普立万公司推出了一种新型混合材料,可承受高使用频率带来的磨损,这有望推动其吉力士(GLS) 热塑性弹性体在消费电子市场上实现增长。

Versaflex CE推出之际恰逢美国工业设计师协会于8月22日-24日在美国芝加哥召开年会。该产品采用了消费电子产品常用的聚碳酸酯和ABS混合料,而且耐刮擦和耐化学品侵蚀—如手机、手表和音乐播放器经常会接触到的防晒霜。

普立万吉力士的全球营销总监Charles Page在会上接受《塑料新闻》采访时说:'如果你花800美元购买一种产品,你希望它在使用六个月后仍然看起来很新。'

该公司之前推出的TPE产品已被用在手机外壳和其他电子产品中。该公司预期一系列使用Versaflex CE的可穿戴电子产品将在今后数月和数年的时间里陆续面市。

'可穿戴消费电子'包括各种已上市的产品,如健身追踪器,以及预计很快将上市的大众版'智能手表',将具备智能手机的许多功能,但更为小巧。普立万已使用Versaflex为一款智能手表开发出了概念表带。

Page说,由于新的混合材料基于普立万之前就供应的TPE材料,因此更方便模塑商和开发商推出新品,同时更快响应电子行业的发展速度。

新产品越快投入市场,越能吸引消费者的注意。

Page说:'采用易于加工、能直接放入注塑成型机使用的材料非常关键。”

PolyOne GLS unveils new TPE series for consumer electronics  
This conceptual design for a “smart”
watch incorporates VersaflexCE in the wrist bands.
PolyOne GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers today unveiled Versaflex CE TPE products tailored for consumer electronics applications.

“Our wide range of innovative technologies allow us to provide targeted performance for distinctive electronics applications,” said Charles Page, global marketing director for PolyOne GLS, “and we continue to develop new solutions that address the needs of the fast-moving and rapidly expanding consumer electronics sector.”
The Versaflex CE portfolio of standard and custom-formulated TPEs offers consumer electronics designers a combination of performance, visual appeal and physical aspects, including:


  • Sensory attributes: Designers can combine outstanding aesthetics, such as silky-smooth soft feel, with colour and texture.

  • Durability: The new TPEs provide very good chemical and UV resistance for durable components along with a lush feel.

This new materials address several challenges of today’s designers, including desirable haptics for high-end phone and tablet cases and excellent vibration-damping properties to improve device performance and comfort in use. The portfolio is ideally suited to applications such as electronic wristbands, “smart” watches and mobile devices.
Versaflex CE also supports more sustainable manufacturing because it bonds to PC/ABS and other substrates during moulding without adhesives. In addition, these materials can help to lower systems cost by reducing scrap and accelerating throughput of materials during processing.
PolyOne is featuring Versaflex CE solutions for the consumer electronics industry this week at IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) Conference2013, 21-24 August, Chicago, IL, USA, stand #400.



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