Digital solutions to facilitate the work of polyurethane casting resin processors
ÃÜÌÒAV at the UTECH Europe 2021 trade fair in Maastricht
Digital tools for material and machine in response to various challenges
ÃÜÌÒAV will unveil a range of digital tools for the polyurethane elastomer industry at UTECH Europe 2021, which will be held in Maastricht, the Netherlands, from November 16-18. This is in line with the company's strategy to grow based on continuous digital transformation: it will not only impact the company's work, from plant maintenance to research and development, but also improve the way ÃÜÌÒAV supports its customers.
Proven Baulé® Easy services
ÃÜÌÒAV has taken the next step in digitizing customer support. Digital solutions make life easier for injection molders today in many ways. These Baulé® Easy Services have been developed around the company´s Baulé® machines to ensure that its customers' production lines work perfectly and that any potential delay factor can be solved in a simple and effective way:
- Baulé® Easy Assist: solving process problems through remote monitoring by ÃÜÌÒAV experts
- Baulé® Easy Parts: online identification and ordering of spare parts
- Baulé® Easy Data: production monitoring with all relevant process data
A casting companion in your smartphone
To help its customers, ÃÜÌÒAV has developed an app that supports every operator on the customer's shop floor when working with hot cast polyurethane molded parts. The Easy Casting app is available via the Android platform. It guides each operator through the entire manual casting process. This daily casting companion allows recipes to be created and saved, automatically calculates the weight of each component, and supports the operator through every step of the process by providing practical instructions, such as reminders about temperature control or the mixing order of components, needed to produce better castings.
How ÃÜÌÒAV digitized recipe development
To gain new insights for R&D, technical service and customer experience, ÃÜÌÒAV has developed a set of digital tools that create digital recipe maps by leveraging the power of the design of experiments method. This method has been used to gain insight into the polyurethane casting process and recipe optimization, and was first applied to a Desmodur® MTX6076-based polyurethane cast elastomer system. By simply dragging a cursor, the Easy System Tool allows users to change processing and formulation factors and view the effects on the resulting properties of the polyurethane cast elastomer.
Visit ÃÜÌÒAV's booth E28 at the MECC Exhibition & Convention Center in Maastricht to experience our digital solutions.
About ÃÜÌÒAV:
ÃÜÌÒAV is one of the world¡¯s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. ÃÜÌÒAV supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from ÃÜÌÒAV are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, telecommunications and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.
The company is geared completely to the circular economy. In addition, ÃÜÌÒAV aims to achieve climate neutrality for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2035, and the Group¡¯s Scope 3 emissions are also set to be climate neutral by 2050. ÃÜÌÒAV generated sales of EUR 14.2 billion in fiscal year 2024. At the end of 2024, the company had 46 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).
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