Sk-prop - PP - Schmidt Kunststoff GmbH

Kunststoffe international, 2012-02-24, Success Factors in the 21st Century
Which really successful products come to mind spontaneously? The i-Phone, i-Pod, Porsche 911, Lego brick, Senseo coffee maker or perhaps the flexible neck toothbrush? What sets these products apart? Is it really the eternal “cheaper – better – different” (Fig. 1) that has long been regarded as the secret recipe for product success? And what does that mean in concrete terms for product development? What Makes Products Successful Today? Cheaper: Are any of the successful products mentioned above r...

Kunststoffe international, 2015-05-21, From Prototype to Series Production
ContiTech’s "Heating and Cooling Systems" division produces complex hose modules for cooling and heating systems. For cost and weight reasons, an increasing number of components are made of plastic. The economic production of strong, safe hose systems and holders represents a great challenge. Whether as piece goods, molded pipes, or complete hose systems with integral functional components − the product range of ContiTech MGW GmbH’s "Heating and Cooling Systems" division in Hamburg, Germany, mus...

Kunststoffe international, 2015-10-12, 3-D Printing Is Everywhere
3-D printing is everywhere. Hardly a day goes by without the expression being mentioned in popular magazines, on radio or television. Thereby we are not facing a single wave, but rather a multitude of waves having a different amplitude and wavelength that are not yet defined unambiguously because of the variety of designations being used. While some processes are approaching their thirties, others, e. g., hybrid techniques, are just starting to gain attention and some, e. g., CLIP, have just app...