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TPEs provide a number of benefits to address these market trends such as a soft-touch, non-slip grip, while maintaining required performance properties such as good oil/grease resistance, toughness, abrasion resistance, and vibration damping.
Aside from their soft touch, non-slip grip, even in wet environments, TPEs offer good weatherability, good chemical and oil resistance, low temperature flexibility, and good wear resistance.
Figure 12: TPE Overmold offers comfort and non-slip grip in Liesure Conclusion The future of TPEs for overmolding applications looks bright indeed; in fact, almost limitless.