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Material Solution For Application With Flame Retardant Requirements

The FR2 series is your material solution for applications with flame retardant
requirements for low wall thicknesses. The compounds are UL94 V-0 (1.5
mm) certified and halogen-free according to IEC 61249-2-21. They are
available in black and natural colors. Natural color variants can be colored
in many different ways.
Typical Applications Material Advantages
• Seals for switch boxes • Halogen-free (according to IEC 61249-2-21)
• Seals for plugs • Fulfills flame retardant requirements railway
applications
• Seals for inwall outlets • Self-extinguishing, no release of burning
droplets
• Fastenings • Adhesion to PP
• Grommets • In-process recycling possible
• Cable holders • Precoloration in all colors
• Profiles for furniture • No silicones added
• Seals for windows and doors • No interaction with copper
• Temperature stability up to 85 °C

THERMOLAST® H TPE For Mouthpiece Applications

KRAIB U R G TPE’ s ne w The THERMOLAST® H materials molding or extrusion and provide
THERMOLAST® H TPE compounds have been tested in accordance with numerous processing and product
are ideal for use in dental mouthpiece ISO 10993-5 and GB/T 16886.5 design advantages to manufacturers.
applications, also known as dental mouth (cytotoxicity). They meet internationally KRAIBURG TPE features innovative
guards. The TPE compounds feature recognized safety and quality standards, capabilities as well as true global
good durability, flexibility, and with high such as the China GB 4806 – 2016; the customer orientation, customized
purity properties US FDA CFR 21; Regulation (EU) No product solutions and reliable service.
TPE series designed to meet dental 10/2011; and REACH and RoHS. The company is certified to ISO 50001
tooling needs About KRAIBURG TPE at its headquarters in Germany and holds
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications
The TPE compounds are free from KRAIBURG TPE (www.kraiburg- at all global sites. In 2019, KRAIBURG
animal ingredients, PVC, silicone and tpe.com) is a global manufacturer of TPE, with 645 employees worldwide,
latex. The HC/AP series possess thermoplastic elastomers. From its generated sales of 190 million euro.
good chemical resistance, tear strength beginning in 2001 as a subsidiary of the
and compression for dental tooling historical KRAIBURG Group founded
applications in frequent contact with in 1947, KRAIBURG TPE has pioneered
fluids and chemicals. in TPE compounds, today being the
competence leader in this industry. With
THERMOLAST® H also feature a wide
range of hardness from 30-90 Shore production sites in Germany, the U.S.,
A, with optimizable processability. The and Malaysia, the company offers a broad
compound series is translucent and range of compounds for applications in
can be colored to create a variety of the automotive, industrial, consumer,
chromatic effects. and strictly regulated medical sectors.
The established THERMOLAST®,
Safety as a priority for dental COPEC®, HIPEX®, and For Tec E®
appliances product lines are processed by injection

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