NEWS
Teknor Apex to build new plant in Europe
Teknor Apex is to build a new facility at Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Germany. The 15,000 m2
plant will
increase the custom com- pounding capacity of the Plastic-Technologie-Service (PTS) business, which Teknor Apex acquired one year ago, and will also provide the group with a new European centre for plastics R&D. The company said it will
break ground for the new investment by the spring of 2018 and start-up is expected by the summer of 2019. Existing production activity at nearby Steinsfeld and the sales and marketing operation at Tauberzell will both be relocated to the new centre.
Teknor Apex President William J Murray
The Rothenburg facility
will produce thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and engineering thermoplastics, ranging from general purpose compounds to custom formulations. These will include the company’s
Monprene TPEs and Chemlon polyamides, which were developed in the US; Teknor Apex has separately begun production of Germany-developed products such as Creamid and Duramid PAs in the US. The new facility will also include a development and customer support laboratory, covering design, application development and product and process training. Teknor Apex President William J Murray said this “will function as a hub of innovation, serving the region as a source of customised formulations, application development expertise, and process optimisation.” �
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Chemson claims world 3D first
Chemson Pacific, the Australian subsidiary of global PVC stabiliser producer Chemson, claimed a world first for its 3Dvinyl 3D print resin by making a giant flower vase weighing
14kg using a pellet-fed 3D-printer designed by Titan Robotics of the US. The part was produced at
the Rapid 3D exhibition in Pittsburgh, US, in just three hours. The company said
that, until now, 3D printing of PVC has been limited to filament-fed machines. “We have some more
formulation adjustments to do, which will shortly be completed, but overall we have demonstrated that 3DVinyl has a place in the industrial advanced manu- facturing world of 3D-printa- ble polymers,” said Greg Harrison, a specialist for Chemson on additive manufacturing materials and 3Dvinyl.
Chemson plans to offer Chemson 3DVinyl specialists Greg Harrison and Dennis Planner
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its 3DVinyl material in both filament and pellet form to cover a wider array of 3D printers and applications. �
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ELIX cuts out the squeak
Spanish styrenics specialist ELIX Polymers has devel- oped a range of ABS and PC/ABS grades that are claimed to minimise the squeaking that can occur when in sliding contact with other plastic parts, leathers and PVC-foils in automotive interior applications. The new grades have been tested at several automotive OEMs accord- ing to VDA230-206 and have scored a result of 1 (VDA230-206 uses a 10-point scale where 1 is the lowest squeak risk). The company says tests have been conducted at different forces (10N, 40N), speeds (1mm/s and 4mm/s) and at several temperatures. “Until now, in many instances, fabrics or grease had to be added after- wards to reduce squeak and rattle. However, this involves additional costs and manual labour,” said Fabian Herter, Industry Manager Automotive at ELIX Polymers. “We are able to offer a more competitive solution when compared to other resins that are currently available.” The new grades use
standard ABS, high heat ABS, ABS/PC or PC/ABS base polymers. ELIX said key properties are un- changed so OEM approv- als are not affected. Mould shrinkage also stays the same. �
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September 2017 | COMPOUNDING WORLD 5
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