Swapping out your existing material for a more sustainable option shouldn’t be as difficult as a mission to Mars. Some applications are unique though and require a custom material. If you’ve already tried one of our stock materials but need something more, we can work with you to craft an optimized Trifilon material that ticks all the boxes for your particular product. And while advanced material engineering sounds complicated and excessively time consuming, we’ve found that by working closely and pragmatically with our clients, we’re able to typically move into final testing within six months.
Your own sustainable choice
Application Engineering
Trifilon Custom Material
Fine tune mechanical properties to meet specific application requirements
Adjust UV stability according to environmental exposure
Optimize shrinkage rates to fit existing tooling
Tune fiber loading to meet aesthetic and visual design parameters
Adjust haptics, material feel and scratch properties
Meet critical CO₂ and sustainability impact metrics
Adjust UV stability according to environmental exposure
Optimize shrinkage rates to fit existing tooling
Tune fiber loading to meet aesthetic and visual design parameters
Adjust haptics, material feel and scratch properties
Meet critical CO₂ and sustainability impact metrics
Benefits with a custom Trifilon material
- Optimized elongation and flex
- Migration safe according to food contact compliance
Key performance metrics:
Material:
Trifilon B
Sustainability Improvement:
35% less plastic
Lyft · Green Can
The plant fibers in the biocomposite even give the canisters a desirable haptic characteristic, a warmer and more natural feeling.
Lyft, which produces a no-nicotine snuff or snus, wanted to begin working with sustainable packaging materials. Their highly-designed canister required a unique, high-performance biocomposite from Trifilon. That material forms the mechanically demanding product just as well as the original plastic recipe. But the new canisters, colored green, improve sustainability metrics, like the CO₂ footprint, dramatically.
Lyft sees this material as just the first step in a journey toward more sustainable packaging.
Project application example
If you’ve got a product in production and ambitious sustainability goals but can’t seem to find the right type of material, a Trifilon custom grade might be the answer. We’re always open to an exploratory conversation and if we don’t think that our materials are well suited, we’re always very frank and transparent. Feel free to reach out to us if you’d like to have a conversation around a custom next-generation Trifilon material.
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Trifilon S
Industrial compostable and renewable material, made with biopolyester and natural fibers, offering a significant 70% CO₂ reduction compared to standard ABS, making it an ideal solution for manufacturers aiming for sustainability and reduced environmental impact.
Combines food-safe polypropylene with up to 35% natural fibers, offering a material that reduces CO₂ emissions by up to 60% compared to conventional polypropylene, making it an ideal choice for food contact and child-safe products.
Trifilon B
Combines food-safe polypropylene with up to 35% natural fibers, offering a material that reduces CO₂ emissions by up to 60% compared to conventional polypropylene, making it an ideal choice for food contact and child-safe products.
Trifilon B
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