news Teijin first with PC glazing


Japanese firm Teijin has developed the world’s first polycarbonate pillar-less automotive front window, which will be used in the new Tommykaira ZZ model. Hitherto, safety standards had prohibited the use of PC in front windows, but this resin meets new Japanese standards, which became effective in July, because of its high resistance to abrasion and weather. By thickening the perimeter of the PC window, Teijin managed to eliminate the need


for an A-pillar to divide the windshield and the front window. Thus, the company claimed, “the resin achieves unobstructed sight lines for safer driving”, while also being 36% lighter than a conventional front window with an A-pillar. The Tommykaira ZZ is an


electric vehicle produced by GLM, a Kyoto University company. GLM expects to acquire street-ready certifica- tion for the car fitted with this window and will offer the window as an option by


The new Tommykaira ZZ has no A-pillar


autumn 2017. Teijin will also market the window to OEMs in the US and EU. Teijin is also active in PC glazing in train windows, automotive panoramic roofs and quarter windows. In March, it launched a new plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition hard-coating technology to the wet hard- coat layer. This offers the same level of abrasion resistance and weather resistance as glass windows. ❙ www.teijin.com


3D printer shipments increase


According to the newly released IDC Worldwide 3D Printer Shipment Tracker, 3D printer shipments increased 29% worldwide from 2015 to 2016. Mean- while, revenues grew by more than 18%. “More technology and


materials options are driving more investment in 3D printers and greater utilisation of the installed equipment,” said Tim Greene, research director for hardcopy solutions at IDC, a Chinese-owned market intelligence firm. All of the key technology segments saw double-digit rates of growth in hardware terms, while FFF/FDM and stereolithography were both up by over 30%. In revenue terms, powder-bed fusion-based 3D printers grew by nearly 40% from 2015 to 2016. Regionally, the highest


Carbodeon develops improved nanodiamond coatings


Nanodiamond material specialist Carbodeon of Finland has revealed that it has developed a new electro- less nickel-PTFE (EN-PTFE) and nanodiamond composite coating, in partnership with the Germany metal finishing firm CCT Plating. Nanodiamond material


consists of small, spherical dia- mond nanoparticles which are


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specially treated to make them disperse in coating liquids. Adding them to EN-PTFE coatings adds abrasive wear resistance to these coatings’ anti-adhesive and low friction properties. They offer a Taber Wear Index 30% better than the equivalent EN-PTFE coatings, while also being heat-treatable, with no hexavalent chromium used in the process.


INJECTION WORLD | July/August 2017 Carbodeon is supplying the


material, while CCT can carry out job plating or turnkey services. Target applications include injection moulds, including complex structures, automotive components, moving cores and slides, as well as printing and textile production equipment and machinery. ❙ www.carbodeon.com


growth was in the Asia/ Pacific region (excluding Japan), which is now the largest market. Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East & Africa were the next strongest markets. North American shipments were down year on year, despite a recovery in demand in H2. The fastest growth –


over 30% – came from Chinese manufacturers like Flashforge, XYZ Printing, and Tiertime, which sell low-end FFF/FDM printers. ❙ www.idc.com


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