them: an LSR for 3D printing and low-VOC TPEs for auto interiors.

Teknor Apex Reveals More on Novel Nylon Family

The company’s new Engineering Resins Div. formed after acquisition of German custom compounder PTS.

Collaboration on Recycling Chewing Gum into TPEs

Teknor Apex teamed up with U.K.’s Gumdrop to divert gum waste from landfills and into TPEs.

Supplier Sees Value in TPV Portfolio and Strengthens Investment

Teknor is strongly supporting its Sarlink TPV brand through technology and capacity expansion.

MATERIALS AND ADDITIVES AT NPE: Spotlight on Performance, Economy, and Sustainability

Lots of news in engineering thermoplastic compounds, TPEs, and purging agents, plus a wide range of colorants and additives.

Teknor, Arkema Team Up On Broad Range Of Sustainable Housewrap Film Compounds

Teknor and Arkema alliance aimed at housewrap film compounds with renewable content and range of permeabilities.

APPLICATION: Styrenic TPEs Outperform TPVs in Medical-Device Cable Assemblies

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News in Medical Tubing & Materials

Two innovations in medical tubing and more than a dozen new materials, coatings, and adhesives were on display at June’s Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East show in Philadelphia.

Materials & Additives at NPE: Performance, Processability, And Sustainability

Bioplastics take center stage.

Clear Road Ahead for TPOs, TPVs

Olefinic TPEs originally comprised only two classes of rubber-modified polypropylene, known as TPO and TPV. More recently, these have been supplemented by new types of olefinic elastomers that can be used on their own or as the rubber component in TPO/TPV compounds. Additionally, a small handful of specialty TPEs using olefinic matrices occupy niche applications.

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