Episode 01 · Automotive
Teknor Apex Webinar Series
Enabling the Transition to TPV in NEV Coolant Hoses
What You’ll Learn
What Does It Take to Evaluate TPV for NEV Coolant Hose?
The move from EPDM to TPV is about more than replacing one material with another. NEV architectures, low-conductivity coolants, lightweighting targets and sustainability requirements are changing how engineers evaluate the entire coolant hose system.
1. Why Material Selection Is Changing
See how longer and more complex coolant routing, weight targets, low-conductivity coolants and circularity requirements are changing the performance criteria for thermal-management lines.
2. What the Validation Data Shows
Explore long-term heat-aging and water-glycol exposure results, low-conductivity coolant testing and hose-level aging data—and see how Sarlink® TPV performed in these evaluations.
The webinar includes data after 1,000 hours of heat aging, coolant analysis for conductivity, pH and extractables, and hose-level testing using OEM coolant.
3. How Hose Design Influences Material Selection
Learn why coolant chemistry is only one part of the decision. Hose architecture, wall thickness, reinforcement, pressure requirements, material purity and processing all influence the right TPV solution.
From monolayer designs to reinforced and multilayer constructions, different applications can require different approaches.
4. Where Sustainability and Traceability Fit
See how PCR-content TPVs, product carbon-footprint data and laser marking can support circularity goals without separating sustainability from performance requirements.
The webinar also examines how recycled content influences material properties and laser-marking performance.
Meet the Presenters
The People Behind the Materials
Hear directly from the Teknor Apex team working at the intersection of material development, application engineering and the transition to TPV coolant hose systems.
Why Teknor Apex
More Than a Material Supplier
Selecting a TPV is only one part of developing a coolant hose system.
Teknor Apex combines material expertise, application development, testing capabilities and industry collaboration to help customers evaluate the complete system—from material selection and hose construction to processing and validation.
Application Development Support
Material selection, EPDM-to-TPV conversion guidance, extrusion support, prototyping and thermoforming expertise.
Validation Capabilities
Long-term coolant aging, hose-level testing, burst-pressure evaluation, reinforcement assessment and laser-marking trials.
A Broad Sarlink® TPV Platform
Solutions spanning flexible hose to stiff tube, mono- and multilayer constructions, low-extractable grades, adhesion-modified TPVs and PCR-content options.
Industry Collaboration
Experience working across the hose-development ecosystem, including coolant suppliers, yarn and reinforcement specialists, connector manufacturers and processing partners.
Evaluating TPV for a Coolant Hose Application?
Whether you are comparing materials, developing a new hose construction or evaluating compatibility with a specific coolant, our team can help you think through the requirements.
Tell us a little about what you are working on, and we’ll connect you with the appropriate Teknor Apex specialist.
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Material selection, validation data, and hose design guidance for NEV thermal management — everything from the webinar, at a glance.
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Download the Engineer’s Guide to NEV Coolant Hose Material Selection, explaining how TPV is replacing EPDM rubber and what you need to know to evaluate it.