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predominantly compounds based on polyamides, claims business with all major European automo- bile producers and also offers compounds based on recyclate sourced from textile fibre waste. Among its most recent developments is a line of PA6 compounds that are said to be able to replace PA12 in products as cables and fuel hoses. It has also developed compounds with high glass contents for production of warp-free components that require a good surface finish. Parts moulded in Tecomid NG can display fatigue resistance on the same level as aluminium castings. Eurotec Technical Marketing Manager Erhan
Above: LED heat sinks moulded in thermally conductive compounds from Lati
company acquired Aquafil’s PA compounds business based in Arco, Italy, in 2013 and extended its reach again in 2015 with the acquisition of independent compounder Technical Polymers. It also opened a 10,000 tonne/yr compounding plant in China in 2016 and last year began supplying compounds through a toll arrangement in India. The company is also investing in new products and one of its latest introductions is Econamid Air, which is based on recycled PA6 reinforced with carbon fibre. “The good thing is that, unlike glass, carbon fibres are not affected by the titanium dioxide in the recyclate,” Bult said. “We can achieve almost prime quality. Econamid Air is now part of our new basket of products for metal replacement.” This basket also includes Domamid XS, a PA66 with up to 60% glass that yields parts with very good surface finish. Domo is also working on unidirec- tional PA66 tapes. Turkish compounder Eurotec, which produces
Karaman also highlighted compounds containing glass microspheres, where it is able to achieve close to zero breakage of the microspheres during compounding due to fine-tuning of the com- pounding set-up and careful selection of the polymer matrix. Glass microspheres enable part weight reductions of up to around 20%. Italian compounder Lati showed several of its
latest innovations, including various filaments made from its materials for 3D printing as well as an enormous LED fitted with a heat sink moulded in one of its Laticonther thermally conductive compounds. The company offers Laticonther grades based on various polymers and containing either ceramic or graphite fillers, depending on the application.
LED lighting systems are dominated by COB (chip on board) LEDs, in which numerous light diodes are joined together and mounted on the substrate to form a single large source. “It is clear that the management of the heat generated by such a structured system is of vital importance for
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