Custom materials for home appliances - Developing the future today: Makrolon, Apec, Bayblend and Makroblend
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Developing the future today: [ Custom materials for home appliances ] Makrolon®, Apec®, Bayblend® and Makroblend®
[+] Did you know …
… that polycarbonates and polycarbon-
ate blends from Bayer MaterialScience
achieve better performance in terms of
their electrical and mechanical proper-
ties than mass-produced thermoplas-
tics, such as ABS and high-impact poly-
styrene?
… that we already have products in our
portfolio today that meet the demands
of tomorrow, for example in the area of
halogen-free flame retardancy or hydro-
lysis resistance in a warm and damp
environment?
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[ Shaping the future together ]
As a partner to home appliance manufac- Makroblend®). These materials are, for
turers, we see ourselves not only as a example, capable of replacing metal and
materials supplier, but above all as a solu- glass in an increasing number of applica-
tion developer, working in close and tions.
constructive partnership with customers
and providing them with future-oriented The result is components offering greater
solutions. Thanks to our close contact with durability, serviceability and safety – as
the industry, our sound knowledge of the well as wider creative freedom for modern
market and our technical know-how, we design!
have succeeded over the years in develop-
ing a high-quality range of products Our network doesn’t miss a trend.
tailored precisely to the target market. If you want to develop the best solutions
for today’s and tomorrow’s appliances, you
After all, the home appliances that our must recognize the relevant market trends
customers manufacture from our poly- in time and respond quickly by designing,
carbonates and polycarbonate blends can testing and marketing new appliances.
only be as good as our materials. It is One of our core competencies is technical
therefore important for the quality of our service for customers. It encompasses all
materials to meet a wide variety of require- stages of component production and
ments: exceptional thermal stability, includes extensive testing, which is partic-
transparency, strength, stiffness and flame ularly important for electrical appliance
retardance are standard properties in our manufacturers. We help you along the way
polycarbonates (Makrolon® and Apec®) and to develop your products. Ask us about our
polycarbonate blends (Bayblend® and services!
Everyone uses household
appliances. The materials they
are made of are decisive
quality and safety factors.
[ Our most important material standard
is ongoing development ]
Our materials not only meet our customers’ The ecological compatibility of new pro-
requirements, they also comply with estab- ducts made of plastic is another increasingly
lished ecological and fire protection stan- significant issue. For white goods and
dards. many other domestic appliances, our
portfolio of materials includes high-perfor-
Very stringent fire safety demands are im- mance alternatives to ABS and HIPS (high
posed on modern plastics. Just recently, impact polystyrene), whose flame retar-
the criterion for the flammability of plastic dance packages usually contain chlorine or
parts in unsupervised domestic appliances bromine. Decabromodiphenyl ether
was stepped up dramatically in Standard (decaBDE), a flame retardant frequently
IEC 60335-1. However, fulfilling these used in ABS and HIPS, was recently even
requirements is important for reasons banned throughout the EU.
other than technical safety. For example,
the fact that Bayblend® FR easily passes In contrast, the flame retardance packages
the glow wire test to IEC 60695-2-12 (with a of Bayblend®, Makrolon® and Apec® – apart
Materials from GWFI of 960 ° C at a test specimen thick- from a few necessary exceptions – contain
Bayer Material- ness of two millimeters) saves processors no chlorine, bromine or antimony. They
Science are
the complex and expensive task of testing meet the EU Directives WEEE and RoHS
guaranteed
eco-friendly,
finished components. and need not be recycled separately when
even when it is disposed of by manufacturers. In other
time to dispose words, you can develop and plan with our
of an appliance. materials well into the future.
[+] Did you know …
… that flame retardant grades of Bay-
blend®, Makrolon® and Apec® demon-
strate outstanding fire retardance?
… that Bayblend® FR at 1.5 millimeters
fulfils the Class V-0 specifications of Stan-
dard IEC 60695-11-10, which is comparable
to the US safety standard UL 94 from Un-
derwriters Laboratories?
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Professionally designed
appliances facilitate everyday
tasks – in every respect.
[ Materials from Bayer MaterialScience:
Well-positioned in every category ]
The general advantages of our materials Don’t lose control.
are their high-level mechanical and electri- Bayblend® boasts good thermal stability,
cal properties and their ease of processing. high impact and notched impact strength,
What’s more, our varied materials combine stiffness and dimensional stability. For
different properties to perform targeted example, some grades of Bayblend® are
tasks and tap into new fields of application: impact resistant down to –50 °C!
Keep a clear view in every situation. Be firm.
Makrolon® and Apec® stand out with a Makroblend® displays outstanding
combination of high transparency, strength low-temperature impact resistance and
and heat resistance. Makrolon can be used heat resistance, hardly any tendency
at up to 130 ° C and Apec even up to 200 ° C towards stress cracking and good chemical
for short periods. resistance. Compared with polyamides, it
absorbs very little moisture.
[ The Color Competence and Design Center
network – Color around the globe for
your product ranges ]
Colors and optical effects are critical to in all key markets and capable of delivering
successful product design. We therefore products in the desired color and color
market Makrolon®, Apec®, Bayblend® and quality to customers all over the world.
Makroblend® in custom colors, and we are
constantly developing new colors and Specifically with designers in mind, we
effects in response to current trends in have established our FantasiaTM technology
design and fashion. Our Color Competence program for coloring plastic parts. In addi-
and Design Centers form the organizational tion to well over 100 visual and tactile ef-
basis for this service. At these centers, fects, it encompasses five coordinated
The design of we match colors for customers and produce basic technologies. In addition, designers
household small quantities of colored granule samples. and processors can visit our Internet plat-
appliances is With our network of Color Competence and form at www.competenceincolor.com to
important. They
Design Centers in the United States, Italy, search for colors, order color samples and
are part of our
India, China and Thailand, we are present request our color matching services.
everyday lives and
an expression of
personal taste.
[ Customer service: Our know-how for
your success ]
If our customers are successful, so are we. coloring technology, to starting up your
That’s why we do everything to support production process. Other analyses are
customers through the development and available as well, such as computer simula-
production of their products. From years of tion for design optimization, which mini-
experience in the industry, we know pre- mizes material consumption to ensure the
cisely which properties, when combined, most efficient possible production of your
determine product quality. Consequently, component, and mold-flow analysis, which
we offer a wide range of tests to ensure the reduces warpage.
success of a product.
Our Plastics TechCenter rounds out this
Hydrolysis behavior, chemical resistance, service with a variety of information on
load-bearing capacity, color stability – no- material properties, online calculations and
thing is left to chance. Our customer service simulation tools.
is with you all the way, from designing your Come visit us at www.plastics.bayer.com.
molded part and selecting the materials and6/7
[+] Did you know …
… that with the help of our FantasiaTM
technology program, you can easily trans-
fer color effects for small batches to
large-scale production runs?
… that with our immersion process, called
Aura Infusion Technology, colors pene-
trate so deeply into the plastic that signs
of wear and tear on a component are not
immediately apparent? It’s ideal for small
production runs in a variety of colors!Publisher: This information and our technical advice – whether verbal, in writing or by way of trials – is
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