Armid and Armoslip
Some of our slip and anti-blocking additives, which trade under the names Armid and Armoslip, are used as processing aid for elastomers.
They reduce compound viscosity, thereby improving mixing, extrusion and calendering behavior of elastomers. Moreover, the reduced friction and consequential improved flow properties result in decreased mold contamination and easier demolding.
In vulcanized end-products these products migrate to the polymer surface. The solid lubricating layer formed reduces friction and adhesion with other materials, thereby providing excellent slip and anti-blocking performance.
Armowax W-440
Armowax W-440 is a low-melting polymeric ester with a comb-like structure. Showing a perfect balance between internal and external lubrication, it is the best dispersion and processing aid for highly filled thermoplastic and elastomer compounds available.
The unique characteristics of Armowax W-440 are based on a combination of hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups present in the molecule. This combination provides improved wetting of the filler surface by the polymer matrix, thereby ensuring optimum dispersion of inorganic fillers such as calcium carbonate, talcum or carbon blacks.
The good compatibility of Armowax W-440 with polymers, combined with its low melting point, improves flow properties of compounds during processing. If a standard dispersion aid does not give you the performance you need, try Armowax W-440.
Armeen 18D
Armeen 18D is a processing aid extensively used in highly polar elastomer based compounds such as ACM and AEM.
Armeen 18D reduces friction between the elastomer surface and other materials under dynamic load. It improves the flow properties during compounding of highly viscous, polar formulations and allows for easier demolding. Furthermore Armeen 18D can help to overcome scorch problems when used in amine cured ethylene acrylate elastomers. It also finds use in chloroprene and fluoro rubber compounds.
Perkaguard TBHQ
One of our latest products introduced to the market is Perkaguard TBHQ. This processing aid extends the safe processing time during compounding and (reactive) extrusion and helps to produce a better quality end product when using high temperature injection or compression molding techniques. At low dosage levels, Perkaguard TBHQ is an extremely versatile scorch retarder, giving the compounder more freedom in designing the optimal recipe for his specific application.
Please check regional availability of our processing aids or contact us for more information.