The Chinese automotive manufacturer Geely will in the future use a polyamide 6 (PA6) from Lanxess for front-end (FE) carriers in its vehicles.

The front-end carrier for vehicles by the Chinese manufacturer Geely will be made of a PA6 from Lanxess in the future. © Lanxess

Kfz-Elektronik

Elektronik

Polyamide

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Thermoplaste

Technische Kunststoffe

 PA for a Front-End Carrier

The materials manufacturer has set itself high targets for making production and products climate neutral.

Umweltmanagement

Kreislaufwirtschaft

Energiemanagement

Energieeffizienz

Covestro Aims for Climate Neutrality

Vehicle weight reduction requirements today pose great challenges not only to automotive manufacturers and suppliers but also to material producers. The materials used must cut weight while at the same time withstanding the mechanical and chemical stresses encountered in service. This can be achieved, for example, with blends of polyamide and polypropylene. These blends also offer other useful advantages.

Fig. 4. Test bars after contact with a calcium chloride solution. The grey points indicate degradation. The bars made from the PA+PP blends show basically no degradation, unlike those made from PA.

16:9

Blends of PP and PA Reduce Weight and Improve Chemical Resistance

Blend

Polypropylen

Lighter Together

Most of the energy in a crash is absorbed by metal parts. A new additional polyamide (PA) crash absorber has for the first time been integrated into the front end of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The advantage is that an additional loadpath could be added without significantly increasing the mass of the car.  Close cooperation between the project partners and the use of suitable simulation tools were key to successful realization of this project.

As part of the safety concept in the front end of the latest S-Class, Mercedes-Benz uses a crash absorber made from polyamide.

Crash Absorbers made from PA for the Front End Carrier of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Kfz-Sicherheit, passiv

Kfz-Systeme

Kraftfahrzeugtechnik

Accident Protection with Plastics

Electric-vehicle makers looking for fresh impetus are turning to thermoplastics, as these can be used to  improve the safety, performance and sustainability of the vehicles. Initial application areas for manufacturers can be found in a multitude of components ranging from battery cases to busbars, cooling lines and seals. Things become very interesting when material suppliers offer support in the form of CAE and injection molding analyses.

Thermoplastics play an important role in the batteries of electric vehicles. They help to keep battery temperatures in the optimal range for a long service life and high performance. 

Improving the Performance of Electric Vehicles with the Right Materials

Elektromobilität

Mobilität

Electric, Environmentally Friendly, Thermoplastic

The rising voltages in electric vehicles are creating higher requirements on insulation materials. This is why PEEK is increasingly used for this purpose. A problem with this high-performance polymer used to be its adhesion to the secondary insulation material. An epoxy resin now promises to solve the issue.

Due to higher voltages, manufacturers are increasingly using PEEK as insulation material for electric motors.

Partner for PEEK

Elektromotoren

Antriebe

Polyetherketon

Hochleistungskunststoffe

PEEK and Epoxy Provide Efficient Insulation for High Voltage E-Motor

The conditions in electric vehicles place high demands on the materials used. Therefore, automakers and suppliers must resort to expensive, high-performance plastics. For many applications, cost-effective alternatives are plastics whose properties have been greatly improved by means of treatment with high-energy electron beams.

Fig. 1. Crosslinked engineering plastics can be used for many different applications in electric vehicles.

Irradiation Crosslinking Replaces High-Performance Plastics with Cheaper Polymers

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Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Electron Booster for Electric Vehicles

For the successful implementation of electromobility, not only the vehicles but also the associated charging infrastructure play a decisive role. Various technologies are currently used to charge electric vehicles.

For the electronics of charging stations, Wevo offers temperature-stable adhesives and potting compounds based on silicone, epoxy resin and PU.

Silikone

Harze, Epoxid

Duroplaste

Polyurethan

Klebstoffe

Verbindungstechnik Verfahren

Chemisches Fügeverfahren

Protection of Sensitive Charging Electronics

Alternative powertrains, autonomous driving and the urge for more sustainability impact the vehicle design and driving experience.

 The USB connector system enables space saving of up to 60 %. The used PBT allows tight tolerances regardless of the ambient conditions.

Polybutylenterephthalat

Steckverbinder

Elektromechanik

Smaller, Faster, Lighter

The 35th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries, Chinaplas 2022, scheduled to be held from 25–28 April 2022 at National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai will be postponed.

Due to Covid Chinaplas 2022, scheduled to be held from 25–28 April 2022 at National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, will be postponed.

Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

Dienstleistungen

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Postponement of the Fair Trade Show

Sabic presents a special blend that helps prevent unpleasant noise in automotive interiors. The new LNP Lubriloy N2000 compound, is based on polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and offers both molded-in color capability and paintability.

The new compound helps prevent buzz-squeak-rattle (BSR) noise in automotive interiors, such as mirror housings and trim, cupholders, button guides and heating-ventilation-air conditioning (HVAC) frames. © Sabic

ABS / ASA-Kunststoffe

Polycarbonat

Less Noise, More Design Freedom

JEC World 2022 will take place from May 03 to 05 in Paris Nord Villepinte with an interesting conference program.

The conferences program will be available for free to all registered participants, in two Agoras (Hall 5 and Hall 6) and also online via JEC World Connect.

Composite-Halbzeuge

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Anlagen zur Composite-Herstellung

Harzsysteme für Composite-Herstellung

Conferences Program

Easy-to-maintain and sustainable materials add value to customers.

Third “Automotive Interior Survey” shows: Easy-to-maintain and sustainable materials add value to customers.

Internationale Wirtschaft

Wirtschaft

Third “Automotive Interior Survey” Conducted

This year, for the first time, the SKZ is organizing the conference „Plastic Films in Mobility“. Kunststoffe international asked Dirk Pophusen, the conference director, about the new features and the highlights of the event.

The front module of the BMW iX is a highly integrated component. Among other things, foil technology is used for the manufacturing.

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

Spritzgießen

Streifinger, Florian

Folien

Films, BMW and China

Lanxess has expanded its composite range called Tepex flowcore. The product family is specially developed for various compression molding processes.

No additional injection-molded material was used to produce the ribbing on the demonstrator model. It is made entirely from compression-molded Tepex flowcore.

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Faserverbundwerkstoffe

Andere Werkstoffe

Ductile Composites for Compression Molding

As of April 2022, Koshiro Kudo will assume the role of President & Representative Director. The current President Hideki Kobori will be-come Chairman of Asahi Kasei.

Koshiro Kudo takes over the position in a robust business setting as the recently presented quarterly results show. Asahi Kasei disclosed its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, on February 9, 2022. In terms of EPS, 35.59 JPY (0.27 EUR) per share was reported. Last year, Asahi Kasei had earned JPY 23.93 (0.18 EUR) per share. Compared to the same period of the previous year, Asahi Kasei achieved an increase in sales of 17.6 percent in the past quarter. Sales amounted to JPY 643.70 billion (4.86 billion EUR). In the same quarter of the previous year, JPY 547.30 billion (4.17 billion EUR) were on the accounts. The full-year forecast announced in November 2021 remains unchanged with expected 2,453.0 billion JPY (18.72 billion EUR).

Koshiro Kudo (born in 1959) graduated from the renowned Keio University in Tokyo in 1982 and then started working for Asahi Kasei. After holding various positions, Kudo be-came head of the Roica business unit, producing premium stretch fibers from elastic polyurethane filament, in May 2008. He pursued his career in the field of technical textiles and filaments in the following years, becoming President of the Fibers & Textiles Strategic Business Unit (SBU) based in Osaka in 2017.

Two years later, new responsibilities were added as President of the Performance Products SBU, in addition to fibers and textiles, he was in charge of the business with engineering plastics, synthetic rubber, elastomers as well as household and packaging materials. Kudo was also involved in the establishment of a new department for mobility materials, launched in April 2020 to focus on products for the automotive sector.

The new President of Asahi Kasei will continue the successful strategic work of his predecessor Hideki Kobori, who has significantly shaped the Group since 2016. The steady management in the Corona pandemic as well as the focus on sustainability, carbon neutrality and bio-based productions processes are milestones of his work as President. Similarly, back in 2016, the Asahi Kasei Group moved to an operational holding structure and divided its business areas into Material, Homes and Health Care, resulting in efficient collaboration within the company. During his presidency, Kobori further expanded Asahi Kasei’s global presence. One key achievement was the successful establishment and development of Asahi Kasei Europe’s business activities since April 2016. Furthermore, he was responsible for focused business development activities including capacity expansions for battery separators, filaments for airbags, synthetic rubber and virus filters. This also included the strategic positioning focused on the automotive and medical sectors with the important acquisitions such as Sage Automotive Interiors in the USA, the Swedish sensor company Senseair as well as Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focused on the commercialization of immunosup-pression medications in the United States.

Focus on Automotive, Healthcare and Sustainability

With 40 years of corporate experience as a solid foundation, the new President will lead the company into a new century of its history, as Asahi Kasei celebrates its 100th anniversary in May 2022. The coronavirus showed how important people’s lives and health are. Asahi Kasei will deepen its operations in the medical business with solutions that can tie together offerings in the chain of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare making its Health Care operations into a third pillar of business alongside Material and Homes.

Furthermore, Asahi Kasei is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, looking to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30 % until 2030. Therefore, Koshiro Kudo will also be continuing the operations of the Sustainability Strategy Planning Department, with efforts now being made around activities that contribute to creating a sustainable society under a unified company-wide policy. The Green Solution Project, a new organizational unit directly reporting to the company President will also be one of his main responsibilities.

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Management change: Hideki Kobori (left) and Koshiro Kudo

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