Conference Spotlight: International Elastomer Conference

It’s time for a field trip!

HM Royal is proud to announce our participation in the 2014 International Elastomer Conference, held in Nashville, TN from October 14^th – 16^th.  The International Elastomer Conference is the premier place where customers, suppliers of materials, equipment, tools and services, and educators come together. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, observations, regulatory reforms, and emerging scientific technologies, as well as learning, networking, seeing current customers, and making new ones.

HM Royal will be in attendance for the entirety of the conference and will be sharing a booth with AkzoNobel, a global leader in the paints and coatings industry as well as a producer of specialty chemicals. Please stop by Booth 916, say hello, hang out for a bit, and enter for your chance to win a daily giveaway prize!

Take a look at the map if you need to know where to find us, we are in the center near the top in the Floor Plan.  

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With over 2,500 attendees expected at this year’s conference, there will be no shortage of industry experts, networking opportunities, learning experiences, and of course, excitement. This is the perfect opportunity to learn from the best in our industry, get answers from the premier experts, discover new connections, and have access to all of Rubber Division, ACS’s valuable resources in one place. 

Components of the conference include: International Rubber Expo, 186^th Technical Meeting, Educational Symposiums, Career Fair, ACS Committee Meetings, and a plethora of special events including a 5k Walk and a Business Awards Meeting.

For the full Conference Guide and a comprehensive look at the event, Click Here.

Still looking to make housing or travel arrangements? Check out the Housing and Travel page! 

The Combined Forces of Chem-Trend and Dow Adhesives

As a supplier of so many different compounding agents across industries, we often get a unique view of the types of products our customers use and how seemingly dissimilar chemical ingredients can work together in one compound to produce some amazing results. One of these instances is the unlikely yet harmonious pairing of a Chem-Trend release agent and a Dow Advanced adhesive. We’ve often found that if our customers have a need for one, they will most likely require the other. They’re the perfect pair! Read on to learn why:

What do Mold Release Agents and RTM Adhesives Have in Common?

Typically, the rubber molding process involves two hot rubber molds coming together to force a block of rubber into a shape. These rubber pieces are then heated to maintain the shape of the mold. In some cases the rubber needs to be fully released from the metal mold. That’s where the Chem-Trend mold release agents come into play. In other instances, a strong adhesive is required to permanently bond a metal part to the rubber, and a compounder will need a bonding product such as the Thixon or RoBond.

Dow Advanced RTM Adhesives Improve Rubber Molding

Dow Automotive Systems supplies us with Rubber to Metal Bonding Adhesives for countless applications. Bonding rubber to a variety of metal and plastics requires a custom formulated adhesive system with a strong, reliable and lasting adhesion. In order to meet all demands, Dow Automotive Systems offers several different types of RTM Adhesives that are water based:

• Megum: Used in polymer to metal bonding.
• RoBond: Polymer Adhesive used most often in bonding polymers to substrates. 
• Thixon: Diverse adhesive that can be applied to any number of materials. 

Chem-Trend Mold Release Agents Expedite the Rubber Manufacturing Process

Chem-Trend Mono-Coat is used on the metal surfaces of the mold so that the rubber part falls out easily after the part is heat cured. Sound complicated? Think of it as spraying Pam on a muffin tin so that the muffins fall out after they are cooked. Chem-Trend offers silicone based, non-silicone based, and water based versions of the mono-coat for different rubber applications.

The combination of Dow Advanced Materials’ Rubber to Metal (RTM) Adhesives and Chem-Trend’s Mono-Coat Semi-Permanent Mold Release Agent is allowing us to provide every component needed for your rubber molding process. Supplying both types of products also allows us to help customers simplify purchasing processes and provide more efficient product development.

To request technical data sheets or more information on any of our products, contact us today!

Trade Show Spotlight: Fire Retardants in Plastics 2014

H.M. Royal is proud to announce our participation in the 4^th Annual Fire Retardants in Plastics conference this May, 2014. With the most cutting edge trends and technical developments being discussed, the Fire Retardants in Plastics Conference has grown into an essential annual meeting place for those in the flame retardant industry.

Chemical and mineral flame retardants belong to a diverse family of chemical compounds used to reduce the flammability of polymer formulations. With the risk of fire occurring in countless different situations and across innumerable applications, flame retardants can be found in everything from electronic devices to household furnishings. 

At this year’s conference we will be showcasing some of our newer products, including the silicone based additives Dow Corning®: Resin Modifier and the Dow Corning®: Si Based Additive. These additives offer many benefits including reduced die drool, reduced heat release rate, improved hydrophobicity, and improved stability, productivity, and strength. 

Flame retardants offer a powerful advantage to many industrial applications, but should be selected with the utmost care and safety to be sure of their appropriateness for the application. With a vast network of H.M. Royal chemists, process engineers and development experts standing behind our products, we’re confident that we can supply reliable, quality flame retardant additives to meet any compounding need. 

The conference will be held from May 13th to the 14th at the Grand Hyatt Denver in Denver, Colorado. Come out and visit H.M. Royal while you're there!

Learn more about the Fire Retardants in Plastics Conference for 2014.

To request more information on H.M. Royal’s Flame Retardants and Smoke Suppressant Compounds, contact an H.M. Royal Sales Rep!

H.M. Royal and Dow Corning Join Forces to Benefit Composites Compounding and Extrusion

H.M. Royal has recently added Dow Corning to our portfolio of trusted chemical manufacturers!

Established in 1943, Dow Corning is a global leader in silicones and silicon-based technology and offers more than 7,000 products to over 25,000 customers worldwide.

As a part of the H.M. Royal network of chemical suppliers, we will be working with Dow Corning to provide Si based Additives and Modifiers, including Dow Corning® 11-100 Additive and Dow Corning® 4-7081 Resin Modifier, to the customers in the plastics and composite industry.

These products can be used in the extrusion process or applied to mineral fillers and inorganic surfaces  to facilitate compounding with a polymer, resin or rubber.  These additives  offer many benefits, including:

•     Reduced die drool
•     Heat release rate
•     Longer shelf life
•     Hydrophobicity
•     Improved stability, productivity and strength

Watch Dow Corning® 4-7081 Resin Modifier in action:



To request an MSDS or information on Dow Corning® 11-100 Additive or Dow Corning® 4-7081 Resin Modifier, contact an H.M. Royal Sales Rep!

Solvay Specialty Polymers Names H.M. Royal US and Canadian Tecnoflon® Products Distributor

We are proud to announce that H.M. Royal has been selected by Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC as its distributor in the United States and Canada for Tecnoflon® products where order quantities are below the company’s Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ). 

Effective April 1, 2014, customers of Solvay Specialty Polymers will begin placing orders for Tecnoflon® directly with H.M. Royal. In keeping with its high standards in providing exceptional customer service and support, H.M. Royal sales representatives will be contacting customers of Solvay Specialty Polymers to fulfill Tecnoflon® orders, including, but not limited to:

Tecnoflon® FKM ionic curable grades are copolymers and terpolymers with a fluorine content ranging from 66% to 70%. They are well-suited for automotive, industrial and aerospace applications. The HS copolymers are designed for low post-cure cycles; cure-incorporated and rubber-to-metal bonding grades are available for all molding techniques.

Tecnoflon® FKM low-temperature grades include ionic and peroxide curable grades with TR10 ranging from -19°C to -40°C. They are specially designed for sealing solutions in in cold-temperature oil drilling as well as in the latest automotive engine technologies, like LPG, CNG and high-performance fuel injection systems.

Solvay Specialty Polymers is a global leader in high-performance polymers and manufactures over 1500 products across 35 brands, including fluoropolymers, fluoroelastomers, fluorinated fluids, semi-aromatic polyamides, sulfone polymers, ultra high-performance polymers, high-barrier polymers and cross-linkable polyolefin compounds. These innovative materials are engineered to address the challenges that design engineers face every day, meeting critical performance requirements for urbanization, mobility, health, water filtration and alternative energy.   

H.M. Royal takes great pride in servicing Solvay Specialty Polymers’ customers in markets including, but not limited to, aircraft and aerospace, alternative energy, automotive, building and construction, consumer goods, electrical and electronics, healthcare, oil and gas, packaging, plumbing, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing, pulp and paper, seminconductor and more.

 For more information on Solvay products or H.M. Royal, contact a raw chemicals expert.