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New TPO compound provides balance of stiffness and elasticity A weather and UV resistant TPO compound from German compounder TechnoCompound has been used for the front spoiler lip on Volkswagen’s new Golf VI model. The compound is a recent addition to the company’s TechnoElast range. The company says that the material provides just the required combination of stiffness and elasticity for this application and has very good injection moulding properties due to its high melt flow. Another aspect in material selection was its high weather and UV resistance, given that the front spoiler lip is exposed to spray water, road salt solutions, dust, and wide temperature variations throughout its service life. The part was developed by SLM Kunststofftechnik GmbH of Oebisfelde, Germany. Measuring about 1.70 m in length, the spoiler lip is situated underneath the car’s front bumper. On the one hand, its function there is to protect the front spoiler and bumper assembly from damage of the kind that typically occurs during parking near high kerbs. Furthermore, the spoiler lip helps to reduce the vehicle’s drag
coefficient and cuts the level of wind noise during travel. Due to its balanced stiffness-toelasticity ratio, the TechnoElast V D4011 I 1 material employed (Shore hardness 40) prevents the front spoiler lip from deflecting backwards under the wind pressure, which would promote the formation of air vortices under the car. In addition, the TPO compound is weather and UV resistant and
retains its mechanical properties even at temperatures as low as -40°C. It is also easy to process thanks to its very good melt flow, which ensures uniform filling of the mould despite the component’s substantial length and partially low wall thickness of only 1.5 mm. Furthermore, the material yields a very highquality surface finish. The TPO compounds of TechnoCompound are based on
a polyblend of polypropylene and EPDM rubber. Products from the TechnoElast range are available in Shore hardness grades A through D and provide good processing properties, high temperature resistance, good damping characteristics and a high elastic resilience. Contact: TechnoCompound GmbH Website: www.technocompound.com
The front spoiler lip on Volkswagen’s new Golf VI model consists of a weather and UV resistant TPO compound (EPDM/PP) from TechnoCompound.The part helps to reduce the vehicle’s drag coefficient and also protects the front spoiler and bumper from mechanical damage.
Chroma adds Mexican distributor Chroma Corporation and Resinal S.A de C.V have entered into an agreement where Resinal S.A. de C.V. in Mexico becomes a stocking distributor and sales agent for the entire line of compounded products offered by Chroma Corporation. This includes concentrates, precolour, glass-filled compounds, photoluminescent, and the entire line of products designed for the rotational moulding community,
which includes ground precolour, dry colours, standard line of granite colours and foam products. Resinal S.A. de C.V. will add these products to its existing line of nylon, polyacetal, polycarbonate, ABS, PC/ABS, PBT, SAN, ASA, and its line of commodity resins. Fernando Gonzalez, Resinal’s director general stated: “Adding Chroma’s extensive product line will give Resinal the ability to service our
current customers with a more extensive product offering”. Resinal S.A. de C.V is a distributor of engineering and commodity resins in Mexico. The company has two warehouses, one in Mexico City and one in Monterrey. Chroma Corporation is a global thermoplastic compounded raw material leader and offers a broad range of custom colour, special effect, and speciality
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additives in masterbatches and precompounded products in commodity and engineering thermoplastic resins for extrusion, injection moulding, blown film and many other processes and applications including rotational moulding. Contacts: Resinal S.A. de C.V. www.resinal.com.mx. Chroma Corporation Website: www.chromacolors.com
Plastics Additives & Compounding January/February 2009
News
New TPO compound provides balance of stiffness and elasticity A weather and UV resistant TPO compound from German compounder TechnoCompound has been used for the front spoiler lip on Volkswagen’s new Golf VI model. The compound is a recent addition to the company’s TechnoElast range. The company says that the material provides just the required combination of stiffness and elasticity for this application and has very good injection moulding properties due to its high melt flow. Another aspect in material selection was its high weather and UV resistance, given that the front spoiler lip is exposed to spray water, road salt solutions, dust, and wide temperature variations throughout its service life. The part was developed by SLM Kunststofftechnik GmbH of Oebisfelde, Germany. Measuring about 1.70 m in length, the spoiler lip is situated underneath the car’s front bumper. On the one hand, its function there is to protect the front spoiler and bumper assembly from damage of the kind that typically occurs during parking near high kerbs. Furthermore, the spoiler lip helps to reduce the vehicle’s drag
coefficient and cuts the level of wind noise during travel. Due to its balanced stiffness-toelasticity ratio, the TechnoElast V D4011 I 1 material employed (Shore hardness 40) prevents the front spoiler lip from deflecting backwards under the wind pressure, which would promote the formation of air vortices under the car. In addition, the TPO compound is weather and UV resistant and
retains its mechanical properties even at temperatures as low as -40°C. It is also easy to process thanks to its very good melt flow, which ensures uniform filling of the mould despite the component’s substantial length and partially low wall thickness of only 1.5 mm. Furthermore, the material yields a very highquality surface finish. The TPO compounds of TechnoCompound are based on
a polyblend of polypropylene and EPDM rubber. Products from the TechnoElast range are available in Shore hardness grades A through D and provide good processing properties, high temperature resistance, good damping characteristics and a high elastic resilience. Contact: TechnoCompound GmbH Website: www.technocompound.com
The front spoiler lip on Volkswagen’s new Golf VI model consists of a weather and UV resistant TPO compound (EPDM/PP) from TechnoCompound.The part helps to reduce the vehicle’s drag coefficient and also protects the front spoiler and bumper from mechanical damage.
Chroma adds Mexican distributor Chroma Corporation and Resinal S.A de C.V have entered into an agreement where Resinal S.A. de C.V. in Mexico becomes a stocking distributor and sales agent for the entire line of compounded products offered by Chroma Corporation. This includes concentrates, precolour, glass-filled compounds, photoluminescent, and the entire line of products designed for the rotational moulding community,
which includes ground precolour, dry colours, standard line of granite colours and foam products. Resinal S.A. de C.V. will add these products to its existing line of nylon, polyacetal, polycarbonate, ABS, PC/ABS, PBT, SAN, ASA, and its line of commodity resins. Fernando Gonzalez, Resinal’s director general stated: “Adding Chroma’s extensive product line will give Resinal the ability to service our
current customers with a more extensive product offering”. Resinal S.A. de C.V is a distributor of engineering and commodity resins in Mexico. The company has two warehouses, one in Mexico City and one in Monterrey. Chroma Corporation is a global thermoplastic compounded raw material leader and offers a broad range of custom colour, special effect, and speciality
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additives in masterbatches and precompounded products in commodity and engineering thermoplastic resins for extrusion, injection moulding, blown film and many other processes and applications including rotational moulding. Contacts: Resinal S.A. de C.V. www.resinal.com.mx. Chroma Corporation Website: www.chromacolors.com
Plastics Additives & Compounding January/February 2009