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O’Sullivan Films produces calendered films from Teknor Apex Company’s Medalist? MD-500 Elastomers that have performance advantages over PVC with less weight and cost. This new film technology combines the advantages of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) over PVC, the quality benefits of calendering, and the sealing efficiency of radio frequency (RF) welding.

In collaboration with O’Sullivan Films (Winchester, VA) and Indianapolis-based Genesis Plastics Welding, Teknor Apex Company has demonstrated that films produced from its Medalist? MD-500 Series elastomers eliminate the traditional disadvantages of TPEs in such applications as fluid drainage and storage bags, cushioning bladders, and surgical pouches, exhibiting performance that is fully comparable to PVC in processing, bonding, assembly, and clinical handling. In fact, tests by Teknor Apex and cooperating customers have shown that Medalist MD-500 Series TPEs provide a number of property improvements over PVC, along with substantial savings in weight and cost, according to Elliott Pritikin, global medical market manager for the Thermoplastic Elastomer Division of Teknor Apex.