VICTREX
Expanded automotive portfolio on display at “Fakuma” / PEEK and PAEK offer high production efficiency
High-performance plastics specialist Victrex (Thornton Cleveleys / UK; www.victrex.com) will be showcasing its expanded automotive portfolio at the upcoming “Fakuma” trade show (www.fakuma-messe.de), held in Friedrichshafen / Germany from 13-17 October. The decision follows two important developments at the company this year – the call to expand PAEK output (see Plasteurope.com of 26.02.2015) and its purchase of thermoplastic gears producer Kleiss Gears (Grantsburg, Wisconsin / USA; www.kleissgears.com) – see Plasteurope.com of 23.07.2015.
Victrex’s materials enable greater fuel efficiency and driving comfort as well as an extended service life, the company said, adding that this is achieved through reduced moment of inertia, less complex parts, new design approaches and greater functional integration. Its PAEK materials can be used on conventional thermoplastic machines, Victrex said, pointing out that this enables the mass-production of complex and elaborate parts. The main benefits to using Victrex’s materials in automotive applications include a reduction in noise vibration harshness of up to 50% as well as significant energy and weight reductions.
In addition to automotive applications, another key focus at Fakuma will be on production efficiency. Victrex achieves this by means of its own hybrid-moulding process, through which engineers combine the strength of the company’s continuous fibre-reinforced PAEK composites with the design flexibility of PEEK injection moulding solutions. In addition, the company is collaborating with injection moulder Egmond Plastic (Alkmaar / The Netherlands; www.egmondplastic.nl) on a fusible-core technology that can achieve more than 30% in cost savings in the production of complex pump housings as well as weight savings of up to 50% compared to metal components. Another collaborative effort is the optimised bracket technology developed by Victrex together with Denroy Plastics (Bangor / UK; www.denroy.com) and Bombardier. The cooperation means brackets previously manufactured from aluminium and titanium can now be replaced with Victrex’s PEEK.
Victrex’s materials enable greater fuel efficiency and driving comfort as well as an extended service life, the company said, adding that this is achieved through reduced moment of inertia, less complex parts, new design approaches and greater functional integration. Its PAEK materials can be used on conventional thermoplastic machines, Victrex said, pointing out that this enables the mass-production of complex and elaborate parts. The main benefits to using Victrex’s materials in automotive applications include a reduction in noise vibration harshness of up to 50% as well as significant energy and weight reductions.
In addition to automotive applications, another key focus at Fakuma will be on production efficiency. Victrex achieves this by means of its own hybrid-moulding process, through which engineers combine the strength of the company’s continuous fibre-reinforced PAEK composites with the design flexibility of PEEK injection moulding solutions. In addition, the company is collaborating with injection moulder Egmond Plastic (Alkmaar / The Netherlands; www.egmondplastic.nl) on a fusible-core technology that can achieve more than 30% in cost savings in the production of complex pump housings as well as weight savings of up to 50% compared to metal components. Another collaborative effort is the optimised bracket technology developed by Victrex together with Denroy Plastics (Bangor / UK; www.denroy.com) and Bombardier. The cooperation means brackets previously manufactured from aluminium and titanium can now be replaced with Victrex’s PEEK.
22.09.2015 Plasteurope.com [232230-0]
Published on 22.09.2015
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