Grips

A major application area for TPEs is soft-touch grips. The tactile appeal, easy processing and design flexibility mean our materials are used in grips ranging from toothbrushes to sports equipment to power-tools.

The material structure of our TPEs produce the high surface 'tackiness' and high friction required for these applications. You can choose between filled or unfilled grades to give the desired effect; unfilled material is scratch resistant and has a lower density than filled materials. While filled materials are more heat-resistant and give a 'drier' feeling.
 
Applications include:

Soft touch sgrips for toothbrushes, bikes, ski-poles, beer crates, pens, cooking utensils, power tools, shavers, hand tools, vehicle steering wheels, cups, food packaging, hair brushes, garden tools.

Features

Soft to touch feeling, comfortable grip
Adhesion to technical thermoplastics
Slip resistant when wet 
Excellent UV stability
2K moulding 
Wide flexural modulus range for increased comfort
Good endurance and impact resistance - also at low temperatures 
100% recyclable
Transparent grades 
Range of surface textures; high-grip tacky, smooth to leather-effect.
Easy to colour
Adjustable viscosity for complex and critical mouldings
Exceptional scratch, abrasion and flex fatigue resistance
Resistant to ageing and salt-water
FDA approved grades
Medical grades

Related

Application Study - Toothbrush

Application Study - Tool Handles