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(BASF) -- This year again, BASF is
presenting its engineering plastics, polyurethanes and masterbatch preparations
at the Fakuma, the international trade fair for plastics processing in
Friedrichshafen, Germany. Styrolution and its styrenics will also be there.
A special highlight will be the world’s first all-plastic wheel rim that
is suitable for high-volume production. It will be shown on the new smart
concept car “smart forvision” which includes many more BASF innovations. The
wheel rim is made from Ultramid Structure, the long fiber reinforced polyamide
that BASF presented at K 2010 for the first time. The material can be used not
only in the automotive sector, but also for facade curtain walls and special
wall plugs.
Particularly interesting for the automotive sector
are also the highly heat-stabilized Ultramid Endure, which is especially
well-suited for use on turbocharged engines, and Ultrason E Dimension, the
polyether sulfone that combines dimensional stability, stiffness and good
processability thanks to a new formulation.
From its PBT line, BASF will be discussing the new Ultradur LUX. Compared
to PBT grades currently on the market, this material exhibits twice the laser
transparency, creating previously unknown opportunities for reliable laser
welding of PBT parts.
In the field of photovoltaics BASF has, in the meantime, become very
active with its polyamides Ultramid A3X2G7 and Ultramid A3XZG5 for
connectors and junction boxes. Both materials are certified on the basis of the
f1 weathering test (UL).
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