New TPVs for soft touch. (Keeping Up with Materials).Advanced Polymer Alloys (APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated. APA - Application Portability Architecture ) in Wilmington, Del., has introduced its first thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV TPV Temporary Protection Visa (Australia) TPV Terminal Punto Venta TPV Third-Party Verification TPV Thermophotovoltaic TPV Thermoplastic Vulcanizate (thermoplastic elastomer) TPV Total Payment Volume ) elastomers based on polypropylene and 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 . These new DuraGrip materials broaden APA's product line beyond its patented Aicryn TPE. APA's initial TPV grades have hardnesses of 40, 50, and 60 Shore A and are tailored specifically for overmolding onto rigid PP and HDPE HDPE abbr. high-density polyethylene . Compared with existing TPVs, DuraGrip products reportedly have unusually low modulus and improved tactile feel. Targeted applications include soft-touch knobs and grips. Tel: (888) 663-6005, www.apainfo.com |
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