BAYER PLASTICS' FARIA™ TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS USERS TO ADD ENHANCED DESIGNS AND FIBER GRAPHICS TO MOLDED PLASTIC PARTS

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BAYER PLASTICS' FARIA™ TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS USERS TO ADD ENHANCED DESIGNS AND FIBER GRAPHICS TO MOLDED PLASTIC PARTS
31 October 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG

Color your world with FariaTM - a new technology being launched as part of Bayer Plastics FantasiaTM color and special effects program for engineering resins. Faria utilizes the film insert molding process to customize products with an essentially limitless range of color, design and graphics possibilities.

Bayer's Makrofol® polycarbonate (PC) film, Bayfol® PC/PBT film or DureflexTM TPU film - all of which are preformed or flat - is placed into an injection mold and resin is shot behind the film forming a finished integral part that does not require any post-molding operations.

To produce sharp, long-lasting visual effects, the graphic design elements are protected by the film layer and integrated into the design of the part. 'The film acts like a 'skin,' providing a finish to graphics that will not fade or peel off,' said Dr. Peter Shu, Manager, Business Development and Technical Service, Bayer Plastics.

Faria can also produce soft-feel tactile effects and fiber graphics. 'With fiber graphics, individual fibers are locked into an adhesive layer that is bound to a film base. The base enables the film to be formed prior to injection molding,' said Patrick Griffin, Senior Technical Marketing Specialist for Bayer Plastics. 'Our red velvet and denim special effects are two extraordinary examples of what's possible with Fantasia and Faria's fiber graphics.'

Introduced to the market in September, Fantasia is the industry's most complete, one-stop solution for color and special effects. To meet customer's wide range of design, processing and cost parameters, Fantasia includes five separate technologies for adding visual and tactile effects:

AuraTM - A proprietary color infusion technology.
LedaTM - Compounded color effect options for resins.
ImagioTM - High quality see and feel coatings.
FariaTM - Film-insert molding technology.
MilenaTM - Colors for optical media.
'Never before could a customer choose so many color and special effect technologies from one supplier,' said John Skabardonis, Bayer Plastics Makrolon® Polycarbonate Marketing Manager.

Fantasia's broad range of color and special effects are designed to give a unique look and feel to the product. The look depends on the interaction of light with the product's shape. To most effectively illustrate this, Bayer has designed a marketing tool for customers that includes a wide range of three-dimensional spoons to showcase many of the see-and-feel effects and the capabilities of each of the five technologies.

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