SHOW PREVIEW | FAKUMA 2018 – MATERIALS
compounds on the injection moulding machine. The company says the Innopol PP LFT Open-Com- pound System allows development of application specific LFTs offering performance attributes such as halogen-free flame retardance, electrical conductivity, reduced friction as well as custom colours. �
www.inno-comp.hu
KD Feddersen’s theme for Fakuma will be focused on lightweight construction, improved aesthetics and low noise and emission compounds, with examples of solutions to all these challenges from its principals.
With its unique “soft touch” feel, Softell PP compounds from LyondellBasell require no painting to create leather-grain effects, including seams, direct from the mould. Softell also boasts high noise dampening, good colourability, and high weld-line and impact strength. Also from LyondellBasell, HiFax PP compounds are UV-stabi- lised metal effect grades designed to replace metal in exterior automotive applications. The company will also show two Hostaform
products from Celanese. Hostaform SlideX POM offers increased durability for heavy-duty slide/ friction applications; Hostaform XAP2
POM is a
low-emission formulation that meets Asian and European automotive industry requirements for interior applications. �
www.kdfeddersen.com
Below: Lehvoss Group will show its products for injection molding, extrusion, 3D printing and electrostatic coating
Lanxess will highlight a number of PA6 and PBT compounds designed to replace PA66. Durethan Performance PA6 grades are said to be several times more resistant to fatigue under cyclic loads than standard Durethan grades with the same glass content and also offer enhanced mechanical performance at elevated temperatures under static loads. Meanwhile, it says that unreinforced halo- gen-free flame retarded Pocan BFN2502 PBT provides an alternative to halogen-free unrein- forced PA66 in applications where cost or water absorption are concerns. The company will also show infrared-transparent
PA6, PA66 and PBT compounds developed for laser transmission welding applications. One example is the halogen-free flame-retarded Durethan
AKV30FN04LT grade, which achieves V-0 at 0.4mm in the UL 94 test. “With these products, we are responding to the growing demand for housings for sensors, control units, and display systems, which are needed for applications ranging from driver assistance systems to autonomous driving,” says Jan Bender, Head of Marketing EMEA in the High Performance Materials (HPM) business unit. �
www.lanxess.com
Lehvoss Group, which marks its 35th anniversary
this year, will present its Luvobatch PA BA 1001/1002 blowing agent system for production of lightweight PA components produced from compounds containing glass or carbon fibres and mineral fillers. Using the Luvobatch system, it is possible to
reduce part weight by up to 30% while maintaining most of the original mechanical properties, the company claims. It says foamed components produced with the system exhibit a performance factor for bending stress in the range from 1 to 1.3, meaning the change in flexural strength is less than the reduction in weight.
In addition to the weight saving, the PA-opti- mised endothermic blowing agent enables sink marks and shrinkage cavities to be avoided. Delamination in components subject to high mechanical stress, which may arise during the addition of masterbatch based on polyethylene or universal carriers, is reduced or prevented by the use of a PA carrier system. Luvobatch PA BA 1001/1002 can be used in all common processing techniques. Lehvoss will also show its Luvosint and Luvocom
3F products for 3D printing, its Luvotech line of technical compounds, and Luvocom P powders for electrostatic coating. �
www.lehvoss.de
Polykemi, which marks 50 years of compounding this year, will be presenting the latest additions to its technical and recycled compounds product lines, including previewing a new translucent non-reinforced PC for use in automotive switches and light guides.
With its €1m plant upgrade at its Ystad site now complete, the company has intensified develop-
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