Smooth Touch TPE for Packaging and Design

Smooth Touch TPE for Packaging and Design Reduced, intelligent and high quality – the packaging and design market is changing. Material solutions that accompany manufacturers on this journey are in demand. KRAIBURG TPE is meeting this demand with a new material series: TPEs developed according to market demands for valuable solutions. The result is a product series specifically designed for applications that want to emphasize its extraordinary tactile quality together with an attractive price. [caption id="attachment_129767" align="aligncenter"] With Smooth Touch TPEs, KRAIBURG TPE presents a new compound series that sets new standards in terms of tactile quality. (Image: © 2021 KRAIBURG TPE)[/caption] Recently there has been a shift in thinking worldwide; the "less is more" mentality is driven especially by more conscious and long-term purchasing decisions. This means that it targets customers' development and design departments and commits them to breaking new ground. Whether plastics are used as part of packaging or as individual design elements or components, requirements for them are increasing and solutions are in demand that conserve resources and provide additional value-add such as extraordinary touch quality. For this reason, KRAIBURG TPE offers thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) particularly suitable for applications that benefit from a surface with optimized slip properties. The focus is clearly on packaging for high-quality cosmetic products as well as direct additions for consumer products from the electronics or household sectors. Since Smooth Touch TPEs also meet standard regulations for the food sector, product market launches become easier. With the new series, KRAIBURG TPE is taking a decisive step: it was developed based on formulations and experience from the medical sector to meet the requirements of excellent friction behavior. This is why the new products are an ideal material solution for various market industries that require a surface with optimized slip properties and want the end user to benefit from a unique tactile quality. The series also provides adhesion to polyolefins such as polypropylene and can be easily stripped. Additionally, the compounds comply with REACH and RoHS requirements. Compounds can be produced in the customer's desired color. Overview of other advantages provided by Smooth Touch TPEs:

• Good mechanical properties
• Excellent compression set
• Chemical resistance
• Suitable for multi-component injection molding
• Compliance with Regulation (EU) 10/2011
• Compliance with Mercosur No 39/19
• Compliance with GB 4806-2016
• Compliance with US FDA CFR 21
• Compliance with DIN EN 71-3

KRAIBURG TPE engineer Eugen Andert summarizes: "Motivated by design and packaging requirements, we are very well prepared for current and future projects with these new, advanced compounds. With this new Smooth Touch series, which is also convincing especially in cases where low surface friction is required, we are looking forward to many exciting projects." This THERMOLAST® K product is now available.