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RTP Company was asked to provide material recommendations for an after market, add-on sled runner kit. The purpose of the runners were to extend the life of a sled by providing abrasion resistance. Originally created from machined strips of neat UHMWPE, the manufacturer was looking for a lower cost extrusion option so they could increase production capacity and introduce color to the product.
RTP Company Solution
RTP Company engineers recommended RTP 700 ABR, a durable abrasion resistant Polyethylene alloy that offered the following advantages:
- extrudable solution
- colorable
Benefits
The benefits to the manufacturer included:
- standard, extrusion-capable, abrasion resistant material
- material can be colored
- increased production capacity and process control
- reduced costs vs. fully machined parts
