Viprene® TPV Developed for Rugged Applications

Engineered under the direction of the plastic industry’s leading engineers, Roger Huarng and Stephane Morin, APS Elastomers’ Viprene® thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) are compounded with a polyolefin phase and a cross-linked EPDM phase, which give products rubber-like performance. With a high compression set for rugged applications, Viprene® high performance P-Series TPV can be ordered in natural or black pellets and is available in a wide range of Shore hardnesses – from 35 Shore A to 50 Shore D.

Applications include, but are not limited to, gaskets, O-rings, door and window seals, power steering, brake and fuel hoses, electrical insulation, construction and industrial parts.

Benefits of Viprene® P-Series of TPVs include:

• ·         Processes like a thermoplastic material

• ·         High heat stability; low temperature flexibility

• ·         Resistant to oils

• ·         Excellent abrasion resistance

• ·         Lightweight

• ·         Recyclable

The Viprene® P-Series is competitively priced and supported by a network of highly technical personnel ready to help OEMs and processors select the precise grade. APS Elastomers also offers custom and standard soft elastomer formulations. “Our team offers the knowledge of all TPE, TPUs and TPVs – providing technical support and chemical expertise”, says Stephane Morin, owner of APS Elastomers.

For more information on TPEs for extrusion and injection molding, as well as grades for conventional, unique and highly durable applications, contact APS Elastomers at info@apstpe.com Web: www.apstpe.com

APS Elastomers Provides Custom Compounding and Technical Support

APS Elastomers is an established TPE (thermoplastic elastomers) resource providing service, technical support, and TPE materials (TPEs, TPVs, TPUs and other soft elastomers) for consumer and industrial applications. From Pellet to Product – APS Elastomers has solutions to all TPE molding and extrusion challenges.  Owned and operated by the plastics industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, APS Elastomers’ expertise helps OEMs and processors improve their products.  “We are flexible enough to ensure the services we offer and products we develop will provide added value to our customers, and their bottom line,” says Stephane Morin, co- owner of APS Elastomers.

With thousands of TPE formulations and plenty of TPE suppliers from which to choose, unique products demand a TPE formulated precisely to specifications. APS Elastomers is a fully equipped compounding resource that can recreate, design or tweak any TPE to meet the most demanding specifications by offering:

• State-of-the-art equipment
• Quality control for optimum TPE performance during processing and for the end-use application
• Fast turnaround
• Material replacement solutions
• Proprietary formulations
• R & D, testing and follow through Solutions for Injection Molding, Overmolding, Blow Molding, Film & Sheet Extrusion, Rotomolding and Profile Extrusion

“We are elastomer compounding specialists, whose goal is to provide quick, affordable solutions with high performance results,” states partner, Roger Huarng.

For more information or samples for conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact APS Elastomers Marketing Department at info@apstpe.com, or web site www.apspte.com.

APS Elastomers Now Offers TPUs Designed for Calendering, Compounding, and Extrusion

Continuous innovation in all areas of the elastomer business inspires APS Elastomers to develop new applications and better processing techniques in order to better assist OEMs and processors to manufacture their end products successfully and efficiently.  APS Elastomers now offers TPUs ideally suited for calendering, compounding and extrusion for applications such as airbags, inflatable items, and other heat sealable fabrics.  

 

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Available in Shore A 85 – Shore D 95, these polyester-based TPUs offer excellent mechanical properties, high abrasion and tear resistance, and a short cycle time. “Our mission is to provide guidance on thermoplastic elastomer selections and processing insights in a cost-effective way”, says Stephane Morin, owner of APS Elastomers.

In addition to thermoplastics polyurethanes (TPU), APS Elastomers offers other thermoplastic elastomer raw materials (TPEs) such as styrenic-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPE-S), thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV), thermoplastic polyester elastomers (COPE) and fluoropolymers (PVDF).

For more information contact: Marketing Department, APS Elastomers, 30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400. Romulus, MI 48174. Email: info@apstpe.com, Web: www.apstpe.com

APS Elastomers’ Viprene® TPV for Automotive Interior Applications

Romulus, MI (February 17, 2014) Meeting the needs of OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers looking for cost-effective solutions for automotive interior parts, APS Elastomers offers its line of Viprene® TPV in two series. The Viprene® G-Series is a cost competitive elastomer developed for overmolding and stand-alone parts. The Viprene® P-Series is a low compression set TPV designed for more demanding applications.  Viprene® TPVs are ideal for soft-touch and flexible molded parts and hard to fill molds with thin walls or complex flow path. “Our new injection grade TPVs generate high performance at reduced cost”, says Stephane Morin.

APS Elastomers remains the only North American TPU, TPE-S, TPV, and other elastomer resource to offer in-depth and high level customer service, sales, technical service, problem-solving, marketing insight, product development and other support to designers, marketers and processors.

 

For more information on Viprene® TPVs, as well as custom and other grades for conventional, or highly demanding applications contact: Marketing Department, APS Elastomers, 30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400. Romulus, MI 48174. E-mail: info@apstpe.com, Web: www.apstpe.com .

APS Elastomers' TPEs for ski bindings, boots, skates, and goggles

With the focus on the Sochi, APS Elastomers provides TPEs for equipment used in just about every activity in the Winter Olympics such as ski bindings, boots, snow boards, skates, and goggles.

TPUs can contact dry food - News - Plastics News

TPUs can contact dry food - News - Plastics News

MATERIALS: APS Elastomers: New Name for Expanded TPE Supplier : Plastics Technology

MATERIALS: APS Elastomers: New Name for Expanded TPE Supplier : Plastics Technology

New TPUs for Conveyor Belts, Harvesting Equipment and Dispensing Machinery

APS Elastomers now offers TPUs suitable for food contact applications. The new TPU grades are ideal for applications such as conveyor belts, harvesting equipment, and other dry food and bottle dispensing machinery. These grades have a broad processing range, are easy to color, and meet FDA standards for usage in contact with dry food.

Available in hardness range of Shore A 80 - Shore D 74, APS Elastomers’ polyether-based and polyester-based TPUs offer excellent mechanical properties, high abrasion resistance and tear resistance. Formulated to withstand a large range of temperatures, they exhibit good hydrolysis resistance and excellent abrasion resistance, which allow them to endure various environments.

In addition to thermoplastics polyurethanes (TPU), APS Elastomers offers other thermoplastic elastomer raw materials (TPEs) such as styrenic-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPE-S), thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV), thermoplastic polyester elastomers (COPE) and fluoropolymers (PVDF).

For more information contact: Marketing Department, APS Elastomers, 30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400. Romulus, MI 48174. Email: info@apstpe.com, Web: www.apstpe.com