The current trend is very much towards replacing light alloy and metal parts by plastic. And it is not always the price that plays the main role but…

Combinations of new additives – even on the nanoscale – have made it possible to further increase the wear resistance of LUVOCOM® PEEK compounds. One…

The centuries-old principle of transforming rotational into linear motion and vice-versa was used in ancient times to move heavy loads and in pumping…

Today it is difficult to imagine modern automobiles without plastics. They are used in interiors, for bumpers and body parts and even in heavy-duty…

Lehmann&Voss&Co., renowned as a producer of tailor-made high-performance compounds, is expanding its product portfolio to include thermoplastic…

The use of carbon fibres in thermoplastic compounds is nothing new. Carbon-fibre reinforced materials have been indispensable in the fields of…

In medical applications, plastics have to fulfil several basic requirements in addition to physiological properties such as biocompatibility: an…

Until now, backlit controls, knobs and buttons in motor vehicles have mainly been produced from white pigmented thermoplastics such as polycarbonate.…

Océ, a leading manufacturer of printing machines, has opted for LUVOCOM® 50-7856/FR/BK from Lehmann&Voss&Co. in Hamburg to replace metal in its…

The use of thermoplastic compounds for friction bearings is old hat. Materials with specially modified tribological properties have already been…