EXHIBITION PREVIEW | K2019 – MATERIALS
produces a fine cell size foam with a higher surface quality than can be achieved with conventional chemical foaming agents. �
www.trexel.com
Above: New Teknor Apex Creamid P PA6 grades are targeted at demanding structural applications
Right: Products from Wacker’s new 3D
silicone printer ACEO Imagine Series K2 will be displayed
automotive components through to PTO and PET photovoltaic backsheet films. �
www.solvay.com
Teknor Apex is launching its Creamid P Series of PA 6 compounds, which absorb less water than standard PA6 which leads to superior property retention after conditioning. The company says the compounds absorb nearly one-third less water at saturation than standard grades, provide 15-25% improved tensile properties in the conditioned state, and exhibit higher flow and “excellent” surface characteristics, including in highly glass-filled formulations. At K2019 Teknor Apex will
Right: Victrex has received IATF 16949 certification for its fully integrated high-precision automotive PEEK gears
introduce the first two Creamid P compounds with 30% and 50% glass fibre content. Dry as moulded, these com- pounds exhibit about 80% reduction in water uptake after 24 hours as compared to standard PA 6, and about 30% lower upon saturation, said the company. In the conditioned state these new grades, Creamid P2H7G6 and Creamid P3H2G10, exhibit higher tensile elastic modulus and strength at break. �
www.teknorapex.com
Trexel will be presenting its TecoCell range of chemical foaming agents. Offered alongside the company’s established MuCell physical foaming system for injection moulded parts, the TecoCell products are claimed to offer premium chemical foaming performance at a low price. The company claims the patented technology, which uses nano-sized (<0.08 micron) CaCO3 particles,
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Victrex will show gears made from its high performance PEEK and PAEK polymers at K2019. Its gear design and manufacturing facility in Grantsburg, US, recently received IATF 16949 certification, proving that the necessary systems and capabilities in line with Tier1/OEM needs are in place. Victrex PEEK has been used in auto gears for decades but since 2015, Victrex has extended its material expertise to the design, development and manufacture of gears, to offer a fully integrat- ed approach. A major European car manufacturer has already taken advantage of the company’s gear design approach, it said. �
www.victrex.com
Wacker said its focus will be on liquid silicone rubber grades that, due to reduced volatiles content, do not necessarily require post- curing. The company’s Elastosil LR 5040 grade will be at the centre of its injection moulding demon- stration, in which food-contact parts will be produced. Also on the Wacker stand will be the new 3D silicone printer ACEO Imagine Series K2. The latest printer genera- tion is capable of multi-materi- al printing and has novel auto-control technology and
several technical enhancements in terms of freedom of design and
precision. The printer measures the silicone layer applied after each printed layer and compares it with the target value specified in the CAD model. �
www.wacker.com
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PHOTO: VICTREX
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