Materials Guide

Elastomers and thermoplastics: NOVACOM expertise

NOVACOM, manufacturer of industrial suction cups for more than 30 years, is recognised for its expertise in the design and manufacture of elastomer and thermoplastic suction cups. These versatile materials, essential in many industrial sectors, offer outstanding 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 through 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 certain thermoplastics).
• Ease of recycling and processing, characteristics specific to thermoplastics, allowing efficient reuse and rapid adaptation to specific requirements.

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 use our expertise in elastomers and thermoplastics to offer a wide range of suction cups, adapted to all your industrial needs. Our production facilities enable us to manufacture both standard solutions and custom-made suction cups, designed specifically 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, reducing your supply times and maximising the efficiency of your industrial processes. Our teams master every stage of production, from the choice of materials (elastomers or thermoplastics) through to final quality control, thereby guaranteeing reliable and durable products.

Standard or custom-made: total flexibility

Whether you need standard suction cups for everyday applications or a fully customised 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	Colour	Shore hardness (+/-5)	Flexibility	Abrasion resistance	Temperature resistance C°	UV - Weather resistance	Oil resistance	Food safety	Series of suction cups	Migration test	Environment
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/ Print
CN	Natural rubber		35			-20/+70			**	2-4-5-7-8		Packaging/ Print
CNB	Natural rubber		50			-20/+70				8		Packaging/ Print
CN	Natural rubber		40			-20/+70				7		Packaging/ Print
PARA	Natural rubber		40, 50			-20/+70				7-8		Packaging/ Print
PARA	Natural rubber		40			-20/+70				7		Packaging/ Print
PARA	Natural rubber		40			-20/+70				5-7-8		Packaging/ Print
SL	Silicone*		40, 60			-60/+250			**	1-2-8		Standard
SLRV	Silicone*		40, 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	SH40 : Others :	Cosmetics/ Pharmaceutical
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, 60			-60/+250			**	1-2-4-5-6- 7-8 9-PBG PFG PJG-VPC	SH40 : Others :	Standard
SLDB	Detectable silicone*		40, 60			-60/+250			**	1-2-8-9	SH25, SH40 : Others :	Food-processing
SLDR	Detectable silicone*		40			-60/+250			**	8	SH25 : Others :	Food-processing
SLDG	Detectable silicone*		40			-60/+250			**	1-2-8		Food-processing
MNT	Mark-free material		40, 60			-20/+160				VPC-1-2-4V-9		Plastics
PU	Polyurethane		60			-20/+80				1-2-7-8-9		Standard
EPDM	Ethylene propylene diene		40			-40/+110				1-2-4-7-8		Moist Chemical

THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS

Code	Material	Colour	Shore hardness (+/-5)	Flexibility	Abrasion resistance	Temperature resistance C°	UV - Weather resistance	Oil resistance	Food safety	Series of suction cups	Migration test	Environment
TPE	Thermoplastic*		50			-20/+80			***	1-2-7-8		Standard/ Food-processing
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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