Petra - PET - BASF SE

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Anniversary: Excellence in Compounding Technology
...ufacturer of innovative compounding systems. Coperion was created in 2001 by a merger between Buss, Waeschle and Werner & Pfleiderer, and is now one of the leading suppliers of compounding technology for the plastics, chemicals and food industries. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl Werner & Pfleiderer, founded in 1878, began manufacturing the first universal dough kneader in 1879. In 1953, the company licensed the patents for the twin-screw kneader from Bayer, and started marketing the machine in 1957. Th...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Export Champion: Changeover Completed
...ing machine SA-14AVHK, among other things. The maximum cutting speed amounts to 52 m/min. The machine controls seven axles and has two differently aligned cutting blades operated by servo actuators for vertical and horizontal outline cuts. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl Fig. 1 Presently Asia has the leading position in the world-wide production of plastics (source: PlasticsEurope Germany) Fig. 2. Injection moulding machines dominate the export and import shares of rubber and plastics processing machi...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Foretaste of K 2001
Foretaste of K 2001 More than 2500 Exhibitors Expected Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl, Heidelberg/Germany The International Trade Fair Plastics and Rubber in Düsseldorf/Germany has been the world's most important meeting point for mechanical engineers, raw materials manufacturers and processors in the sector since 1952. At the last K in October 1998, 265 000 experts from over 100 nations attended. This year's K, the 15th, takes place from 25 October to 1 November under the motto "visio...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Gear Lever in Hand
Gear Lever in Hand Two Component Concept for Private Cars Petra Schroeder and Thomas Ruff, Bad Urach/Germany, Armin Dworschak and Bernard Rzepka, Kerpen/Germany Early co-operation of materials, manufacturing and design experts has led to development of a new concept for passenger car gear lever knobs. It is characterised by use of the materials combination PP/SEBS that makes economic production in the 2-component injection moulding process possible. Until now high-quality passenger car g...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, High Growth Rates: Polysulfones (PES/PSU)
...in the coming years. New possibilities are arising increasingly also in aircraft and safety applications (e.g., through PES foams) as well as in the electrical/electronic sector (e.g., through production of PES film for LCD displays). Petra Haberhauer, Ludwigshafen Title photo. Use of PES film for LCD display Fig.1. Consumption of amorphous high-temperature thermoplastics (PES, PSU, PPSU and PEI) worldwide by region (as of 2003) Fig. 2. Consumption of amorphous high-temperature thermoplastics...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Starting Shot for COC
...elf, as a global company, claims to be striving for world market leadership in cycloolefin copolymers. Over and above this, new market segments and applications are to be opened up through developments conducted in close cooperation with customers. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl Fig. 1. Production process for cycloolefin copolymer Fig. 2. Pharmaceutical primary packaging and diagnostic applications in COC

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Testing Technology: Inline Measuring and Testing
...re all the important dimensions of a product. Details of each product are saved in an extensive library, including a digital drawing with the nominal values, and important parameters that must be measured and displayed. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl Fig. 1. In-mould assembly with leak testing of the hollow article during the injection moulding cycle (photo: Billion) Fig. 2. System for inline-measurement of film thickness and monitoring of film profile (photo: Micro-Epsilon) Fig. 3. Precise web guid...

Kunststoffe international, 2006-02-23, Process Optimisation: Hot Embossing of Microstructures
...nknecht@kuz-leipzig.de Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Collin, born in 1936, has been the owner and managing director since 1972 of Dr. Collin GmbH, which produces laboratory and pilot equipment for plastics processing. Dipl.-Ing. Petra Krajewsky, born in 1959, is head of Processing Technology at the KuZ. Dr. Peter Bloß, born in 1959, is the managing director of the KuZ. Institute: Kunststoff-Zentrum in Leipzig gGmbH Erich-Zeigner-Allee 44 D-04229 Leipzig Germany Phone +49 (0) 3 41/49 41-500 Fax +49 (0) 3 4...

Kunststoffe international, 2006-05-22, Market Overview: Sun over Taiwan
...he occasion of the Taipei Plas, which was held from 23 to 27 March 2006 in Taipei/Taiwan, the Taiwanese plastics- and rubber-processing machine manufacturers showed that the equipment “Made in Taiwan” is perfectly well-suited for other markets. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl The Taiwanese plastics- and rubber-processing machine building industry has a good reputation. The reasons for this include a good price/performance ratio and a wide variety of machines. At present, about 250 companies on the isla...

Kunststoffe international, 2006-05-24, Process Development: Versatile Ultrasound
...oulded parts; zwicker@kuz-leipzig.de. Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Kazmirzak, born in 1958, is on the scientific staff in the joining technology section of the KuZ, focussing on industrial welding; kazmirzak@kuz-leipzig.de. Dipl.-Ing. Petra Krajewsky, born in 1959, is head of the processing technology section at the KuZ; krajewsky@kuz-leipzig.de. Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Michaelis, born in 1969, is head of the mould and joining technology section at the KuZ; michaelis@kuz-leipzig.de. Institute: Kunststoff-Zentr...

Kunststoffe international, 2006-08-06, Trade Fair Report: Chinaplas – the Leading Asian Trade Fair of the Future?
...ssential for anyone who wishes to succeed in this dynamic and growing market. At the Chinaplas that was held in Shanghai, Kunststoffe conducted an on-site investigation of how German-speaking machinery manufacturers are addressing this challenge. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl From the 26th to the 29th April 2006, the Chinaplas – International Trade Fair for the Plastics and Rubber Industries – was held at the Pudong International Fairground, Shanghai, for the 20th time. With 1420 exhibitors from 29 co...

Kunststoffe international, 2006-10-30, Investment: Node in the Global Production Network
Market and Management. Node in the Global Production Network. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl. Investment. Bayer has recently started operation of three new plants for the production of polycarbonate, diphenylmethane-diisocyanate and hexamethylene-diisocyanate in Shanghai/Caojing. This project situated in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park will comprise an overall investment volume of 1.8 billion US Dollars by 2009. The Polymer Research and Development Center (PRDC) in Shanghai/Pudong was extended, too. ...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-11-21, No Need for Unwanted Emissions
...ars. Nevertheless there is still a lot to do. Compounding and processing by injection molding can have a considerable effect on the emission characteristics of plastics. Studies of the key parameters reveal ways of reducing emissions. Haiko Schulz Petra Krajewsky Jürgen Arnold, Andrea Hanke Buyers of automobiles costing a lot of money do not expect their brand new motor car to give off any unpleasant odors. For that reason emission tests on materials employed in the interior of the vehicle h...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-12-17, Guest Editorial
Guest Editorial Optimistic Expectations Exceeded (Trade Fair Report K 2007) Petra Cullmann Companies in the plastics and rubber industry came to their largest trade show world-wide, the K2007 in Düsseldorf, Germany, with optimism. In recent months the good basic market conditions had awakened well founded hopes for good trade show activities. And the high expectations were even exceeded! Already at the trade show itself there was a remarkable number of deals concluded, some of which in the ...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-01-15, A Region Catches up
...ranch meeting of the plastics industry, increasingly also enterprises from Greater China and Taiwan present themselves. This concerns not only entrance into the European market, but also benchmarking with European and above all German industry. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl The differences in the gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant between Hong Kong and other Chinese cities are still large: In the year 2006 the GDP in Hong Kong amounted to USD 27,500 and in Shanghai to USD 6,300, in Hangzhou...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-01-15, Made in Greater China and Taiwan
...in Greater China and Taiwan Country Report (Trade Fair Report K 2007) K 2007 provided an ideal opportunity for determining the geographic distribution of the global technological supply of machinery for plastics processing. Our Asia correspondent, Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl, spoke to exhibitors from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan about their technologies and their strategic direction. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl In the People’s Republic of China also the packaging sector is the largest user of plastics...

Kunststoffe international, 2011-02-21, Driving Force, but no Think Tank
...xtrusion blow molding plants of the EBMC series are equipped with different types of electric drives (photo: Jih Huang) THE AUTHORESS DIPL.-ING. PETRA THOMAS-HASENZAHL, born in 1961, is a freelance authoress and correspondent in Asia for Kunststoffe.

Kunststoffe international, 2011-10-17, Polypropylene (PP)
...n in 1978, is a product development engineer in the Pipe Business Unit at Borealis Polyolefins GmbH. MICHAEL TRANNINGER, born in 1976, is a product development engineer in the Mobility Business Unit of Borealis Polyolefins GmbH. PETRA POPP, born in 1974, is a marketing analyst for the Molding Unit of Borealis AG, Vienna.

Kunststoffe international, 2012-06-25, Closed Event
...stem produces a 1.2 gram 29/25 lightweight water closure using a 72-cavity of the Husky brand KTW. The parts are demolded by means of a novel transfer mechanism while the mold is closed THE AUTHOR DIPL.-ING. PETRA THOMAS-HASENZAHL, born in 1961, is the Asia correspondent for Kunststoffe and lives in Shanghai.

Kunststoffe international, 2012-06-25, High Commitment in Asia
...ding machine represented the first time the “green cap” joint venture was presented to the public The 96-cavity mold for the manufacture of bottle closures shown at Chinaplas THE AUTHORESS DIPL.-ING. PETRA THOMAS-HASENZAHL, born in 1961, works as Asia correspondent for Kunststoffe and lives in Shanghai, China.

Kunststoffe international, 2012-08-22, Record Numbers in Sight Here…
...information – China’s engineers, too, are working assiduously on new automotive concepts (photo: Adsale) Fig. 2. Production volumes of the most produced plastic products in China in 2011 (source: NBS) THE AUTHOR PETRA THOMAS-HASENZAHL, born in 1961, is the Asia correspondent for Kunststoffe and lives in Shanghai.

Kunststoffe international, 2012-08-22, Tour de Taiwan
... Europe has not affected us,” Susan Wei, General Sales Manager of Fong Kee (Figs., except Figs. 1 and 6: Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl) Fig. 3. “We are very successful with turnkey lines for the production of plastic bags,” Younger Yang, Sales Manager of Lung Meng Fig. 4. “For the last 3 years we have ceased to concentrate on just one market – we have learned from recent history,” says Peter Shi (left), founder and General Director, and Ted Chen (right), Marketing Manager at Hemingstone Fig. 5. “We mai...

Kunststoffe international, 2012-11-26, Reliable Detection of UV Absorbers
...tent in selected surface layers of the dual-wall PC sheet examined by means of UV/VIS spectroscopy and microscopy THE AUTHORS DR. FRANK CLAUSSEN, born 1959, is manager of the analytical laboratory at Grafe Color Batch GmbH, Blankenhain, Germany. PETRA HENKEL, born 1967, is area manager for additives at Grafe Color Batch GmbH, Blankenhain, Germany.

Kunststoffe international, 2014-02-20, Country Report Greater China: More Quality Rather than Quantity
...fficiency (figure: Jonwai) Fig. 6. Only complex injection molds help Ming Lee Tool-Steel & Machines in global competition (figure: Ming Lee Tool-Steel & Machines) THE AUTHORESS DIPL.-ING. PETRA THOMAS-HASENZAHL, born in 1961, was Asia correspondent for Kunststoffe, she is now a freelance journalist based in Heidelberg, Germany.

Kunststoffe international, 2014-08-19, Making Sure that Nothing Blocks
...re, Silfit Z 91 is very well suited as a cost-effective antiblock additive for PET films. WFig. 2. Comparison of friction coefficients of mineral additives: Film/metal, static (left) and film/metal, dynamic (right)The AuthorsPetra Zehnder works in the applications technology department at Hoffmann Mineral GmbH in Neuburg an der Donau, Germany; petra.zehnder@hoffmann-mineral.comHubert Oggermüller is head of the applications technology department at Hoffmann Mineral GmbH; hubert.oggermueller@hoff...

Kunststoffe international, 2014-08-19, Shanghai Demonstrates Continuity
...o be among the large problems of our member companies."Wang Qin Jian"Overcapacities and lack of innovation are the main challenges to the Chinese plastics industry today. "Ma Zhan FengThe AuthoressDipl.-Ing. Petra Thomas-Hasenzahl was Asia correspondent for Kunststoffe and now lives in Heidelberg, Germany.DateThe next Chinaplas is to be held from 20 to 23 May 2015 at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, in Guangzhou, PRC. ServiceReferences & Digital VersionYou can find the list of r...