Mastering Overmolding: Selecting Ideal TPE Materials for Enhanced Product Value

Select the Perfect TPE Materials for Your Overmolding Process

Soft-touch plastic enhancements significantly elevate product value. Achieving this requires mastering the cohesive bond between hard and soft plastics, which hinges on the compatibility of materials involved in the overmolding processbe it two-shot molding or insert molding. serves as your comprehensive guide to material selection and process optimization for successful overmolding.

Featured Resources:

• Medalist? Medical TPEs Overview: A tlored series of Medalist medical-grade thermoplastic elastomers TPEs are now at your disposal, offering excellent adhesion capabilities when combined with a wide array of engineering thermoplastics including PC, ABS, PCABS, CoPE, PET, PBT, PMMA, ASA, SAN, POM and PA. These TPEs can be an attractive alternative to silicone due to their FDA food grade compliance, biocompatibility per ISO 10993-5 standards, and phthalate, BPA, and latex-free properties.

• Guide: Selecting the Right TPE Materials: Dive into this detled resource designed for engineers looking for assistance in material selection, part design optimization, or process refinement when engaging with overmolding techniques. This guide streamline your decision-making process and ensure a seamless integration of materials.

In-depth Insights:

• Medical Wearables Adhesion Analysis: Teknor Apex partnered with Covestro to evaluate the adhesion properties of Medalist TPEs on various polycarbonates and bls PC+ABS, PC+ polyester, utilizing both 2K molding and insert molding techniques. This technical paper provides valuable insights into how these materials adhere under normal conditions as well as after exposure to common disinfectants and IV nutrients.

• TPE Adhesion to Tritan for Medical Devices: Discover how 2K overmolded TPEs demonstrate excellent adhesion even when subjected to rigorous testing with copolyesters like Tritan, essential information for those developing medical devices that require durability and compatibility under various environmental conditions.

Beyond the Toothbrush Grip: Innovative Overmolding Applications: This whitepaper expands your horizons by examining new overmolding applications beyond the conventional toothbrush handle grips. It delves into how TPEs can be innovatively utilized in sectors such as food contner seals, o-rings and gaskets, and drug-resistant medical components.

• TPEs: Solving Complex Challenges: Explore the versatility of TPE materials in appliance design and engineering. The growing market for TPEs is driven by their cost-effectiveness and adaptability, which allows them to be applied across diverse -user markets including consumer goods, electronics, healthcare products, automotive industry components, HVAC systems, and more.

Monprene Overmolding Materials: For a wider range of processing flexibility with superior adhesion capabilities, discover the Monprene OM Series of overmolding TPEs. These materials are known for their ease in molding with an expanded window compared to standard TPEs and offer greater cost-effectiveness.

• Medalist TPE Gel Case Study: A collaborative effort between Teknor Apex and Revolutionary Medical Devices RMD resulted in the development of ultra-soft Thermoplastic Elastomer TPE gel used for forming a tight, low-pressure seal on RMD's SuperNO2VATM nasal oxygenation and ventilation mask.

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