Practical examples

Trowels

With PRECITE® E ICF 30 black (7429), AKRO-PLASTIC supplies a high-end compound for a high-end tool and thus helps Maurerfreund GmbH to inspire the most demanding customers with the quality of its products time and again.

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Automotive applications

Fan Frame

Lightweight construction concepts for climate protection. The fan frame is made out of a density-reduced polyamide blend.

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Automotive applications

Roof Rails

Minth Europe has won the 2nd place in the category Chassis Unit / Structural Component together with AKRO-PLASTIC and PME fluidtec for the roof rails of the Hyundai iX25.

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Household

Floor cleaner

Electric floor cleaners are the latest must-have gadgets in the houshold. Users expect a lot from the devices. In addition to impeccable function even in difficult areas of use, they also require a long living and aesthetically pleasing appliance. Manufacturers are constantly looking for new, better technical material solutions.

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AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS

New materials for a cooling water diffuser to save weight

Finding lighter and better components is a constant challenge for car manufacturers and their suppliers. Weight savings can already be achieved through new designs and component geometries. But there is also a lot of potential in the choice of materials.

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Sport and leisure

E-Bike-Frames

The e-bike revolutionizes individual transport and takes bicycles to a new level in leisure activities. V-Frames and AKRO-PLASTIC developed a carbon fiber-reinforced polyamide compound AKROLOY® PA CF VFrame specially optimized for the application and processing method.

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Public Transportation

Full Shell Seat Vogelsitze "Pino"

It gets colorful in bus and train - how a full shell thermoplastic seat is available in different colors and at the same time meets the requirements of EN 45545-2.

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New Mobility

Charging Port Flap AUDI e-tron

Small component - big effect. How a small hinge made of AKROLOY® PA GF 60 black (6418) ensures smooth opening and closing of the charging port flap of the AUDI e-tron

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Metal replacement

Cable Chains

High quality cable chains in a high dimensional varity. Discover the advantages of AKROMID® B3 GF 40 L black (4581), that are widely used in automotive production facilities.

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Public Transportation

Bus Seats

Increased fire protection for public transport. With AKROMID® B28 GF 25 9 natur (6360) a material could be developed, which completely satisfies the customer and fully meets the fire protection requirements.

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Household

Clothes Dryers

Driving down costs and reducing weight has been a critical objective for household applications. One of the most effective ways of achieving this is to substitute metal with plastic.

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High performance in the kitchen

Spatula for Frying

The plastic spatula protects the surface of non-stick pans. This improved flowability of AKROMID® T5 allows KISAG AG to easily fill the mould in the production of their spatula.

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Excellent and Consistent Quality

Whale Babyfoot Pump

Whale Babyfoot Pump - help to keep Coronavirus at bay. AKROMID® B3 natural (2500) guarantees tight tolerances and excellent batch to batch consistency and therefore flawless production.

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Highly Reinforced Polyamide

Calliper Rule

Swiss Precision Thanks to Highly Reinforced Semi-aromatic Polyamide by AKRO-PLASTIC

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Components for Effective Damping Systems

Rollax Strut Bearing

The new suspension strut bearing from Rollax GmbH enables precise steering movements with minimum noise development. The company AKRO-PLASTIC supplies the plastic compounds for the strut bearing. These had to be very robust, insensitive to dirt and have a high dimensional stability.

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Automotive applications

Quick Connector for Fluid Management

The new developed products AKROMID® B+ compounds based on PA 6 were presented at a joint meeting with aft Automotive GmbH and immediately aroused the interest of the application engineers at aft.

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Leisure applications

Stroller

Bugaboo, one of the leading manufacturers of strollers, is constantly working on improving their products to keep them attractive for their customers. AKRO-PLASTIC developed special high flow AKROMID® PA6-compounds which combine strength, impact resistance and excellent surface appearance.

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Plasma-SealTight®

Safety Lock

Plasmatreat has developed the PST process to bond metals with plastic. AKRO-PLASTIC has developed a plastic compound AKROMID® B3 GF30 1 PST which shows outstanding mechanical performance when bonding it to metals with the PST technology.

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EXCELLENT MATERIAL PROPERTIES

Gear wheels

Gear wheels: Typical materials for use as gear materials are based on polyamide, polyketone, PBT, PEEK and POM. The material properties are improved by appropriate modification using GF and CF reinforcing fibres, also in combination with various slip additives such as PTFE, graphite, aramid fibres, molybdenum disulphide or silicone oil.

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Dimensional stable at high temperatures

Engine Cover

AUDI AG uses a newly developed plastic compound for covers of the new engine generation, which are subject to high continuous operating temperatures.

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DOWNHILL WITH HIGH-TECH ENGINEERING

Ski Bindings

HTM Sport GmbH, based in the Austrian town of Schwechat and better known under its brand name Tyrolia, has developed a state-of-the-art production process for its ski bindings. Tyrolia uses AKROMID® B3 GF 45 1 black (3851) for this ski binding for the mechanically stressed parts.

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ICF compounds

Air vent

Air vent made from AKROLOY® PARA ICF 40 black (6128) manufactured by the Dr. Schneider Company Group

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Excellent chemical resistance

LEGROM VARIO-SYSTEM

Segment Vario-Systems of the latest generation: Through many years of experience in the plastics sector, AKRO-PLASTIC was able to recommend a compound based on polyketone (PK).

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DPPD-free PA 66 with hydrolysis properties

Water tanks

Extensive laboratory testing by AKRO-PLASTIC and Modine have confirmed that AKROMID® A3 GF 30 4 6 black (13690) also meets the requirements of the Modine specifications.

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ICF Compounds

Fuel Filter Bracket

Fuel filter bracket manufactured by Hasenthaler Kunststoffverarbeitung from AKROMID® B3 CGM 15/20 1 black (5489)

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Visually appealing surfaces

Structural components in exterior areas

Structural components with visually appealing surfaces: Though many years of experience in the plastics sector, our experts at AKRO-PLASTIC were able to recommend a suitable material from the AKROMID® RM-M group.

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Automotive Application

Air Vents for BMW Mini Countryman

The heat-stabilised polyamide 6 compound AKROMID® B3 GF 30 1 reinforced with 30% glass fibre manufactured by AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH, was able to meet all equirements of the vehicle manufacturer.

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SPE Award 2015

Clutch Pedal

Team Led by AKRO-PLASTIC Wins First Prize in "Powertrain" Category

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SPE Award 2019

EJOT TSSD® Thermal Adhesive Bonding Boss

AKRO-PLASTIC wins the 1st Prize in “Enabler Technology”

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SPE Awards 2018

Shear Test Specimen

AKRO-PLASTIC wins 2nd Prize in New Category: “Enabler Technology”

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ICF-Compounds

ICF-Compound Applications

Top performance for high-performance materials. AKRO-PLASTIC offers carbon-fibre reinforcement of between 10% and 40% for all standard thermoplastic polyamides.

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Interplay of Design + Material

BIONIC FAN

AKRO-PLASTIC has partnered with ZIEHL-ABEGG SE to develop a polyamide-6.10-based AKROMID® S compound for the “bionic bio-fan.”

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Low Deformation & High Tribology

Track Rollers

Alongside outstanding tribological properties, this product is characterised by shrink-hole-free processability and low warpage.

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AKRO-PLASTIC Practicle Examples

Trowels

Fan Frame

Roof Rails

Floor cleaner

New materials for a cooling water diffuser to save weight

E-Bike-Frames

Full Shell Seat Vogelsitze "Pino"

Charging Port Flap AUDI e-tron

Cable Chains

Bus Seats

Clothes Dryers

Spatula for Frying

Whale Babyfoot Pump

Calliper Rule

Rollax Strut Bearing

Quick Connector for Fluid Management

Stroller

Safety Lock

Gear wheels

Engine Cover

Ski Bindings

Air vent

LEGROM VARIO-SYSTEM

Water tanks

Fuel Filter Bracket

Structural components in exterior areas

Air Vents for BMW Mini Countryman

Clutch Pedal

EJOT TSSD® Thermal Adhesive Bonding Boss

Shear Test Specimen

ICF-Compound Applications

BIONIC FAN

Track Rollers

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