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Advanced Polymer Alloys’ ‘Blendable’ Melt-Processible Elastomers™ Enhance Performance Properties of Commodity and Engineered Polymers
Blending MPEs offers significant benefits including stronger physical property performance in key areas such as flexibility, tactile feel, coefficient of friction, or enhanced processing ease.
WILMINGTON, DE (PRWEB) June 19, 2006 -– Advanced Polymer Alloys’ (APA) complete line of Melt -Processible Elastomers™ (MPEs), enhances the performance properties when blended with a wide range of commodity and engineered polymers.
“MPE physical properties and performance characteristics, when added to compatible base polymers, improve the overall performance of our customers’ product,” said Jeff Senich, business development manager for APA. “With careful analysis of critical end use needs, we can choose compatible MPEs to blend with flexible thermoplastics and TPEs.”
Blending MPEs offers significant benefits including stronger physical property performance in key areas such as flexibility, tactile feel, coefficient of friction, or enhanced processing ease. Adding MPEs, often in small amounts, will improve the end product, creating a powerful competitive advantage without radical formulation changes and without a spike in costs.
APA customers are already experiencing those benefits MPE materials provide in automotive, wire & cable, architecture, appliance manufacturing, and sporting goods applications. Specific examples of those blends will be available at APA’s booth during NPE 2006 in Chicago, June 19-23 (McCormick Place, Booth 5139-K, in the TPE/Rubber Pavilion).
APA manufactures a full line of MPEs, including DuraGrip® TPE and Alcryn® Melt-Processible Rubber™ (MPR), for products in the automotive, industrial, home and garden, sports and leisure, wire and cable, and personal care industries. APA materials offer benefits that include enhanced coloring, ease of processing, soft touch, and longer durability through strong chemical and weather resistance.
DuraGrip TPE is a versatile material that enhances consumer or light industrial products through its elastomeric properties and features, including, when needed, a soft-touch feel. The DuraGrip TPE 6000 and 6300 grades bond well to polypropylene and polyethylene, while the UV-stable DuraGrip TPE 6100 series bonds to engineered thermoplastic materials including difficult-to-overmold nylon substrates. And the new high-performance DuraGrip TPE6200 series offers excellent elastomeric properties as well as extrusion capability. Applications for industry include appliances, electronics, home improvement, household products, lawn and garden, office supplies, personal care, sports and leisure, and more.
Alcryn MPR provides the ergonomic and performance qualities of rubber with superior oil, toughness, and weather resistance. When compared to TPEs and many vulcanized rubbers, Alcryn MPR outperforms in durability, coefficient of friction, and resistance to abrasion, chemicals, oils, fuels, and long-term exposure to sunlight and other aspects of weathering. Alcryn can combine with common thermoplastic materials to produce unique textural effects in an economical way. Application examples on display will include automotive parts made with Alcryn MPR, as well as Alcryn MPR sheet applications.
During NPE 2006, APA will be located at booth 5139-K in the TPE/Rubber Pavilion on the third level of McCormick North Hall. Visit www.APAinfo.com or call 888-663-6005.
About APA
Advanced Polymer Alloys (APA), a division of Ferro Corporation, is the world’s leading supplier of Melt-Processible Elastomers (MPEs).
APA’s broad line of elastomers spans the entire TPE price/performance range – from the wide appeal of soft, affordable DuraGrip®, to top-performing Alcryn® MPR™, the world’s only melt-processible rubber.
Bridging the gap between design vision and engineering reality, APA’s unique material innovations deliver ideal performance properties to enhance the quality, appeal, and marketability of virtually every product.
APA’s goal is to provide customers with optimal material solutions for their specific needs – whether drawing from its full MPE line or compounding custom alloys.
Ferro Corporation is a major international producer of performance materials for industry, including coatings and performance chemicals. The company has operations in 20 countries.
For more information on the company’s product line, visit APA on the web at www.APAinfo.com or call 888-663-6005.
Alcryn®, Melt-Processible Rubber™ (MPR), DuraGrip®, and Melt-Processible Elastomers™ (MPE) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ferro Corporation. APA is a division of Ferro Corporation.
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