German TPE specialist Kraiburg TPE’s Thermolast M product range will soon be used in medical products made in Bolivia – Matriplast S.A. based in La Paz will use this advanced product to manufacture high-quality infusion bag closures for the South…
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Mediprene TPE offers alternative to rubber in plunger seals for single-use syringes
Producing consistent, quality products in a cost-efficient manner with fast cycle times; this is the challenge facing the medical device manufacturer of high volume, disposable devices. ELASTO are helping customers achieve this with the development of Mediprene thermoplastic elastomers (TPE)…
Recycled tyre-to-oil meets standards
US firm Green EnviroTech Holdings (GETH) says its recycled tyre and plastic to oil samples surpassed all of the required specifications and qualifications required by refineries enabling the oil produced to be sold commercially as crude oil. The last round…
Actuator simplifies replacement
Hanover-based ContiTech, a division of Continental, has added the D-type series to its actuator product range, designed to simplify and speed up replacement of every single component up to the rubber bellows. Made of aluminium The aluminium connecting plates for…
Higher productivity from new press
French maker of rubber injection moulding machines REP has launched a new machine in its RT9 series, said to match the Japanese standard and compatibility, according to Export Manager Pascal Consolaro. The so-called J model is made in conjunction with…
Updated ozone test cabinets
German ozone technology specialist Anseros Klaus Nonnenmacher has revised its ozone test chambers. The machines comply with the latest local and international standards and help determine the resistance of elastomers to cracking under ozone exposure.Previously ozone cabinets had been designed…
US phasing out rubber fittings
The US government and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intend to phase out rubber boots used on petrol pump handles that capture harmful vapours while refuelling cars. EPA says the removal is necessary because more than 70% of cars on the…
Okin Rubber ties up with university
Seal maker Qingdao Okin Rubber Industry is working with the Rubber Professional Research Institution of Qingdao University to research new technologies and materials for rubber and plastic sealing. The R&D project will focus on new TPVs and TPEs. With the…
Substitutes for NR
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone together with its collaborators says that the Russian dandelion could be a viable alternative for natural rubber (NR) and can be turned into a renewable source of high-quality, tyre-grade rubber. Bridgestone scrutinised the performance levels using…
Astra Resources ready for maiden production run of Green Gum
Astra Resources’s renewable energy technology, Green Gum is already in its final stage of completion. The production infrastructure in Hungry will recycle waste rubber into high value products. The machinery will be able to produce various grades of rubber granules…