16. April 2024
Extruder and screw. The key to successful compounding.
In plastics processing, compounding technology is the central process that specifically modifies the properties of base materials/polymers in order to meet specific application requirements. It is the harmonious, precisely coordinated interplay of chemistry and physics that plays a key role in this process. By combining chemical reactions with physical principles, innovative materials with tailor-made properties are created. This blog post is about what is important in this process and why everything ultimately revolves around the extruder and its screws.
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14. March 2024
Electrically conductive plastic compounds: experience (plus innovative strength) makes the master.
For material developers, the art of compounding electrically conductive compounds consists of integrating various conductive fillers and reinforcing materials into a polymer matrix. For a compound that meets even the most detailed requirements for other structural properties - be it mechanical strength, stiffness or toughness, for example. And we do this consistently over the long term - batch after batch. Like all arts, this is not something that can be mastered "just like that". But a great deal can be achieved within several decades ...
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29. February 2024
More efficient semi-finished plastic products thanks to customized plastic compounds? Gain new insights in 3 steps.
All bespoke tailoring is based on precise measurements taken in advance. Only if the tailor knows the individual measurements/dimensions and wishes in advance can his art fully unfold. This applies to the tailoring of plastic compounds just as much as it does to fashion. Instead of twine and yarn, everything revolves around polymers, reinforcing materials and additives as well as compounding (including processing) to make semi-finished plastic products more efficient. At the very beginning, the most precise possible knowledge of the manufacturing process itself is required. After all, it is not just the material itself that makes the semi-finished product more efficient - the process is also decisive. The material "only" has to be optimally suited to the respective process. For the really good compounder, this means in short: first understand, then compound! And this is exactly what we have given free rein to our thoughts on ...
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14. November 2023
Demanding technical plastic components: injection molding and/or 3D printing?
To put it briefly: No matter what you manufacture, in what quantity and within what time and cost frame it has to be ready for presentation or series production, and no matter how demanding the subsequent load on the component may be - what counts in the end is whether the plastic component works and, above all, pays off. And whether this is achieved by injection molding or 3D printing or even extrusion is - at least from our point of view - of secondary importance. Why we see it that way, why this is advantageous for you, and how we can easily turn the or into an and - that's what you'll find out in the next four minutes of reading time here:
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23. October 2023
Tribological test methods. Support for material selection and application optimization.
The results of tribological tests help to optimize material selection, improve product quality and service life, reduce costs and develop clear competitive advantages. The practical data obtained enables design engineers to make informed decisions and offer their customers high-performance, reliable products. This blog article deals with the tribological testing methods used, why big data means a lot but not everything, the advantages for plastics processing companies and, above all, the role of the material developer or compounder:
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29. September 2023
Unique: our new LFT production line. And above all: the advantages for your product portfolio.
Don't worry: We won't try your patience with details of our production line for long-fiber thermoplastics. Much better: We'll show you why the material produced with it can put you in a position to develop or manufacture components / products / special products that could clearly set you apart from your competitors. All you have to do now is: read on. Invest a good 3 minutes of reading time. You could change your market position / company story. You can hardly get more ROI in such a short time.
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6. June 2023
Thermally conductive compounds: Good reasons to help you make the switch/get started.
Thermally conductive compounds or thermally conductive plastics offer many application possibilities and promising future prospects. Simply due to the fact that they are able to combine good mechanical properties with thermal conductivity and design freedom - and this in a steadily growing number of applications. Interestingly, however, this has not yet sunk into everyone's heads. A fact that we would like to change with this article.
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10. May 2023
PFAS should be banned!? What now? And where do we stand in terms of replacing PTFE?
Since mid-January of this year, the call for a ban on perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) has been the talk of the town, and not just throughout the industry. And as befits our times, the news, questions, prophecies and prophecies of doom have been pouring in. Time for us to name the facts, to take stock of the situation and to illuminate future scenarios.
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3. April 2023
Reducing the carbon footprint starts with material purchasing.
In the course of the European Green Deal, the call for environmentally friendly alternatives and closed-loop systems is also becoming louder and louder in the area of technical compounds. More and more companies are therefore already using recyclates when purchasing materials in order to reduce their carbon footprint and thus meet the requirements of the market. High-quality recyclates that can be used technically are in greater demand than ever before. They make a valuable and, above all, verifiable contribution to significantly reducing the ecological footprint.
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22. November 2022
Carbon fibers: Of small differences and big effects in the compound.
Lighter than aluminum and stronger than steel. Impressively stiff and unyielding - even when exposed to extreme heat/cold - and at the same time friendly to any mating partners in tribological applications. Already more than 50 years old and, thanks to tailor-made compounding, always in perfect shape for innovations in terms of performance. This characterizes the carbon fiber, or rather the carbon fibers - because, after all, there is more than one.
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