Replay, "Right Material, Right Design, Right Now"

Flexible parts are everywhere in product design, from ergonomic grips to sealing components, but choosing the right TPE and validating it for production is rarely straightforward. Hardness selection, design constraints, and industrial timelines all collide long before a part ever reaches the line.

So how do you move from a material datasheet to a validated, production-ready flexible part without weeks of trial and error?

That's exactly what we tackled in this webinar. We brought together material expertise and real product development experience to walk through the full journey of a flexible TPE part, from lab specification to industrial-scale 3D printing.

Watch the replay to find out how we approached it, including:


  • How to select the right TPE durometer for your application's mechanical and functional requirements
  • Design constraints specific to flexible, elastomeric parts and how they differ from rigid geometries
  • What Kraiburg TPE looks for when qualifying a material for industrial use
  • How Decathlon Pulse validates flexible components against real production and performance requirements
  • The complete workflow from material selection to industrial-scale part production via Pellet Additive Manufacturing (PAM)
  • A live Q&A session addressing audience questions on TPE selection, design, and production

With Laurence Cassarino-Hoarau from Kraiburg TPE and Jimmy Gantier from Decathlon, moderated by Pollen AM.

If your organization works with flexible materials, develops functional prototypes, or is exploring ways to industrialize TPE parts faster, this replay offers a practical, field-tested look at the full material-to-part journey, plus the questions the audience asked live.