Custom engineered thermoplastics compounder RTP Co. (Winona, Wis.) announced today that it is offering new CCX Conductive Masterbatches for applications prone to electrostatic discharge (ESD).

The CCX Conductive Masterbatches are available in a variety of resin systems, RTP can formulate them with four distinct additive technologies: stainless steel fiber, carbon nanotubes, carbon black, and PermaStat dissipative polymer technology.

RTP creates the stainless steel fiber CCX Masterbatches through a long fiber manufacturing process. The companiy says the stainless steel fiber CCX Masterbatches have a high level of conductivity, providing EMI shielding for sensitive electronics, colored parts and components, or even FDA compliant applications.

The carbon nanotube CCX Masterbatches are good for high-purity applications, according to RTP. They also have virtually no effect on shrinkage or mechanical properties versus the unfilled base resin. They provide highly uniform ESD protection and/or electrical conductivity at a very low loading level.

Carbon black CCX Masterbatches have similar isotropic shrinkage, strength and stiffness to the unfilled base resin. RTP outs them as an economical way to introduce versatile, high performance conductivity for a plastic part.

RTP formulated PermaStat CCX Masterbatches for applications that require permanent antistatic or static dissipative performance.