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Computer Mouse Goes Premium with Soft Touch
Key to the product development effort was a soft-touch grip that would give users a smooth feel, easy handling, and more physical comfort.
Its design team determined the need for a soft-touch material with strong chemical resistance and color stability for the mouse grip.
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Hit the Comfort Zone with Soft Touch Grips
Consider combining comfort with color and performance properties using enhanced soft touch GLS™ TPE materials for even better results.
Consumers can choose from multiple styles, many featuring soft-grip handles with special textures and bold colors to meet their individual preferences.
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Ultra-Soft for Comfort
Catheter & Tubing Materials
Explore polymer, colorant and additive solutions for catheters & medical tubing
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Soft-touch TPE
Biopharmaceutical Tubing & Clamps
Medical Tubing
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GLOBAL FITNESS
BRAND
R E S I S T A N C E B A N D
• Soft material (25-30 Shore A durometer)
• Grippy feel
• Good colorability
• Compatible with injection molding
• Developed a custom-made TPE with
excellent rebound resilience, even after
45,000 stretches
• Replaced thermoset rubber with a
recyclable material
• Supported higher production efficiency to
reduce total cost
Versaflex Thermoplastic Elastomers
KEY REQUIREMENTS
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CPAP Tubing Film
Lip Gloss Tube Tip
Medical Tubing
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At the other end of the scale, soft gels and soft foam rubbers are measured using the Shore 00 scale.
Thermoset Rubber
What are the benefits of TPEs compared to thermoset rubbers?
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At the other end of the scale, soft gels and soft foam rubbers are measured using the Shore 00 scale.
Thermoset Rubber
What are the benefits of TPEs compared to thermoset rubbers?
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Catheter Materials & Medical Tubing
Biopharmaceutical Tubing & Clamps
Medical Tubing
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They also add color, soft touch and improved grip.
Customized Versaflex™ TPEs provided soft-touch TPEs and met regulatory needs
Enhanced ergonomics and functionality with improved soft grip