Materials Guide

Elastomers and Thermoplastics: NOVACOM's Expertise

NOVACOM, manufacturer of industrial suction cups for over 30 years, is recognized for its expertise in the design and manufacture of elastomer and thermoplastic suction cups. These versatile materials, essential in many industrial sectors, offer exceptional mechanical and chemical properties, making them ideal solutions for the most demanding applications.

The Advantages of Elastomers and Thermoplastics

Thanks to their unique composition, elastomers and thermoplastics are high-performance materials that stand out for several key characteristics:

• Flexibility and elasticity, ensuring excellent adaptation to complex shapes (elastomers).
• Abrasion resistance, ideal for rough or abrasive surfaces (elastomers).
• Ability to withstand extreme temperatures, depending on the type of material used (nitrile, silicone, EPDM, thermoplastics, etc.).
• Chemical compatibility with oils, greases, or mild chemicals (elastomers and some thermoplastics).
• Ease of recycling and processing, characteristics specific to thermoplastics, allowing efficient reuse and rapid adaptation to specific needs.

These qualities make them a preferred choice for sectors such as automotive, food processing, logistics, and many others.

NOVACOM: A Leading Industrial Player

At NOVACOM, we leverage our expertise in the field of elastomers and thermoplastics to offer a wide range of suction cups, tailored to all your industrial needs. Our production units allow us to manufacture both standard solutions and custom-made suction cups, specifically designed to meet your technical requirements and the constraints of your installations.

With a large stock of finished products and raw materials, we are able to respond quickly to your requests, thus reducing your supply times and maximizing the efficiency of your industrial processes. Our teams master every stage of production, from the choice of materials (elastomers or thermoplastics) to the final quality control, ensuring reliable and durable products.

Standard or Custom: Total Flexibility

Whether you need standard suction cups for your routine applications or a fully customized solution for a specific project, NOVACOM is your ideal partner. We offer a wide variety of shapes (flat, bellows, specific), sizes, hardnesses (Shore A), and materials (nitrile, silicone, EPDM, polyurethane, thermoplastics, etc.), to adapt to all your industrial applications.

ELASTOMER MATERIALS

Code	Material	Color	Standard Hardness Shore (+/-5)	Flexibility	Abrasion Resistance	Temperature Resistance C°	UV/Weather Resistance	Oil Resistance	Food Compatibility	Suction Cup series	Sector
NI	Nitrile		50, 70			-10/+80				1-2-4-5-7-8-PBG-PFG-PJG-VPC	Standard
NR	Natural rubber		50			-20/+70				1-2-7-8-9	Packaging/ Printing
CN	Natural rubber		35			-20/+70			**	2-4-5-7-8	Packaging/ Printing
CNB	Natural rubber		50			-20/+70				8	Packaging/ Printing
CN	Natural rubber		40			-20/+70				7	Packaging/ Printing
PARA	Natural rubber		40 or 50			-20/+70				7-8	Packaging/ Printing
PARA	Natural rubber		40			-20/+70				7	Packaging/ Imprimerie
PARA	Caoutchouc naturel		40			-20/+70				5-7-8	Packaging/ Imprimerie
SL	Silicone*		40 ou 60			-60/+250			**	1-2-8	Standard
SLRV	Silicone*		40 ou 60			-60/+250			**	7-8-9	Standard
SLV	Silicone*		60			-60/+250			**	1-2-7-8	Standard
SLB	Silicone*		20, 40			-60/+250			**	4-5-7-8	Cosmétique / Pharma
SLBLEU	Silicone*		30			-60/+250			**	1-2-4BO-7-8	Packaging
SLBLEU	Silicone*		50, 60			-60/+250			**	1-2-PFG	Packaging
SLG	Silicone*		40			-60/+250			**	COUP - 8	Packaging
SLT	Silicone*		40 ou 60			-60/+250			**	1-2-4-5-6- 7-8 9-PBG PFG PJG-VPC	Standard
SLDB	Detectable silicone*		40 or 60			-60/+250			**	1-2-8-9	Food industry
SLDR	Detectable silicone*		40			-60/+250			**	8	Food industry
SLDG	Detectable silicone*		40			-60/+250			**	1-2-8	Food industry
MNT	Non-staining material		40			-20/+160				VPC-1-2-4V-9	Plastics industry
PU	Polyurethane		60			-20/+80				1-2-7-8-9	Standard
EPDM	Ethylene propylene diene		40			-40/+110				1-2-4-7-8	Wet

THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS

Code	Material	Color	Standard Hardness Shore (+/-5)	Flexibility	Abrasion Resistance	Temperature Resistance C°	UV/Weather Resistance	Oil Resistance	Food Compatibility	Suction cup series	Sector
TPE	Thermoplastic*		50			-20/+80			***	1-2-7-8	Standard/ Food industry
TPU	Thermoplastic polyurethane		70			-20/+80				8-9	Standard
TPUB	Thermoplastic polyurethane		70			-20/+80				7SB-8SB	Standard
VI	Vinyl		50			-30/+65				VC	Packaging
PVC	Polyvinyl Chloride		70			-20/+80			**	VM	Packaging

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