Mar 5 2011
Bayer MaterialScience is all set to showcase its latest Makroblend GR 235M grade meant for use in car body parts at the current year’s VDI Conference “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” to be held on April 6-7, at Mannheim, Germany. Bayer has prepared this polycarbonate and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer mix from recycled materials.
The company is planning to make a joint presentation in association with BMW on the current growth in the DirectSkinning / DirectCoating technology. Rainer Protte, from Bayer MaterialScience and Andreas Gänsbacher from BMW, will make the presentation reporting on the current developments. The new reported technology mixes the injection molding of the thermoplastics process with that of the reaction injection molding procedure for processing polyurethane. In a process corresponding to that of multi-component injection molding, the coated component is manufactured straightaway on the injection-molding machine in a single mold. The procedure allows use of various colors. The process is ready for the mass production of the BMW 5 Gran Turismo decorative panel for a kinematic drawer.
According to Dr. Guenter Hilken, Bayer MaterialScience’s member of the Executive Committee, the company strives to develop and update supportive materials and solutions to sustain its partners in the automotive value chain. The company, which currently supplies solutions for a range of lightweight structures, is currently formulating new e-mobility solutions such as thermal management of automotive interiors and battery housing.
Bayer MaterialScience is planning to exhibit its range of prototype models in the congress. It will display its one-part prototype center console boasting a high-gloss, scratch-resistive matte surface utilizing high-pressure forming (HPF). The other models that will be displayed in the congress include an all inclusive single-part tailgate with integrated backlite produced from polycarbonate, polyurethane composite roof modules and its other applications meant for automotives.
Source: http://www.bayermaterialscience.com/