Compounder Mocom will focus chiefly on technical compounds for WiFi and radar applications as well as on fuel cell and battery technology.

Applications for the light-transmitting PC compounds with metallic effect include illuminated trim.

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Compound Innovations for Trade Show Debut

Due to the climate change, new fields of development and sustainability topics have come into focus along the added-value chain.

Polyamide continues to be one of the most important technical plastics in the automotive sector, where it enjoys widespread use. This not only applies for classical internal combustion vehicles, but in terms of volume will also be the case for electric vehicles.

Polyamides: Electromobility and Sustainability Boost Developments

Polyamide

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Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

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Dual Change with Polyamides

The global market for PBT has recovered well from the aftermath of the corona pandemic. However, there is a lot going on among manufacturers at the moment.

PBT compounds are very much in demand for electromobility, including for parts of the battery, electric transmission and the charging infrastructure.

Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT): Demand for Products with Added Benefits

Polybutylenterephthalat

Electromobility and Sustainability Are Driving Growth

Ascend Performance Materials will focus on electromobility and sustainability at K. The company made this announcement at a press conference in advance of the trade show.

Elektromotoren

Antriebe

Wide Range of PA Innovations

Milliken introduced an orange colorant for electric vehicles. It is said to be very color-stable even at high temperatures.

The colorant offers excellent thermal stability up to 300 °C or more.

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Farbstoffe

Orange Colorant for Engineering Plastics

At K 2022, it was clearly shown that with suitable materials not only can CO2 emissions be reduced, but also advantages in component design achieved.

The Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei showed its concept vehicle at K 2022. The domed roof in particular could lead to a few changes in future automobiles.

With suitable materials CO2 emissions can be reduced and advantages in component design can be achieved.

Automotive Highlights of K 2022

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Silikone

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Streifinger, Florian

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Polycarbonat

Suitable Materials for Smart  Vehicle Design

Automakers have formulated ambitious plans for their vehicles. We discussed this topic with Frank Schumann from Trinseo.

Batterien

Energiespeicherung

Lichttechnik

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

“Nothing Speaks against the Use of Recyclates for Demanding Components”

Special plastics are needed for the increasingly widespread 800 V drives of electric cars. Bio-based PPA, for example, represents a sustainable option.

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Faster and More Sustainable Charging

Orange has become the signal color of electromobility. Compounds based on PBT and PA are now available for high-voltage connectors.

In electromobility, orange is the color of choice, especially for high-voltage components.

Highly Exciting and Orange!

The shift to electromobility is changing the requirements for the used materials. This opens up opportunities for polycarbonate.

Specially adapted polycarbonates lend themselves, for example, as materials for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles.

Polycarbonates for  High-Voltage Components

Saint-Gobain Seals Group continues investing in the development of electric vehicle technology with its OmniLip and OmniShield sealing solutions and Meldin HT polymer solution. 

Sealing and Polymer Technology for Electric Cars  

Elektromotoren für Nutz- / Sonderfahrzeuge

OmniLip and OmniShield Sealing Solutions and Meldin HT Polymer Solution 

Modern mobility concepts are undergoing a fundamental transformation in the face of rapid population growth and the concentration of people in conurbations. The growing need for clean energy and universal mobility is being taken into account in various parts of the world with the development of low-emission vehicles. Lightweight design is a crucial interface and key technology in this regard. 

Opportunities and Challenges in the Resource-Efficient Lightweight Construction for Electromobility 

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Kohlenstofffasern / -matten

Additive Fertigung

Spritzgießen

Hybridtechnik

KFZ-Zulieferer

Electrifying Lightweight Design 

Asahi Kasei and GLM Co., Ltd., an electric vehicle manufacturer, have completed a jointly developed concept car called Akxy showcasing a wide array of automotive-related materials and technologies from various Asahi Kasei businesses, focused on contribution to safety, comfort, and the environment. 

Asahi Kasei Shows Expertise in Automotive Applications 

Automatisierungstechnik

Kfz-Antriebsstrang

Ladesäulen / Ladekonzepte

Drivable Concept Car Akxy 

The automotive industry is undergoing radical change and this will not be without consequences for the supply sectors as well. With this in mind, the 11th Kunststoff-Dia(hr)log conference held by Akro-Plastic GmbH was devoted precisely to this topic. In some respects, much may still seem a long way off but in others it may already be too late. New compounds were also announced at the conference, such as an expansion of the engineering plastics portfolio. 

Consequences and Opportunities for Plastics Processors Resulting from the Shift  to Electromobility 

Elektronik-Fertigung

Verbindungstechnik, hybride

Disquiet before the Storm 

The list of participants in "trend.scaut 2017" reads like a Who’s Who of the international automotive industry. Over 500 development and production managers, CEOs and market analysts met at the conference in Linz in late June to discuss trends and challenges, present the latest technologies and show future visions. The Congress in this Austrian city on the Danube was followed on the second day by a trip to the St. Valentin large machine factory of the organizer, Engel Austria. 

Engel Welcomes over 500 Guests to the Automotive Congress trend.scaut 

Fahrerassistenzsysteme / Automatisiertes Fahren

Display im Automobil

Folientechnik (IMD, IML, FIM, u.a.)

An Industry Reinvents Itself 

The Combustion Engine Ban as an Opportunity

The combustion engine has finally reached the end of the road. At least in Europe. From 2035, it will no longer be possible to register carbon-emitting cars and vans in the EU.

The combustion engine has finally reached the end of the road. At least in Europe. From 2035, it will no longer be possible to register carbon-emitting cars and vans in the EU. The EU Parliament reached this agreement with the EU countries in mid-February. This decision puts pressure on the automotive manufacturers to act. Now, they have a cut-off date by which they have to offer an attractive fleet of electric vehicles. And it puts pressure on politicians to act. The number of electric vehicles will increase massively from 2035 at the latest. They need electrical power, from renewable sources where possible, and a well-developed charging infrastructure.

There have been recent advances in the charging infrastructure. According to the Federal Network Agency, the number of public charging stations in Germany rose by over 30 percent last year; the high-speed charging points even increased by almost 50 percent. At the beginning of December 2022, almost 40,000 public charging facilities, with a total of 76,000 charging points, were available in Germany. So there is still a long way to go until the one million charging points targeted by the German government have been reached. However, some voices, for example from the energy industry, doubt whether so many are needed at all. This must be quickly clarified by the politicians, so that a coherent concept can be quickly established and implementation be started. After all, 2035 is only 12 years away.

The plastics industry has certainly already launched many developments aimed at promoting the mobility of the future. That is shown by our Automotive Special from page 15, with, for example, a comprehensive overview of developments in fuel-cell vehicles, materials for electric vehicles and the use of recyclates for sophisticated structural parts and automotive interiors.

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