INNOVATION | DESIGN
DESIGN | INNOVATION
requirements of the EU Directive 10/2011 and the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 (CFR21) of the US Food and Drug Adminis- tration for applications with food contact. Production of
the TPE elements and final assembly in accordance with EU standards take place at Pyke’s
facility in Belgium.
Above: BabyPyke
sunglasses use Kraiburg TPE’s Thermolast M material
Right: ZTE selected DSM’s Arnitel TPE for the strap of its Quartz smart watch
The “wearable tech” category is a new one
in consumer electronics which has grown quickly with the success of fitness and activity trackers. TPEs are the material of choice for the wrist band of many trackers. This material selection is now also appearing in another wearable tech product, the smart watch. DSM said the selection of its
Arnitel TPE has helped drive the market success of the Quartz smart watch from ZTE. The watch was launched in China in April 2017, and then rolled out in worldwide markets. Arnitel was selected for the soft strap of the watch, providing comfort, flexibility, safety and design flexibility, and it also feels cool and smooth on the skin, said the materials group. “We are very proud to be selected by ZTE, because ZTE is a respectable market leader and they have a very high standard of selecting materi- als,” said Martin Chen, Marketing Manager Electron- ics (Wearables) at DSM. “DSM began research and development in the smart wearable market in 2014,
and we are happy to see that our intensive R&D efforts have paid off with the creation of state-of-art Arnitel TPE for the wearable industry.” Arnitel TPE meets ISO 10993 standards, and is
rated USP Class VI, the highest classification for the biocompatibility of devices. Arnitel’s thermal plastics are resistant to perspiration, oils and other liquids that come into contact with wearable devices. The material is also highly resistant to UV rays, and so helps prevent plastic aging. DSM said its teams supported ZTE in every
phase of product development, from product design, prototyping and small batch sam- pling to mass-production. ZTE’s production line has been optimised to achieve cost-effective, top quality production. Luo Wei, VP of ZTE Terminal
Division, Head of Operator Product
Department, said DSM is supporting ZTE’s approach to the wearables market. “Arnitel TPE is helping us make the cutting-edge ZTE Quartz a resound- ing success in the market,” he said.
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