The market for Maternal and Baby will fluctuate with changes in the market population. With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, consumers no longer focus only on the price and quality of the product.
The new generation of parents also pays more attention inclined to choose baby toiletries with fewer chemical components, as well as organic fabrics and textiles, especially for parents with babies with skin allergies, sensitives, or itching. they are willing to spend more money on safe baby feeding supplies.
At present, the best-selling products for infants and young children are high-value products such as child safety seats, baby strollers, and comfort food rocking chairs.
Thus, the market trend of Global maternity products and child.
There will be more and more products emphasizing “safer”, “more comfortable” and “more healthy “, and the aesthetic design of the appearance will also be more and more attention.
Technology, intelligence, Personalization, and differentiation will become important trends in the development of maternal and infant brands.
Meanwhile, with people taking more attention to environmental protection and green consumption, further requirements for environmental protection have been put forward to women and Baby Children enterprises
The maternal and child brands or manufacturers can reflect their sustainable development concept by using environmentally friendly materials and promoting low-carbon green production and lifestyle, for each consumer’s health and green the whole society responsible.
Environmentally friendly alternatives to PVC & silicone or traditional plastics -- SILIKE Si-TPV series, as skin-friendly comfortable raw material, can directly produce a wide range of mom and baby products applications. These pieces are often brightly colored or feature fun designs In particular, SILIKE Si-TPVs also can be a soft over-molding material, with excellent adhering to other materials through injection molding. It can provide a soft touch and non-slip grip surface for improved product features or performance, It can also be used as an insulator of heat, vibration, or electricity. Its use in mom-and-baby products ensures that babies are kept safe while still providing parents with quality items that will last through multiple uses without breaking down or becoming brittle over time. Si-TPV covers a wide range of products, possible for the application including handles of the baby bath, anti-slip nubs on the child's toilet seat, cribs, strollers, car seats, high chairs, playpens, rattles, bath toys or grip toys, non-Toxic Play Mats for Babies, soft edge feeding spoons, clothing, footwear and other items intended for use by infants and children, As well as wearable breast pumps, nursing pads, maternity belts, belly bands, postpartum girdles, accessories, and more are designed specifically for mothers-to-be or new moms.
Overmolding recommendations |
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Substrate Material |
Overmold Grades |
Typical Applications |
Polypropylene (PP) |
Sport Grips, Leisure Handles,Wearable Devices Knobs Personal Care- Toothbrushes, Razors, Pens, Power & Hand Tool Handles, Grips, Caster Wheels,Toys |
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Polyethylene (PE) |
Gym Gear, Eyewear, Toothbrush Handles,Cosmetic Packaging |
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Polycarbonate (PC) |
Sporting Goods, Wearable Wristbands, Handheld Electronics, Business Equipment Housings, Healthcare Devices, Hand and Power Tools, Telecommunications and Business Machines |
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Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) |
Sports & Leisure equipment, Wearable Devices, Housewares, Toys, Portable Electronics, Grips, Handles, Knobs |
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PC/ABS |
Sports Gear, Outdoor Equipment,Housewares, Toys, Portable Electronics, Grips, Handles, Knobs, Hand and Power Tools, Telecommunications and Business Machines |
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Standard and Modified Nylon 6, Nylon 6/6, Nylon 6,6,6 PA |
Fitness Goods, Protective Gear, Outdoor Hiking Trekking Equipments, Eyewear, Toothbrush Handles, Hardware, Lawn and Garden Tools, Power Tools |
SILIKE Si-TPVs Overmolding can adhere to other materials through injection molding. suitable for insert molding and or multiple material molding. Multiple material molding is otherwise known as Multi-shot injection molding, Two-Shot Molding, or 2K molding.
SI-TPVs have excellent adhesion to a variety of thermoplastics, from polypropylene and polyethylene to all kinds of engineering plastics.
When selecting an Si-TPV for an over-molding application, the substrate type should be considered. Not all Si-TPVs will bond to all types of substrates.
For more information regarding specific over-molding Si-TPVs and their corresponding substrate materials, please feel contact us.