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According to the company, deviations in output and quality can easily be detected on the platform and causes diagnosed more quickly without the need for complex laboratory tests. Live dashboards can be customised by the user to fit their needs, while maintenance concepts based on data analytics, such as predictive or condition-based maintenance, can be implemented. An enhanced subscription package is offered
where specialists analyse the data and benchmark performance. The first customer trials of the service are currently being conducted. �
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IMAGE: DUPONT MOBILITY & MATERIALS/CELANESE
Below: Novares
developed the metal/plastic hybrid cooling plate in this EV battery design using Zytel PA
The Dot range includes four product families.
DotCore is a line of engineered and bespoke compounds mostly based on PP. DotFlex products will be based on thermoplastic elastomers, while Dotech compounds are aimed at highly demand- ing engineering applications. Dot-R products use recycled content. �
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Clariant introduced a new renewable anti-scratch additive for PP and TPC compounds. Licowax AS 100 TP is said to help prevent scratches and mar on the surface of items during handling, transporta- tion, and end-use. It is particularly beneficial for interior automotive parts such as dashboards and door panels, household appliance casings, cosmetics packaging, and lightweight luggage. The company also introduced AddWorks AGC
970, a new light stabiliser for agricultural PE mulch films, where it offers improved resistance to UV and agrochemicals, amd Licocare RBW 560 TP Vita, a new bio-based additive for injection moulding PET compounds for application in E&E. RBW 560 TP Vita is said to offer good thermal stability and low volatility. Other benefits include low dosage, good colour stability and easy mould release. �
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Coperion showed C-Beyond, its control platform that bundles its digital products and service applications together, including the new OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) dashboard. C-Beyond takes data from the company’s extrud-
ers, compounding machines and other systems to provide a comprehensive digital representation of production via a user-friendly interface. The OEE dashboard provides production managers with an overview of ongoing production performance of individual machines or entire plants at any time.
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DuPont Mobility & Materials, which since 1 November has become part of Celanese, showed the first in a new range of PA66 grades formulated to provide improved noise and vibration character- istics in automotive EV applications. The Zytel NVH70G35HSLA2 grade is a 25%
glass reinforced PA66 compound that offers high damping and high frequency vibration isolation along with robust structural properties and extended fatigue resistance. The company said the grade — the first in the
Zytel NVH Gen 2 product series — is cost-efficient, weight-saving, and can be tuned to suit the electric drive units in today’s EVs. Already commercialised in North America in an EV motor mount applica- tion, it is meeting performance requirements with a 20% weight saving over aluminium. Remaining in the EV sector, the company also showed a concept hybrid plastic/metal cooling plate it is developing with automotive Tier 1 Novares. Developed at the company’s Automotive Electrifica- tion Center of Excellence, it uses a patented plastic/ metal bonding technology that results in cost savings and better thermal management. This technology – which can be integrated into the injection moulding process – enables hot plate welding of aluminum to injection-moulded Zytel or Zytel HTN parts, resulting in a bond strong enough to withstand extreme temperatures and chemicals despite the difference in thermal expansion. The company also marked the 50th
anniversary
of its Hytrel thermoplastic copolyester, with a focus on this year’s introduction of the new Eco B grades, which deliver the performance of standard Hytrel materials but have a biomass content up to 72% by weight. Designed as drop-in solutions, six grades are currently offered with a range of hardness values. The company also launched the Hytrel Eco F grades, which it describes as fossil-fuel based, lower carbon footprint TPC-ET thermoplastic elastomers. They use monomers that deliver global
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