Plastics have been one of the most important parts of our daily lives, all of us are somehow somewhere surrounded by plastic materials and the usage of plastic has been impressive, tremendous and also helpful for us. Plastic is almost used in every sector and places are it a machine, automobile industries or any other fields, it has subsequently provided great features and also made everything easier for us.
What is TPE?
TPE compounds are thermoplastic elastomers and it is a kind of thermoplastic polymers, it is basically a kind of plastic that can be softer consistently and can be much elastomeric which allows this to be very flexible in nature. It becomes easy for industries to make custom designs on it because of its elastomeric quality and also it is quite hassle-free to mold. There is a huge difference between any other plastic and TPE because TPE saves a lot of time for the industrialists which allows the businesses to be productive than ever.
Also TPE forms a strong bond with the paints which allows the manufacturers to design it with different colors for a better perspective and attraction.
Different uses of TPE:
- Food packaging:
There are several thoughts that come into our mind whenever we think of plastic items and food because some of the plastic raw material does not go on good with food items and can also damage the food if kept for a long period of time which is why TPE is preferred because of its unique and beneficial compositions, it doesn’t tend to react on food items. - Medicinal usage or packaging:
Medicine is a substance that is used to cure people and one would never want any kind of bad plastic to react with the medicines and damage it. But, TPEs can provide great sealing qualities and also provide protection from any other chemicals to react with the medicines. - Perfect for soft grips:
As we know that TPEs can be easily molded and extruded at the same time, TPEs also tends to be much more consistent on the desired state, which is why this material is used in many tools specially metallic because the TPE easily forms bonds and sticks well with the tools and allows to for a perfect and soft touch grip. - Used as bottle caps and other sealing:
TPEs subsequently uses much less energy than another plastic and also features faster processing which is why the companies are also preferring TPEs for sealing and manufacturing of different kinds of bottle caps, especially the alcoholic drink’s caps because TPE provides great sealing and doesn’t allow other components to enter into the bottle, not even oxygen. As we know some of the drinks gets wasted when comes into contact with oxygen, this is where TPE provides perfection.
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