Jim Pica Named APS Midwest Sales Manager

Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC, (APS) has named James A. Pica of Akron, OH as the firm’s Midwest sales manager. APS is one of the North America’s fastest-growing elastomers distributors.

Jim is responsible for sales, customer technical support and market development in the Midwest territory.

Jim Pica, APS Midwest Sales Manager

A graduate of Ohio State University, Pica has spent his entire career in sales and technical support roles in the plastics and packaging industries. Among the companies for which he has worked include Radici Plastics, Graco Ohio and Poly-Chem Marketing.

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping thermoplastic elastomers (TPE),thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  The firm currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

734-710-6700

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

How Much Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Do You Need?

Whether working on a large project or a small sample, APS can ship whatever amount you need from 25kg bags, 100-125kg drums, or 500-600kg boxes. No order is too big or too small.

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) can supply thermoplastic polyurethanes from BASF and styrenic block copolymers from Polymax in drums, boxes or bags — in most cases, within 24 hours.

100-125 KG Drums

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  The firm currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

734-710-6700

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

APS - The Source for Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE's)

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  APS currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on the new Maxelast  TPEs, contact:

Ron Sheu
Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC
30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400
Romulus, MI 48174
Tel: 734-710-6704
Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sheu@apstpe.com

New Maxelast® Brochure

The full, 7-family line of Maxelast® thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), recently introduced to North American and European audiences, is now highlighted in a new brochure from Alliance Polymers & Services.  APS is the exclusive distributor in North America for this line of TPEs from Polymax Elastomer Technology, Nantong, China.

The Maxelast® line is offered to aggressively compete with most major lines of leading international competitors on both a price and performance basis, giving designers and OEM marketers and producers a viable alternative with the added benefits of high quality and easy-to-process TPEs.   The Maxelast® TPEs are manufactured by a team comprised of a former technical director of a major U.S. TPE producer, and company principals with degrees earned and experience obtained in the U.S.

According to the Principal at Alliance Polymers & Services responsible for the sale and technical backup for Maxelast® TPEs, Ron Sheu, “The down loadable brochure provides the rationale through benefits and applications why designers and OEMs using TPEs might look into this new line.

Maxelast® Brochure

In markets outside the U.S. and Canada, Maxelast® TPEs are used in products from leading automotive, sporting goods, power tool, wire and cable and medical firms, among others.  We challenge them to take a look at us to see the advantages we can give them on pricing, delivery, range of formulations and technical backup.”

The 12 page, colorful brochure gives in-depth details on Polymax, the product line, applications for the Maxelast® TPEs and other data needed to interest potential customers to contact Alliance Polymers & Services.  Since the founding of APS just over a year ago, the firm has become a leading, and the fastest-growing technical elastomers sales firm in North America, growing at a double digit rate each month.

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  The firm currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on the new Maxelast  TPEs, contact:

Ron Sheu
Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC
30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400
Romulus, MI 48174
Tel: 734-710-6704
Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sheu@apstpe.com

 

Maxelast® P3800 Series Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE)

North America’s newest lines of TPEs, Maxelast® thermoplastic elastomers from Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC (APS) have been expanded to include two new formulations targeted for gaskets and seals. They are offered as alternatives to thermoset rubber and TPVs and feature superior sealing performance at high temperatures (up to 212F / 100C).

The new lines of Maxelast® P3800 series of styrenic TPEs can be injection molded, extruded, co-extruded or co-molded.  In addition to offering superior sealing performance at high temperatures, the new TPEs enable designers additional design parameters for applications including automotive/recreational, pipe, plumbing, appliance and packaging products as well as building materials and construction products.  Special properties also enable gaskets and seals to be used in water treatment and chemical handling products. The new TPE lines are recyclable, have low compression set, exhibit excellent processability and colorability, have good chemical resistance, and offer better operational efficiency.

Additional features of the new Maxelast TPEs, when compared to TPVs, include longer-term sealing performance as well as superior elongation, tear strength and tensile strength.  As compared to black thermoset rubber, the new grades can be molded more quickly, and in a variety of colors.

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  The firm currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on the new Maxelast P3800 Series TPEs for gasket and seal applications, contact:

Ron Sheu
Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC
30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400
Romulus, MI 48174
Tel: 734-710-6704
Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sheu@apstpe.com

Fun and Games With Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU)

Sports and recreation are more than just fun and games for manufacturers. They need a TPU that can impart a wide range of different qualities to their different products. BASF’s versatile Elastollan^® can meet the challenge. Strong yet flexible, with ideal characteristics for both extrusion and injection molding, products made from Elastollan^® 1100 series can be found everywhere from the golf course to the ski slope. 

For more information on conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

734-710-6700

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, and technical service organization dedicated to helping elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  APS currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS Supports Michigan Firefighters

Just as Alliance Polymers & Services' (APS) support  helps protect Michigan Firefighters, so does BASF's Elastollan ^® products.  

Elastollan^® C85A exhibits excellent abrasion resistance and toughness, good hydrolytic stability, good heat, oil, fuel and solvent resistance. It has excellent damping characteristics and outstanding resistance to tear propagation. Elastollan^® C85A is rated UL-94 HB in vertical flame test for wall thicknesses of 0.9 and 3.0 mm. Elastollan^® C85A is supplied uncolored in diced or pelletized form. Properties of sheet or film samples of this product are available upon request.

When used to manufacture fire hoses, Elastollan^® 1100 Series offers a high burst pressure and excellent hydrolytic stability, along with certification from NSF.

For more information on conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

Tel:  734-710-6700 
Fax: 734-710-6715 

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, and technical service organization dedicated to helping elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  APS currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.