3. Implementation and transformation

Downstream of the production line, a wide range of equipment enables TPU films to be processed, further enhancing their versatility. TPU films can be heat-welded or sealed by radio frequency (RF), vacuum-formed, bonded with adhesive, or thermally bonded to each other or to countless substrates. TPU tubing can be combined with foils or films, so that the entire finished product benefits from the advantages of urethane, as in inflatable and articulated support systems for medical use. TPU can also be used as a substrate for traditional or screen printing. They have a maximum service temperature of between - 40 ˚C and + 107 ˚C (polyesters) and between - 50 ˚C and + 107 ˚C (polyethers) and their melting ranges are between 170 ˚C and 204 ˚C (polyesters) and between 170 ˚C and 215 ˚C (polyethers).

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