AMODEL POLYPHTHALAMIDE HELPS BRYANT RUBBER PRODUCE SAFER, LONGER LASTING KITCHEN UTENSIL

Main Menu | News By Date | News By Supplier | News By Category | About Us

AMODEL POLYPHTHALAMIDE HELPS BRYANT RUBBER PRODUCE SAFER, LONGER LASTING KITCHEN UTENSIL
08 April 2003 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc

Although they haven't put it on kitchen shelves yet, Bryant Rubber Corporation of Harbor City, Calif., has developed a silicone-coated kitchen utensil prototype using AMODEL polyphthalamide, a high-performance polymer produced by Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C.

By combining AMODEL A-1133 HS with Bryant Rubber's Select Primerless
Adhesion Polymer SystemTM (SPAPSTM) technology, the company has transformed an ordinary kitchen spatula into a utensil that is longer lasting, less likely to melt, and less costly to produce.

According to Rick Ziebell, Bryant Rubber’s vice president of technology, kitchen utensils made with SPAPS silicone and AMODEL PPA do not begin melting until the temperature exceeds 550 degrees Fahrenheit. Other composites of this type (whether soft or rigid) begin to melt around 300 degrees Fahrenheit. The higher melt resistance extends the useful life of the utensil and significantly increases kitchen safety.

"Unlike metal, kitchen tools produced with AMODEL PPA and SPAPS reduce
the amount of heat transferred through the utensil to the cook’s hand, therefore reducing potential injuries,” said Ziebell.

AMODEL PPA gives utensils the rigidity that enables cooks to move food easily around the pan and provides better shape retention in all conceivable cooking conditions. The soft silicone is non-marking and does not wear delicate pan surfaces. “The marriage of AMODEL PPA plastic and SPAPS silicone rubber provides a uniquely lightweight and seamless integration of two polymer systems,” Ziebell noted.

“Essentially, we are taking two dissimilar materials and making them work together as one without using glue, cement or some other type of toxic material to bond them together.” SPAPS is a more cost-efficient method of molding a silicone rubber to a plastic component since it eliminates the need to prime (or prepare) the plastic for the silicone, one of the more expensive and toxic steps in the production process. SPAPS can also reduce molding time and labor costs associated with secondary production operations.

http://www.solvayadvancedpolymers.com

About: Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc is a subsidiary of Solvay America Inc, the US holding company of Solvay SA. The company produces high-performance polymers that are used in a wide range of demanding applications in the automotive, aerospace, industrial, foodservice, medical, and electronics industries worldwide.

Solvay SA is an international pharmaceuticals and chemicals group with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, employing about 30 000 people in 50 countries. In 2003, its consolidated sales amounted to EUR 7.6 billion, generated by activities in its three major business sectors: chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals. Solvay SA is listed in the Euronext 100 index of top European companies.

More News:
  • For April 2003
  • From Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
  • For High-performance polymers