A weekly look at new products, innovations

Editor's Note: Each week, Rubber & Plastics News will take a look at some of the rubber industry's new products and innovations on www.rubbernews.com. Does your company have a new product or new innovation? To be considered for inclusion in this recurring feature, email [email protected].

Grieve Corp. rolled out the No. 1023, a 550ºF, electrically-heated, Class 100 cleanroom cabinet oven used for curing small rubber pieces in rotating drums at a customer's facility.

This Grieve cleanroom cabinet oven features six-inch insulated walls; Type 304, 2B stainless steel interior with half-inch inside radius corners and all seams welded, ground and polished; top-mounted heat chamber; two motorized stainless steel shafts cantilevered through the rear wall of the oven with a drum coupling device to rotate the loads; four 18-inch diameter x 18-inch deep perforated stainless steel drums with internal stirring paddles; and access doors on one end.

In addition, Grieve said the oven contains 24-inch x 24-inch x 6-inch thick HEPA fresh air filters with two-inch prefilters and two 24-inch x 24-inch x 12-inch thick stainless steel, high-temperature HEPA recirculating filters.

Grieve said the No. 1023 controls include safety equipment required for handling flammable solvents; solid state heater control relays; circuit breaker disconnect switch; automatic door switch to shut off the heaters; and drum drive when the door is opened. It also includes a minihelic pressure gauge and validation port across each set of filters on the oven.

For more information, go to www.grievecorp.com.

Dymax Corp. has released a new product selector guide for manual and automated fluid-dispensing systems, which provides detailed product information.

Specifications, such as dispense modes, viscosity range, and material compatibility are included, Dymax said, as well as the type of supply reservoir that each unit can accommodate. The guide is available for download on the Dymax dispensing equipment webpage.

Dymax dispensing systems provide solutions for common dispensing issues, Dymax said, such as material contamination, stringing at the dispense tip and inaccurate flow control. The company said Dymax Application Engineers are available to help create the best dispensing solution for the application.

For additional information, visit www.dymax.com or contact Dymax Application Engineering at [email protected] or 860-482-1010.

Taste International Group Ltd.‘s Aquila brand has released the Aquila RE05F industrial glove, which has a cut resistant level 5 with double coated foam nitrile.

The RE05F can be utilized for optimal hand protection and comfort, Taste International said, and is especially suited to arduous situations such as recycling plants, metal fabrication and metal stamping, or general handling of oiled parts, machines and equipment.

The Aquila RE05F industrial glove features a 13 gauge Alkimos level 5 cut resistant liner with double level nitrile coating that provides abrasion resistance and grip levels. Taste International said the EN388 (level 5) cut resistant liner is used throughout the glove for 100 protection, while the unique two-layer nitrile three-fourths foam and full flat dipping technology ensures the glove is waterproof and chemically resistant with excellent fit and feel.

Further information regarding Aquila products may be found at: www.aquilaglove.com.