Mineral Filler Applications
RockTron’s Eco-Mineral Fillers have numerous applications across a wide range of high-tech industries, including plastics, rubber and coatings. They have many useful properties of particular interest to polymer manufacturers, specialist compounders and in-house large volume filler users.
Tested by ARTIS (Avon Rubber Technology Innovation and Science), Queen’s University Belfast, Bespoke Mould Solutions and others, RockTron’s Eco-Mineral Fillers are demonstrating promising results in many plastics and rubber applications. RockTron is also collaborating with Ford Motor Company and polymer producers to develop hybrid materials containing RockTron’s solid glass microspheres.
Benefits in applications include:
- Weight reduction in aerospace
- Buoyancy in marine products
- Thermal insulation in building products
- Improved dispersion in thermosets
- Superior injection moulding performance for automotive
- Control shrinkage for fluid pumps
- Thermal performance for electrical / electronics
- Sound dampening in automotive and construction
- Greater density for selected manufacturing processes
- Polymers in healthcare environments
- Coatings for sporting venues
- Finishes for mass transit systems
- Environments where long term microbiocide solutions are required.
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