Creation of an Innovative Prototype Slimline Watermould System to deliver our Super Heated Water Structural Foam Moulding Technology - Watermould

创建创新型细长水模系统原型，以提供我们的过热水结构泡沫成型技术 - Watermould

• 批准号: 85687
• 金额: $ 12.61万
• 依托单位: FOAMTECH SYSTEMS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=85687
• 关键词: Creation; Innovative; Prototype; Slimline; Watermould

Structural thermoplastic foam-moulded parts are much lighter, with higher strength-to-weight ratio than solid plastic. The automotive sector is the main driver to structural foam growth as lifetime energy & CO2 savings drive the need for lightweight components. There is growing demand for foam mouldings, but there is a need for good surface finish.In the State of the Art, foamed parts are produced by a form of injection moulding using a chemical blowing agent or gas (HFCs, Butane, N2 or CO2). These foaming processes fail to achieve good surface finish due to low process pressure, heat absorption by blowing agent and bubbles forming at part surface, often with a characteristic swirl pattern preventing use of this technology for good quality surface finish parts.FoamTech Systems Ltd has been working on the technology to replace hazardous foaming agents with water and have tried several methods for introducing the water into the molten polymer in various ways and forms. The Watermould process has shown the most promise, and we are now in a position to develop the process further with the view to commercialising it and exploiting a growing market opportunity.

结构性热塑性泡沫 - 零件比实心塑料更轻得多，强度重量比更高。随着生命周期能量和二氧化碳节省的需求，汽车领域是结构性泡沫增长的主要驱动力。对泡沫成型的需求不断增长，但是需要良好的表面表面处理。在最新情况下，使用化学吹动剂或气体（HFC，丁烷，N2或CO2）产生了泡沫零件。这些泡沫过程由于过程压力低而无法获得良好的表面表面处理，通过吹风剂和在部分表面形成的气泡吸收热量，通常具有特征性的漩涡状图案，可防止该技术用于优质的表面饰面零件。FoamtechSystems有限公司在技术上一直在使用该技术来替换水的危险泡沫剂，并试图将多种方法替换为多种方法，以供水量降级。 WaterMould过程表现出了最大的希望，我们现在可以进一步发展该过程，以商业化并利用不断增长的市场机会。