Asahi Kasei unveils world’s first PA foam for automobiles

摘要

ASAHI Kasei Corporation has unveiled development of a PA Foam,a foam bead material based on polyamide-the first of its kind worldwide.This foam bead is considered to be perfect for noise reduction and lightweight applications in the automotive industry.The company is one of only four fully integrated polyamide manufacturers worldwide and is able to produce PA 6.6 completely from monomer to compound.With this product,Asahi Kasei is able to successfully offer solutions for various challenges in the automotive industry including stiffness,mechanical strength and heat resistance for use in structural lightweight applications of cars and noise reduction.Explaining about the unprecedented high heat resistance and other properties of the PA Foam,Takauji Namatame,Senior Manager of the Corporate R&D Division at Asahi Kasei Europe says,”In Europe,where environmental awareness is strong,the need for lightweight applications is expected to further increase in the future,especially in the automotive industry.Our foam opens new doors for applications,which at the same time require lightweight and heat resistance.”The noise reduction properties resulting from the special shape of the beads will meet the growing demand regarding applications that reduce noise,vibration and harshness(NVH),added Takauji.