Kraiburg floats TPE for drinking water applications

Waldkraiburg, Germany – Kraiburg TPE has developed a new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) for a wide range of drinking water applications, the company has recently announced.

The product, labelled TF8ONG-NTRL, carries NSF/ANSI 61-compliance exclusively for the Asia Pacific market, said a 6 Dec release from Kraiburg TPE.

Supplied in 80 Shore A with 0.95g/cm density, the elastomer is said to offer suitable durability and flexibility in uses such as tube & hose, pipe fittings, couplings, flexible pipe fitting and plumbing manifolds.

The material is stated to meet the NSF/ANSI 61 testing standard under section 4 with cold water (23°C) and domestic hot water applications (60°C).

The TPE also meets the low-odour, flavour and total organic compound (TOC) testing standards according to KTW under hot water application (60°C), added Kraiburg TPE.

Free of curing/crosslinking chemicals, the product is further stated to meet EU No. 10/2011 Food Contact Plastics and US FDA CFR 21 (raw material conformity) quality system regulations.

The new compound is available in natural colour and can be processed via injection moulding or extrusion, concluded Kraiburg TPE.