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Strong Adhesion, Super Soft
Versaflex™ TF Adhesive Thermoplastic Elastomer solutions for textile fabrics can enable brand owners and OEMs to create a new generation of soft and stretchable, breathable underwear and sports attire that combine superior wearing comfort with outstanding elastic recovery.
Discover how a bio-based TPE enabled comfort and softness while meeting sustainability goals.
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Touch screen Human-Machine Interface
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Our materials science expertise touches virtually every end market—from building and construction to healthcare, from energy to defense.
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Our local touch and customer engagement, combined with our global presence, allows us to serve customers with agility.
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You’re interested in taking weight out of your products, because you know that lightweighting offers a long list of benefits at many touch points across multiple industries.
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Protect high-touch durables with materials that withstand common cleaners/disinfectants.
Consumer durable goods and high-touch surfaces
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C O S M E T I C PA C K A G I N G
M A N U FA C T U R E R
P E R F U M E C A P
• A weighted material with a metallic finish
• A material that could be injection molded into a premium
perfume cap
• Formulated a weighted material with 2.0 specific
gravity that is FDA approved
• Enabled customer to enter the premium
packaging market, typically reserved for metal
working converters
• Provided a material that could be injection molded
• Provided metallic finish aesthetic with cool touch
haptics
Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulation
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WEIGHT + PROCESSABILITY
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The FlexOne system meets the requirements of our Voice of the Customer surveys,
incorporating state of the art control including:
• Self-calibration
• Gravimetric metering
• Plug & Play modules
• RFID tagging
• Data acquisition
• Remote networking
PlanetPak
& pump
feeds the
Inter-
changeable
reservoir
feeding a
Self-
calibrating
pump
system
driving the
Metering
pump
controlled
by
HMI
touch screen
controller
PLANETPAK – “PUMP-IN-THE-BOX”
TECHNOLOGY
FlexOne is designed to work with a PlanetPak
liquid container.
Q/P units come with touch screen interface systems
and a range of additional technology features for
more complex material handling needs.
Network
capable
Data
acquisition
and SPC
Web
enabled
Touch
screen
controller
User login
security
Gravimetric
functions
Custom
configuration
Remote
access
functions
QUICK CHANGEOVER RESERVOIR
The reservoir cassette is a key operating element
of the FlexOne unit, allowing users to quickly
changeover color.
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UV Resistance Test - 0.68W/m2 @ 45°C expose
168 hours
Anti-abrasion Test - H18 wheel load 1kg @
500 cycles
Surface/Non-blooming - Visual observation
Touch Feel - Hand touch
Mechanical Properties - Refer to hardness, gravity,
tensile strength, elongation, MFI, and flexural
modulus, which are tested using ASTM methods
Processing - Demold speed & cycle time
TEST RESULTS
Comprehensively, the Versaflex CE 3130
non-blooming series performed better than
competitive materials in balancing functional
properties and processing.
Stain Resistance
Scratch Resistance
Surface Aesthetics
Touch Feel
Mechanical Properties
Processing
Non-blooming
Anti-UV
— TPU — Vulcanized
Silicone
— Versaflex
CE 3130-80N
— Versaflex
CE 3130-70N
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Hard/soft combinations of either rigid plastic or metal with TPEs are one way to achieve haptic contrast, which in turn, differentiates products with aesthetic appeal.
Soft TPEs can be used to maximize speaker performance by reducing housing vibrations where enclosure parts meet.