普立萬(wàn)公司推出了一種新型混合材料，可承受高使用頻率帶來(lái)的磨損，這有望推動(dòng)其吉力士(GLS) 熱塑性彈性體在消費(fèi)電子市場(chǎng)上實(shí)現(xiàn)增長(zhǎng)。
Versaflex CE推出之際恰逢美國(guó)工業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)師協(xié)會(huì)于8月22日-24日在美國(guó)芝加哥召開(kāi)年會(huì)。該產(chǎn)品采用了消費(fèi)電子產(chǎn)品常用的聚碳酸酯和ABS混合料，而且耐刮擦和耐化學(xué)品侵蝕—如手機(jī)、手表和音樂(lè)播放器經(jīng)常會(huì)接觸到的防曬霜。
普立萬(wàn)吉力士的全球營(yíng)銷總監(jiān)Charles Page在會(huì)上接受《塑料新聞》采訪時(shí)說(shuō)：'如果你花800美元購(gòu)買一種產(chǎn)品，你希望它在使用六個(gè)月后仍然看起來(lái)很新。'
該公司之前推出的TPE產(chǎn)品已被用在手機(jī)外殼和其他電子產(chǎn)品中。該公司預(yù)期一系列使用Versaflex CE的可穿戴電子產(chǎn)品將在今后數(shù)月和數(shù)年的時(shí)間里陸續(xù)面市。
'可穿戴消費(fèi)電子'包括各種已上市的產(chǎn)品，如健身追蹤器，以及預(yù)計(jì)很快將上市的大眾版'智能手表'，將具備智能手機(jī)的許多功能，但更為小巧。普立萬(wàn)已使用Versaflex為一款智能手表開(kāi)發(fā)出了概念表帶。
Page說(shuō)，由于新的混合材料基于普立萬(wàn)之前就供應(yīng)的TPE材料，因此更方便模塑商和開(kāi)發(fā)商推出新品，同時(shí)更快響應(yīng)電子行業(yè)的發(fā)展速度。
新產(chǎn)品越快投入市場(chǎng)，越能吸引消費(fèi)者的注意。
Page說(shuō)：'采用易于加工、能直接放入注塑成型機(jī)使用的材料非常關(guān)鍵。”
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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