Effective TPE processing with SmartFoam
von Dr. Gupta Verlag
Main uses for the nice material group of TPEs are soft protection, sealings, and parts with hand or skin contact. Warm feeling and soft-touch are properties that people associate with soft plastic. If you look around, you will see that TPEs make your life more comfortable; for example with tooth brushes, where often more than one component is TPE, car interiors, or machines for household and tools. The handles of nearly all hand drilling machines are covered with soft-touch TPE to get a good grip. Also most pens are supplied with a ring of TPE for easy handling and warm feeling at your finger.

