Literature.Books Tire Industry Facts. Price, $60. Rubber Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C. (1998). The 1998 edition of this comprehensive, statistical document provides the latest tire production, rubber consumption and marketing trend information, compiled directly from data provided by key U.S. tire manufacturers and importers. The book contains up-to-date information on the most popular tire sizes, statistics on industry employment, producer price indices and other pertinent facts. The 1998 edition features natural and synthetic rubber usage, shipment and production data. REPORTS/STUDIES Automotive rubber components. Non-tire components in the automotive industry are the subject of an industry analysis report. This report comments on the structure of the non-tire rubber industry and the major application areas for rubber within the automotive industry. Trends in automotive production and vehicle sales are considered, and the likely impact of changes in vehicles and vehicle types on component design and the component markets is discussed. The bulk of the report is concerned with individual product groups with discussion of market size, design factors, materials of choice and major players. Consideration of end-of-life vehicles and recycling completes this market review. (Rapra Technology Ltd.) Circle 115 on card BROCHURES Hot mold release agent. Based on Teflon chemistry, the company's PTFE PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene. water-based release agent is said to be ideal for molding of elastomers, including natural and synthetic rubber, EPDM EPDM Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer EPDM Enterprise Product Data Management EPDM Ethylene Propylene Dimonomer (industrial/commercial piping/plumbing components) EPDM Engineering Product Data Management , NBR NBR Number NBR Nightly Business Report (PBS show) NBR National Business Review (New Zealand weekly business newspaper) NBR National Bureau of Asian Research NBR National Board of Review , silicone, Viton and polychloroprene. The material is also suitable for most plastics and resins, according to company literature. The release agent activates at 212[degrees]F and is designed for application to molds which have been preheated to between 212[degrees]F and 550[degrees]F. There is no discernable transfer or migration from the mold coating to the molded part, according to the literature. A low coefficient of friction coefficient of friction n. pl. coefficients of friction The ratio of the force that maintains contact between an object and a surface and the frictional force that resists the motion of the object. is said to provide outstanding lubricity lu·bric·i·ty n. The quality or condition of being lubricious. [Late Latin l  bricit . The product is non-flammable and is available in both aerosol and bulk liquid forms. (Miller-Stephenson Chemical) Circle 116 on card Thermoplastic elastomers. An eight-page, four-color brochure highlights the proven use of Santoprene rubber in construction applications, including expansion joints, commercial glazing seals, residential window and door seals, weatherstripping, architectural seismic seals, etc. (Advanced Elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. Systems, L.P.) Circle 117 on card Peroxide curing coagents. Saret coagents for peroxide curing of elastomer products are featured in the company's Cure Concepts, Volume IV publication, detailing the benefits of peroxide-coagent curing over traditional sulfur-accelerator curing (such as high tensile and tear strengths, improved heat aging and resilience, and strong rubber-to-metal bonds). It also offers new test data on fiber/fabric to rubber adhesion, improved hot tear strength and new reactive dispersions for rubber applications. Saret coagents are used in a wide variety of high-performance elastomers, including HNBR HNBR Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber , EPDM, NBR and silicone rubber. The coagents are said to be especially suited for cables, belts, hoses, rubber rolls and injection molding applications. (Sartorner) Circle 118 on card Walk-in process ovens. Heat-Pro walk-in process ovens are designed for processing material on carts or racks, and are available with a flat plate steel floor or an insulated floor with track guides for trouble-free loading, according to the company's brochure. They are available from 350 [degrees] F to 800 [degrees] F in natural gas, electric, steam and thermal fluid heat. Standard units are available in a wide range of size combinations that are said to meet the specific needs of the application. Applications include aging, curing, drying, heat forming, homogenizing, normalizing, powder coating, preheating, etc. (Lewco) Circle 119 on card Retreading materials. The company's 12-page brochure describes its procure retreading materials. Manufactured to exacting ISO standards, the advanced tread rubber compounding technology is said to assure the commercial end user of the correct compound and tread design for any application, according to the literature. The tread is available in a choice of two materials. (Teknor Apex) Circle 120 on card Engineering polymers. The company's properties guide provides information on engineering polymers for design engineers and processors. The revised publication summarizes the typical properties of the company's full line of engineering thermoplastic resins and polyurethane systems. The materials include polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. , polyamide polyamide material used in the creation of nonabsorbable, synthetic, nylon sutures. , acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU TPU - Text Processing Utility ) resins; ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and and AES weatherable polymers; and a variety of polyurethane reaction injection molding Reaction injection molding OR RIM Molding is similar to injection molding except that a reaction occurs within the mold. The process uses thermoset polymers (commonly polyurethane) instead of thermoplastic polymers used in standard injection molding. (RIM) systems and polyurethane foam systems. (Bayer) Circle 121 on card Thermoplastic injection molding. A brochure features the company's WP and WPC WPC (in Britain) woman police constable WPC (Brit) n abbr (= woman police constable) → Polizistin f WPC n abbr (BRIT Series of vertical thermoplastic injection molding machines for insert molding. The brochure contains descriptions of the WP four post hydraulic injection machines from 15 to 300 tons clamp pressure, as well as the WPC c-frame machines from 10 to 300 tons, with shot sizes from .92 oz. to 18.48 oz. Complete specifications of the machines, along with information on optional computer-based control system, shuttles or rotary indexing tables, part removal systems, etc., are provided. (Wabash MPI MPI - Message Passing Interface ) Circle 122 on card Silicone products. This consulting and specialty manufacturing firm offers a product catalog on specialty silicone products. It contains silicone technology products, each custom formulated to meet specific customer needs. The catalog addresses four different market areas, including general industrial, electronics, automotive and construction. (Silicone Solutions) Circle 123 on card Rubber products. Literature is available on three products represented by this company to the rubber industry, including DuPont's Dartek film, low smoke powders from Amspec Chemical and Cereclor chlorinated paraffins from ICI (language) ICI - An extensible, interpretated language by Tim Long with syntax similar to C. ICI adds high-level garbage-collected associative data structures, exception handling, sets, regular expressions, and dynamic arrays. Chemicals. Dartek film is manufactured from nylon 6.6 polymer, the condensation of adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine di·am·ine n. Any of various chemical compounds containing two amino groups, especially hydrazine. Noun 1. diamine - any organic compound containing two amino groups . Low Smoke, a white, odorless, crystalline powder, is utilized as an effective flame retardant. Fire retardant systems can be based on Cereclor chlorinated paraffins. (H.M. Royal) Circle 124 on card |
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