Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness
Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness
(OP)
Hi,
I am creating a grip that utilizes thermoplastic rubber and ABS plastic. The issue I am having is that the thermoplastic rubber has a sticky texture instead of a smooth texture. Has anyone else experienced this issue before? Are there any tips you can recommend?
Thanks,
Greg
I am creating a grip that utilizes thermoplastic rubber and ABS plastic. The issue I am having is that the thermoplastic rubber has a sticky texture instead of a smooth texture. Has anyone else experienced this issue before? Are there any tips you can recommend?
Thanks,
Greg





RE: Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness
RE: Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness
I spoke to my manufacturer and she said "there is no grade level difference for TPE", so I am unsure of what additional information I can provide. Have you heard of TPR having a sticky texture before? Anything that can be done to make it not sticky?
Cheers,
Greg
RE: Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness
Either your manufacturer misunderstood or she's feeding you a line, as there are many different TPE products/grades available from different manufacturers. One, Teknor Apex, shows on their web site "Teknor Apex has commercialized over 1,000 compound recipes spanning the TPE technology spectrum."
Maybe your supplier only makes one grade of TPE?
Good luck!
RE: Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness
Here is the latest from my manufacturer:
"I believe there must be some mistake on the quality rank of TPE between us. In order to avoid any misunderstanding & running things faster, a guideline from Tom/Graham will be of great help.
We can follow their suggestion to make the TPE. If such TPE will not stick, then the problem is solved. If not, we can try to find other ways."
Do you have any TPE recommendations? We are using the TPE on a hand grip that is molded to ABS Plastic.
Greg
RE: Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness
RE: Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness
Unfortunately, I'm not an expert in TPE either and, unfortunately, it doesn't seem like your supplier is either.
Good luck!
tom
RE: Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness
Greg
RE: Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) Stickiness