CRG Industries Introduces Essemplex™ Shape Memory
Polymer at NPE2009

CRG Industries exhibited at the NPE2009 International Plastics Showcase in Chicago, June 22-26. At that show, the Cornerstone spin-off manufacturing company introduced a new thermoplastic shape memory polymer, trademarked as Essemplex.

This translucent polymer is manufactured in pellet form and can be used with injection molding systems to create specialized "memory" shapes. Essemplex is engineered with a melt temperature and an activation temperature, and the melt temperature is higher than the activation temperature. At its melt temperature, the pelleted polymer can be extruded into a tailored memorized shape. Above its activation temperature, the material becomes flexible and conformable, and when cooled it becomes rigid again.

Applications for Essemplex include a wide range of injection-molded products that require reconfigurability, such as toys, sporting equipment, furniture, grips and handles, mounting brackets, and medical devices. (5-6-2009)