Getting the best quality materials for your business applications is key to maintaining product quality and integrity.

Styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) are widely used for hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives (HMPSAs).

New TPEs are developed on a daily basis, for many reasons: new polymer technologies offered by our suppliers, evolving consumer preferences, or the newest government regulation.  Depending on your application or end-use environment, you may already know if you need an SBC compound versus a TPV, but how do you choose the right grade? 

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Global supplier of innovative thermoplastic elastomers Audia Elastomers, Washington, Penn., has developed an extensive range of reportedly leading-edge high-performance TPEs that deliver durability, tear strength, high clarity, and adhesion for the durable pet toy market, including dog chew toys and treats

As is known to all, thermoplastic elastomer compounds have a soft touch and it is appealing and beneficial for many different kinds of consumer goods.

Thermoplastic elastomer compounds have a soft touch that is appealing and beneficial for consumer goods. TPEs are also useful in seals or in bottle-cap liners.

Breathable TPEThermoplastic elastomer (TPE) films that are permeable to water vapor, or "breathable," are finding increasing use in the medical industry. Films

How TPEs are emerging as materials of choice for medical devices

Before you buy a new yoga mat, be sure to read this article in order to understand the different yoga mats material between TPE and PVC.

The TPE material is among the top varieties of elastic and durable 3D printing material in the market. It is versatile that you can use TPE filaments for a wide range of applications. This material is more available in the market, and softer, too, compared to other flexible filament 3D printer materials.

High performance adhesives have increasingly been used in transportation, construction, appliance, general industrial, marine, consumer electronics, sports equipment and biomedical/dental industries to assemble composite products primarily because they are lightweight with superior strength compared to incumbent heavier and weaker materials.Adhesively bonded composite joints has additional advantages in fewer parts and concentrated stress, fatigue resilience, load transfer, smooth contour and corrosion resistance while the disadvantages include difficulty in surface preparation, disassembling and inspection, thickness limitation, residual stress, etc.