SHOW PREVIEW | FAKUMA 2023
Below: Lencen continuous fibre rein- forced PA66 from Asahi Kasei is aimed at EV battery applications
Asahi Kasei will show its new continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite, which has been developed for electric vehicle battery enclosures. Lencen is comprised of multiple layers of glass reinforcement between PA66 films and is said to offer high tensile strength, heat resistance, and impact properties similar to metal. The company will also show its AZP transparent
polymer, which it claims overcomes many of the disadvantages of conventional plastics such as cyclic olefin copolymers (COCs) and PC in optical applications.
The company has not disclosed the specific polymer types but says the thermoplastic AZP offers close-to-zero birefringence, equiva- lent to glass, as well as high transmit- tance and low colour distortion at all viewing angles. It is targeted at applications such as AR/
VR headsets and head-up-displays (HUDs). �
www.asahi-kasei.com
Right: Coperion will show the latest addition to its ProRate Plus feed line
BASF will present its latest developments for new markets such as e-mobility as well as detailing how its materials can be used to meet sustainability targets. For e-mobility applications, the company will show its Ultramid Advanced polyphthalamide (PPA) compounds, which offer constant mechanical properties at high continuous-use temperatures as well as meeting the sector’s demanding colour matching requirements. It will also show its coloured Ultrason polyarylethersulfone (PAES) products, which are produced in partnership with Avient to allow it to respond more quickly to customer demands for faster turna- round. Visitors will also be able to trial the company’s new Pacific software, which provides PCF (Product Carbon Footprint) data to allow customers to quickly calculate PCF values for their finished products. The software will be launched later this year. �
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Benvic will be showing compound offerings applicable to its traditional PVC product “legacy” market sectors as well as its fast developing polyolefin, elastomeric and bio-based portfolios. Recently brought togeth- er under the ProVinyl
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name, the company’s PVC offering includes rigid, plasticised and recycled grades, the latter present- ing more sustainable PVC options for its customers. Polyolefin products include Benvic’s recently
introduced Dotcor specialty PP compounds, including the Dotcore R ranges of materials produced from up to 100% second use material recovered from post-consumer consumer goods and automotive parts. The company will also present its SET (sustainable engineered thermo- plastic) concept for development of PP com- pounds offering performance similar to PA. Benvic says it is now at the sampling stage. Dotflex TPEs will also be presented, as will the company’s Plantura bio-based materials. It will display some applications where Plantura grades have substituted engineering plastics, such as a joint automotive grille development with BASF and Röchling. �
www.benvic.com
ColVisTec will present its GiANT 3-in-1 spectroscopy platform, which is claimed to allow realtime defect detection inline on the extruder through the combi- nation of UV-VIS, NIR and Raman spectroscopy. The system is said to allow detection of process
drifts, colour changes, yellowing and degradation, distribution and dispersion quality, and influence of feeders and pumps on the raw material and quality of the processed product. It uses a saphire- window probe that measures directly in the melt flow at temperatures up to 400 °C and pressures up to 250 bar. �
www.colvistec.de
Coperion, which will be exhibiting together with group company Herbold Meckesheim, will show its latest equipment developments for the plastics compounding and recycling markets. The newest introduction to the Coperion product line — the preconfigured ProRate PLUS feeder — will be displayed in a size S version with integrated refill. The single screw feeder is said to be an especially economical solution for reliable feeding of free-flowing bulk materials. The company will also present its ZSK and STS twin screw extruders, as well as other feeding and conveying such as the ProRate PLUS feeder line with
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IMAGE: ASAHI KASEI
IMAGE: COPERION
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