Ultraform - POM - BASF SE

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Electrical Engineering: Plastics Go Electric
...polyamide (PA), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyoxymethylene (POM) and polysulfone/polyethersulfone (PSU/PES). The trade names under which BASF markets these four product groups are the so-called four ultras: Ultramid (PA), Ultradur (PBT), Ultraform (POM) and Ultrason (PSU/PES). In 2000 alone, some 3 million t plastics were processed by the electrical industry in western Europe according to surveys by the VKE (German Association of the Plastics-producing Industry). With a 25% share, Germa...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Micro-Injection Moulding: Microfluidic Systems with Integrated Semiconductor Chips
... mould. Summary of the Test Results The test series show that a semiconductor chip can be covered by insert micro-injection moulding and at the same time a microfluidic system can be manufactured by appropriate design of the cores. Where POM Ultraform N 2320 0003 is used with the chosen tooling, the injection velocity has a significant effect on the part quality. At the same time, the tests made clear that the mould design must be optimised and the process must be made more reproducible. In the...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-03-15, Materials for Clean Diesel Engines
... The suitability of some engineering plastics not yet included in the current draft of ISO 22241-3 is therefore described below. The plastics chosen were commercial products of BASF from the following material classes: - unreinforced POM: Ultraform N2320 003 and Ultraform N2320 003 LEV, an emission-optimised material (LEV = Low Emission Version), - unreinforced PA: Ultramid A4K AB, a PA66 optimised for AdBlue applications and - glass-fibre-reinforced PBT: Ultradur B4300 G4 with a 20% glass fibre...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-09-19, Energy Efficiency Taking on Increasing Importance
...r medical technology applications into its range, including a comprehensive service package. The new products include Terlux 2812 HD (Health & Diagnostics) from the family of styrene copolymers and the polyacetals Ultraform S2320 003 PRO and W2320 00 PRO (Profile Covered Raw Materials Only). BASF offers a comprehensive service package in conjunction with these products, including not only application-technology support but also compatibility tests with special chemicals and tests complying with ...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-11-21, Everything in a Seat
...he plastics polyamide (PA; Ultramid) for seat shells and backrests, ABS (Terluran) for comfort elements such as lordosis supports, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU; Elastollan) or (ABS+PA) blend (Terblend N) for the covers, polyoxymethylene (POM; Ultraform) for functional parts with particularly low friction properties, and Elastoflex (PU) and Neopolen P (EPP) foams for upholstery. A wide range of products are available for leather and textile finishing, e.g. Lurapret, Lugafast and Steron, as wel...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-04-14, Safety Has Priority
...ration is long-term in nature and characterized by reliability as well as a spirit of partnership. In addition to a new styrenic specialty resin, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, has recently started offering the engineering polymer POM (trade name: Ultraform) for medical device applications. Furthermore, the company has also expanded its extensive service package for healthcare and diagnostics applications, which is tailored specifically to the requirements of the medical device market. Simplif...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-06-16, We're Moving towards Specialties
...e four product lines: Among those are the Ultramid/Miramid/Capron polyamides and Ultradur PBT. Both products are backwards integrated within their value added chain up to the precursors. The situation in respect of its precursors is less complex for Ultraform polyacetal (POM). We have just completed a plant expansion for the chemical and high temperature resistant polysulfones which we market under the brand name of Ultrason and in this case also are moving more heavily into the production of th...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-10-17, Polyoxymethylene (Polyacetals, POM)
...DuPont put the first polyoxymethylene under the brand name Delrin on the market in 1956. POM is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer processable by injection molding or extrusion. POM copolymers (e.g. Ticona’s Hostaform, BASF’s Ultraform) result from copolymerizing Trioxan with Dioxolan. POM homopolymers (e.g. Delrin by DuPont) are obtained mainly by the direct polymerization of formaldehyde. Copolymers are highly resistant to alkaline media, as well as to hydro...

Kunststoffe international, 2009-02-17, Transparency and Good Service
...onsisted of two styrene copolymers and polyoxymethylene up to now. Terluran HD (ABS) offers a very favorable ratio between toughness and rigidity, while Terlux HD (MABS) is outstanding for its combination of transparency and impact resistance. Ultraform PRO (POM) is a technical plastic that can well resist mechanical load and has good properties of slip and friction. Service Package for Medical Technology Manufacturers Just as for the company’s established HD brands, BASF, along with Luran HD, o...

Kunststoffe international, 2009-10-14, Stops the Sparks Flying!
As a first, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, is launching plastic containing carbon nanotubes (CNT) onto the market. This material is Ultraform N2320 C, a polyoxymethylene (POM) that, thanks to the novel additives, acquires a high level of electric conductivity without much of a decrease in toughness. This material has gone into its first serial application at Bosch, for a fuel filter housing for the Audi A4 and A5. Conductive POM Meets Demands For quite some time now, the pump and supply units o...

Kunststoffe international, 2010-11-25, Beyond Today’s Horizons
...y the designfabrik cooperations led also to the development of the “Fritz” hybrid seat. Here the young designer was able to utilize the good sliding friction and flexural fatigue strength of the BASF plastic Ultraform (POM) for a multifunctional seat: The chair with variable seat height can be transformed within moments into a bar stool. Franz Göttler received an IF concept award 2010 for this development. At the beginning of 2009, the designfabrik embarked on a further project together with the...

Kunststoffe international, 2011-02-21, Operation in Hand
... BASF will in the future help to minimize the consequences of torn cruciate ligaments: the handle of a new instrument for inserting cruciate ligament implants that the company Resoimplant, Regensburg, Germany, will probably launch this year utilizes Ultraform PRO – a semicrystalline POM copolymer (polyoxymethylene, polyacetal). In addition to the good mechanical properties, the deciding factor for selecting this material was an extensive service package that the company created specifically for ...

Kunststoffe international, 2014-07-22, Concepts for Exciting Ideas
...SF in collaboration with the design studio Ding3000, shows that it is possible to reinvent an everyday product like a bicycle with modern materials (Fig. 3). In this bicycle, not only engineering plastics such as Ultradur, Ultramid and Ultraform but also polyurethanes such as Elastollan and Elastoflex and foams such as Infinergy, Neopolen and Kerdyn have been used in a hitherto unaccustomed application. Designers will find numerous stimuli for new ideas here – one example is the maintenance-free...

Kunststoffe international, 2014-10-10, Polyoxymethylene (Polyacetal, POM)
...lcon); DuPont AG, Wilmington, Delaware/USA (Delrin); Polyplastics AG, Tokyo, Japan (Duracon), Korea Engineering Plastics Co. Ltd., Seoul, South Korea (Kepital); Mitsubishi Chemicals Inc., Tokyo, Japan (Lupital); and BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany (Ultraform). Other notable producers are Zaklady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A., Tarnów, Poland (Tarnoform); Kolon Plastics Inc., Gimcheon, South Korea (Kocetal) and Formosa Plastics Corp., Livingston, New Jersey/USA (Formocon) [1].The PropertiesPoly...

Kunststoffe international, 2015-05-21, 150 Years of BASF
...of polyurethanes. The customized and foamed plastics are widely used, particularly in construction (Fig. 5), automotive engineering and in sport and leisure.BASF gained access to new engineering materials, such as the acetal copolymer Ultraform, through its joint venture Ultraform GmbH, founded together with Degussa in 1969. This engineering plastic is suitable for all applications in which stiffness, dimensional stability and good tribological and wear behavior play a large role. For example, t...

Kunststoffe international, 2017-11-29, An Attritional Rendezvous
...tly used as a construction material. This results from the low frictional resistance and the high abrasion, wear, and fatigue resistance of the polyacetal. The major trade names and their manufacturers are: Delrin (DuPont), Hostaform (Celanese), Ultraform (BASF), and Kepital (KEP). By adding PTFE, it is possible to combine its good sliding properties with the high mechanical strength of POM [1].PTFE belongs to the group of semicrystalline thermoplastics and is marketed under the trade names Algo...

Kunststoffe international, 2020-08-11, Exciting Design instead of Exciting Manufacturing
...and layer fusion processes, such as fused deposition modeling (FDM) and fused filament fabrication (FFF). Catamold pellets from BASF, for example, can be used to manufacture the nozzle and nozzle inserts. Here, a filament made of Ultraform, a polyoxymethylene (POM) from BASF that contains metal powder, is printed by the FFF method, followed by debinding and sintering. The final step of the process entails adjustment work such as fitting the printed insert into the nozzle cap. Just One Plasticiz...