As a wear material with near 0% moisture absorption and many formulations designed to suit specific tasks, UHMW is the preferred material for use in bulk handling equipment, conveyor components, chain guides, and wear pads which can all suffer from friction, sticking & abrasion problems. The low coefficient of friction of TIVAR® products allow for outstanding wear characteristics and excellent corrosion resistance in many applications - most formulations are available in sheet, rod and tubing. 

UHMW-PE (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) is a highly versatile polymer that makes an excellent choice to help avoid production bottlenecks for industries such as bulk material storage and handling to food and beverage, industrial applications, forestry/wood processing and transportation. 

TIVAR®1000 is available in a wide range of material formulations to suit a number of service applications. As with many plastics, care must be taken during the machining processes to ensure dimensional tolerances can be maintained.