TPEs For Extreme Conditions Including Medical Sterilization
Designed to perform under very high and very low temperatures during medical sterilization procedures and demanding environmental conditions.
Using new product formulations and custom-engineered production machinery, Polymax Thermoplastic Elastomers, Waukegan, Ill., has developed TPEs for extreme conditions, unveiled this week at NPE.
These TPEs are designed to perform under very high and very low temperatures during medical sterilization procedures and demanding environmental conditions. Some of these TPEs are formulated to endure exposure to UV light, abrasion, caustic substances, and flammability conditions.
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