Development of innovative systems for waterborne coated plastic surfaces to minimise the environmental impact and to increase product quality

Información del proyecto

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: BRPR980674

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de inicio 1 Agosto 1998

Fecha de finalización 30 Septiembre 2001

Financiado con arreglo a

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Coste total

Sin datos

Aportación de la UE

Sin datos

Coordinado por

PLASTAL SPA
Italy

Objetivo

Objectives and content:

The production of plastic components û at sight û, such as a car panel, can be divided into two main steps:
- A first step of moulding which allows to achieve the required shape and mechanical characteristics for the component;
- A second step of surface coating which has to provide protecting and/or decorating coats. Currently the plastic part manufacturers will use mainly two different types of plastic -raw materials to mould indoor and outdoor parts:
- ABS / PC and;
- PP (Polypropylene).

The decorative and/or protective coating will be done using solvent borne paints. Among the surface finishing process presently used to apply protective and/or decorative coatings, a world wide increasing importance is assuming the plastic-parts painting process for interior and exterior parts, which is used in many industrialised countries. In fact, the painting process provides coatings with practically numberless patterns of surfaces, having also complex shapes a high curving, so giving the possibility of developing many solutions otherwise are unthinkable with current technologies. In the present situation of high competivity in many industrial sectors, in particular in the automotive industry, this process could give the companies a significant point of differentiation. Presently the main factors which are limiting plastic paint application are the high level of coating costs because of need pre-treatment for PP-materials to get a good adherence and also a high level of environmental impact by organic solvents included in the currently used paint materials. A further point of view is the high level of waste of painted and unpainted parts using process, which is state of the art today. The constitution of the consortium will be, to increase the production of any partner in the automotive and other markets by using new process of moulding and painting Polypropylene with waterborne paints. This new process should decrease the costs production and also the environmental impact. Although there will be included market known materials, it is very important to know, that no of these products (waterborne paints) and / or processes will be used up to now in the industrial market.
%In this framework the main objectives of the proposal are:
- To optimise the whole coating cycle from moulding phase to quality control support, based on ABS/PC and PP ABS/ required by high class automotive factories like BMW; PP required by medium and low class cars like Opel Astra;
- To reach the target of innovative waterborne clear coats (now developed only for 75%);
- To develop a waterborne ûNo-flame- Primerú;
- To develop a new PP (which enables a coating without special treatment and aless amount of Talkum );
- To reach Qualifications in ISO 9001 and ISO 14000Targets;
- Increased ability in production of plastic components with very highesthetical needs in automotive fields;
- Saving product costs - 20%;
- Saving scraps and reworking - 40%;
- Quality improvement +40%;
- Saving time to market - 25%;
- Increasing in Recycling + 50%;
- Annulling Environmental Problems in agreement to ISO 14000;
- Increasing market opportunities. BE97-4696

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• humanidades › artes › artes visuales
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería mecánica › ingeniería de vehículos › ingeniería automotriz
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería de materiales › recubrimiento y películas

Programa(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Tema(s)

• 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems

Convocatoria de propuestas

Datos no disponibles

Régimen de financiación

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinador

PLASTAL SPA

• Aportación de la UE: Sin datos
• Dirección: Via G. Verdi 30 ; 31046 CAMINO ; Italia
• Coste total: Sin datos

Participantes (6)

Borealis GmbH

Austria

• Aportación de la UE: Sin datos
• Dirección: ST. Peter Strasse ; 4021 LINZ
• Coste total: Sin datos

DUPONT PERFORMANCE COATINGS GMBH & CO. KG

Alemania

• Aportación de la UE: Sin datos
• Dirección: Chrisztbusch 25 ; 42281 WUPPERTAL
• Coste total: Sin datos

Ingenierie et Technologies Nouvelles LIFTING

Francia

• Aportación de la UE: Sin datos
• Dirección: 84320 Entraigues
• Coste total: Sin datos

Institut Textile et Chimique de Lyon

Francia

• Aportación de la UE: Sin datos
• Dirección: 181-203,Avenue Jean Jaurès ; 69007 Lyon
• Coste total: Sin datos

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA

Italia

• Aportación de la UE: Sin datos
• Dirección: Via Venezia 1 ; 35131 PADOVA
• Coste total: Sin datos

Universidad de Barcelona

España

• Aportación de la UE: Sin datos
• Dirección: Zona Universitaria de Pedralbes ; 08028 Barcelona
• Coste total: Sin datos