Santoprene Specialty Products

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2008/10/21

New Santoprene TPV Case Study: Award winning Cinto stackable chair improves comfort by conforming to the body
ExxonMobil Chemical’s specialty elastomer technical support team provided part design recommendations while Santoprene TPV provided performance benefits. It enabled Humanscale, Inc. to design and produce an award winning, stackable chair with lower back support which could flex while retaining its structural integrity.
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2008/08/24

New Santoprene TPV Case Study #25 -- Award Winning Faurecia Seal for Automotive Door Module
Robotic extrusion of Santoprene TPV offers many benefits including: significant reduction of labor costs compared to alternative profile systems which require adhesives or mechanical attachment mechanisms; faster cycle times since no curing step is needed; greater design freedom with thin-wall geometry and profile extrusion in X-Y-Z directions; fully automated production set-up with the injection molding and robotic handling process integrated; and, the ability to bond to a variety of substrates.
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2008/07/23

ExxonMobil Chemical's Santoprene TPV 85TL Bonds with Metal to Simplify Automotive Weatherseal Fabrication
ExxonMobil Chemical’s Santoprene™TPV 8291-85TL bonds directly to metal to simplify weatherseal fabrication. This grade is suitable for virtually any automotive weatherseal application where metal and TPV surfaces can be joined in a co-extrusion process.
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2008/05/21

ExxonMobil Chemical Adds New Features to www.materialexperience.com -- the Santoprene TPV Website for Designers
ExxonMobil Chemical has added several new ‘cards’ to its website – www.materialexperience.com – which helps designers explore Santoprene TPVs. The new cards cover topics such as a material overview, physical properties, material processing, typical applications, frequently asked questions and links to other design-oriented sites.
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2008/04/01

New Santoprene TPV Case Study -- SpringSeal® Improves Pipe Gasket Performance
Case study #24-- SpringSeal discovered that dual durometer gaskets using Santoprene TPVs improved the sealing performance by increasing the hoop strength of the pipe
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2008/03/19

ExxonMobil Chemical’s Specialty Elastomers Improve Flexibility, Ease Processing of Wire and Cable Compounds
ExxonMobil Chemical’s Vistalon™ EPDM* rubber, Exact™ plastomers and Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) can improve flexibility in polyolefin-based compositions for wire and cable applications. In addition, these specialty elastomers are cost competitive and all are available in pellet form for easier processing. They are all compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directives, and a wide range of the grades are Underwriters Laboratories (UL) approved.
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2008/02/11

ExxonMobil Chemical's New Santoprene TPV Weatherseal Grade Offers Excellent Adhesion at Reduced Costs for Corner Moldings
ExxonMobil Chemical has commercialized a new SantopreneTPV exterior weatherseal grade for automotive and construction corner moldings. Used to join EPDM or TPV weatherseal profiles, Santoprene TPV B200 provides excellent adhesion, versatile aesthetics, rubbery touch and critical performance at reduced cost.
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2008/01/29

ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces New Cold Insert Nylon Bonding Santoprene TPVs
ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced new grades of Santoprene TPVs that bond with nylon in cold insert over-molding applications. The new B500 grade family has been developed for applications that require a very strong bond with nylon and high temperature resistance, such as power tools, kitchen tools, automotive applications, furniture and sporting goods.
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2008/01/17

ExxonMobil Chemical Completes New Facility to Supply High-Performance Polymer Compounds
ExxonMobil Chemical today announced the completion and start-up of a new $20 million compounding facility to supply high-performance polymers to the automotive, appliance and specialty consumer products industries.
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2007 Press Release Archives

2007/12/17

ExxonMobil Chemical's New Database for Santoprene TPVs Improves Part Design and Reduces 'Over-Engineering'
ExxonMobil Chemical recently introduced a new design tool that can help engineers predict the long-term behavior of Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs). The new “compression stress relaxation database” helps predict how Santoprene TPVs perform initially and then at any time during the expected life of the part. This enables engineers to create more effective designs, improving part reliability while reducing material use and costs.
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2007/11/15

ExxonMobil Chemical Invests for Specialty Elastomer Growth in China and Asia Pacific
ExxonMobil Chemical has recently made a number of customer-focused investments for its specialty elastomers portfolio in the rapidly growing Asia Pacific region. Customers in mainland China can now buy the full portfolio of SantopreneTPVs from inventory stocked in China using local currency. Other ExxonMobil brands such as Vistamaxx, Vistalon and Exact specialty elastomers are also available.
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2007/10/15

ExxonMobil Chemical's New www.materialexperience.com -- Connecting Industrial Designers with Santoprene TPVs
Recognizing the role industrial designers play in material specification, ExxonMobil Chemical has launched a new website, www.materialexperience.com, to connect designers to Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs). “This new website is an enlightening gateway for industrial designers into the imaginative and innovative world of Santoprene TPVs."
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2007/05/21

ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces New Santoprene TPE that Meets European Potable Water Regulations
ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new specialty elastomer that complies with the leading regulations for potable water contact in Europe. Designed for cold and warm (up to 60 degrees C/140 degrees F) water contact applications, Santoprene™ TPE XF241-80EU meets the potable water regulations of France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
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2007/05/21

ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces New Softer Santoprene TPV that Provides Strong Bond to ETPs
ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new softer version of the Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV) that bonds with engineering thermoplastics (ETPs). Santoprene TPV 45 B100 is the latest addition to ExxonMobil Chemical‘s rapidly expanding bonding portfolio which now includes 25 Santoprene TPV grades that bond with ETPs, nylons, metals and various polyolefins.
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2007/01/24

ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces New FEA Database for Santoprene Specialty Products in Semi-Dynamic Applications
ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new finite element analysis (FEA) database for Santoprene™ specialty products for semi-dynamic applications to help predict the behavior of non-linear elastomer materials.
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2006 Press Release Archives

2006/10/04

New Document Details Separation Process for Co-Molded Santoprene Thermoplastic Vulcanizate
The technical team for ExxonMobil Chemical’s Santoprene(tm) specialty products has produced a new document which describes the PolyMag(tm) Process - a magnetic separation process that can assist with scrap recovery and parts recycling when Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) is co-molded with other materials.
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2006/09/20

ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces a new Food Contact FDA-Compliant, Santoprene TPV Which Bonds with ETPs
ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new version of Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) that complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for food contact and bonds with engineering thermoplastics (ETPs).
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2006/08/22

New Design Guide for ExxonMobil Chemical's Santoprene Thermoplastic Vulcanizate
ExxonMobil Chemical has produced a new technical document to help customers design products with Santoprene(tm) thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs). "Design Guidelines for Santoprene" Thermoplastic Vulcanizate” is based on 25 years’ experience gained on topics related to the design of rubber parts.
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2006/04/26

New Santoprene TPE Grades Offer Strong Bonding to ETPs, Eliminate Need for Adhesives or Interlocks
ExxonMobil Chemical has developed new Santoprene™ thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) grades which bond successfully to engineered thermoplastics (ETPs) in overmolding applications. New Santoprene™ TPE bonding grades eliminate the need for adhesives, bonding agents and physical or mechanical interlocks. This can reduce processing steps which can improve product development cycle times and reduce system costs.
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2006/04/26

ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces New Santoprene TPV Grades Which Help Harmonize Car Appearance
ExxonMobil Chemical has developed two new Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) grades for the automotive market. The grades address automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) demands for a more harmonized appearance in exterior components
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2006/04/20

New Vertical Injection Molding Machine Strengthens ExxonMobil Chemical's Technical Support For Santoprene™ TPEs
Technical support at ExxonMobil Chemical’s Santoprene™ specialty products technical center in Akron, Ohio has been strengthened with the addition of a new vertical injection molding machine. It will be used to assist customers with insert and overmolding projects using Santoprene™ thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs). The new machine, with 130 tons clamping force and rotary table, was selected because it is similar to those most commonly used in industry.
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2006/03/20

Santoprene™ Specialty Products' Capability Key to New Ergonomic Garden Tools from Radius™ Garden
Lifelong gardener and successful software entrepreneur Bruce Baker wanted to develop an innovative range of hand-held garden tools that would be more comfortable to use than anything on the market. He envisioned tools that would be comfortable to use even for gardeners who suffer from arthritis, tendonitis or carpal tunnel syndrome and that would help prevent stress injuries. ExxonMobil SantopreneTPVs meets design and performance requirements for the unique grip.
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