Advantages and Wide Application Fields of TPE Materials
Time of issue:2025-07-23
TPE is one of the best materials to replace PVC, rubber, or silicone. TPE materials have excellent properties such as weather resistance, anti-aging, heat resistance, and compression set resistance. At the same time, they combine the advantages of both rubber and plastic, being environmentally friendly, non-toxic, with a soft, smooth, and delicate feel. They have good moldability, superior performance, are safe for the human body, and do not cause irritation. Due to their outstanding performance, they are known in the industry as "the gold of rubber". TPE has a very wide range of applications. It can be molded independently or through secondary molding, and is used in various industries. The application prospect of TPE materials is indeed very promising.
What are the applications of TPE?
1. Smart wearables: It can be used to make straps for smart bracelets/smart watches. Friends who pay attention to electronic technology may be more familiar with this, which is also one of the popular TPE applications in recent years;
2. Overmolding applications (secondary molding): TPE can be used wherever overmolding is needed. Common handle overmolding includes toothbrush handle overmolding, power tool handle overmolding, utility knife overmolding, tape measure overmolding, etc.;
3. Electronic wires and cables: It can be used to make earphone cables, data cables, mobile phone cases, plug materials, etc.;
4. Wire and cable industry: It can be used as sheathing materials, jackets, antennas, wires, etc., and can reach the flame retardant level of HB-V0;
5. Food grade: It can be used to make kitchen utensils, such as cutting boards, tableware (knives and forks), food packaging, and overmolding for handles of kitchen utensils;
6. Caster industry: It can be used to make industrial casters, hospital bed casters, luggage casters, etc.;
7. Toy industry: It can be used to make toy dolls, soft rubber toys, toy tires, and other products;
8. Medical supplies industry: It can be used to make infusion tubes, tourniquets, infusion sets, medical catheters, etc.;
9. Water pipe industry: It can be used to make hoses, garden telescopic water pipes, etc.;
10. Eyewear industry: It can be used to make eyeglass frames, eyeglass temple tips, nose pads, diving masks, etc.;
11. Automobile industry: It can be used to make many auto parts, such as automobile sealing strips, car floor mats, automobile dust covers, automobile bellows, etc.;
12. Sports equipment: It can be used to make resistance tubes, yoga mats, acupressure mats, bicycle handle covers, flippers, etc.;
13. Adult products industry: Such as realistic dolls, masturbation cups, and other adult sex toys.
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