Thermoplastic elastomers & bright parts

Ther­mo­pla­s­tic elas­to­mers (TPE) com­bi­ne the advan­ta­ges of rub­ber and pla­s­tic and are ful­ly recy­clable. They are ela­s­tic, plia­ble and fle­xi­ble at room tem­pe­ra­tu­re. The pro­per­ties of TPE allow a repea­ted forming pro­cess. Hard and soft TPE com­pon­ents can be com­bi­ned (mul­ti-com­po­nent tech­no­lo­gy). The­se elas­to­mers are food-safe, non-toxic and the­r­e­fo­re also sui­ta­ble for the manu­fac­tu­re of toys.

Fur­ther advan­ta­ges of TPE:
— Short cycle times = low ener­gy con­sump­ti­on
— Glueable and weldable
— easy to color

Clas­sic are­as of appli­ca­ti­on for ther­mo­pla­s­tic elas­to­mers:
Auto­mo­ti­ve indus­try | Con­s­truc­tion indus­try | Medi­cal tech­no­lo­gy | Elec­tri­cal engi­nee­ring | Other indus­tri­al pro­ducts and con­su­mer goods

Glos­sy parts (high-gloss finish)

Spe­cial injec­tion mol­ding tech­no­lo­gy is requi­red to pro­du­ce pla­s­tic parts with a high-gloss finish; it is the supre­me disci­pli­ne in pla­s­tics pro­ces­sing. This pro­cess is a major chall­enge for tool­ma­kers and deve­lo­pers, as the sur­faces must be abso­lut­e­ly smooth and flaw­less. Even for huge quan­ti­ties, it must be pos­si­ble to gua­ran­tee that the­re are no sink marks, visi­ble weld lines or other defects in the high-gloss sur­face that could impair the look and feel.