Secure packaging for high-value items
BASF presents extensive expertise in specialty foams
FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg – hall 5, stand 5-219
From stable transport packaging and sophisticated recycling solutions to impact-resistant disposable packaging for delicate electronic devices –BASF is presenting its complete range of particle foams for packaging high-value items at FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg. BASF specialty foams are suitable for a broad range of packaging applications, enabling customers to protect their highly sensitive products.
Particularly suitable for recyclable packaging and reusable transport containers, the closed-cell particle foam Neopolen® is available on the market as Neopolen P (expanded polypropylene, EPP) and Neopolen E (expanded polyethylene, EPE). Neopolen E features a special degree of softness, and can therefore protect sensitive surfaces. This foam is provided in panel form with densities of 22, 32 and now 52 kilograms per cubic meter, and in white and black. It has very good processing characteristics, e.g. for milling, hole-punching, and cutting, which open a broad range of possible applications. Neopolen Pis provided in particle form, and is foamed into a wide variety of components by automated molding systems. The density of these molded components can be adjusted, which offers great flexibility and freedom in their design.
Both foams possess high energy absorption levels and low weights as well as good resilience– which also provides a high degree of protection under repeated impactload. In addition, Neopolen absorbs very little water.
As for the tough-elastic foam E-por®, it is a further development of EPS (expandable polystyrene) and is especially suitable as impact-resistant disposable packaging for high-value electronic devices. The sensitivity and weight of these devices determine the optimum packaging. In these cases, aspecialty foam like E-por offers a cost-efficient solution. E-poris a complex formulation of different polymers which interact both with each other and with the blowing agent. This makes E-por the first tough-elastic foam that can be stored, processed, and recycled like classicalStyropor. In addition, it has both an appealing look and texture, and possesses very good solvent-resistance properties.
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