BASF expands coating center to speed up development of new products
The center, based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, aims to increase capacity for customer tests to speeds u…The center, based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, aims to increase capacity for customer tests to speeds up development of new products and adapt existing adhesive formulations to new carrier methods.
BASF said it will boost its position in water-based adhesive systems and UV acrylic hotmelts.
Adhesive requirement
The universal laboratory coater produces exact, reproducible coatings of water-based and UV acrylate hotmelt systems, only requiring a minimum quantity of one kilo of adhesive.
Coating experts closely cooperate with all relevant BASF R&D centers for adhesive raw materials and the respective regional business units.
The competences and experiences of those who work in technical service, development, research and laboratory are assembled at the site, said the firm.
The centerpiece of the center is the existing pilot coater for dispersions with a coating speed of 1,800 meters per minute.
Strengthen position
“By expanding our coating center, we are able to further strengthen our technical leadership and innovation power when it comes to water-based adhesive systems and UV acrylic hotmelts,” said Dr. Jürgen Pfister, head of dispersions for adhesives and fiber bonding Europe.
BASF invests more than €800,000 every year in the modernization and maintenance of its adhesive coating facilities.
“Together with our customers we are working today on solutions to tomorrow’s problems,” says Andree Dragon, technical manager of the coating center.
The company supply raw materials for rigid and flexible plastics, foams, paper, cardboard, carton as well as labels and closures to the packaging industry.
BASF posted sales of about €73.5bn in 2011 and had more than 111,000 employees as of the end of 2011.
