出版物: 2019 年 5 月 9 日最近更新時間: 2025 年 3 月 11 日

安全环保的宠物玩具

凯柏胶宝®的热塑宝 K 用于制作美观的宠物玩具

凯柏胶宝®凭借其在定制工程热塑性弹性体（TPE）方面的专业知识，为制作耐用宠物玩具提供了一种在硬度和韧性方面实现精确平衡的理想复合材料，具有极强的尼龙包胶力和出色的着色性。

安全且具有可持续性，不含任何有害物质，可提供美学效果和耐用性 —— 这样的材料越来越受到宠物玩具制造商的青睐。一家宠物玩具制造商找到凯柏胶宝®，希望寻找一种弹性化合物以满足这些要求。凯柏胶宝迎接了这一挑战。这其中需要解决的主要难题包括：材料需要保持最佳的加工特性、高流动性和撕裂强度，同时要与尼龙 6（PA6）具有理想的包胶性和着色性。

凯柏胶宝®美洲分部销售和市场总监 Kevin Gase 说道：“作为消费市场中不断增长的细分市场，消费者开始希望宠物玩具的安全性、可持续和耐用性可以与儿童玩具相当。与此同时，制造商需要可以满足其成本效益要求的创新材料，帮助他们提高竞争优势。”

凯柏胶宝®提供的热塑宝K 化合物解决方案完全能够满足这些期望值。凯柏胶宝®在热塑宝 K 的硬/软组合方面拥有丰富的经验。

热塑性弹性体可以精确包胶不同的硬质材料，即使在包覆模制为半结晶树脂（如 PA6 或 PA66）时也不需要粘合剂。这种材料有着成熟而广泛的应用领域，比如消费品保健、电动工具和汽车紧固件组件。

此外，为宠物玩具选择的材料等级可以实现明亮而丰富的着色效果，表面更美观，不易出现划痕。凯柏胶宝®的热塑宝K 还具有出色的抗紫外线、耐臭氧和耐候性的特点。Gase 表示：“就其机械性能而言，我们能够将化合物进行定制生产，精准地达到所需要的柔软效果、弹性和柔韧度。

要满足的另一个重要规格是客户要求美国产品符合无毒性规定。

TPE 化合物在佐治亚州 Buford 的材料供应商工厂生产，遵循严格的质量和纯度标准。凯柏胶宝®的材料符合 REACH 和 RoHS 标准的规定。我们不会添加邻苯二甲酸盐、卤素、乳胶或重金属。作为一种热塑性材料，热塑宝K 可在其使用寿命结束后回收利用。”

Gase 又补充道：“在开展宠物玩具项目的过程中，我们还从材料选择到最终取样方面为客户提供全程支持，充分彰显了凯柏胶宝®在热塑性弹性体领域的全球领先地位。”

Safe and Sustainable Treat

THERMOLAST® K from KRAIBURG TPE for aesthetic and overmolded dog toy

KRAIBURG TPE has demonstrated its expertise in custom-engineered thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) by providing a compound tailored to the precise balance of hardness and flexibility for a durable dog toy in combination with superior adhesion to nylon and excellent colorability. In addition, the TPE material is manufactured in the U.S, addressing the preferences of many American pet owners for all-domestic products.

There is a growing awareness in the pet toys market for safe and sustainable materials that do not contain any hazardous substances while offering enhanced aesthetics and durability. When a U.S. manufacturer of dog chew toys approached KRAIBURG TPE in search of a flexible compound to meet these requirements, KRAIBURG TPE was up to the challenge. Key challenges included uncompromising processing characteristics, high flowability, tear strength, adhesion to Nylon 6 (PA6) and coloring.

“As a growing segment in the consumer market, pet toys require similar features of safety, sustainability and ruggedness as consumers would naturally expect from children’s toys,” says Kevin Gase, Sales and Marketing Director of KRAIBURG TPE Americas. “At the same time, manufacturers need innovative materials that will meet their demands of cost-efficiency and help them strengthen their competitive edge.

With THERMOLAST® K compounds, KRAIBURG TPE supplied a solution that proved fully capable of living up to these expectations. KRAIBURG TPE has extensive experience in hard/soft combinations with THERMOLAST® K.

The thermoplastic elastomer can be precisely tailored to the hard material

and eliminates the need for bonding agents even when overmolded to semi-crystalline resins, such PA6 or PA66. The wide range of proven applications spans from consumer care to power tools and automotive fasteners components.

Moreover, the natural grade selected for the dog treat conk can be colored in brilliant, rich shades and delivers a highly attractive as well as scratch resistant surface. KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST® K also shows excellent UV, ozone and weathering resistance. “In terms of mechanical properties, we were able to customize the compound to the exact level of hardness and flexibility required to achieve the desired soft feel and resilience,” notes Gase.

Another important specification to be met was the customer’s request for a “domestic” product in line with non-toxicity. The TPE compound is manufactured at the material supplier’s plant in Buford, Georgia, with strict standards of quality and purity. Materials of KRAIBURG TPE are compliant to REACH and RoHS. We do not intentionally add phthalates, halogens, latex or heavy metals. And as a thermoplastic material, THERMOLAST® K can be recycled at the end of its application life.

“In the dog toy project, we also supported the customer from material selection to final sampling, demonstrating the local reach of KRAIBURG TPE’s global capabilities as a world leader in thermoplastic elastomers,” adds Gase.