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Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Elastomers: Flexible and Customised
Trade Fair Report Flexible and Customised Elastomers. Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) are now indispensable for applications ranging from everyday items to underhood components. On the "rubber line", trade visitors were able to assess the merits of special developments in synthetic rubbers, which account for by far the largest proportion of elastomers. The automotive industry remains an essential driving force for the market. After years of strong growth, thermoplastic elastomers – a grou...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Modular Clamping Force: Why a Mould Maker Needs His Own Injection Moulding Machines
Modular Clamping Force: Why a Mould Maker Needs His Own Injection Moulding Machines Processors nowadays expect their mould makers to take responsibility for the process reliability of a new mould. It is therefore becoming increasingly important for mould manufacturers to test the mould under production conditions on their own injection moulding machine, which should be as general purpose as possible. Jürgen Sauer, Franz Starzer To practise his trade, a competition-hardened mould maker need...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, PMMA Successful in More and More Fields of Application: Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA)
Trend Report Engineering Plastics Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) PMMA Successful in More and More Fields of Application. Flat-screen displays, water tunnels, wind protection, automotive body parts, structural components, conservatories and noise barriers – polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) offers designers and engineers almost unlimited possibilities and creative variety. Current worldwide production of PMMA moulding compounds and semi-finished products amounts to over 1 million tonnes. In the med...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-03-15, More Lightweight Construction for the BMW 3 Series Coupé and Convertible Models
More Lightweight Construction for the BMW 3 Series Coupé and Convertible Models Side Panel The lightweight design soon to be launched on the market for the BMW 3 series coupé and convertible models can be economically implemented by means of a thermoplastic side panel. A specially developed (PA+ABS) blend makes this possible. Due to its adaptable properties this blend creates the preconditions for online painting of the side panel on the body in the BMW assembly process. Jürgen Korzonnek, Ro...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-10-17, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Worldwide demand for PVC reached 35.3 million t in 2007 – 5.1% higher than the year before. Since 2004, it has been climbing at an average annual rate of 5.2%. This worldwide growth was driven mainly by continuing strong demand in Asia, especially in China. However, strong Chinese demand has been accompanied by the rapidly expanding construction of local PVC production sites. In 2007, China already accounted for over 30% of the world’s PVC production capacity of approx. 41 million ...

Kunststoffe international, 2009-10-14, More Environmentally-Friendly Driving
Tires are outwardly unremarkable, but very complex in detail. Highly specialized rubbers are used in different areas (Title picture). The tire tread, which makes contact with the road surface, plays a particular role. Its properties are difficult to optimize to the various requirements imposed: improvements in grip to wet roads has always come at the expense of higher rolling resistance and therefore higher fuel consumption and also higher abrasion values. The relationship between wet grip, roll...

Kunststoffe international, 2017-03-27, Material without Limits
A vehicle’s external appearance determines the first impression. Tailgates, bumpers, front ends, etc., which used to be a preserve of metal, are increasingly being made of plastics today. The way this transformation is shaping up, and why the hood may soon be a thing of the past is explained by Johannes Götzelmann and Grahame Burrow of Magna Exteriors in an interview. In mid-October of last year, it was once again time for experts from the automotive, supplier and plastics industries to meet at ...

Kunststoffe international, 2017-09-20, Dry Ice Shower for Complex Components
Coating companies, who paint interior and exterior parts made of plastic for the automotive industry, have to meet high quality and efficiency requirements. To equip a paint line for surface treatment with a fully automated dry ice blasting unit, including a robot and dry ice granulate production, can increase the profitability. Autotest Iggingen GmbH now has a fully automated blasting system for cleaning with dry ice, supplementary to the classic wash system. Managing director Oliver Bolk expl...