Products for Rubber & Silicone Elastomers
dar-tech, inc. distributes specialty chemicals and raw materials from its global network of suppliers that are used to compound, process and test various rubber and silicone compounds. These mineral fillers, reinforcers, pigments, colorants, process aids, and anti-blocking, dispersing and coupling agents, enhance the properties of rubber compound and performance of articles fabricated from it.
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ACCESS RUDOLF TECHNOLOGIES
Silicone emulsions, Silicone MQ resin technologies, specialty organofunctional Silanes, functionalized Silicone fluids, fluorine free stain repellant, Isocyanate, Block Copolymers and narrow molecular weight Polyethylene polymers.
BLACHFORD
Calcium Stearate and Zinc Stearate that act as process aids and anti-caking additive. These are suitable for 21CFR FDA indirect food contact and NSF applications.
BORICA
Tytan® Titanate coupling & dispersing agent that allows
higher filler loading without sacrificing mechanical strength.
BURGESS PIGMENT
Burgess Pigment is a manufacturer of hydrous and anhydrous kaolin for industry. Calcined kaolin options, as well as flash calcined kaolin grades are available. Kaolin products provide increased strength and endurance in
various polymers. Kaolin helps regulate curing rates, producing more consistency, increased strength, endurance in various polymers and increasing resistance to tears.
BYK INSTRUMENTS
Equipment for color measurement and microscopes.
CHEMOURS
A large portfolio of Ti-Pure® Titanium Dioxide products to solve your color, opacity and weatherability design issues.
COVIA Corp.
MINBLOC® anti-blocking agents and thermal fillers. HIFILL® Calcium Carbonate and HIFILL N® Nephylene Syenite, a performance filler that is popular with HCR Silicone compounders as a filler, since it allows for
formulation cost reduction without adversely impacting the properties and durability of fabricated articles. HIFILL N is available in a range of particle sizes, and contains no reportable free crystalline silica.
MAGRIS TALC
Mistron® Nicron® and Vertal® talc reinforcing fillers and anti-blocking agents
SIBELCO
A unique range of mineral-based flame retardants. PORTAFLAME Alumina Trihydrate (ATH), SECUROC Magnesium Carbonate, CASIFLUX Wollastonite and Portafer® Magnetite.
SOUTHEASTERN PERFORMANCE MINERALS, LLC
A large family of muscovite mica products used in Engineering resins, Wire & Cable, films and plastisols.
APPLICATIONS
TIO2 PIGMENTS/COLORANTS
Impart color to rubber
Features: Added to rubber during compounding
Benefits: Makes articles more attractive to the consumer
Suppliers: Chemours
ANTIBLOCKING AGENTS AND PROCESS AIDS
Reduce the tendency of unvulcanized rubber to stick to itself
Features: Internal and external lubricants
Benefits: Makes product easier for consumer to handle and use.
Suppliers: Blachford, Covia, Magris Talc
TESTING EQUIPMENT
Used in R&D as well as Quality control
Features: Measure properties of rubber compounds
Benefits: Insures adherence to specification, and fitness-for-use
Suppliers: BYK Instruments
COUPLING & DISPERSING AGENTS
Allow higher filler loading without sacrificing mechanical strenght
Features: Is incorporated into the polymer to improve dispersion
Benefits: Lowers compound cost, increases flame retardation
Suppliers: Borica
MINERAL FILLERS/ ADDITIVES CONTAINER LINERS
Used to reduce cost and improve properties of rubber
Features: Are incorporated into the rubber compound in a compounding step
Benefits: Lower cost, better physical properties and chemical resistance.
Suppliers: Burgess Pigment, Covia, Magris Talc, Omya Inc, SIBELCO, Southeastern Performance Minerals
