NPE 2018 | SHOW PREVIEW
a Helibar design with a grooved intake zone and helically grooved barrel, and new barrier-mixing feedscrew technology. This combination offers increased processing flexibility due to higher regrind levels and improved pressure stability, says the company.
It also enables processing of a wider range of polymers at lower internal pressure and with improved energy efficiency. The Helibar design is advantageous in terms of higher throughput, improved melt pressure build-up, lower melt temperatures, improved melt homogeneity, reduced barrel wear and a shorter residence time, says the company.
It is suitable for a wide range of applications, including sheet extrusion. The Super Blue is available in sizes ranging from 2in (50mm) to 4.5in (114mm), each with the option of a 24:1 or 30:1 L/D ratio. At NPE, the Super Blue will be shown with the DS-eTPC II, the second generation of Davis-Standard’s touchscreen control. �
www.davis-standard.com
EconCore of Belgium, whose ThermHex technol- ogy is used to make polypropylene (PP) honey- combs and sandwich materials, will highlight a recent automotive project during NPE. Fynotej, a manufacturer based in Mexico City
that makes automotive non-wovens and industrial carpets, is EconCore’s first North American licensee to focus on automotive applications. It went into production earlier this year with a
range of honeycomb sandwiches for automotive interiors, including the trunk space. The products, branded Fynocore, have a PP honeycomb core with skins – thermally bonded in-line – in either solid PP sheet or with a non-woven surface finish. They combine low weight with high performance and aesthetics.
“Fynocore products combine our expertise and
experience in non-wovens with EconCore’s ThermHex honeycomb technology,” said Daniel Kalach, VP of manufacturing at Fynotej. “They fit well with automotive market trends: they are recyclable and moisture inert, conversion is clean and fast, parts have high performance and low weight – and costs are competitive.” The products are available in North America.
Kalach says Fynotej is already looking at building and industrial applications of the panels. Tomasz Czarnecki, COO at EconCore, says the
start-up of the Fynotej production line is a signifi- cant step forward for lightweight thermoplastics honeycomb composites in the North American automotive sector.
He also highlights another licensee in North America – Wabash National – which makes semi- trailer and truck bodies, and has used EconCore technology to make thermoplastic honeycomb cores with metal skins. “The light-weighting efforts of Wabash National fit well into the market trends,” he said. “The transportation and logistics markets, with regards to fuel efficiency regulations but also in view of pure cost savings targeted by fleet managers, are asking for a change.” At its booth, EconCore will also provide informa- tion on its process capabilities to enable produc- tion of thermoplastic honeycombs. A further development enables production of what it calls organosandwich — honeycomb cores with continu- ous fibre reinforced thermoplastic skins. �
www.econcore.com
At NPE, Gneuss will show a complete Gneuss Processing Unit (GPU), as well as a Multi Rotation System MRS 130 extruder, RSFgenius 150 melt
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Above: The Super Blue is available in sizes ranging from 2in to 4.5in (50- 114mm)
Left: EconCore’s ThermHex technology is used to make PP honey- combs and sandwich materials
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