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Elastollan® for Industrial Manufacturing

Typical applications include components for the mining industry and the production of wheels and rollers. These components have to withstand the most demanding conditions in terms of impact and abrasion. Thanks to its excellent mechanical properties, Elastollan® is used for screens and guide rollers, for example.

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Elastollan® in the Industrial Sector and Mechanical Engineering

Elastollan® features an extraordinary property profile combining elasticity with resistance over a wide range of temperatures. It is abrasion- and impact-resistant, has a good elastic recovery, is tear and kink-resistant as well as oil- and grease-resistant. Moreover, Elastollan can be modified for specific applications, by glass-fibre reinforcement, for instance.

  • Optimized damping and temperature properties
  • Very good compression set, even with substantial loads
  • Low rolling resistance
  • Low creep behavior at standstill
  • Excellent adhesion to the wheel center
  • Very good abrasion values
  • Robust impact strength
  • High tear and tensile strength
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Elastollan® in the Mining Industry

The conditions in the mining industry are extremely tough. Machines and plastic elements are exposed to high stresses from impact, abrasion and aggressive chemicals. This industry favors the use of Elastollan® (TPU) due its excellent mechanical characteristics for screens.

Elastollan® for Injection Molding and Extrusion Applications

 

Elastollan® features excellent processability in extrusion into hoses, cables, straps, film, plates, and profiles. It provides you with a range of materials making the realization of almost all product ideas in injection molding feasible .Depending on the area of application of the end use, Elastollan® offers a unique variety of properties enabling you to develop product innovations and successfully bring them to market.

Elastollan® for Every Situation

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Elastollan® Roller Tyres

Elastollan® sieve elements provide long term wear and resistance to abrasion for screening of abrasive sharp-edged bulk materials and they are able to take continuous loading, abrasion-resistant and sound-damping: Elastollan® roller tyres for conveyor systems and shopping trolleys.
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Elastollan® Application Range

The applications are as manifold as its product properties: Explore the various application possibilities of Elastollan®!

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Processing of Elastollan®

The following methods can be used for the processing of Elastollan®.

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Medical Technology

The medical plastics market is demanding. When it comes to people's health, there can be no compromise. The manufacturers of medical devices therefore have to deal with very stringent state directives and very high development costs. With its PRO package - Ultradur(R) PRO (PBT) and Ultraform(R) PRO (POM), BASF offers medical plastics for applications like inhalers, insulin pens, drug delivery devices, surgical instruments and therefore serves the special requirements of the medical industry.
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Cable sheathing for the protection of valuable and sensitive energy and control lines has to meet the highest requirements.
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Performance Polymers can withstand the rigors while exhibiting good electrical insulation and favorable sliding-friction behavior. These properties of our products ensure that machines run smoothly to attain effortless and efficient material handling.
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Successful Customer Projects

Proven in practice: These case studies demonstrate the successful use of Elastollan® in customer projects.
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We offer our customers a comprehensive range of services with leading technologies and products. In our laboratories we execute plastic-related tests for various applications.
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Die Entwicklungsingenieure Rie Kaneko und Torsten Hensel besprechen anhand eines Querschnittmodells den Aufbau des Leichtbau-Komfortsitzes. Mit Hilfe der eingesetzten E-Textile-Technologie kann die Sitzheizung direkt in Textilen und somit nahe am Körper angebracht werden. Elastoflex®-Weichschaumstoffe in den Sitzflächen sparen bis zu 20 Prozent Gewicht und bieten gleichzeitig ergonomische Vorteile durch verschiedene Härtezonen. Abdruck honorarfrei. Copyright by BASF. Development engineers Rie Kaneko and Torsten Hensel discuss the structure of the lightweight comfort seat using a cross-section model. By means of the e-textile technology used, the seat heating can be directly embedded in the textile and is thus close to the body. Elastoflex® flexible foams in the sitting areas save up to 20 percent weight and at the same time provide ergonomic advantages by means of various hardness zones. Print free of charge. Copyright by BASF.,Die Entwicklungsingenieure Rie Kaneko und Torsten Hensel besprechen anhand eines Querschnittmodells den Aufbau des Leichtbau-Komfortsitzes. Mit Hilfe der eingesetzten E-Textile-Technologie kann die Sitzheizung direkt in Textilen und somit nahe am Körper angebracht werden. Elastoflex®-Weichschaumstoffe in den Sitzflächen sparen bis zu 20 Prozent Gewicht und bieten gleichzeitig ergonomische Vorteile durch verschiedene Härtezonen. Abdruck honorarfrei. Copyright by BASF. Development engineers Rie Kaneko and Torsten Hensel discuss the structure of the lightweight comfort seat using a cross-section model. By means of the e-textile technology used, the seat heating can be directly embedded in the textile and is thus close to the body. Elastoflex® flexible foams in the sitting areas save up to 20 percent weight and at the same time provide ergonomic advantages by means of various hardness zones. Print free of charge. Copyright by BASF.

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With our calculation tools, information databases and FAQ we aim at helping you in answering technical questions related to our portfolio of performance polymers.
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Die Entwicklungsingenieure Rie Kaneko und Torsten Hensel besprechen anhand eines Querschnittmodells den Aufbau des Leichtbau-Komfortsitzes. Mit Hilfe der eingesetzten E-Textile-Technologie kann die Sitzheizung direkt in Textilen und somit nahe am Körper angebracht werden. Elastoflex®-Weichschaumstoffe in den Sitzflächen sparen bis zu 20 Prozent Gewicht und bieten gleichzeitig ergonomische Vorteile durch verschiedene Härtezonen. Abdruck honorarfrei. Copyright by BASF. Development engineers Rie Kaneko and Torsten Hensel discuss the structure of the lightweight comfort seat using a cross-section model. By means of the e-textile technology used, the seat heating can be directly embedded in the textile and is thus close to the body. Elastoflex® flexible foams in the sitting areas save up to 20 percent weight and at the same time provide ergonomic advantages by means of various hardness zones. Print free of charge. Copyright by BASF.,Die Entwicklungsingenieure Rie Kaneko und Torsten Hensel besprechen anhand eines Querschnittmodells den Aufbau des Leichtbau-Komfortsitzes. Mit Hilfe der eingesetzten E-Textile-Technologie kann die Sitzheizung direkt in Textilen und somit nahe am Körper angebracht werden. Elastoflex®-Weichschaumstoffe in den Sitzflächen sparen bis zu 20 Prozent Gewicht und bieten gleichzeitig ergonomische Vorteile durch verschiedene Härtezonen. Abdruck honorarfrei. Copyright by BASF. Development engineers Rie Kaneko and Torsten Hensel discuss the structure of the lightweight comfort seat using a cross-section model. By means of the e-textile technology used, the seat heating can be directly embedded in the textile and is thus close to the body. Elastoflex® flexible foams in the sitting areas save up to 20 percent weight and at the same time provide ergonomic advantages by means of various hardness zones. Print free of charge. Copyright by BASF.

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