Literature.

BOOKS

1999 Roll Covering Handbook. 55 pages. Price, $40. Rubber Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C. (1999).

This handbook serves as a comprehensive guide to roll covering technology, including information on types of coverings, properties affecting performance, variables affecting roll covering operating temperatures, chemical and solvent resistance, hardness and more. The handbook also includes chapter discussions on surface finishes, care and maintenance, roll cores and special sections on the graphic arts, metal, paper and textile industries. Several chapters contain extensive industry-term glossaries for easy reference.

REPORTS/STUDIES

Specialty polymers. Specialty Polymers, IV, is the title of a multi-client, techno-economic marketing study. This field of specialty polymers, as defined in this report, encompasses 18 families of commercial materials amounting to 4.9 billion pounds and having a total value of $12 billion. Consumption is projected to grow at the rate of 5-6% annually. This detailed examination provides information on the latest technology, markets, demand, projections, prices, suppliers, end users and applications of these materials. The subscription fee is $13,000. (Skeist)

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BROCHURES

Raw materials. This six-page, four-color folder lists the company's raw materials, fillers and petroleum products offered to the automotive and other industries. Products are cross-referenced according to various applications and industries. Products include aluminum silicates, alumina trihydrate, aromatic oils, blowing agents, calcium carbonate, clays, naphthenic oils, plasticizers, rubber accelerators, stearates, zinc, and many more. (R.E. Carroll)

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Polyurethane additives. A four-color wall chart highlights the company's line of polyurethane additives for North America, including amine and metal catalysts, silicone and non-silicone surfactants, and other additives and modifiers, marketed as Dabco, Polycat, LK and Curithane. (Air Products and Chemicals)

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Resins. An application bulletin on Polypale resin is offered by the company. Polypale can be used in many areas of chemical production, such as adhesives and coatings. Benefits of Polypale resin are said to include higher softening point, higher viscosity in solution, greater resistance to oxidation, etc. (Loos & Dilworth)

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Elastomer compounding. This 12-page brochure presents the production features, advantages and technical specifications of the Intermix Mark 5 Series. Key features of the Intermix compounders for elastomer goods are helical intermeshing NR5 rotors for even distribution of batch ingredients and a hydraulic hopper ram. Large feed and discharge openings reduce cycle time between mixes, according to the literature. Applications include automotive products, general rubber goods, electrical cable compounds, etc. (Farrel)

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Temperature control. This specialist in small footprint, skid-mounted temperature control units for critical processing applications offers a six-page brochure covering the company's capabilities. These compact TCUs are said to be ideal for use with batch-type reactors/dryers. (TCS Industries)

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Semi-permanent releases. A four-page brochure describes the company's semi-permanent releases that are said to offer composite makers the benefits of optimum release performance and no residue left in the molded part. Xtend releases are said to be compatible with all types of resin and are available in a water- or solvent-based formulation. (Axel Plastics Research Laboratories)

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Granulation equipment. This six-page, four-color brochure offers a look at the company's full line of granulation equipment and systems as they apply to scrap tire and crumb rubber processing. Included is a component-by-component look at a system which, with appropriate sizing options, can result in crumb rubber product in the minus 30-mesh range. Also covered are grinders and shredders. (Granutech-Saturn Systems)

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Viscometers/rheometers. This 44-page catalog describes the company's complete line of laboratory and process viscometers, rheometers and accessories. Products featured include the Model DV-E viscometer designed for ease of use, a temperature probe accessory for the DV-I+ digital viscometer, electronic gap setting technology for quick setup of Wells-Brookfield cone/plate instruments and the pressurized PVS rheometer system for measuring viscosity under simulated process conditions. (Brookfield Engineering Laboratories)

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Natural fiber-reinforced polyurethanes. A technical paper titled "Natural fiber-reinforced polyurethanes for the production of automotive trim parts" is available from the company. Combining natural fiber mats with appropriate polyurethane systems is said to produce a progressive, alternative material for top-quality, lightweight automotive trim components. The material is said to offer benefits that often surpass glass fiber-reinforced polyurethane systems, and the technology has been adopted for an initial application by Mercedes-Benz, according to the literature. (Bayer)

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Laboratory presses. This 16-page catalog describes the company's full line of more than 50 standard hydraulic laboratory presses, including the Auto Series automatic hydraulic presses. The literature also describes automatic benchtop presses, ASTM and KBr pellet presses, rubber stamp and laminating presses, as well as a variety of accessories and portable chillers. Specifications and product information are also included in the literature. (Carver)

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Thermoplastic elastomer. The company's four-page Alcryn product and properties guide describes this true thermoplastic elastomer that is based on a partially crosslinked, chlorinated olefin interpolymer alloy. Alcryn is designed for the manufacture of rubber parts with high productivity on thermoplastic processing equipment. (Advanced Polymer Alloys)

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TPE compounds. A color brochure describes the company's eight product lines of thermoplastic elastomer and polyvinyl chloride compounds for extruded wire and cable insulation and jacketing, as well as injection-molded plugs and other electrical/electronic components. (Teknor Apex)

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Silicone rubber. Literature describes the advantages of silicone rubber for molding high voltage insulators, lightning arresters and other HV components. The four-page brochure illustrates that although initial costs for silicone rubber may be higher, significant savings result from the greater service life, etc. (Dow Corning)

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Diaphragm materials. A 20-page technical data sheet is said to provide diaphragm specifiers with all the information that is needed to specify diaphragm materials, both in terms of elastomer physical properties and material compatibility. Over 30 different formulations are described. (Rubber & Plastic Products)

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