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HUNTSMAN TPU USED BY LEADING CONVEYOR BELT MANUFACTURER

Zoom  Zoom Issue Date:2011-10-21   Source:PUWORLD   Browse:847

BRECO Antriebstechnik Breher GmbH & Co. KG, one of the world’s largest producers of timing belts and drive components, has started using thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)  from Huntsman to create heat resistant conveyor systems for the manufacture of ceramics and glass, including solar panel sheets and car windshields. The decision follows a recommendation from Chemie-Plast – a leading German plastics distribution house that has worked with Huntsman for many years on the promotion of its TPU portfolio.

 

BRECO produces polyurethane belt systems, pulleys and associated accessories for a wide range of industrial applications including timing belts and drive components for the automotive industry; conveyor belts for food, pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies; and baggage carousels for the transportation sector.

 

When BRECO needed to create a conveyor belt for a customer in the ceramics industry, it turned to Chemie-Plast to help identify a polyurethane with a profile that could withstand exceptionally high temperatures. The solution had to be able to carry semi-finished products through industrial kiln ovens operating at temperatures up to 130°C, without any signs of melting or delamination. 

 

 

Having worked closely with Huntsman Polyurethanes for many years, Chemie-Plast recommended IROGRAN® A 95 K 6977 – a polycaprolactone, ether-based TPU. Capable of withstanding temperatures ranging from -40 °C to 130°C, IROGRAN® A 95 K 6977 has a good compression set and offers very good wear and hydrolysis resistance. It is also impervious to oils and grease.

 

Dr.-Ing. Thomas Steinert, Managing Director at BRECO, said: “Our polyurethane belts are used in a variety of industrial applications ranging from factories and warehouses to coal mines. These diverse operating environments present a spectrum of performance challenges, typically relating to temperature. We design timing and conveyor belts for hot and cold environments. It’s a science and we need a range of thermoplastic products at our disposal, which we know can perform regardless of temperature. For the last 25 years we have relied on Chemie-Plast to make recommendations on raw materials and we have never been disappointed by their suggestions. Before this project, IROGRAN® A 95 K 6977 was a new product to BRECO but we are impressed with the way it has performed and expect to use it in other high temperature applications in the future.”

 

 

Kirsten Müller-Mohme, Managing Director at Chemie-Plast, said: “We only distribute the very best TPUs to our customers and recommending IROGRAN® A 95 K 6977 to the team at BRECO was an easy decision. There aren’t many TPUs available that can perform so well at such temperature extremes. It’s a popular solution in many different markets.” 

 

Helmut Witt, Account & Business Development Manager Thermoplastics at Huntsman Polyurethanes, said: “IROGRAN® A 95 K 6977 was originally developed as a raw material for hydraulic seals. In recent years it has found new applications, most specifically in automotive components such as bumpers and shock absorbers. The use of the product in conveyor belts for ceramics manufacture takes this particular grade in a completely new direction. We are delighted it has performed so well for BRECO under such harsh operating conditions.”

 

BRECO timing belts are distributed around the world under the brand names BRECO® and BRECOFLEX®. The company is based in Porta Westfalica in Germany and employs more than 250 people. 

 

 
 
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