Rubber wordt in allerlei vormen al heel lang in de wegenbouw toegepast. Rijkswaterstaat is dit jaar het UltraStil Wegdek project gestart voor de ontwikkeling van een Poro Elastic Road Surface met een zeer hoge geluidsreductie. Dura Vermeer is

• Rubber in Transport - Non automotive - 2014  

Vernay ontwikkeld maatwerk oplossingen in nauwe samenwerking met haar klanten. Hierbij bestrijken we een verscheidenheid aan toepassingen in verschillende automotive marktsegmenten. Dit vergt een ontwikkelorganisatie die van vele markten thuis is.

In deze presentatie besteden we aandacht aan hoe Vernay hierop inspeeld en welke ontwikkelaspecten daarbij een rol spelen.

• Automotive - 2015  

The automotive industry is one of the biggest markets for TPE materials. For already many years the average TPE consumption in a vehicle is increasing. The question is: will this be the case in the coming years? 


For the future the automotive industry is facing big challenges and some of them could have an effect on the use of TPE materials.

Challenges like:

• 
Meeting the new CO2 emission standards
• Integration of new technologies
• Change in buying behavior of the customer


Will these major these challenges have an effect on the use of TPE materials in a future vehicle. 
This presentation will high light, with the use off a few examples, further grow opportunities for TPE materials in the automotive industry.   

• Automotive - 2015  

Lubrizol engineered polymers provides innovative solutions in the form of highly versatile, easy-to-process polymers that can be converted by extrusion and injection moulding processes. Lubrizol seeks to introduce the latest novelties and current success stories within the automotive industry, as well as major breakthroughs focusing on cost-down solutions, lightweight, comfort and aesthetics.

Lubrizol’s extensive Estane® TPU includes a differentiated portfolio of solutions, such as:

• Aliphatic TPU technologies
• Pearlcoat® ACTIVA low gloss portfolio
• Foaming TPUs
• Isoplast® ETP (hard and high flexural modulus polyurethane)
• Bio TPUTM by Lubrizol*
• TPU for Adhesives

The scope of Estane® engineered polymers crosses many end uses such as under the bonnet applications (high heat cables, fuel bowls, …), interior parts (central console, door panels, seats, gear knobs, shutter pads,...) and exterior parts (paint protection film, safety glass, glass lamination,…).

*bio-based content, plant-based, 29-70% as determined according to ASTM-D6866.

• Automotive - 2015  

The actual challenge for car developers is to improve the car handling combined with a reduction of CO2 emission. It is well known that car handling can be improved by increasing the down-force acting on the car. This can be optimised by optimizing the surface of the car body with respect to aerodynamics. However, generally speaking it will increase the air resistance and therefor the fuel consumption. The solution are active spoilering systems which can be adjusted in a well-controlled way. Because of its mechanical dynamic elastic properties rubber is the ideal material for car body surfaces which can be deformed actively during the ride. 
An active front spoiler is presented. The outside surface of the spoiler is made of rubber. Deforming the outside surface is done by means of inflating air bellows. As soon as the inflation pressure of the air bellows reduces, the rubber surface will return to its original shape by means of rubber elasticity. The presentation will focus on rubber technological issues to be solved during the development process.

• Automotive - 2015