Thermoplastic Elastomers Dynaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers Webinar: Overmolding with Thermoplastic Elastomers – An Essential Guide

Thermoplastic Elastomers Dynaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers Webinar: Overmolding with Thermoplastic Elastomers – An Essential Guide

Discover how thermoplastic elastomers can change the game for consumer electronics design Home // Consumer Electronics and TPEs TPEs are becoming a integral part of each products brand experience.

GLS™ Versaflex™ HC Thermoplastic Elastomer: •    Gives OEMs the design freedom to make their own syringe stoppers and improve manufacturing processes versus traditional thermoset rubber stoppers •    Simple, one-step injection molding process versus multiple steps with thermoset rubber  •    Streamlines production while increasing margins and profitability Trilliant™ HC Thermoplastics: •    High-performance formulations with excellent chemical resistance and durability for medical device enclosures  •    Available in standard grades, or can be custom formulated from an array of base polymers to meet performance and aesthetic targets   NEU™ Specialty Thermoplastic Polyurethane:  •    Formulated to combine elasticity with abrasion and tear resistance for catheter tubing and tips •    Specification processing assists OEMs and processors in delivering solutions that match formulary requirements

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.

To enhance the performance in the end use application and marketability of such consumer products the use of a thermoplastic elastomers as an overmold, onto the engineering plastic has continued to grow. This is achieved by molding a soft skin of thermoplastic elastomer over a hard engineering plastic. We have modified ASTM D903 method for plastics to evaluate the adhesion of soft TPE onto rigid thermoplastic.

What are the top three ways that thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) can help you reach this goal?  Thermoplastic Elastomers: GLS™ Versaflex™ Thermoplastic Elastomers: GLS™ Versollan™

Surface energy match between the thermoplastic elastomers and the rigid thermoplastic substrate. 2. Wetting and flow behavior of the soft thermoplastic elastomer and 3. Molecular interaction between the thermoplastic elastomer and the rigid thermoplastic.

Novel Thermoplastic elastomers for overmolding applications Dr. Surface energy match between the thermoplastic elastomers and the rigid thermoplastic substrate 2. Molecular interaction between the thermoplastic elastomer and the rigid thermoplastic.

New Versaflex™ HC overmolding thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for medical device housings offer enhanced resistance to commonly used antiseptic cleaners. Caption: New Versaflex™ HC overmolding thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for device housings offer enhanced resistance to commonly used antiseptic cleaners used in hospitals. Media contact Sandy Wagner Marketing Communications Manager PolyOne GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers +1 815-759-2676 sandy.wagner@avient.com