Lanxess has set up a project group that is geared to the needs of the automotive industry and supports partners through all stages of Tepex component development right up to production launch.
This was done after witnessing rise for Tepex-brand continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic semi-finished composites for lightweight construction applications from the global automotive industry.Lanxess has set up a project group that is geared to the needs of the automotive industry and supports partners through all stages of Tepex component development right up to production launch.This was done after witnessing rise for Tepex-brand continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic semi-finished composites for lightweight #
The group, Tepex Automotive Technical Marketing & Business Development, pools the expertise of Lanxess and its subsidiary, Bond-Laminates in materials, processes, and the selection of suitable components.
The team acts an interface between the CAD concepts, component/process design and simulation, the mold makers and the equipment manufacturers for processing and handling Tepex.
In its work, the team relies on HPM's established and innovative Hiant service, now expanded to include Tepex, and supports the business unit's sales department in automotive customer projects.
“Our main job is to work with partner's right from the concept phase and to lay the groundwork for ensuring that component development is successful in terms of material, weight, processing and costs,” Martin Klocke, head of the group in the High Performance Materials business unit (HPM) said.
“Our expertise and services are available locally all over the world thanks to the global network of regional product and application development centres that Lanxess has established,” he added.
“We can therefore assist international development partners at all their locations, with everything from the first application idea to starting up large-scale production,” Klocke stated.
Seeing the tremendous interest in Tepex, Lanxess is also publishing a brochure on Tepex processing for the K 2016 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The brochure provides information on the advantages of the thermoplastic composite, its potential in lightweight construction and the product families, and it covers in detail the many methods for processing Tepex, such as thermoforming and hybrid moulding.
Extensive sections address techniques for heating Tepex as well as the design and calculation of components by draping and integrative simulation.
Recommendations are provided on mold design and how to handle hot Tepex inserts, while the final section offers tips on finishing, joining and recycling Tepex components. (AR)
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