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The Internet of Things offers polycarbonates numerous potential applications. Current examples of IoT devices show the potential that PC offers.

The UV-stable housing protects the inside of the base station against impacts, even at very low temperatures, while at the same time, ensuring stable signal transmission.

16:9

Polycarbonates for Smarter and More Sustainable IoT Applications

Smart City

Internet der Dinge

Smart Building

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Technische Kunststoffe

Smart Home

Smart Home / IoT

Polycarbonat

From the Internet of Things to the Intelligence of Things

Automotive supplier Coko produces four structural parts and twelve visible parts for a truck driver’s cab on a fully automated injection molding line.

Dominick Sudeck (left), Global Process Management, and Sascha Böning, Industrial Engineering, in front of the production cell’s complex handling system.

Coko Manufactures Different Automotive Parts on a Single Turnkey System

Automatisierungszellen

Spritzgießen

Automatisierungskomponenten

Inserttechnik

Montagetechnik

Industrieroboter

Automatisierungstechnik

Multiaxialroboter für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrieroboter klein

Montageeinrichtungen

KFZ-Zulieferer

Sixteen in One Go

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

Elektromotoren

Elektronik

Elektromobilität

Polyamide

Faster and More Sustainable Charging

Fuel cells lend themselves to the transportation sector. PPS compounds meet the technical requirements and extend the service life of the drive systems.

Fuel cell systems are particularly suitable for transport vehicles such as heavy-duty trucks. 

Brennstoffzellen

Mobilität

No Trouble with H2

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

Batterien

Lichttechnik

Kunststoff-Recycling

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

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

Direct recycling of cured thermosets as fillers in the injection molding process increases resource efficiency due to material recycling.

Recycling of sprue loss through shredding, blending with virgin material and direct recycling.

Direct Recycling of Cured Thermosets as Fillers in the Injection Molding Process

Nachhaltigkeit

Duroplast-Spritzgießen

Duroplaste

Sprue Recycling Conserves Resources

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

Thermoplastische Elastomere

Silikone

Messe K-Kunststoffmesse

Kunststoffe, biobasiert

Streifinger, Florian

Polymethylmethacrylat

Suitable Materials for Smart  Vehicle Design

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.

Farbstoffe und Pigmente

Farbstoffe

Additive

Orange Colorant for Engineering Plastics

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

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

Dual Change with Polyamides

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.

Wide Range of PA Innovations

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.

Compound

Compoundeure

Compound Innovations for Trade Show Debut

Electric vehicles can be charged not only at charging stations, but also wirelessly. Here, the energy exchange takes place between an induction coil positioned in the ground and a receiver coil mounted in the e-car.

Wireless charging could increase the range, and therefore the acceptance of electromobility.

Flame Retardant Polyamide for Inductive Charging Systems

No Cable thanks to Suitable Compounds

Electromobility tops Sabic’s agenda at this year’s K show, where the plastics producer will be presenting its Bluehero initiative.

The Bluehero ecosystem is primarily aimed at the automotive industry and is intended to advance electromobility.

Flammschutzmittel

Strong Push for Electromobility

A focal point of the Lanxess booth at the show this year will be materials for electromobility.

The demonstrator of a near-series- production housing for electric vehicle batteries is one of the highlights at  the Lanxess booth.

Demonstrator for EV Battery Housings

With the change from internal combustion engines to hybrid and electric vehicles, peak operating temperatures have dropped from 135 °C to 110 °C. At the same time, the number of operating hours compared to combustion engines has increased nine-fold. This has an influence on material selection.

A Comparison of PA66 and PPA for Electric Vehicles

Hochleistungskunststoffe

Higher Performance in Water

Fillers and additives are used for targeted modification of the properties of plastics. Apart from the additive’s nature, also its particle size as well as its aspect ratio play an important role.

How the Particle Size of Fillers Influences Color Intensity

Füllstoffe für Kunststoffe

Thermal Management and  Intensive Orange

Electromobility in particular, but also many other electrical applications, are asking for ever higher demands regarding the electrical properties of thermoplastics. This raises the question of whether the polymers commonly used in this area can still meet these demands. The plastics manufacturer, Lanxess, has now investigated how suitable, for example, polyamide and polybutylene terephthalate are for use at higher voltages and temperatures.

How Suitable Are PA and PBT for High-Voltage Applications?

Leistungselektronik

Against the Current

Electrical and electronics manufacturers want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their products and optimize waste management and recycling for them. This can be achieved, among other ways, by using more sustainable thermoplastics and quality-assured recyclates. A close cooperation between companies to establish material cycles and the recycling-friendly design of equipment are also important.

Driving Sustainability Trends in the Electrical and Electronics Industry with Polymers

Recycling

Kreislaufwirtschaft

Support for a Greener E&E World

The battery system is one of the heaviest components in the powertrain of an electric vehicle. The use of lightweight materials and high-volume production processes according to requirements and functionality offers significant potential to reduce weight without compromising on safety or performance. A new technology concept shows the particular advantages of using a modified direct process with a tailored material selection.

Lightweight battery module with lithium-ion battery cells in pouch cell format and SMC module end plates.

Lightweight Traction Battery System for Electromobility

Composite-Halbzeuge

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Leichtbau

Harzsysteme für Composite-Herstellung

Polyurethan

Faserverbundwerkstoffe

Energiespeichersysteme

Lightweight Construction  for Heavyweights

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.

Kfz-Elektronik

Steckverbinder

Smaller, Faster, Lighter

The plastics processor TKW Molding, which specializes in safety-related automotive components, is responding to the increasing requirements of its tier 1 and OEM customers by extensively automating its injection molding production. This also encompasses downstream process steps, such as integrated component testing, traceable part deposition and packaging. The company has been working closely with Arburg in this field since 2020.