Now available from Teknor
Apex Company is a resource guide in an expandable ring binder with extensive
data on each of 33 Medalist™ high-purity elastomer compounds for healthcare
applications, the company's Thermoplastic Elastomer Division announced today
at MD&M West (Booth 2033).
Teknor Apex is offering the binder to qualified OEMs, designers, and plastics
processors in the medical device and healthcare product industries. Each binder
is registered to a specific recipient, who will receive updates with new test
results and data on new Medalist grades as they become available.
The tabbed sections of the binder include a grade selector plus data on toxicology,
sterilization, chemical resistance, physical properties, processing parameters,
process guidelines, and design considerations. Complete information in all of
these categories is available for each of the 33 Medalist elastomer grades currently
available.
This initial range of 33 Medalist compounds includes grades with Shore A hardness
from 5 to 87. Clear, translucent, and opaque formulations are available. The
compounds fall into three series: Versatile Series (MD-100), whose widely differing
grades meet many requirements encountered in medical manufacturing; Resilient
Series (MD-200), formulated for enhanced toughness, oil-resistance, or heat-resistance;
and Bondable Series (MD-300), for over-molding onto a variety of thermoplastic
substrates.