“Thermoplastic composites are growing in importance when it comes to lightweighting in the automotive industry,” reports Dr. Norbert Müller, head of Engel’s Center for Lightweight Composite Technologies.
More and more companies from the plastics industry are working on improving the recyclability of plastics and thus helping to create a circular economy.
Asahi Kasei and GLM Co., Ltd. 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.
At K 2019 from October 16 to 23, 2019, Sikora presents a broad portfolio of innovative systems for quality control and process optimization for hose and tube, sheets as well as plastics industries.
Environmentally friendly, bio-based plastics are a possible approach to using plastic in a more sustainable way. By definition, they must be biodegradable.
Everybody who’s anybody in the field of plastics processing will meet at the 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing in Friedrichshafen from the 13th through the 17th of October, 2020.
New urethanes product platform unveiled at K preview ahead of main launch at K 2019
BASF’s engineering plastics of the Ultramid family have a long and very successful history in metal replacement.
Kraiburg TPE will present itself once again as competence leader in the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) market at the upcoming K 2019 trade fair held from October 16 to 23 in Düsseldorf.
Asahi Kasei develops the world’s first polyamide foam - Perfect for noise reduc-tion and lightweight applications in the automotive industry.
On the occasion of this year’s K fair, BASF will launch and present its new product Ultradur B6551 LNI for extrusion and the worldwide first thermoformable PBT Ultradur B6560 M2 FC TF.
Munich-based mechanical engineering group KraussMaffei is reinventing itself.
