DSM Composite Resins - Joint Initiative Develops Breakthrough In Thermoset Direct Compounding TechnologyJoint Initiative Develops Breakthrough In Thermoset Direct Compounding Technology

Store this angel in big sizeDSM Composite Resins, Dieffenbacher and Fraunhofer ICT amalgamate efforts on a absolutely avant-garde absolute compounding technology that extends thermoset composites to top volume, circuitous and ample locations production

Stuttgart, Germany - October 30th, 2009 - At a collective columnist appointment captivated during the Composites Europe show, a advance in absolute compounding technology – from raw abstracts to composites and locations - was presented that is set to extend the assembly of thermoset composites into top volume, circuitous and ample locations and accessible up new bazaar opportunities for blended applications that are not achievable with today’s thermoset processing technologies.

This different technology which entails both a new compounding action and new raw actual developments is the aftereffect of abounding years of analysis and development in absolute compounding technology, and is accepting realised through a cardinal cooperation by Dieffenbacher, the arch architect of bulb and accouterment for basic fibre-reinforced plastics, Fraunhofer ICT the above German-based automated analysis convention and DSM Composite Resins, the European bazaar baton in structural resins.

For the new technology DSM Composite Resins has contributed adhesive conception ability and ability including the development of a committed technology-enabling artefact portfolio of non-thickening resins. Dieffenbacher has developed the accouterments systems and ability and ICT has provided committed R&D and commercial-scale pilot processing capabilities.

The new absolute compounding technology is advised for the assembly of ample structural locations and is set to accessible up new appliance opportunities for failing thermoset composites replacing accepted metal abstracts such as aluminium and steel. It is decidedly ill-fitted for the assembly of geometrically circuitous ample locations greater than 3sq.m in top volumes of about 700,000 units per annum.

Heinrich Ernst, Director of the Composites Division of Dieffenbacher, commented: “We previewed this agitative and avant-garde new technology at the JEC appearance beforehand this year and we are captivated to see this activity now appear to accomplishment and be clearly apparent actuality at the Composites Europe. It is a advocate technology that will actualize added amount and new opportunities for the blended accomplishment industry and we are awful assured about its potential.”

The new thermoset absolute compunding technology can aftermath moulded thermoset admixture abstracts in a connected and adjustable banishment process. Key appearance cover a computerized dosing arrangement acquiescent bigger above bendability and reproducible fibre impregnation. Therefore the action after-effects in beneath aeon times through just-in-time assembly and eliminates a ambit of incremental accomplish in amid such as adhesive mixing, thickening, accumulator and accomplish compared to accepted thermoset compounding processes, extenuative time and authoritative allotment accomplishment added economical.

“This expands the boundaries of acceptable thermoset blended locations production,” said Wilfrid Gambade, Business Director Composite Resins Europe and Global Market, DSM Composite Resins. “And it will actualize opportunities for locations manufacturers in new appliance areas in key markets like automotive industry but aswell activity or Building and Infrastructure, bearing top strength, failing and circuitous locations in top volumes, faster and added economically than before.”

Fraunhofer ICT Deputy Director, Prof. Frank Henning added: “This has been an acute and awful advantageous analysis and development effort, and reflects the accumulated charge and action of three industry leaders in DSM, Dieffenbacher and Fraunhofer ICT to abide at the beginning of composites innovation.”

The three ally are now advancing the aboriginal assembly band which is akin to be operational in the additional division of 2010.

About DSM Composite Resins
DSM Composite Resins is allotment of DSM Resins - a accumulation aural the Performance Materials array of DSM - and is the better ambassador of structural resins in Europe and a technology baton in resins for the composites industry. The aggregation is accretion globally, abnormally in China and India, targeting top added-value segments. Customers are accurate via committed Centers of Excellence and served either anon or via its Euroresins administration network.
DSM can affirmation different competencies throughout the composites amount chain. For added advice appointment the DSM Composite Resins website: www.dsmcompositeresins.com

About Dieffenbacher
Established over 130 years ago, family-owned Dieffenbacher is an internationally breath accumulation of companies that develops and articles columnist systems and complete assembly systems for the copse console industry, the automotive and apparatus industries. The aggregation food aggregate from a individual antecedent and develops all absolute action apparatus inhouse. Over 70% of achievement is exported, accurate by a all-around sales and account network, including 24 hour online support. Dieffenbacher is certified in accordance with the above directives DIN EN ISO 9001 and VDA 6.4., and makes an breath addition to attention the environment.
In the plastics composites area Dieffenbach is one of the arch manufacturers of complete arrangement solutions in the acreage of forming, bartering exceptional accouterment and processing systems for automotive apparatus fabricated from fiber-reinforced thermosetting and thermoplastic abstracts such as SMC, D-SMC, LFT-D and GMT. Complete solutions cover press, automation, adjustment of formed parts, extruders and apparatus exchange.
Please appointment www.dieffenbacher.de for added information.

About Fraunhofer ICT
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft carries out internationally networked activated analysis which is both of absolute use to industry and of account to society. The Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) is one of the 56 institutes that currently accomplish up the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.
Beside arrangement analysis for industry, the Fraunhofer ICT aswell works calm with bartering companies on analysis projects co-financed by the German government or the European Union.
The area awning 200 000 aboveboard meters, and consecutive to contempo architecture plan about 12 000 aboveboard meters of pilot plants, analysis accessories and workshops are available, as able-bodied as a added 12 000 aboveboard meters of laboratories, basement and offices.
Around 410 humans are currently active at the ICT. Under the administration of Prof. Peter Elsner the Institute becoming about 26,6 actor euros in 2007.
Further advice accessible at: www.ict.fraunhofer.de.

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