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NPE 2006: What a Phenomenal Show!

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Booth 7805 in the lower level of the North Hall at McCormick Place in Chicago was buzzing with excitement during NPE as RTP Company attracted visitors both visually and aromatically. RTP Company unveiled multiple innovative new technologies at NPE 2006, ranging from color products to nanoclay compounds. Additionally, almost 2000 delicious chocolate chip cookies were baked and served right in the booth to the delight of staff workers and visitors alike!

Visitors at RTP Company's NPE booth were able to take a tour of eight innovation stations, including: Multi-technology, Conductive, Color, Elastomers, Structural, Application Development, Value, and Sheet. At every stop, experienced product development engineers and sales representatives were available to discuss specific application needs.

If you missed seeing our NPE booth, log onto our website at www.rtpcompany.com or call your local sales engineer to discover the many plastic technology offerings at RTP Company.

Innovative Highlight: Structural

Structurally engineered thermoplastics focus on enhancing the properties of unfilled resins and include both mechanical and non-mechanical properties.

Compounds that enhance mechanical properties can improve strength, stiffness, or impact resistance and are often excellent alternatives for metal replacement. They give designers the freedom to utilize lower cost and lighter weight injection molded parts. Compounds that enhance other non-mechanical properties may improve secondary assembly operations, processability, barrier properties, or UV stability.

Mechanical Technologies

Non-mechanical

Innovative Highlight: Color

Color inspires, energizes, and builds recognition. State-of-the-art color technologies enable you to have your color — your way as a color concentrate, colored compound or cube blend.

Technologies

Benefits

  • Powerful polymer portfolio
  • Unbiased product offering
  • Competitive, responsive
  • True global supply

Innovative Highlight: Elastomers

Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds permit fabrication of "rubber-like" articles with the speed, efficiency, and economy of injection molding, extrusion, or blow molding. These unique products, available in multiple resin technologies, give designers flexibility in soft-touch and ergonomic applications.

Characteristics & Benefits

  • Superior bondability
  • Customized grades
  • Full color capability
  • Increased design flexibility
  • Shock absorption & vibration dampening
  • Wide range of hardness
  • Simplify processing
  • Faster cycle times

Formulated to provide superior bondability to rigid plastics. This bond makes possible simpler part designs that are less dependent on mechanical interlocks or require time consuming surface preparation during production. Enhanced Bondability Substrate Compounds provide a total system solution!