No matter how many times you expose TPEs to sufficient heat they will become soft and re-harden when cool. ¹http://www.ptonline.com/articles/getting-into-lsr--part-iv-how-lsr-tooling-is-different  Check out this case study for a look at how TPEs were able to bring bottom line savings for an infusion pump.

Learn how to design with TPEs and the advantages of using this eco-friendly material.

To combat this, screen printers adjust screen meshes and printing techniques to deposit more overprint color onto the under-base white.

Specifically, this includes applications such as printers, scanners, lubricated bearings and gears, pulley mechanisms, and conveyor systems for automotive sunroofs, seat mechanisms, and mirror sliding parts. 

Visitors can also experience live sample printing from Avient’s 3D printer, which will incorporate polymers from the company’s sustainable solutions portfolio.  

However, most brass flapper valves open only 25–30 percent, preventing the pig from passing through. THE IMPACT Gravi-Tech high-density formulations enabled API to design and mold a patented, full-opening flapper valve that is not only unique in the market, but also offers important cost, performance and environmental advantages over brass Design freedom = unique product offering: The ability to injection mold Gravi-Tech materials instead of machining brass enabled API to design a cost-effective, full-opening flapper valve that is 100% pigable

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Some of these packaging options have several disadvantages due to their shape and material which do not make them user friendly, such as handling, storage, opening, pouring and resealing. KEY CHARACTERISTICS • Design for shelf life, ergonomics and differentiation • Lighter weight bottles • Lower system cost vs. other rigid packaging TARGET MARKET AND APPLICATIONS UHT Dairy Packaging TECHNOLOGY BENEFITS • 100% visible light blocking for monolayer containers • Recyclable with general PET waste stream, even though additive is also present • Lower system cost • Offers shape differentiation for containers • Enables container designs that increase ease of pouring • Useful for re-sealable containers • Useful for containers that can be stored flat after opening • Offers light-weighting for PET bottle without reducing light blocking performance www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.

You may also need to think about how you want the product to behave when stretched; there are many stretch properties and tests that can be performed to achieve the appropriate amount of flexibility based on your application. How are TPEs made?