Materials and Material Development

UPG has decades of experience with thermoplastic materials for use in a wide range of applications.  Our custom compounds meet the highest quality standards and are optimized for injection molding and extrusion.  UPG also has full color matching capabilities and can match and stabilize your material per industry color specification.  Our in-house polymer chemist and quality teams can help you engineer the right material for your application.  UPG compounds, molds, and extrudes a wide range of thermoplastic rigid and elastomeric materials including:

Styrenics PS HIPS ABS SAN PP EVA Polyolefins HDPE LDPE LLDPE PP EVA Engineered Plastics Acetal Acrylic PVC PC PA PPS LCP PEEK PAI

TPEs Polyester Elastomer PEBA Elastomer SBC Elastomer TPOs TPU Fluorinated PTFE eTFE FEP THV

Additives UV Stabilizers Anti-oxidants Colorants Flame retardants Impact modifiers Anti-static agents Lubricants Fillers Reinforcements Antimicrobials Nanocomposites Radiopacifiers Barium Sulfate Bismuth salts Tungsten Gold metal Platinum Palladium

UPG specializes in custom compounds for a variety of markets.  UPG's highly trained technicians formulate, manufacture, and test critical polymer compounds in a clean room environment.  Common compound technologies include antimicrobials, colorants, UV stabilizers, anti-oxidants, impact modifiers, lubricants, and radiopacifiers.  UPG has a full service plastics quality lab and can characterize and certify your materials.  UPG’s in-house chemists and engineers have the experience and technology to develop custom materials for you demanding applications.  

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