For some time, the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing sector has been attempting to develop a dependable means for printing rubber-like filaments into desired shapes. The effort to establish ...

Tire recycler Prism Worldwide, based in Kirkland, Washington, and Sherwood Industries, a family-owned sheet extruder of thermoplastics based in Niles, Illinois, partnered to introduce Prism’s ...

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are showing up in more and more places these days. The array of polymers that fall under the TPE umbrella, not to mention the color, texture, and property options they ...

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs—sometimes called thermoplastic rubbers) are a chemically-bonded combination of multiple polymers ("copolymer")—typically a plastic and a rubber—that have both ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I.—Teknor Apex Co. developed a new series of medical-grade thermoplastic elastomer compounds for overmolding applications to produce wearable devices. The TPE compounds, which are sold ...

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) have two big advantages over the conventional thermoset (vulcanized) types -- processing ease and speed. Other compelling reasons for considering the TPEs are ...

Geniomer® is the name of a new generation of thermoplastic silicone elastomers from the Wacker Group. These novel hybrid materials offer a property profile previously unseen in either thermoplastics ...

Pharmaceutical Technology speaks with PolyOne, a provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions about the company?s product, Versaflex HC, for infusion therapy stoppers and septums.

The aliphatic terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and carbon monoxide (EPCO) has attracted much attention from polymer engineers and scientists because of its excellent physicochemical properties.

The challenge to rapidly create high-performance products withthe fewest components is common among device designers and the manufacturersthat produce them. One solution is to create single-molded ...

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs – sometimes called thermoplastic rubbers) are a chemically-bonded combination of multiple polymers (“copolymer”) – typically a plastic and a rubber – that have both ...