Current issue 2020/10

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 3

Contacts – Now More Than Ever

Editorial

At the end of this year, is “Hurray, we’re still alive!” all we have to say? In the shadow of the Corona pandemic, 2020 was certainly a...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 4

Content

  more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 6

Correctly Predicting Creep

Tips and Hints on the Campus Material Database

  more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 7 - 9

To Get the Information Flow in a Row

Standardization Guarantees High Data Quality for Future Applications

A consistent flow of data and information is essential for digital solutions and meaningful analytics. The ‧introduction of potential...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 10 - 13

Alternatives to Gluing and Mechanical Joining

Thermal Direct Joining of Plastic-Metal Combinations for Industrial Applications

The joining of dissimilar materials is a special challenge for joining technology. Thermal direct joining together with suitable surface...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 14 - 17

3D Printing with Pellet Extruded Plastics on Metal

Plastic-Metal Hybrid Cuts Costs and Time in Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing processes count as future-oriented manufacturing techniques. Numerous studies and award-winning demonstrators...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 18 - 22

Zero-Waste Concept for Carbon SMC

A Research Project Highlights the Recycling Potential of Lightweight Composites

Composite materials are often the key to lightweight design for many applications. However, these hybrid ‧materials face a major challenge...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 23 - 26

What Can You Do at Fall Fairtime, When There Aren’t Any?

Injection Molding Machine Builders Are Discovering New Ways to Reach Their Customers

A year to forget is nearing its completion. To brighten up this dreary fall season without a major event like ‧Fakuma, injection molding...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 27 - 29

All about Plasticizing Screws

Part 1 of the Series Discusses the Basic Design of a Plasticizing Unit and the Correct Choice of Injection Unit

The required screw diameter can be ascertained on the basis of the shot volume. The formula for the average residence time can be used to...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 30 - 32

Ergonomic Change in a Limited Space

Shuttle Table Equipped with Hydraulic Ball Bars and Electro-Hydraulic Lifting Platform

There are some die transport carts on the market, usually models with low functionality. Few carts are optimized for a mold change, and in...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 33 - 35

Avoiding Shutdowns

Cleaning of Mold Cooling Channels for PET Preforms

Hammann markets its own developed pulsed flushing process under the name Comprex. The flushing technology is a purely physical process,...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 36 - 39

Functional Prototypes for Car Components

3D Printing Shortens Development Times for Load-Bearing Parts under the Hood

Fiber-reinforced plastic components, including those for load-bearing areas, are established alternatives to metals in vehicle...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 40 - 43

Formed Pultrusion Profiles

Wrinkle-Free Forming of Pultruded Hollow Profiles by Local Stretch Bending

Pultrusion profiles are typically inexpensive, stable – and one-dimensional. Local stretch bending represents a new approach to forming...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 44 - 46

Semi-Crystalline, and yet Thermoformable

Special Polymers Enable Thermoforming of PEKK Parts

Ultra high performance polymers such as polyaryletherketones (PAEK) are typically not thermoformable for thick gauge applications because...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 47 - 49

Metal Substitution with Improved PA

Special Polyamides 6 Match the Properties of Polyamide 66

Replacing metal with polyamides (PA) in components can not only reduce weight and costs, but also offers ‧developers greater design...   more

Bookmark

Kunststoffe international 2020/10, PAGE 50

Preview

  more

Bookmark