Issue 35/2013 - DSM launches several solutions

DSM offers several solutions

Recently, DSM has launched a number of solutions to meet the needs of
industries such as E&E, food processing and more.

The specialty Akulon polyamide 6 series materials promise to provide the simplest and most cost-effective solution for vehicles and equipment using small engines to reduce evaporative emissions
from small engines.
Compared to conventional polyamide 6, the fuel barrier performance and impact strength of Akulon materials are significantly improved
.
Compared to fluorinated HDPE, solutions using this material are more reliable and cost-effective, and the barrier properties do not fade over time as fluorinated HDPE does, and the overall system cost is lower
than that of HFPE tanks and multilayer tanks.
At the same time, the overall performance of the material is also better than other materials such as polyacetal, polyamide 6-based nanocomposites and hybrid materials
.
In addition, the material can be processed using existing high-density polyethylene processing equipment and molds, and is available in various sizes
for injection molding, blow molding or rotational molding.
During the molding process, all scrap can be reused and, if processed under ideal conditions, has virtually no impact
on any physical or mechanical properties.
The surface of the tank made of this material is very beautiful
.
It is worth noting that, unlike other barrier solutions, the tank made of Akulon fuel barrier material does not contain toxic chemicals
.

DSM has also developed a new material solution
specifically for sausage producers.
At present, the main materials used to make smoked casings are natural intestines, collagen and cellulose, which are relatively expensive
.
In addition, the production of cellulose is highly regulated
because it consumes large amounts of water and solvent carbon disulfide.
The solution developed by the company gives full play to the high air permeability of Arnitel VT and the oxygen barrier properties of Akulon, and adds up to 40% of Arnitel VT to the film based on Akulon, which greatly improves its permeability, so that the smoke can act on the sausage through the casing, thus solving the problem
that the casing must be permeable to produce smoked sausage.

As an engineering plastics supplier that can provide complete alternative material solutions for thermosets, DSM currently offers high-end materials
such as the Stanyl polyamide 46 series (such as Stanyl CR, new generation halogen-free flame retardant, UL94 V-0) and new halogen-free flame retardant grades of Akulon polyamide 6 and 66.
Products using this solution offer longer electrical life, better aesthetics, and thinner wall thicknesses
than parts produced with traditional thermoset materials.
In addition, with these solutions, manufacturers can reduce system costs by 10%~15%.

（Coco）