Extrusion International 2-2018

PREVIEW 46 Extrusion International 2/2018 Teknor Apex www.teknorapex.com Booth S22045 A new series of flexible PVC compounds formulated with- out ingredients listed under California Proposition 65 pro- vide performance similar to that of standard compounds used in indoor and outdoor building product applica- tions. Teknor Apex Company will introduce the series at NPE2018. The Apex ® 2324A2 Series includes eight compounds with Shore A hardness ranging from 55 to 90. They are opaque grades that extrude well across a wide tempera- ture range and in some cases are suitable for co-extrusion with rigid PVC. Teknor Apex can provide custom versions of these products that include UV protection and anti- fungal properties without compromising Proposition 65 compliance. Examples of applications for the new compounds are gas- kets, flexible glazing, weather-stripping, door sweeps, and other interior and exterior profiles. “Teknor Apex developed Apex 2324A2 compounds as a proactive measure for customers that serve markets that are in California or are affected by regulations in that jurisdiction,” said John Macaluso, industry manager for building and construction applications. “Our goal is to help them address concerns among their own customers and to mitigate the risk of litigation.” New Flexible PVC Compounds Guill Tool & Engineering www.guill.com Booth 4588 Guill introduces the latest generation of its Series 800, the 2-to-6 layer extrusion tooling designed to produce the highest quality, highest material-efficient 1/8” to 6” OD tubing for automotive, medical, appliance and industrial applications. The redesigned Series 800 produces flaw- lessly smooth extrusion and layer definition of Fluropoly- mer and other materials for all multi-layer, multi-lumen medical tubing, as well as fuel line constructions, multi- layer PEX pipe and drip irrigation applications, among others. The Guill design further allows thin layer combinations of polymers and adhesives to .02mm or less. Guill offers its exten- sive line of crossheads and inline tubing dies in fixed and adjustable center, for single or co-extrusion ap- plications. The tooling is designed to process all compounds and features the company’s pat- ented, precision Feather Touch Concentricity adjustment, the Seal Right System, which combines with the Feather Touch system to eliminate polymer leaking. Guill also of- fers its unique spiral flow distribution system. All Guill tooling is produced with rigorous computer sim- ulation of the flow channels using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) programs, resulting in optimum uniform flow with no weld lines. Extrusion Tooling