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RadiciGroup offers specialty Chem-Trend & Husky create an

polyamides innovative solutions effective Color Change feature
for e-mobility

hem-Trend and Husky collaborated on a system
Csolution that creates repeatability during the
adiciGroup offers a broad portfolio of specialty critical color change process to ensure a faster, more
Rpolyamides and innovative solutions for e-mobility, accurate, and optimized approach for operators. The
focusing on high performance, safety and environmental team devised a new guided procedure made easily
sustainability.Through its High Performance Polymers
division, RadiciGroup supports the automotive and accessible to operators within the Husky Altanium®
transportation industries in the development of advanced Mold Controller operator interface. The instructions
outline a simple, yet highly effective approach to
setting up and performing the color change process
explicitly for molds with hot runner systems. The
joint approach is based on the process for using Chem-
Trend’s Ultra Purge™ brand of purge compounds, which
is designed specifically to reduce color-change time
and carbon formation in hot runner systems. “We
know a lot is at stake for processors if the right purge
solutions respectful of the environment and safety compound and process are not used in color changeovers
standards. RadiciGroup’s products are used, for example, amounting to significant time and cost,” said Graziano
in many components of the battery system, such as Pestarino, global account manager for thermoplastics
housing for electronic parts, module covers, spacers, solutions at Chem-Trend. “By combining our years of
frames, battery holder. They can also be used in power expertise in the field and our latest advancements
electronic systems (inverters, converters), where flame in purging technology with that of Husky, one of the
retardancy is required, which means electrical insulation leading producers of hot runner systems in the industry,
and retention of properties after prolonged exposure to plastics manufacturers stand to reap immense benefits
high temperatures. Another important application is in of productivity and control previously unachievable.”
recharging infrastructures, which will play a decisive Together, Chem-Trend and Husky aim to significantly
role in advancing transport electrification. “During the enhance their customers’ operational margins
webinar, we will take an in-depth look at the peculiarities by increasing
of our product range and the flexibility that our vertically equipment and
integrated Group in the polyamide production chain can labor uptime.
offer its customers," said Erico Spini, Global Marketing In field trials,
Manager of RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers. "We operators who
have also produced a new video dedicated to the main
applications of RadiciGroup materials in the electric car f o llo wed the
industry. The aim of the video is to illustrate through recommended
images the variety and complexity of the uses for which approach showed
our products are intended". RadiciGroup has always paid up to an 85%
keen attention to the application needs of its customers. re du ct ion in
This is why it is constantly committed to studying new scrap and an 80%
solutions that adapt to the increasing demands of the increase in mold
market. In the automotive sector this attention takes cleaning efficiency.“Fast and effective color change
the shape of high-performance products with excellent processes are essential to our customers, and we are
mechanical properties. A broad range of engineering continuing to see an upward trend in color change
plastics, synthetic fibres and nonwovens that are used in applications,” said Mike Ellis, global business manager
many automotive component applications: from engine for Husky® Hot Runners and Controllers division.
to car seats, from tyres to airbags.

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