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Learning aids made child-safe with TPEs

KRAIBURG TPE, a recognized global leader in superior Regulations (CFR), Title 21, and the EN71/3 European
TPE compounds, offers a range of THERMOLAST® K safety standard, which make them suitable for
TPE compounds for children's educational toy application in educational products, even including
applications. those dedicated to toddlers.
Playing games is a natural form of learning for children. Additionally, the compounds allow for a soft-touch feel
Especially during their formative years, incorporating to ensure end products are safe for children to handle.
play with educational toys can maximize a child's Right edge with material advantage
learning potential and aid in the development of a child's
intelligence, problem-solving skills, creativity, The THERMOLAST® K FC/AD1/PS has good adhesion with
emotional and social skills as well as locomotor skills. polar thermoplastic such as ABS, PC, PC/ABS and PS, and
can be processed through injection molding.
Therefore, in recent times, the emphasis on child
learning at difference stages of their lives, from a Available in natural colors, this series also imparts a soft
toddler to a teenager, has grown through various and velvety surface feel, making them suitable for
educational materials like toys, electronic books and products such as interlocking alphabets or soft matt
others. number puzzles, block numbers, toddler's soft booklets,
toy blocks, musical toy buttons, educational robots,
And just like regular toys, educational toys need to be pencil holder aids, earphone supports, drawing & writing
safe from potentially harmful materials such as
phthalates, Bisphenol A (BPA), PVC, plasticizers and
toxic heavy metals like lead.
Innovative materials such as thermoplastic elastomers
(TPEs) allow for safety in toy applications, while not
compromising on the design and quality of the products.
Owing to the flexibility and variations in colors, TPEs
have been widely used to enhance the aesthetic appeal
of educational toys for children.
KRAIBURG TPE, a global TPE manufacturer of a wide
range of thermoplastic elastomer products and custom
solutions for multiple industries, offers the
THERMOLAST® K FC/AD1/PS series and FC/CS series that table pen grips, and more.
are targeted at educational toys.
Another compound series, the THERMOLAST® K FC/CS
Building blocks of safety
series, has excellent compression set, good adhesion to
Not only is exposure from industrial chemicals and PP and PE; and has good mechanical properties and
synthetic substances used in toys a priority, safety is also resilience.
an important issue for toys.
These compounds can be processed through injection
For KRAIBURG TPE, safety is not a game of chance. molding, as well as extrusion. Available in translucent
Ensuring safety, the THERMOLAST® K FC/AD1/PS series colored materials that offer varied coloration, this TPE
and FC/CS series are compliant with the global standards compounds series is a perfect fit for such applications
for food-contact safety such as the EU 10/2011, the like sealing for interactive tablets and electronic
Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Code of Federal dictionary, earphones, and more.

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