SHOW PREVIEW | FAKUMA


Right: At Fakuma, Arburg will mould razor covers on its new 720 E


Golden Electric Allrounder


AF-Color will present highlights from its range of colour and additive concentrates, with a focus on masterbatches for “future-orientated and demanding applications”.


It has developed a polyketone- based masterbatch portfolio with a wide range of colours, which it says is approved in accordance with the regulatory guidelines of Regulation EU 10/2011. Polyketone is an engineering thermoplastic that has a better CO2 footprint compared to other polymers, according to AF. Its PK range has also been expanded to include a suitable cleaning granulate, especially for processing polyketone. In addition, RAL 2003 – a shade of orange – has


recently established itself in electromobility, says AF, due to the durability of the colour and the preservation of the polymer’s technical properties. The masterbatch ensures permanent marking for applications in injection-moulded parts that are under tension.


Another development focuses on a blowing agent masterbatch for polyamides. The chemical blowing agents it contains ensure a density reduction of up to 40%. As a result, CO2 emissions are reduced, as well as weight and material savings. � www.af-color.com


Right: Asahi Kasei’s SEBS grade for automotive interiors is suitable for both skin and foam layers


Arburg will showcase 18 machines at this year’s Fakuma – with 11 of them on its own stand, including its new 720 E Golden Electric Allrounder. The new machine has a clamping force of 2,800 kN and is a vertical extension to the range. Arburg says the machine has electric precision, process stability and a slimline installation area, offering high component quality with low investment costs and short delivery times. The exhibit at Fakuma will use a 24-cavity mould from Hack to produce razor covers. The company will demonstrate a number of other machines and techniques at Fakuma. An electric Allrounder 630 A – also in the new slimline design – which produces a high-quality plastic glass from co-poly- esters. A new linear Multilift Select 16 robotic system performs the handling tasks.


At the same time, an All-


rounder 570 H Ultimate, with new hybrid machine technology, presents a high-speed application


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for medical technology, producing 64 syringe plungers in a material-optimised product design. A turnkey system, centred around a vertical


Allrounder 375 V, will show how vacuum housings can be produced with space-saving in mind. A Kuka six-axis robot is mounted within the footprint. And, a production cell centred around a hydraulic Allrounder 470 C Golden Edition with Multilift Select 8 will produce small plastic dolphins in an automated process, using post-consumer recyclate (PCR) material made from old fishing nets. � www.arburg.com


IMAGE: ASAHI KASEI


Asahi Kasei will showcase a range of materials at Fakuma – for applications including thermal management in electric vechicles (EVs). In batteries, it will show its modified polyphe- nylene ether (mPPE) Xyron with high non-halogen- ic flame retardance and low ion elution properties. It is suitable for thermal management applications in EV batteries. The company will also launch grades of Xyron to boost the efficiency of 5G applications. The combination of PPE with other polymers such as polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) or polystyrene (PS) creates compounds withlow dielectric properties and a high non-halogenic flame retardance. With the Tokyo Institute of Technology, the company has created a prototype resin antenna using a new Xyron grade that offers high heat resistance and a stable, low linear expansion coefficient over a wide temperature range. This makes it ideal for plating- on-plastics applications and metal replacement in precision components such as slotted waveguide array antennas. Asahi Kasei is also develop- ing a thermoplastic styrene block copolymer (SEBS) grade for automotive interior surfaces – which


require good haptics and soft touch. The new SEBS is suitable for both skin and foam layers,


www.injectionworld.com


IMAGE: ARBURG


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