Applications | products AUTOMOTIVE A Raymond connects with Balance
French automotive compo- nents group A Raymond has selected BASF’s 30% glass reinforced Ultramid S3WG6 Balance PA6,10 resin for production of its latest quick connectors for automotive fuel lines. Ultramid S3WG6 Balance
provides very good resistance to hydrolysis and fuels, says BASF, retaining mechanical
HEALTHCARE Frisetta brushes nature’s way
Germany-based Frisetta Kunststoff’s Monte Bianco Nature toothbrush handle and replaceable brush head is injection moulded in Apinat biodegradable resin from Italian resin producer API. The new toothbrush was
PACKAGING Bra Plast goes for high fl ow
Swedish packaging producer Bra Plast has improved the quality of its latest range of injection moulded transpar- ent PP food pots by switching to a new high fl ow Borpure RJ766MO PP grade from Borealis.
The packaging producer had been experiencing diffi culties processing the low MFI PP resins used previously for the products. With a melt fl ow index of 70, the BorPure RJ766MO grade uses Borealis’s proprietary BNT nucleation technology, which allows it to be processed on a shorter cycle
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time and at lower melt temperature while still meeting the company’s requirements with respect to organoleptics, food contact
approval and appearance. “It’s not enough simply to
look good or be fi t-for-pur- pose or be economic to produce,” says Tommy Larsson, Manager of Bra Plast. “All criteria must be met consistently. Our reputation for being able to deliver large quantities of high quality packaging at very short notice depends on it.” Borealis says Bra Plast
was involved in the early testing of the new high fl ow RJ766MO grade and is one of the fi rst to adopt it in a commercial application.
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developed by Frisetta and API in conjunction with A Schul- man. The Apinat resin is said to meet the necessary mechanical, fl exural and impact requirements for this application. It also withstands exposure to hot water.
Apinat is sourced from
renewable materials and complies with EN13432 and ASTM D6400. It is said to process easily, with fast crystallisation allowing short cycle times.
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properties comparable to PA12 after immersion in biofuels at elevated temperatures for 2,000 hours. The company says it also passes
industry standard zinc chloride stress cracking tests, making it well suited for quick connector applications. BASF says its Ultramid PA6,10 products can
provide an alternative to PA12 in some applications and it is working with customers to enlarge its product range. PA12 has been in short supply through- out the summer following an explosion earlier this year at Evonik’s plant at Marl in Germany, which supplies a key feedstock.
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AUTOMOTIVE
Hostaform gives safety an Up!
US-headquartered Key Safety Systems (KSS) selected Ticona’s impact modifi ed Hostaform S9364 XAPm2 acetal resin to produce the strap lock ejector in the auto-retracting seat belt for VW’s Up! mini-car. Described by Ticona as a
third generation Hostaform grade, the S9364 XAPm2 resin is a specially developed version combining good impact performance over a wide range of temperatures with the very low emissions required by car makers for interior parts. It also displays high resistance to abrasion, wear and common chemicals. According to Ticona, the
improved strength of the new grade allows parts to be designed to use less material, saving weight and improving production economics.
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September 2012 | INJECTION WORLD 55
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