Capron - PA6, PA66 - BASF SE

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Airbag Module in PA 6 Recyclate
...had been produced in PA 6 recyclate, these were first checked for their dimensional stability. No significant differences were established compared with the measurements recorded in the initial sampling of housings in virgin PA 6 material, of type Capron HPN (manufacturer: Honeywell). The low deviations come within the standard process fluctuations and within the tolerances. The rupture load studies conducted at the manufacturer's on five parts per cavity also revealed characteristic values ...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Compounds and Masterbatches: Revival of Research and Development?
...ks very closely with the Japanese supplier Ube, which compounds the products either in Japan or Spain. PA12 is employed in the automobile industry primarily for fuel lines. For PA6 resins, the company works closely with BASF (Capron). Thermoplastic elastomers, e.g., Ubesta XPE-A, a polyether block amide polymer that exhibits high elasticity and transparency, represents another important product group. This resin is used in athletic shoes, for instance. Since NRC also markets flame retardants and...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Hard-soft Composites with Metal Inserts: New Generation of Plastic-Metal Hybrids
...anufacturer: Bayer AG) [8, 9]. In both instances, it proved possible to integrate additional functions and to reduce the overall weight and investment and manufacturing costs. Dura uses a glassfibre- and mineral-fibre-reinforced polyamide (grade: Capron BG40GM45 HS BK-130 [PA6 GF20 M25]) for the guide rails of the sliding window modules for VW shown in Fig. 1. Developed especially for existing series applications in collaboration with BASF AG, Ludwigshafen/Germany, this heat-stabilised material ...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, High-Modulus Polyamides
...are the outcome of research and development programs aimed at overcoming these hurdles. These polyamides are comparable in viscosity or flow to standard, unreinforced polyamides: two well-known representatives of this new generation of polyamide are Capron HMG10 and HMG13 from Honeywell. They can be processed by gas-assisted injection moulding and yield parts with excellent surface properties. Their high stiffness supports the inherent rigidity of load-bearing structures and they cut down on vib...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-10-21, Polyamides (PA)
...continues to be present in the market as a supplier of PA compounds. BASF, as a leading supplier of engineering plastics to the European PA market, has been able to increase its polyamide sales at an above-average rate by acquiring Capron products from Honeywell in 2003 and Miramid Leuna GmbH (now BASF Leuna GmbH) in 2005. The company is currently restructuring its polyamide range: Ultramid will be the global trademark for technically challenging applications and customer-specific logistics solu...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-06-16, We're Moving towards Specialties
...rope are you responsible for? Hoven-Nievelstein: The Performance Polymers Division of BASF looks after the engineering plastics business in Europe, South America, Africa und West Asia. We have 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 ...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-10-17, Polyamides (PA)
...ition is tough in the compounder business, an affiliate like BASF Leuna is profiting from its mother company’s savvy in polymer production and development, but still can often react with the versatility of a mid-size company. In BASF’s Capron line, we find products for high-volume applications that aren’t tied to narrow specifications. Smaller suppliers have also focused their PA lines and made them more transparent for the customer; one such example is Albis Plastic GmbH of...