Evonik Industries says it is has started operation of its new production facility for Rohacell structural foam at the Darmstadt site in Germany following an investment of around EUR6m (US$8.1m).
The new facility will increase the polymerization capacity at the site by 50%. Due to extensive automation of polymerization, cycle times have dropped by almost half.
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“The facility enables us to account for the increasing demand and growth strategy for Rohacell,” said head of performance foams and responsible for the Rohacell business segment, Andreas Hoff.
“At the same time, the polymerization process was automated with modern robot technology in many areas. This led to shorter cycle times and therefore, significantly increased capacity.”
Rohacell is a structural foam based on polymethacrylimide, which is used in fibre-reinforced composite parts for lightweight applications.
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