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Thermoplastic Elastomers
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Consumer Products
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Soft Touch
Simply defined, thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are a type of plastic that have been refined to create a soft, rubbery feel.
A Beginner's Guide to TPE
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NOVEL THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS FOR UNIVERSAL OVERMOLDING ON
DISSIMILAR THERMOPLASTICS
Liang Xu, Sehyun Kim, Rajesh Varma and Krishna Venkataswamy
GLS Corporation
833 Ridgeview Drive
McHenry, IL 60050, USA
Abstract
Overmolding thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) onto rigid thermoplastics has been an explosive trend
in the last decade.
Recently, many TPEs have been uniquely developed to bond to specific substrate
materials based on surface energy or polarity match between the elastomer and the thermoplastics.
Figure 1 shows the surface
energy match of various thermoplastic elastomers with rigid thermoplastics.
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Versaflex™ TF Adhesive Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) for Textile Fabrics (Chinese)
Versaflex™ TF Adhesive Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) for Textile Fabrics (English)
Stat-Tech™ TPE Static Dissipative & Electrically Conductive Thermoplastic Elastomers
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Thermoplastic Elastomers
Dynaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers
Thermoplastic Elastomers: Dynaflex™
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Discover how thermoplastic elastomers can change the game for consumer electronics design
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Consumer Electronics and TPEs
TPEs are becoming a integral part of each products brand experience.
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Custom Thermoplastic Elastomer provides UV resistance and processability for automotive outside rear-view mirror gasket
reSound™ REC Recycled Content TPEs (English)
Key properties and attributes for reSound™ REC recycled content TPEs for overmolding (English language version)
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Custom Thermoplastic Elastomer provides UV resistance and processability for automotive outside rear-view mirror gasket
reSound™ REC Recycled Content TPEs (English)
Key properties and attributes for reSound™ REC recycled content TPEs for overmolding (English language version)
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Surface energy match between the thermoplastic elastomers and the rigid thermoplastic
substrate.
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Wetting and flow behavior of the soft thermoplastic elastomer and
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Molecular interaction between the thermoplastic elastomer and the rigid thermoplastic.
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Novel Thermoplastic elastomers for overmolding applications
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Surface energy match between the thermoplastic elastomers and the rigid thermoplastic substrate
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Molecular interaction between the thermoplastic elastomer and the rigid thermoplastic.
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When designing innovative consumer products, it is extremely important to protect brand equity and still deliver the performance and aesthetic characteristics that the end consumer desires," said Walter Ripple, vice president and general manager for PolyOne's thermoplastic elastomer business, GLS.
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