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TPE makes the cut in shavers and razors
KRAIBURG TPE, a global TPE manufacturer with a diverse range of
TPE products and custom solutions for a variety of industries, caters
to the personal hygiene market with its THERMOLAST® K series of
compounds.
Personal care tools such as shavers and of durability, sanitary, and soft-touch trims and scrap material can go back
razors are essential for hygiene and features. into a product, thus allowing for a cost-
grooming. While brand and quality TPE with aesthetics and safety for razors effective production.
are important considerations for style- and shavers FC/AP series: a sustainable alternative
conscious consumers, features such as
convenience, aesthetic appeal, durability, KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST® KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST®
and user-friendliness are significant K food contact TPE compounds comply K FC/AP series is a choice TPE
product differentiators that are likely to with various food contact regulations, material solution that meets regulatory
boost product demand. including Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011, requirements in daily life applications.
US FDA CFR Title 21 and EN71-3.
To provide a valuable user experience, The FC/AP series has excellent adhesion
market leaders are developing more Selected THERMOLAST® K to PP, and it can be processed through
efficient products that use high- compounds also feature a wide hardness injection molding. It is available in two
performance materials such as range, allowing for more flexibility in colors: natural and translucent, and
thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs). innovative designs and productions of also colorable in various color options,
razors and electric shavers. KRAIBURG allowing for a variety of designs to be
The THERMOLAST® K series from TPE also offers halogen-free compounds created.
KRAIBURG TPE, a global TPE (according to IEC 61249-2-21).
manufacturer with a diverse range of Because of its non-sticky surface, it has
TPE products and custom solutions Selected THERMOLAST® K series been widely used in razors and shavers
for a variety of industries, is designed compounds can be in-process recycled. for grip applications, seals, soft touch
for use in personal care appliances like With in-line recycling, the compound surfaces, as well as functional and design
shavers and razors, ensuring consumers series is a sustainable alternative since components.
FC/AD1/PS series: soft and velvety
compounds
The THERMOLAST® K FC/AD1/
PS series has excellent adhesion to polar
thermoplastics such as ABS, PC, PC/
ABS and PS. It is available in a natural
color and can be colored in many
different options.
Since the FC/AD1/PS series provides a
soft and velvety feel, it is suitable to be
applied on seals, grips, functional and
design elements as well as soft touch
applications such as buttons and thumb
wheels for electric shavers.
The FC/AD1/PS series can be processed
through injection molding and extrusion.
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