PANELS FOR NEW CASE IH AFX SERIES COMBINES MOLDED FROM BAYER POLYMERS' POLYURETHANE RIM SYSTEM HARVEST THREE DESIGN AWARDS AT STRUCTURAL PLASTICS 2003 CONFERENCE

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PANELS FOR NEW CASE IH AFX SERIES COMBINES MOLDED FROM BAYER POLYMERS' POLYURETHANE RIM SYSTEM HARVEST THREE DESIGN AWARDS AT STRUCTURAL PLASTICS 2003 CONFERENCE
04 August 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG

In addition to winning the prestigious 6th Annual Industrial Designers Society of America/ Plastics News Design Award, the body panels were singled out as best new product in the 'Agriculture/Lawn & Garden' category and received the People's Choice Award, which is determined through ballots cast by attendees.

The panels are molded with Bayer's Baydur® 730S IBS RIM reaction injection molding system, a soy-based rigid polyurethane structural foam system that incorporates a specially engineered interactive blowing system (IBS). The Combine panels are believed to be the largest parts formed from a soy-based formulation in a high-density structural foam polyurethane RIM system.

The Baydur 730S RIM system matches the conventional Baydur 730 IBS RIM system in physical properties and processing parameters. But by using soybean-oil as the resin component in place of some of the conventional petrochemical materials, the Baydur 730S RIM system makes use of a material that is an ecologically renewable resource. Molder G.I. Plastek estimates that 124 pounds, or approximately two bushels, of U.S.-grown soybeans are used in each combine.

G.I. Plastek molds the panels utilizing the polyurethane RIM process and its proprietary ProTek1 in-mold coating technology to produce a decorated part with a Class A finish right out of the mold.

The Case IH AFX Combines are now in a limited production run and will officially launch in October 2003 for the 2004 model year.

The winning panels highlight several strengths of the polyurethane RIM process in molding large, structural parts:

Abilityto utilize in-mold coating technology to eliminate secondary painting operations and reduce costs;
Light weight and high strength;
High-quality surface finish; and,
Lower-cost tooling materials, such as nickel.

'Year after year, parts molded with the polyurethane RIM process are singled out for design awards at this conference,' said Craig Snyder, market channel representative for Bayer Polymers. 'We expect interest in this process will continue to grow as designers, molders and manufacturers increasingly experience the versatility and design freedom made possible by the RIM process.'

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