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Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Development Trends: Extrusion Blow-moulded Automotive Components
...lown components have to struggle with an increasing cost pressure – product innovations and efficient technologies for a better production efficiency are called for now. Axel Birk More than ever before, suppliers to the automotive industry are compelled to deliver high quality at a very keen price. Particularly suppliers of so-called standard components, which are not visible to the end-user, are at the receiving end of this cutthroat competition. This includes classic blow-moulded component...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Fewer Production Stages, Shorter Cycles
... uniform reproduction of grain appearance and defined contours. European automotive designers, above all, demand narrow radii and sharp transitions. At the same time, there are high cost pressures on the components of the passenger compartment that compel manufacturers to continually optimise existing processes and to constantly stay abreast of latest technologies. One way of achieving economical design and functionality is to provide decoration by means of the one-shot technique, which covers b...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Self Colouring of ABS: New Service Brand Supports
...ny customers see costs, logistics and reliability of supply as the most important criteria in purchasing ABS, always assuming high product quality. These are typical requirements for a commodity material. The price and margin trends with commodities compel raw material manufacturers to produce very efficiently – in large plants with a limited product range. Against this background, BASF is to commission a modern, world-scale plant for its ABS brand Teluran in Antwerp in mid-2004. This plant will...

Kunststoffe international, 2006-09-27, Progress and Trends: More Condition-oriented than Preventive
... action rather than reaction can reduce maintenance efforts and increase machine availability. Intelligent maintenance is characterised by successful integration into business processes. In today’s market requirements, deadline and cost pressures compel companies to make optimal use of their production units as well as of manufacturing resources. Consideration and reduction of life cycle costs, which accumulate over a machine’s or plant’s life cycle, are increasingly significant process criteri...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-10-17, How to Improve the Energy Balance of Injection Molding
In the past, if a new machine could meet quality requirements, and provide for high productivity, this used to be a good reason for an investment. Nowadays, high energy costs compel producers to consider energy consumption as well, when selecting a new machine. This is particularly true in view of the fact that operating costs over an equipment’s service life might well be above its purchase price. Reducing energy consumption in injection molding comprises a sort of multi-stage saving pot...

Kunststoffe international, 2009-06-16, Plastics in the Fast Lane
...m Celstran PP, auto makers can save up to 8 kg. The underbody shields used by Volvo to protect its engines from stone strike weigh just 609 g. An impactmodified LFT grade gives this thin-walled structural component the necessary stability. The Compel LFT used has low warpage and, thanks to its optimum fiber length of 20 mm, provides the shield with high strength and rigidity, so that no structural reinforcement is required at any point. “In the short term, a 50 kg weight saving per medium-sized ...

Kunststoffe international, 2013-04-19, Color-Stable at High Temperatures
... damages the glass fibers in reinforced polyamides, causing drastic loss of mechanical properties. This is a particular problem with near-white colorants but also with many colored ones. These additional limitations compel colorists to turn to the previously described alternatives in the range of synthetically produced colorants. To serve the market reliably therefore, further solutions are required that ensure suitable processing ...