Can anyone confirm whether or not Geolast is FDA approved for direct food contact? I can't seem to find anything on the web. Working on contacting Exxon.
Change in shrinkage and/or dimensional tolerance isn't a concern here (the use of the part is rough). When I said keeping the same molds and techniques, I only meant that it needs to be able to run in a similar mold setup. New processing parameters would of course be created.
I will check...
This new material would be utilizing existing molds and base parts. We would not be interested in changing the base resin nor utilizing anything other than the current molds as several parts are affected.
First off, thank you for replying. I think I need to clarify my post/needs and perhaps even post in another forum after realizing that I forgot to specify that I specifically need a material that can be run in a traditional Thermoplastic Injection Molding machine. Thermosets are...
The material needs to have the following characteristics:
Able to be overmolded onto a polypropylene part (needs good bonding)
FDA direct food contact approved
Oil resistant (our current material from GLS/Polyone absorbs oil and becomes gummy)
Abrasion resistant (think food crumbs/sugar/etc)...
