Definition:The term "(technical) biopolymer" serves to differentiate between materials that, for example, are made from renewable raw materials and / or are biologically degradable. Distinction to oil based plastics (PE, PP, PVC).
contract cleaning
Definition:external cleaning services, on demand or with frame contract
elastomer
Definition:Elastomers are rigid but elastically deformable plastics. These plastics can be elastically deformed by tension, or pressure loading, but return back to their original undistorted shape.
electric motor
Definition:An electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. In this case, the force exerted by a magnetic field on the current-carrying conductor of a coil is converted into a rotational movement. (opposite: generator)
endothermic
Definition:Endothermic reactions are chemical reactions that require external energy. An endothermic therefore a process in which energy in the form of heat is absorbed from the environment.
fluidized bed
Definition:Fluidized bed refers to a bed of solid particles (here: sand), which due to a upwards flow of a fluid (here: hot air) is placed in a fluid state.
Fraunhofer IPK
Definition:Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology
generator
Definition:A generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. (opposite: electric motor)
halogenated
Definition:Halogenated polymers are polymers with additives containing halogen. During the decomposition of the plastic, halogens result in generation of acids (steam), whereby the part being cleaned can be corroded.
Hot runner
Definition:The hot runner or hot runner system is described as a special design of injection system in machine injection molding of thermoplastics, which is thermally insulated from the rest of the injection mold and tempered higher.
hydrolysis
Definition:The hydrolysis (ancient Greek hydro "water" and lysis "solution, dissolution, termination") is the splitting of a (bio)chemical bond through a reaction with water.
injection molding
Definition:During injection molding the material is liquidized by the injection molding machine and injected into a mold (injection mold) under pressure. There the material set and is removed after the tool opens as a finished part.
INNOVACLEAN
Definition:The SCHWING INNOVACLEAN system removes all kinds of organic contaminants (also halogenated materials) from metal parts through thermal conversion process in a fluidized bed.
inorganic
Definition:Inorganic materials include generally those chemical elements and compounds that contain no carbon.
lacquer
Definition:Paint / varnish / lacquer is a liquid or powdered coating material, which forms by chemical or physical processes a continuous, solid film. Varnish consist among others of binders, pigments, solvents, resins and / or acrylates and additives.
MAXICLEAN
Definition:The SCHWING MAXICLEAN system is a gas heated cleaning system. Through thermal oxidation organic contaminants are removed from large and bulky metal parts.
melt
Definition:Melt is described in injection molding as the fluid and homogenized polymer granulate.
non-return valve
Definition:The non-return valve is a part of the injection unit of an injection molding machine, and prevents the melt from flowing back into the flights of the injections screw during injection and holding.
paint
Definition:Paint / varnish / lacquer is a liquid or powdered coating material, which forms by chemical or physical processes a continuous, solid film. Varnish consist among others of binders, pigments, solvents, resins and / or acrylates and additives.
lacquer
Definition:Paint / varnish / lacquer is a liquid or powdered coating material, which forms by chemical or physical processes a continuous, solid film. Varnish consist among others of binders, pigments, solvents, resins and / or acrylates and additives.
lacquer
Definition:Paint / varnish / lacquer is a liquid or powdered coating material, which forms by chemical or physical processes a continuous, solid film. Varnish consist among others of binders, pigments, solvents, resins and / or acrylates and additives.
parts to be cleaned
Definition:Parts to be cleaned are (metallic) objects that are processed in (thermal) cleaning systems.
plastic
Definition:Plastic is defined as an organic polymeric solid, which is synthetically or half synthetically produced from monomers of organic molecules or biopolymers. There are three groups: Thermosets, Thermoplastics and Elastomers.
Polyacrylate
Definition:Polyacrylates are polymers made from the esters of acrylates. This includes plastics which, among others, are included in paints and used as dispersing agents in adhesives.
Polyamide
Definition:Polyamides (PA) are linear polymers with regularly repeating, hydrolytically separable amide bonds along the main chain. Polyamides are often used as construction materials because of their outstanding strength and toughness.
Polyester
Definition:Most polyesters are synthetic polymers (plastics) with ester functions, –[‚–CO‚–O‚–]‚– in their main chains, like e.g. the commonly used polycarbonate (PC) and above all the thermoplastic poly-ethylene-terephthalate (PET).
Polyether ketone
Definition:Polyether ketones (PEK) are polymers that have alternating ketone and ether functions in their backbone. The resulting very rigid backbone gives the plastic very high temperature resistance. PEEK is used most commonly.
Polyimide
Definition:Polyimides (PI) are plastics that have the imide group as their most important structural feature. Among other things they are used for especially thin but very stable lacquer insulation of elect. wires e.g. for weight reduction in aerospace technology.
polymer
Definition:A polymer is a chemical bond of chains or branched molecules, which are made of the same or similar units, of which the so-called repeating units are comprised.
Polyolefin
Definition:Polyolefins is a general term for polymers made from alkenes such as ethyls, propylene, 1-butene or isobutene by polymerization, like e.g. polyethylene and polypropylene.
Polystyrene
Definition:Polystyrene (PS) is a transparent, white foamed, amorphos or partially crystaline thermoplastic. Polystyrene is used either as a thermoplastically processed material or as a foam material ("styrofoam").
Polysulfide
Definition:Organic polysulfides are organic compounds, which have a sulfur as a functional group. They have a great technical importance for the manufacture of sealants, in particular the manufacture of insulation glass.
Polyurethane
Definition:Polyurethanes (PU, PUR) are plastics or synthetic resins that result from poly addition reactions of di-alcohols (diols) and polyols with poly-isocyanates. Depending on the process they can be hard and stiff or soft and elastic.
PTFE
Definition:Poly-tetra-fluoroethylene (PTFE, also Polytetrafluoroethene) is an un-branched, linearly structured, partially crystalline polymer (thermoplast) made of fluorine and carbon (also known as "Teflon" or "Gore-Tex").
PVC
Definition:Polyvinyl chloride is an amorphous thermoplastic. PVC is hard and brittle and gets soft only by adding plasticizers and stabilizers, ans thus mouldable and suitable for technical applications.
pyrolysis
Definition:Pyrolysis or pyrolytic degradation is a thermo-chemical separation of organic compounds, by which through high temperature (200‚–900 °C) a breakdown of the bond within larger molecules is forced to make them smaller.
resin
Definition:Resins are liquid to solid, organic, water-insoluble substances. Natural resins can be found particularly in trees, synthetic resins are produced synthetically. Resins are among others used for the production of paints, soaps and drugs.
spin pack
Definition:A spin pack usually consists of a housing with material feed and assembly ring, multiple filters, distributer and perforated disc as well as a spinneret through which the polymer melt is extruded for the production of textile fibers.
spinneret
Definition:A spinneret is a device, in which molten polymer is extruded through capillaries ("spinning") to produce textile fibers. Depending on the capillary type solid or hollow fibers can be formed.
static mixer
Definition:A static mixer consists of fixed flow control elements in a pipe and serves to mix fluids, by which the flow movement alone creates the mixing effect.
thermal cleaning
Definition:During the thermal cleaning a thermal oxidation phase follows a pyrolysis phase at approx. 430 °C, with which any remaining carbon is completely removed.
thermoplastic
Definition:Thermoplastics, also called plastomers, are plastics that can be formed in specific temperature ranges (thermo-plastic). This process is reversible, so long as the material is not thermally degraded by overheating.
thermoset
Definition:Thermosetting plastics, also called Duromers, are plastics that cannot be formed again after setting.
VACUCLEAN
Definition:The SCHWING VACUCLEAN system carefully removes organic deposits from temperature resistant metals by melting and thermal decomposition under vacuum.
varnish
Definition:Paint / varnish / lacquer is a liquid or powdered coating material, which forms by chemical or physical processes a continuous, solid film. Varnish consist among others of binders, pigments, solvents, resins and / or acrylates and additives.