Michelman to show new composite fibres at JEC World 2017
February 18, 2017 - United States Of America
Michelman, a global developer of environmentally friendly materials for the coating, printing, and packaging industry, will show its versatile line of fibre sizings for fibre producers and composite manufacturers to produce stronger, lighter, and durable composite parts, at JEC World 2017, from March 14 to 16, 2017, in Paris, France, in booth P40, hall 5A.
The company’s broad portfolio of products allows customers to tailor the surface chemistry of reinforcement fibres to the chemistry of the matrix resin, thereby optimising the interfacial adhesion between the polymers and fibres.
Michelman offers a diverse selection of sizings that are optimised for a broad range of thermoplastic and thermoset resins, including high temperature matrices. The company’s fibre sizings, including its flagship brand Hydrosize, are applied during the manufacturing process of chopped or continuous strand fibreglass, carbon fibre, natural fibres and fillers, or post-applied when making non-wovens and composite pre-pregs.
Michelman will display its new Hydrosize Link U470 and U480 fibre sizings that are designed to react with polyamide resin matrices. These enhanced reactive sizings are added during the fibre manufacturing process and become reactive during the compounding process. Hydrosize Link products are the result of Michelman’s intense focus on the development and manufacturing of specialised polyurethane fibre sizings that improve composite performance in applications where materials are exposed to water, ethylene glycol, and high temperature.
Also under the spotlight will be Michelman’s portfolio of Hydrosize grades for use with recycled carbon fibres. These include Hydrosize U2-04, Hydrosize HP3-02, Hydrosize PA845H, and Hydrosize HP-1632. These formulations are compatible with previously sized recycled carbon fibre, typically epoxy, as well as with most common thermoplastic resins such as PA, PP, PC, and high temperature thermoplastics such as PPS and PEEK.
Complementing Michelman’s robust line of fibre sizings will be a selection of processing aids to provide fibre protection during forming, processing and post processing, as well as slip resistance and lubricity. (GK)
The company’s broad portfolio of products allows customers to tailor the surface chemistry of reinforcement fibres to the chemistry of the matrix resin, thereby optimising the interfacial adhesion between the polymers and fibres.
Michelman offers a diverse selection of sizings that are optimised for a broad range of thermoplastic and thermoset resins, including high temperature matrices. The company’s fibre sizings, including its flagship brand Hydrosize, are applied during the manufacturing process of chopped or continuous strand fibreglass, carbon fibre, natural fibres and fillers, or post-applied when making non-wovens and composite pre-pregs.
Michelman will display its new Hydrosize Link U470 and U480 fibre sizings that are designed to react with polyamide resin matrices. These enhanced reactive sizings are added during the fibre manufacturing process and become reactive during the compounding process. Hydrosize Link products are the result of Michelman’s intense focus on the development and manufacturing of specialised polyurethane fibre sizings that improve composite performance in applications where materials are exposed to water, ethylene glycol, and high temperature.
Also under the spotlight will be Michelman’s portfolio of Hydrosize grades for use with recycled carbon fibres. These include Hydrosize U2-04, Hydrosize HP3-02, Hydrosize PA845H, and Hydrosize HP-1632. These formulations are compatible with previously sized recycled carbon fibre, typically epoxy, as well as with most common thermoplastic resins such as PA, PP, PC, and high temperature thermoplastics such as PPS and PEEK.
Complementing Michelman’s robust line of fibre sizings will be a selection of processing aids to provide fibre protection during forming, processing and post processing, as well as slip resistance and lubricity. (GK)