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TPE puts power in industrial tooling and equipment

KRAIBURG TPE offers TPE compounds for industrial tooling and
equipment applications

The highly competitive and capital-intensive industries OIL AND CHEMICALS RESISTANCE
including automotive, construction, aerospace, consumer The For Tec E® AD/PAX/CR series meets the requirement
goods, and energy continue to expand along with the for resistance to skin oils, sunscreen, olive oil and acetone.
rising urbanization and emerging global markets. To It has outstanding adhesion properties to polyamides lie
stay competitive, industry players rely on maintaining PA12, PA6 and PA6.6 and polyarylamides. Likewise UL 94
output quality and efficient output capacity with the HB listed, these compounds are the material solution
right tooling and equipment, notwithstanding the need for two-component-seals in electronic applications and
to meet the stringent safety criteria for these heavily soft-touch grips and handles of machine tools, including
regulated industries.
attenuators for electronic housings, connectors, handles
KRAIBURG TPE, a global TPE manufacturer of a wide range on power tools, seals for housings.
of thermoplastic elastomer products and custom solutions A FORMULA OF CAPABILITY
for multiple industries, offers high quality and custom-
engineered compounds for a range of industrial tooling and KRAIBURG TPE builds on its core competencies for
equipment applications to enhance their functionality and reliability, durability and sustainability. Its customers can
design, and to help manufacturers comply with various opt for a range of service package such as customization
industrial demands. of TPEs to suit their market needs. Its specialized in-house
teams are ready to provide support
throughout the entire process of the
TPE production. At KRAIBURG TPE,
competence and creativity go hand
in hand.
ABOUT KRAIBURG TPE
KRAIBURG TPE (www.kraiburg-tpe.
com) is a global manufacturer of
thermoplastic elastomers. From its
beginning in 2001 as a subsidiary of
the historical KRAIBURG Group founded
in 1947, KRAIBURG TPE has pioneered
in TPE compounds, today being the
competence leader in this industry.
With production sites in Germany, the
EXCELLENT ADHESION, SOFT TOUCH U.S., and Malaysia, the company offers a broad range of

The THERMOLAST® K AD/PA series is the material solution compounds for applications in the automotive, industrial,
for applications with excellent adhesion to PA, including consumer, and strictly regulated medical sectors. The
PA6 and PA6.6 up to 50% glass fiber. Insert molding process established THERMOLAST®, COPEC®, HIPEX®, and For Tec
is possible for this compound. E® product lines are processed by injection molding or
extrusion and provide numerous processing and product
The series renders UV resistance, as well as soft-touch design advantages to manufacturers. KRAIBURG TPE
surface. Additionally, the TPE series is UL 94 HB listed features innovative capabilities as well as true global
possesses a wide hardness range, from 25 Shore A to 80 customer orientation, customized product solutions and
Shore A, making its compounds suitable for a broad range reliable service. The company is certified to ISO 50001 at
of applications including cable clips, function and design its headquarters in Germany and holds ISO 9001 and ISO
elements, grommets, handles for hand tools and power 14001 certifications at all global sites. In 2018, KRAIBURG
tools, seals and thumb wheels; as well as in hand drill TPE, with 640 employees worldwide, generated sales of
handle and screw holder, headlamp seal, and many more.
189 million euro.

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