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ments in terms of sealing technology, in addition to delivering the aforementioned capabilities in a safe and efficient manner,” says Luana Lettieri, Manager Material Development at Datwyler. The company says ETEMI will be the catalyst for
the creation of a material matrix whereby electrical and thermal conductivity and EMI shielding can be coupled and decoupled to suit a wide variety of applications. The drive away from fossil fuels has revived
Above: Injection- moulded bipolar plates, heat exchanger rings and battery
housings made of highly filled graphite compound
recovery systems, etc,” he says. The second construction industry project — Ef-
ficientHeating — focuses on manufacturing of thermally conductive PE foils for use in underfloor heating applications. “Through the Joule effect, we have developed a new, 100% recyclable underfloor heating system, with a consumption of less than 50kW/m2
and lowest carbon footprint compared to
current underfloor heating systems,” claims Navarro. He says the new solution produced emissions of less than 300 kgCO2 to the 1,500 to 2,500 kgCO2eq/m2
eq/m2 current solutions. Switzerland-based sealing solutions supplier
Datwyler is expanding its in-house capabilities in the area of thermally conductive and EMI shielding materials. It launched its Project ETEMI in 2020 to develop enhanced functionality sealing technolo- gies for hybrid and battery electric vehicles. “As the trend towards electrification continues to
gather momentum, the ability to conduct electricity and heat, as well as to shield certain components from electromagnetic signals, is increasingly important. Project ETEMI is the driving force behind the creation of an entirely new category of materi- als – those designed to fulfil the highest require-
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interest in some quarters in hydrogen fuel cells. Many see the development of highly electrically and thermally conductive plastic compounds suitable for series production of key fuel cell components such as bipolar plates as key develop- ment driver for hydrogen utilisation. The German research association IKV is launch-
ing a cross-industry network to cooperate in the development of reliable, cost-efficient and long- lasting components for hydrogen applications including fuel cells. “We will identify the scientific and development-
related challenges that need to be tackled in the next few years for the best-possible integration of plastics into the hydrogen economy,” says Prof Dr-Ing Christian Hopmann, Head of the IKV. More information about the programme can be found here.
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