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New press is a testament to ongoing commitment to meeting customer needs
AKRON, OHIO [April 21, 2006] - 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.
Gary Lawrence, engineering specialist, ExxonMobil Chemical, said: “Our
customers are becoming increasingly involved in insert molding and two-shot
overmolding projects and in the plastics industry this type of work is
generally undertaken on a vertical rather than a horizontal machine. With new
equipment that replicates the industry norm, we have strengthened our
technical support to customers worldwide. Helping Santoprene TPE users
manufacture a better end-product more efficiently is an approach that has kept
us at the forefront of the industry for 25 years.”
The vertical injection molding machine has a fast cycle time, accurate rotary
table and can take a 7.5 ounce shot size.
Through its technical centers in Akron, Brussels, Singapore, and Tokyo that
can replicate industry molding production plants, ExxonMobil Chemical provides
customers who buy Santoprene products with specialized assistance in all
aspects of mold design, processing, testing and material selection. Each
center is also linked to the group’s intranet, so real-time analysis and
reviews can take place at the customer’s convenience.
Technical center support areas include elastomer development, product analysis
development and prototyping, elastomer grade selection, mold and part design,
troubleshooting, injection molding including two-shot process and overmolding,
computer-aided design and engineering services, material comparisons and
selection, finite element analysis (FEA), mold-flow analysis along with
technical laboratory testing of physical properties and evaluation of
materials for specific applications.
About Santoprene™ specialty products
ExxonMobil
Chemical’s Santoprene specialty products are the global leader in engineered
TPEs, materials with the performance of rubber and the processing ease of
plastic. ExxonMobil Chemical is a global leader in technology, product
quality and customer services, with petrochemical manufacturing and/or
marketing operations in more than 150 countries around the world. For more
information visit www.santoprene.com
and www.exxonmobilchemical.com.
Note to the editors:
1. Santoprene is a trademark of Advanced
Elastomer Systems L.P., Akron, Ohio.
2. The term “ExxonMobil Chemical” refers collectively to some or all of the
companies affiliated with Exxon Mobil Corporation which have chemical
manufacturing and/or marketing operations around the world.
3. Further information on engineered thermoplastic vulcanizates can be
obtained from www.santoprene.com
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ExxonMobil Chemical's Santoprene specialty elastomer technical center in
Akron, Ohio, expanded its processing, testing and material selection service
for customers with the addition of a vertical injection molding machine.
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