KRAIBURG TPE is a global manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers established in 2001 as subsidiary of KRAIBURG Group. It offers a broad range of compounds for applications in the automotive, industrial, consumer, and medical sectors. KRAIBURG TPE portfolio includes THERMOLAST®, COPEC®, HIPEX®, and For-Tec E compounds with three production sites in Germany, The United States and Malaysia.
THERMOLAST® A
- Excellent UV-resistance for outdoor applications
- Adhesion to engineering thermoplastics like ABS, PC/ABS, SAN, PMMA and ASA
- Good resistance against polar chemicals, as well for oil and diesel
- Suitable for injection molding and extrusion processing
THERMOLAST® K
- Supersoft to 66 Shore D
- Co-injection molding with a wide range of thermoplastic materials such as PP, ABS, PC, PC/ABS, PBT, PETG, ASA, SAN, PMMA, PET, PA 6/6.6/12, POM, PS, HIPS, etc.
- Versatile internal coloring options
- Translucent as well as transparent properties even for bonding compounds
- Excellent mechanical properties
- Elasticity at low temperatures to -40° C
- High thermal stability up to 120° C and higher
- Excellent UV-, ozone and weather resistance
- Approvals based on Kalahari/Florida tests
- Approvals according to RAL GZ 716/1 and CSTB/DER/BV-PEM standard (for window seals)
- Approved for drinking water applications; series with FDA certificates and regulation (EU) No. 10/2011
- Extrusion-optimized materials, also suitable for film extrusion
- No use of latex and PVC
- Free of heavy metals
- Recyclable
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THERMOLAST® M
- Optimum safety through Medical Service Package
- Simple molding process and short cycle times for injection and co-injection molding and extrusion techniques
- Guarantee of optimum raw material purity
- Long-term raw material availability guaranteed
- Resistance to isopropanol
- No finishing (deburring) required for components
- Compliance with clean room classifications during processing
- 10 Shore A – 55 Shore D
- Excellent resealing qualities
- Outstanding mechanical properties
- Optimum compression set
- Precolored compounds available
- Translucent and transparent compounds
- Can be sterilized using the customary methods, EtO gas, superheated steam
- (134 °C) or gamma ray treatment (2 x 35 kGy)
- No use of latex, PVC and phthalat
- Free of heavy metals
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THERMOLAST® V
- 50 – 80 Shore A with bonding to PP
- 50 – 80 Shore A with bonding to PA
- Excellent thermal stability
- Wide range of coloring options
- Very good compression set
- Low-temperature elasticity to -40 °C
- Excellent mechanical properties
- Outstanding fluidity
- Smooth surface
- Processing in co-injection molding process
- Very good resistance to UV and weathering
- Ideal for static seals
- Recyclability
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HIPEX®
- Temperature-resistant up to 150 °C
- Media resistant to engine oils or greases
- Substantially reduced cycle times as compared to cross-linked elastomers
- No annealing
- Good flow properties
- Lighter than elastomers by approx. 15 percent
- Very good compression set
- Waste and rejects can be returned to the production process
- Black and natural colors, coloring possible
- Multi-component injection molding with mechanical anchoring
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COPEC®
- 60 – 80 Shore A
- Processing in multi-component injection molding
- Excellent adhesion to engineering thermoplastics like ABS and PC
- Exceptional resistance to skin lipids, sun cream, olive oil and cleaning agents
- Various coloring options possible in-house
- Excellent mechanical properties
- Low-temperature elasticity to -40 °C
- High thermostability to 100 °C
- Excellent UV, ozone, and weather resistance
- Recyclability
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For-Tec E
- 60 – 80 Shore A
- Multi-component injection molding
- Adhesion to partly aromatic polyamides, polyarylamides and polyamides such as
- PA 12, PA 6 and PA 6.6
- Exceptional resistance to skin lipids, sun cream, olive oil and acetone
- Various coloring options possible in-house
- Excellent mechanical properties
- Low-temperature elasticity to -40 °CHigh thermal stability up to 80 °C
- Excellent UV, ozone, and weather resistance
- Free from latex, PVC, and heavy metals
- Recyclability
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