News - How to choose Safe Sustainable Soft Alternative Material (Overmolding Materials) to create competitive pet toys?

Si-TPV Overmolding Materials for pet toys

The ancestors of dogs live by hunting and eating prey, although pet dogs don't have to do hunting or other work anymore, but they need to have another spiritual support, and playing with toys just meets this need of dogs. There is no doubt that all dogs love to play, but not all dogs know how to play with toys, and this is where we need to be guided. Choosing pet toys need to consider the issue from the pet's point of view, more about whether they like and love to play, the main need to consider the durability of the toy material, diversity, safety of these 3 factors.

Pet toy materials, common choices such as silicone, non-toxic, can be sterilised at high temperatures, the product performance is more stable, but the cost of this type of material is high; PVC, the cost is cheap, but most PVC is still using phthalates such as DOP as plasticisers, and its toxicity mainly stems from plasticisers, long-term contact with pets will cause some harm to their health; TPE, TPU, will not be a costly. TPE, TPU, will not have the concern of high cost and toxicity and unsafe, but the touch and abrasion resistance and other aspects need to be upgraded.

Compared to PVC, most soft TPUs and TPEs, Si-TPV Overmolding Materials have a unique silky, skin-friendly feel and stain resistance, contain no plasticisers, are self-adhesive to hard plastics for a unique overmoulding option, and can be easily bonded to PC, ABS, PC/ABS, TPU, PA6 and similar polar substrates. This process not only provides a pleasant tactile experience for pets, but also improves durability.

It is a Si-TPV with excellent bonding to polypropylene/High Tactile TPU Compounds/Dirt-Resistant thermoplastic vulcanizate Elastomers Innovations/ Safe Sustainable Soft Alternative Material. Safe Sustainable Soft Alternative Material, with innovative Plasticizer-Free Overmolding technology, can be a good substitute for Silicone Overmolding, and is a good Safe Sustainable Soft Alternative Material for Toys/Non-Toxic Material for Resistant to Biting Toys.

1. Enhanced Comfort and Safety: Soft-touch overmoulding provides a comfortable and gentle texture that adds to the overall appeal of pet toys. The silky, skin-friendly feel of the material ensures that your pet will not be uncomfortable or potentially harmed while playing with the toy;

2. Improved Durability: Durability is enhanced by overmoulding with Si-TPV Overmolding Materials. The added layer of material provides protection against damage caused by daily wear and tear, chewing and rough play;

3. Reduces dust attraction: non-sticky feel, dirt-resistant, free of plasticisers and softening oils, no deposits, no odours;

4. Noise reduction: many pets are sensitive to loud noises or squeaks from toys. si-TPV soft touch overmoulding can help dampen the sound, creating a quieter play experience and reducing stress for noise sensitive pets;

5. Aesthetics and Design Flexibility: Si-TPV Overmolding Materials have excellent colourability, providing manufacturers with the freedom to create unique and visually appealing designs.

So, if you need a soft covering material for pet toys that lasts longer, protects your pet's mouth better, is safe and non-toxic, and is soft and flexible to the touch, try Si-TPV Overmolding Materials, and upgrade your pet toys today and have fun like never before!

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Post time: Nov-22-2024