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KRAIBURG TPE's innovative THERMOLAST® K-Series TPE for dynamic diving equipment

 Last Update: 2022-08-25
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Diving and other underwater recreational sports are almost on everyone's wish list

For the best underwater experience, the diving gear you carry must meet these points: provide adequate protection against extreme temperatures, withstand high pressure underwater, and be lightweight and comfortable

Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) materials meet the manufacturing requirements of dynamic diving equipment and devices with properties including elasticity, durability, design versatility, ease of coloration, safety, recyclability, and more

KRAIBURG TPE's innovative THERMOLAST® K-Series TPEs are ideal compounds for diving equipment applications

Designed for underwater installations

Our selection of THERMOLAST® K-Series TPEs have excellent UV and weather resistance and are suitable for a variety of diving equipment components

In addition, the material is sebum resistant, making it ideal for making a strong and easy-to-use handle

The ease of processing of the compound

Thermoplastic K-Series TPEs can also be used to make underwater diving lights, where the housing is first molded from PP and then overmolded with TPE covers and seals

Using the TPE to make the cover of the diving breathing regulator can realize the integral molding of the seal and reduce the weight of the regulator.
At this time, because the size of the regulator can be made smaller, the diver can breathe more easily and freely

For diving fins, the use of this TPE makes the fins elastic and soft to the touch, so that less energy is required for the diver to beat in the water, which increases the diver's travel speed
.
The compound also provides a perfect seal for dry tanks on ships
.

Versatility solutions for superior overall design

KRAIBURG TPE®'s innovative TPE compounds provide consistent colorability, excellent mechanical properties to meet the custom requirements of product designers and developers, while allowing the finished product to have an excellent professional fit, comfort degree, soft touch and appearance, which are recognized by end users
.

In THERMOLAST® K series, recommended TPEs include GP/FG and FC/CS compounds
.

The GP/FG series provides a soft surface feel and is non-sticky, suitable for making diving fins, cylinder covers,
etc.
And the FC/CS series has excellent compression set, which is very important for diving equipment, because the underwater pressure is high, its soft surface touch and hysteresis characteristics make the compound suitable for making diving masks, diving computers, diving gloves,
etc.

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