Huntsman Tecnoelastomeri has introduced a range of customisable, MDI-based hot cast elastomers. The Tecnothane VTER series is described as being exceptionally resilient polyurethane materials for the manufacture of wheels, castors and industrial parts, which need to be equipped to perform in extreme working conditions. Easy to process compared to NDI-based technologies, the new series includes six elastomer solutions which can be adapted to match customer-specific requirements. As standard the products offer very good tear and cut resistance plus high rebound and very low hysteresis properties.

Rampf looks back at a successful Foam Expo 2019. The company offers more than 400 foam formulas and presented its range of silicone and polyurethane foams used for IP sealing, BSR/NVH abatement, insulation, modeling, and light-weighting in the automotive, household appliance, electronic, packaging, energy technology, recreation equipment, and medical industries. Foam Expo 2019 took place from 26-28 March 2019 in Novi, MI, USA.

From idea to series production-ready fibre composite solutions: At JEC World KraussMaffei has highlighted its system expertise in developing and implementing series production-ready processes for fibre-reinforced lightweight construction. The focus of the trade show appearance was on new processes and applications that are based on both thermoset and thermoplastic matrix materials. The FiberForm process, pultrusion and unidirectional (UD) tapes are front and center.

FoamPartner, the Swiss polyurethane foam specialist, has partnered with Rinspeed, the renowned creative think tank and mobility lab for the automotive industry, to develop advanced concepts for the mobility of tomorrow. The microSNAP concept car developed by Rinspeed illustrates the potential of innovative foam technology for automotive interiors as well as acoustic and thermal insulation.

PU machinery supplier Hennecke is looking back at a very successful JEC World in Paris. The company presented the new Streamline MK2.

Huntsman announced that its Polyurethanes and Performance Products divisions will be presenting and exhibiting at Utech Las Americas this week. The company announced to showcase the division’s broad range of amine catalysts and aldehyde scavengers for polyurethane applications within the automotive, boardstock, insulation, construction, furniture and bedding and spray polyurethane foam markets, as well as its next generation of amine catalysts for HFO-based polyurethane formulations, designed to provide the formulator with an improved polyurethane resin stability.

At the 18th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition the Suzhou-based Sonderhoff (Suzhou) Sealing Systems will present its products and services to the automotive industry in China. The German based Sonderhoff Group, since July 2017 part of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, is a leading system supplier for sealing technology from a single source.

Indian Polyurethane Association (IPUA) offers a training on “Safety, health and Environment” for all its members in Western region. This training is aimed at educating the members about important aspects of health, safety and environment pertaining to polyurethane industry. Faculty for this training are subject experts from leading industries and professional consultants.

The transition period for the Elastomer Guideline published by the Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Germany’s federal environmental agency, for assessment of elastomers in contact with drinking water, ends on 31 December 2021. Sulphur cross-linked compounds currently in use in drinking water applications can no longer be used after that time. The German rubber compounder Kraiburg based in Waldkraiburg in Bavaria has succeeded in developing compounds that can be used in elastomer solutions for drinking water applications after that date.

Rubber/metal composites tend to fail prematurely due to loss of adhesion of the rubber to the metal substrate, when they are exposed to aggressive conditions such as marine environments. The aim of this work is to elucidate the adhesion failure mechanism by cathodic disbonding and anodic undermining tests using a commercial bonding system for bonded rubber/metal.