Flexible PVC for automotive water-drainage tubing meet quality standards

Flexible PVC compounds from Teknor Apex Company are successfully  used in the U.S. for automotive drain tubing and are now available to manufacturers worldwide, the company announced. 

 

Drain tubing is used to divert water from areas around sunroofs and roof ditch moldings to discharge in the wheel wells of vehicles. 

 

Apex® 1583 Series compounds have been used in the U.S. for tubing on General Motors, Honda, and Nissan cars. Teknor Apex has expanded the series to include grades ranging in hardness from 60 Shore A to 50 Shore D, offering the compounds in custom colors as well as clear formulations, and supplying them from facilities in the U.S., China, and Europe. Apex 1583 compounds exhibit minimal property change upon extended heat aging and stay flexible at temperatures down to -30 °C. 

 

 

The long experience of Teknor Apex in the transportation market enables the company to help customers comply with OEM specifications for Apex 1583 compounds on a worldwide basis, according to Steve McCormack, auto industry manager for the Vinyl Division. 

 

With these compounds, Teknor Apex has been able to release materials to enable improved processability and clarity, and come up with molding grades that are ideal for tubing.