Computer and Business Equipment

GLS thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) provide an ever-widening array of solutions for computer and business equipment market segments. TPEs offer enhanced aesthetics, functionality and product differentiation to manufacturers seeking to provide soft touch surfaces, high-friction feet and non-slip grips to their products.

Features	Benefits
Broad range of touch and functionality	Enhanced design flexibility
Non-slip grip – from soft touch to high-tack	Enhanced sense of user control in all conditions, wet or dry
Capable of two-shot and overmold bonding to wide range of materials, including engineering plastics Available from opaque to translucent to clear Easily colored, from white to tomorrow's hues Range of effects from pearlescent to metameric and beyond	Product differentiation Reduced assembly, cycle time
Range of surface appearances from rough to silky to smooth	Enhanced aesthetics Product differentiation
Free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)	Superior performance and compliance with global regulatory mandates
Easy processing and recycling	Lower production costs Compliance with regulatory mandates Enhanced consumer appeal

Example TPE applications include:

Laptop soft touch housings and wrist rests
Mouse and pointer grips
Non-slip laptop tables
Non-slip platens and rollers
Soft touch grips, knobs and bumpers
Non-skid, non-marring feet
Printer/copier pads and feet

Product Families

Dynaflex and Versaflex compounds are suitable for applications that require smooth, consistent surface appearance and a soft touch feel. Versaflex grades offer adhesion to a variety of substrates.
Versalloy compounds are high performance TPV alloys with enhanced flow and processability, with excellent adhesion to polypropylene (PP).
Versollan compounds are specially formulated to provide excellent adhesion to polycarbonates (PCs), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and PC/ABS alloys.