Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
APS Compounding Exceeds production Goals, Hits Half Million Pound Mark in 12 Months
APS Compounding Exceeds production Goals, Hits Half Million Pound Mark in 12 Months
ROMULUS, MI -- Little
more than a year after opening its doors, APS Compounding in Romulus,
MI, has reached its first milestone. The firm announces that production
during this short period has reached the 500,000 pound mark. APS
Compounding formulates standard grades of soft thermoplastic elastomers
or tweaks formulations to meet the unique needs of processors for
standard or proprietary injection molding or extrusion applications.
For further information on the firm’s compounding products and services, contact: Marketing Department, APS Compounding, 30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400 B, Romulus, MI 48176. Tel: 710-734-6706. Fax: 710-734-6715. Email: sales@apscompounding.com. Web: www.apscompounding.com.
ROMULUS, MI -- Little
more than a year after opening its doors, APS Compounding in Romulus,
MI, has reached its first milestone. The firm announces that production
during this short period has reached the 500,000 pound mark. APS
Compounding formulates standard grades of soft thermoplastic elastomers
or tweaks formulations to meet the unique needs of processors for
standard or proprietary injection molding or extrusion applications.
Company officials report they actually exceeded
their initial goals, a testament, they say, to the growing needs by TPE
designers and processors for a technical resource that can quickly
compound either small to large quantities with particular emphasis
unique, one-of-a-kind or proprietary applications. The firm also
attributes their mid-US location to their success, only a mile or so
from Detroit’s major international airport.
In making this announcement, APS Compounding
Principal Stephane Morin states, “We actually exceeded our goal to reach
the half million pound mark the first year. We initially forecast half
this volume the first year to year and a half. Although we correctly
anticipated the needs in the TPE marketplace by entering this industry
segment, we quickly learned the secrets that contribute to that growth
and voids that exist within the industry, among them:
- Having skilled formulation specialists on staff
- Willingness to accept and resolve “nearly impossible” formulation challenges
- A positive attitude to work with startup TPE product design and molding companies
- Experience formulating major TPE types including TPUs, SEBS-based TPEs, TPVs, other
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and provide “press-side” tweaking
- Flexibility to accept both small and large orders
- Large warehousing facilities to store compounding ingredients, provide grades just-in-time
APS Compounding is an independent, fully equipped
compounding resource that can recreate, design or tweak any TPE to meet
the most demanding specification with new colors, additives or filters.
APS Compounding serves all markets with compounded soft elastomers and
molding/extrusion solutions.
For further information on the firm’s compounding products and services, contact: Marketing Department, APS Compounding, 30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400 B, Romulus, MI 48176. Tel: 710-734-6706. Fax: 710-734-6715. Email: sales@apscompounding.com. Web: www.apscompounding.com.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
APS Now Offers Own Viprene® TPVs
New VIPRENE® General Purpose TPV Grades Are Now in Stock
From Alliance Polymers & Services
Formulated
to Perform Equally to Competitive Offerings
ROMULUS, MI (November 15, 2012) – Only a few weeks ago,
Alliance Polymers and Services (APS) announced it would be offering its
own brands of soft thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) to be sold under the
tradename Viprene®. The first series of
products to be offered will be marketed under the tradename of Viprene® G – a
general purpose TPV that combines the various mechanical performance properties
of thermoset rubber with the processing ease of plastics. These materials offer good flexibility at low
temperatures as well as long-term resistance in harsh environments and
demanding applications where abrasion, chemical and UV resistance are required.
Viprene G is
formulated to compete with the leading grades of thermoplastic vulcanizates. They are offered in hardness ranges from 45
Shore A to 50 Shore D and have been developed for applications ranging from
appliance and window seals to rollers, mechanical equipment, gaskets,
electronic components (cable jacketing), boots and bellows and marine products plus
any products that need vibration dampening components. These general purpose grades match the
compression set of the most widely used TPVs.
Viprene G is available as pellets in natural and black.
Depending
on the grade selected, Viprene TPVs can be injection molded, extruded or blow
molded.
Alliance
Polymers and Services (APS) in
Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and
technical service organization dedicated to helping all TPE marketers and
processors with their product and technical support needs. The firm
currently produces and sells its own line of TPEs under the Styflex® brand
name, and TPVs under the Viprene® brand
name. APS also markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan®
TPUs. Sales and service are available from APS headquarters in the
Detroit area and through independent technical agents located in key cities and
markets throughout the North American Continent.
For more
information on and samples of the newest APS branded TPEs for conventional,
unique or highly durable applications, contact: Marketing Department, Alliance
Polymers and Services LLC, 30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400, Romulus, MI
48174. Tel: 734-710-6706. Fax: 734-7106715. Web: www.apstpe.com. Email: sales@apscompounding.com.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Plastics News - Alliance to sell TPVs, SEBS compounds
Plastics News - Alliance to sell TPVs, SEBS compounds
APS is owned and operated by two of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng and Stephane Morin. Call them today to find the TPV best suited for your application.
APS is owned and operated by two of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng and Stephane Morin. Call them today to find the TPV best suited for your application.
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