thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)

An innovative, reusable water bottle developed by California- based Vapur®, one of the world’s leading designers of flexible, reusable, handheld products, features a custom cap made of a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) from KRAIBURG TPE.
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Three new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) wire and cable compounds from Teknor Apex Company combine the rubber-like durability and flexibility valued by hospital and clinical professionals and the high degree of purity required for meeting stringent medical standards, the company announced. Teknor Apex will introduce the compounds at Interwire 2013 (Booth 406).
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Two PVC elastomer compounds for jacketing of industrial and heavy-duty cables exhibit flexibility even at very low temperatures and provide a property profile comparable to more costly high-performance materials widely used in such applications, it was announced by Teknor Apex Company. The new products will be introduced at Interwire 2013 (Booth 406).      
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Global custom engineered thermoplastics compounder RTP Company has licensed manufacturing rights from ExxonMobil Chemical for their patented Santoprene TPV (thermoplastic vulcanizate) nylon bondable thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) product line.  RTP Company has begun producing the products using the same Santoprene TPV technology to provide current users a seamless supply transition and will
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KRAIBURG TPE has announced its participation at the Plastimagen Mexico 2013 trade show March 12-15 in Mexico City, Mexico. This will be the first appearance for KRAIBURG TPE Americas at Plastimagen (Booth #1638). The decision was made to participate in this year’s trade show due to growing business opportunities with key end users and processors in Mexico.
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Cray Valley successfully synthesized a TPU from Krasol®, a linear hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene diol, to yield a unique thermoplastic material.  A Krasol-based TPU has been shown to exhibit unparalleled hydrolytic stability and chemical resistance, in addition to inherently low moisture vapor transmission rates (MVTR).  The product can be made using either a one-shot, or a prepoly
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NuSil Technology LLC (www.nusil.com), a global leader in silicone materials for the electronics and photonics industries, presents EPM1-2493, a low-viscosity, low modulus silicone elastomer with a nominal thermal conductivity of 1 W/mk.
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The sports market is making greater use of advanced materials and designs to create equipment, stadium structures, and artificial playing surfaces that meet evolving performance, aesthetic, and environmental needs.
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