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In this pre-holiday issue, our friends at BASF are celebrating a recent award at the SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala for their Ultramid® OSI "Optimized for Stone Impact" thermoplastic material.
They're also offering a number of free online education courses and share in a story below information about four plastics with a special HD service package. Read on to learn more.
- The IDES Team
Free Online Education Courses
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Visit the BASF Plastics Online Education Center where you can watch interactive, Web-based seminars focused on the design, processing and performance of the BASF Engineering Plastics line of engineered thermoplastics! With this format, you can actively participate in these seminars right from your home or office, using standard internet and telephone technology.
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BASF Scores Big at SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Gala
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Winning the powertrain category at the recent SPE Automotive Innovation Gala was BASF’s Ultramid® B43ZG7 OSI “Optimized for Stone Impact” thermoplastic material, which combines a glass-filled polyamide 6 (nylon) with a proprietary impact formulation designed to achieve superior long-term impact performance and limit attack from road salt.
The pan also incorporates a highly engineered rib pattern designed to survive multiple impacts by absorbing and dissipating the energy throughout the pan structure. Benefits compared to conventional metal designs include weight and cost reduction, dent and corrosion resistance, as well as consolidation of parts (including oil sensors and baffles, which are not possible using stamped steel). In addition, it enables a simplified installation and assembly process. Consumers will also benefit from a quieter drive through noise reduction and increased sump capacity that can lead to longer service intervals.
Also unique to the oil pan is the use of an easy-access, patent-pending plastic drain plug – the first of its kind – which features a cam lock-fastening system that can be opened and resealed by hand or with a standard 3/8-inch socket. The drain plug was designed to prevent damage to the pan resulting from excessive torque.
Learn more about Ultramid® B3ZG7 OSI PA6 (Polyamide 6) | News Release (pdf)
BASF was also named a finalist in both the safety category for its submission of Gill Industries’ Genus® platform folding headrest restraint. BASF, collaborated on a head restraint designed to meet specific requirements including multi-platform design, flexible installation, light-weight, and cost-effectiveness, setting new benchmark standards in performance. Development of the Genus folding headrest restraint was achieved well in advance of the September 2010 mandatory automotive safety standards for rear seats.
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Interesting Properties for Smart Solutions: Four Plastics With a Special HD Service Package
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Whether transparent or brilliantly colored, whether rigid or with high flexural fatigue strength: BASF offers a suitable plastic for a large number of medical technology applications.
The following are offered with the service package:
- Outstanding transparency and color brilliance
- High chemical resistance
- Stress cracking resistance
- Thermal shock resistance
- Scratch resistance
- Sterilizability (ethylene oxide, gamma radiation)
Click to learn more!
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Injection Molding Webinar: How to Do Effective Color Change
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Rising costs are a serious concern for manufacturers in the plastics industry. As molders strive to become more competitive, all aspects of the injection molding process must be examined for cost containment opportunities. An area that is often overlooked is the color change process.
This webinar, presented by Husky Injection Molding Systems, will review the basics of colorants and color change, the root causes of lengthy color changes, as well as the hardware and processing strategies used to improve color change. The discussion will be supported with actual case studies of color change improvements.
Reserve your seat today!
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Prospector Quick Tip: How to Compare Plastics from Multiple Searches
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In this short tutorial video, you'll learn how to compare two materials that don't appear in the same search results set. This technique is also a powerful way for manufacturers and distributors to benchmark the performance of their materials in comparison to their competitor's grades.
View demo (1 min)
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