Can be processed on standard injection molding machines

In the simplest terms, traditional TPE types are made by combining a hard material with a soft material, either chemically or by a machine.

Every molding machine is different in actual performance.

The two-component injection molding, also referred to as two-shot molding, consists of a machine with two independent injection units, each of which shoots a different material in series.

Over 10 injection molding machines ranging from 50–550 tons

Once encapsulated in the plastic, however, the compound pellets can easily be fed into an extruder or molding machine. A filled compound can differ from an unfilled polymer in the way it melts and flows in an extruder or injection molding machine— but it has better heat transfer and may require less energy for melting and cooling.

With this level of exactness in engineering and machining, it is important to find a toolmaker with LSR skill and experience.

From sweeping curves to intricate details, designs that would be cost prohibitive to machine or difficult to cast in metals are easy and inexpensive to repeatedly produce in high volumes using injection molding processing.

Machine or conversion cost

You will need to have good mixing in the machine, or use a static mixer in the nozzle to achieve the most uniform color.