Wearable Devices

Watch / Smartwatch / Fitness Tracker

Premium materials for watches and smartwatches can enable recycle-in-one-piece design while maintaining durability and aesthetics throughout the life of the product. With our Advanced Bio-Circular materials, most or even all parts can be produced with these polymers, from the injection molded casing to transparent "glass" and even as textile for the strap/band. Also, make sure to ask our team about compounding with natural fillers to create unique natural designs for your customers!
 

• Key applications
  • Transparent covers/sensors
  • Textile bands/straps
  • Bezel, casing, structural parts
• Recommended grades
  • Rilsan® Clear transparent polyamides
  • Rilsan® PA11 for textiles
  • Pebax® Rnew® elastomers (90A to 80D hardness)
  • Rilsan® PA11 + glass fibers
• Key benefits
  • Chemical & environmental stress cracking resistance
  • Clarity and good surface aspect
  • Good colorability and range of fillers for unique design
  • Sustainability – bio-based and recyclable
    
    
     

AR/VR Headsets and Glasses

As augmented and virtual reality become more of... a reality, so do the challenges of the physical world. AR glasses and VR headsets will be exposed to more enviroments and subjected to stresses by users. High performance materials can be critical in new designs to ensure a positive user experience. This means extra durable materials that are strong and tough while staying lightweight to not cause fatigue. Our Advanced Bio-Circular materials make high performance possible with the added benefit of reduced carbon emissions and recyclability. 
 

• Key applications
  • Headband and supports
  • Glasses frames
  • Overmoldings for soft touch and feel
• Recommended grades
  • Rilsan® Clear transparent polyamides
  • Pebax® Rnew® elastomers (90A to 80D hardness)
• Key benefits
  • Chemical resistance (e.g. sweat and body salts)
  • Flex fatigue resistance and good shape recovery
     
  • Shock and scratch resistance
  • Overall durability with added comfort for user
  • Sustainability – Bio-based, recyclable, easy processing > low scrap rate

Headphones

Material selection is incredibly important for headphones and earbuds. Daily wear and tear from users includes continuous flexing and bending, exposure to cleaning chemicals, sweat and oils, and UV exposure too. High performance materials can improve lifetime and overall quality of the product for consumers and with Advanced Bio-Circular materials, it can be sustainable too!
 

• Key applications
  • Structural headband
  • Overmoldings for soft touch and feel
  • Inserts and enclosure/casing for earbuds
• Recommended grades
  • Rilsan® Clear Rnew® transparent polyamides
  • Pebax® Rnew® elastomers (90A to 80D hardness)
• Key benefits
  • Chemical and environmental stress cracking (ESC) resistance
  • Excellent fatigue resistance and shape recovery
  • Overall durability
  • Sustainability – Bio-based and recyclable

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EXPLORE OUR "MED" PRODUCT RANGE

Focus on: Pebax^® Elastomers

Pebax^® products provide easy processing ability, soft and flexible attributes, along with durability ideal for certain protective cases and cables. Combined with the more rigid grades of Rilsan^®, the creative possibilities for device components are limitless. 

Multiple grades of Pebax^® polymers can be considered for electronic components; contact an Arkema representative today to see how it can be applied to your products!