Pyramid - PBI, PEEK, PEI, PPS - Polymics, Ltd

Plastics Technology, 2007-01-08, New "Ultra" Thermoplastics Contend for Top of Performance Pyramid
...thermoset composites is driving development of new options at the top tier of the resin performance pyramid. Such "ultra" polymers are experiencing 15% annual demand growth, according to Sol...

Kunststoffe international, Delivering Efficiency Even in Harsh Environments
...operties polyetheretherketone thermoplastic polymer is being used more and more frequently in many products. In contrast to commodity and technical polymers, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a high-performance polymer located at the top of the polymer pyramid and ideally suited to extreme and demanding environments typically replacing metals. This is due to their high-performing properties such as light weight, high strength and very good dimensional stability, as well as their high resistance to ...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Automobile Supplier Industry: Positioning and Partnerships
...Fig.2. For an estimated growth of the automobile market (vehicle production value) of 2.5% per year the turnover of automobile manufacturers will grow by 18%, that of suppliers by 42% Fig.3. Model of the supplier pyramid: In the future there will no longer be megasuppliers, but rather suppliers specialised in certain automobile functions Modell 2000 = Model 2000; Eine „breite“ Spitze = A “wide“ peak

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Engineering Network: Additional Knowledge Instead of Competition
...t addition was the company Neo-Plastic. What the individual companies were lacking in terms of know-how was made available by the partners in the network. This means that medium-sized companies are also able to offer a complete service pyramid (engineering consultancy including CAD/CAM – prototyping –tool construction – and processing). Individual employees are able to improve their skills by exchanging information and pooling their know-how, while synergy effects lead on to innovative technolog...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Profitable Innovations in a Weak Automobile Economy
...tomobile Economy In the automobile and automobile supplier industry important choices will be made in the coming years. For automobile manufacturers the concentration phase is nearing an end. The number of the businesses on each tier of the supply pyramid is shrinking. E-automotive accelerates the concentration process and drives supplier growth. The pressure of competitive exclusion weighs on the industry. The slackening US economy and new rounds of supplier price reduction, this time caused ...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, The Newly Discovered Charm of Parts
The Newly Discovered Charm of Parts Success Factors in the Automotive Supplier Industry Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Recklinghausen/Germany Is the suppliers pyramid completely upside down? The high margins are to be found not in complicated systems business but rather in parts supply. For, while systems suppliers return on sales is around 3.8%, parts suppliers show 6.5%. This is the outcome of a joint study by the Center for Automotive Research at the University of Applied Sciences of Gelsenkirc...

Kunststoffe international, 2006-02-22, Film Processing: Embossing of Microstructured Plastic Film
...ostructured in a simultaneous 2-axis machining process using a faceted diamond tool with a cutting edge width of b=100mm to yield intersecting grooves with two constant incline angles. The resulting microstructure consisted of truncated square pyramids with a base area of approx. 100µm x 100µm and a pyramid height of about 40µm. The surface of the third embossing sleeve was machined in the circumferential direction using a 90°-V diamond tool to yield numerous grooves with a spacing of bS=200µm a...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-10-21, Polyaryletherketones (PAEK)
...etary composition, either unfilled or containing various levels of glass or carbon fibers; they are intended to fit in between PEEK’s performance/cost ratio and other high-performance polymers of lower performance/cost in the polymer pyramid. The third player to manufacture PEEK is Degussa High Performance Polymers who entered a joint venture agreement in 2005 with the University of Jilin, China, with a 1,000t/a production plant in Northern China [2]. It has a product portfolio of unfilled grade...

Kunststoffe international, 2010-09-24, Precise and Efficient
... infrared heaters that ensure reliable, gentle and energy-efficient drying of plastic pellets. In contrast to the continuous rotary dryer, the batch dryer does not have forced feed by means of welded-in blades, but instead uses pyramid-shaped and horizontal mixing elements. After a defined drying time, the direction of rotation reverses and the material is discharged. The new batch dryer offers benefits particularly for manufacturers who change products frequently. Thanks to how it operates, it ...

Kunststoffe international, 2017-10-13, Polyetheretherketones (PEEK)
...als? PEEK polymers are increasingly recognized as a dynamic driver for efficient applications. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK), one of more than 300 members of the high-performance polyaryletherketone (PAEK) family, is located at the top of the polymer pyramid. Only a handful of these PAEK polymers have been commercialized; in addition to PEEK, other members include PEK, PEKK and PEKEKK.Structurally, the linear aromatic PEEK polymer consists of repeating ether, ether and ketone linkages separated b...