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base resin is 26% and is certified according to ISCC Plus. It can be increased to over 70% if recycled glass fibres and PET from post-consumer recyclate are also used in the compounds. The CO2 footprint of the new products is more than 30% lower than that of standard compounds. It can be used as a drop-in alternative for fossil products. At the show, it exhibited a lightweight Remode
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Above: This busbar cable support bracket was one of three products for which Celanese won an SPE award
“These innovations highlight the benefit of
collaborating with us early in the design phase, resulting in materials and components that point towards a more sustainable and resilient automo- tive future,” said Carl Sullivan, automotive market development director for Celanese.
Critical component For its part, Envalior – in collaboration with Ford – won an SPE award for its contribution to making a critical component: a re-engineered exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cold tube and diffuser. By replacing stainless steel with Envalior’s Xytron
PPS material, the part weight was reduced by 28% and has high chemical resistance. The EGR cold tube and diffuser can now withstand a highly acidic environment with pH levels of 2.2 and temperatures up to 200°C. The new design also eliminates the need for multiple components, including a gasket, O-ring and fasteners, resulting in a simplified part that directly integrates into the air intake assembly. “This validates our commitment to material
Righy: NGR showcased a system that processes GF-reinforced injection moulding production waste
innovation and the collaborative expertise of our team,” said Russ Bloomfield, application develop- ment engineer at Envalior. Other partners in the project were Sogefi – which serves as the Tier 1 supplier for the EGR assembly – and Viking Plastics, which moulds the Xytron EGR tube supplied to Sogefi. Envalior also showcased several products at last
year’s Fakuma – including applications in areas such as furniture and fuel cells. Its portfolio includes engineering plastics such
as PA6, PA66 and PA46, PBT, PPS and PPA. “With this range, we can meet different and demanding material requirements,” said Tim Arping, director of innovation and advanced development at Envalior. Its new PBT product range, Pocan X-MB, is based on bio-derived 1,4-BDO – made from used cooking oil. The proportion of sustainable material in the
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office chair from Dutch manufacturer Koninklijke Ahrend. More than two-thirds of its weight is made from a recycled, glass fibre-reinforced PA from Envalior, derived in part from recovered fishing nets left in the sea. A further proportion of the compound comes from post-industrial waste.
Waste recycling Also at Fakuma, Next Generation Recycling- maschinen (NGR) showcased its new Glass Fiber Package – which processes glass fibre-reinforced injection moulding production waste. It integrates shredding, feeding and extruding into a single process with NGR’s One-Step technology.
“Our goal is to provide application-oriented solutions that focus on customer needs and deliver the best possible results,” said Creighton Varney, product manager for PIR at NGR. “The new Fiber Package includes key components such as specially adapted screws, barrels, and shredder rotor configurations.” Other features such as optimised dust reduction and integrated strand pelletising complete the package.
It is the first of several planned option packages
that NGR has developed. These packages enhance the base machine with application-specific compo- nents that have been shown to be efficient in many installations. This allows customers to easily adapt their machines to their specific requirements,
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