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NEW BROCHURE HIGHLIGHTS WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR BAYER PLASTICS' PLASTIC/METAL HYBRID TECHNOLOGY
04 November 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
| A new brochure is available from Bayer Plastics highlighting its Plastic/Metal Hybrids, a proven concept in the transportation industry. The brochure reviews the basic technology, highlights its history in the automotive market, and describes the potential new application areas. |
The new applications for Plastic/Metal Hybrid technology described in the brochure include appliance substructures, television housings, bicycle frames and in-line skate structures. Similar to the benefits achieved in automotive front ends, the material synergy of plastic and metal provides these other applications with excellent resistance to bending, compression and torsional loads, high energy absorption, dimensional stability, and low overall part weight and cost.
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Bayer Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is part of the worldwide Bayer Group, an international health care, nutrition and innovative materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany. Bayer employs 23,300 in North America with net North American sales of 8.8 billion euros in 2003. Bayer’s three operating business areas – HealthCare, CropScience and MaterialScience, improve people’s lives through a broad range of essential products that help diagnose and treat diseases, protect crops and advance automobile safety and durability.Bayer MaterialScience AG is one of the world's largest producers of polymers and high-performance plastics. The main customers for Its innovative developments in coatings, adhesives, insulating materials and sealants, polycarbonates and polyurethanes are the automotive and construction industries, the electrical/electronics segment and manufacturers of sports and leisure goods, packaging, and medical devices. |
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