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RTP Company Introduces New High-Flow Conductive Compounds

WINONA, MINNESOTA, USA — RTP Company has developed new high-flow conductive polypropylene (PP) compounds for thin-wall injection molding, which has become increasingly important for producing complex medical, electronic, and biotechnological devices.

Thin-wall parts have a restrictive flow path leading to narrower processing windows, and the need for specialty thermoplastic materials. When existing materials cannot consistently fill thin-walls or difficult geometries, the new high-flow, conductive PP offers a viable solution without the need to modify tooling or part design. The easy-to-mold, conductive PP materials achieve typical melt flows of 20 grams/10 minutes (2160 grams at 230 degrees C), which compare favorably to existing conductive PP materials (melt flows ranging from 1 to 3).

The materials have been specially designed to minimize warpage and retain their robust physical properties with a notched IZOD impact strength of 2.5 ft-lbs/in (133 J/m) and a "no break" unnotched IZOD impact strength. These tough, highly conductive compounds offer a surface resistivity of 10E4 ohms/square (maximum) and volume resistivity of less than 25 ohm-cm. Applications include containers, totes, bins, pipette tips, and explosives handling products.

For more information, contact RTP Company at 507-454-6900 or 800-433-4787, or e-mail rtp@rtpcompany.com.

About RTP Company
RTP Company, headquartered in Winona, Minn., is a global compounder of custom engineered thermoplastics. The company has 11 manufacturing plants on three continents, plus sales representatives throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. RTP Company's engineers develop customized thermoplastic compounds in over 60 different engineering resin systems for applications requiring color, conductive, elastomeric, flame retardant, high temperature, structural, and wear resistant properties.