Issue 1/2009

Issue 1/2009 Employee and business partner magazine www.ensinger-online.com Theme: ENSINGER Compound Division – Move to a new factory site New polyimide product line TECASINT Assembly for computer tomography The new TECASINT product line Working in cooperation with Sie- encompasses new developments mens Healthcare, ENSINGER has and modifications as well as prov- developed an assembly for com- en materials which have become puter tomography to the volume established in the marketplace under the brand name production stage. The parts which originally had to be SINTIMID. The semi-finished products and stock machined as semi-finished products, can now be man- shapes offer outstanding long-term thermal stability. ufactured in the form of injection moulded blanks. The The different characteristic profiles of the individual time and effort invested in this development has paid materials offer users widely varied technical scope. dividends, resulting in substantial cost and material Page 5 savings for the customer. Page 6 Editorial Dear readers, Perhaps you know the prayer in which God would feasible and the ir- like to bless you with the energy to do things which revocable. It sounds you can change, the composure to accept the things easier than it is. Be- which you cannot change, and, finally, the wisdom cause, who definite- to be able to distinguish one from the other. ly knows whether their personal analysis still applies The distinction found is revealing since it offers two in a rapidly changing environment and their recipe more perspectives than is normally the case. Action for what is to be done is still effective. From contact is currently in demand, particularly in the economy. with children it is known that many proven things It is about one’s own strengths, the motivation, the are not transferable to the next stage of their devel- reserves. The man of action in us must always do opment. The child suddenly says “no” and we have something – particularly now in the current crisis. to find another approach. Why should this truth not Many offers target this action impulse. Many com- apply to contact among adults or to our general sit- plain that too little is done to avert the crisis. It ap- uation? pears to me that all sides of politics, the economy Circumspect behaviour is characterised by combin- and society are acting resolutely to resolve it. The ing energy, composure and judgement with one means used in the process sometimes exceed my another. Many can do this well, but one can certain- imagination. Unfortunately, however, the desired ly never do it well enough. In this way I wish you and success does not appear as quickly. The danger us all the best in our efforts. is increasingly that due to emerging concerns and Enjoy reading the latest edition of our “impulse” in a nervousness, too much is done and things are ef- calm and relaxing frame of mind. fectively over-controlled, whilst impotence is com- pensated for by recrimination, one-sided judge- ments and aggression. Anyone who can keep cool can be a happy man. The greatest discipline, actually wisdom, however represents the ability to differentiate between the Yours, Klaus Ensinger Imprint Employee and business partner In this Issue: magazine of ENSINGER GmbH Page 6 Rudolf-Diesel-Str. 8, 71154 Nufringen, Page 2 Precision engineering: the heart of Tel. 07032/819-0 Editorial a computer tomograph [email protected], www.ensinger-online.com Page 3 Page 7 Compounding Division moves into BAU and MADE trade fairs Publisher Klaus Ensinger new production hall High loading capacity: Semi-finis- Dr. Roland Reber hed products made of TECARIM Page 5 Editorial staff Jörg Franke New polyimide materials: Page 8 Doris Hämmerling TECASINT product line The ENSINGER Group in the USA Petra Richter Jochen Weyershäuser A company portrait from the magazine “Entrepreneur” (1/2009) is enclosed with Production Druckerei Maier, this publication. Reproduction by kind permission of Ernst & Young AG. Rottenburg 2 Theme Technical highlights Compounds division moves into new factory [Hä] The establishment of the ENSINGER Com- cesses can be accelerated, for example reducing pounds division, and growing amount of grey goods, tooling times on the machines. made the expansion of production, administration A technical highlight is the new clean room planned and storage necessary at Nufringen. The construc- for the production of medical engineering materials. tion work was concluded several weeks ago. In the The assemblies and device components made from meantime the employees in compounding have these materials are subject to the highest hygiene moved into their premises in the architecturally and purity requirements. impressive new building. Section manager Frank Richter is satisfied with the Health, environmental protection and result: “Every department is now under one roof, safety we have integrated the five previous locations into a single central unit. This means direct routes, better The planners paid specific attention to the aspects communication, in a word: A new community spirit of health, environmental protection and safety: the motivates the entire sector.” exhaust-air conditioning system removes dust and odours through the so-called “wet scrubber concept”. Water vapour at the suction point prevents Higher productivity harmful particles from reaching the outside. Furthermore, manufacturing has a closed water cir- The improved manufacturing processes facilitate a culation in which no industrial effluent accumulates. considerably more efficient operation and a signi- Evaporated water is supplied via a rainwater cistern. ficant increase in production. The machines are A swimming-pool sized water tank in the cellar sup- ar ranged in such a way that employees can over- plies the entire installation and premises through an see the entire production landscape and can react extensive sprinkler system and, in an emergency, quickly if required. As a result, labour intensive pro- with water for fire-fighting. 3 Theme In the new Compounding Division production area Low energy requirements and also large company-wide projects can be organ- ized here without space problems. Attached to the Up-to-date and responsible handling of the resour- kitchen area is another room with meeting tables ces available were a basic element of the energy and a library where the company’s specialist litera- concept in the new building program. In this way, ture will be administered centrally in the future. the company saves 3,600 cubic metres of drinking water annually thanks to the rainwater cistern. The heat recovery of both the compressed air and the waste water reduced CO2 emissions by up to 180 tonnes annually. The heat generated is transferred into the water circulation to warm the washroom and sanitary water and underfloor heating. The offices are aligned to the north to save excessive air- The most recent ENSINGER division supplies conditioning systems. Movement sensors ensure its internal and external customers with high- the lights are illuminated just as long as is actually performance plastics and compounds tailored to required. specific applications with the aid of fillers and ad- ditives. The division specialists select materials Spacious and open offices suitable to meet the customer’s specific needs and develop individual formulations. Examples The offices on the upper floor are designed in line include products with improved sliding friction with a spacious and open concept and are furnish- characteristics or defined electrical properties, ed with large expanses of glass creating a pleasant as well as compounds designed to comply with atmosphere and bright working environment. Two the stringent demands of the medical technology meeting rooms equipped with state-of-the-art sector. equipment hold up to 30 people. Customer training 4 Division New polyimide materials ENSINGER presents its TECASINT product line [JF] ENSINGER has extended its range of amorphous, non-melting high-temperature polyimides. The new TECASINT product line encompasses new developments and modifications as well as proven materials which have become established in the marketplace under the brand name SINTIMID. The new line is being launched initially with semi-finished parts and stock shapes made of the new TECASINT 2000 material, whose benefits include improved toughness, to be followed by the gradual expansion of the polyimide portfolio as the year progresses. Semi-finished products and stock shapes made of TECASINT offer outstanding long-term thermal stability, and Insulator from the material benefits from a broad temperature ap- TECASINT 2000 plication range extending from minus 270 to 300°C. Many TECASINT materials are actually able to with- stand a short-term temperature up to 350° without tor manufacturing. The material is available in pure melting or softening. Strength, dimensional stability form, with glass fibre reinforcement or in a range of and creep resistance remain high under mechanical electrostatic dissipating variations. loads, even in continuous use. Products in the TECASINT 8000 range (SINTIMID 8000) are proven materials for sliding friction appli- New technical scope cations. The base material PTFE is reinforced by PI powder. This abrasion-resistant material is already The sintering material TECASINT 1000 has been successfully in use in the manufacture of lip seals, established in the marketplace for the past twen- sliding strips for textile and packaging machinery as ty years under the name SINTIMID. The new pro- well as bearings and sliding elements. duct developments to emerge from ENSINGER also include the series TECASINT 2000 high-tem- Plates, rods and short tubes perature polyimides. These rigid, hard materials are characterized by a high E modulus value, and Semi-finished materials of the TECASINT 1000, by a marked improvement to thermal resistance 2000, 5000 and 8000 ranges are available in plate and sliding friction properties compared to TECA- and rod form. ENSINGER also offers short tubes in SINT 1000. Another benefit offered by the new de- the materials TECASINT 1000, 2000 and 8000.

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