International Appliance Manufacturing 2007

thin-sheet steel that is coated with a decorative metallised foil using the coil coating process. This decorative metallised foil was developed together with a partner of the Color Profit Center and gives the steel the metallic look of higher class and/or higher priced materials such as aluminum, copper, stainless steel or titanium (see figure 1). Right from the start of development, great emphasis was placed on ECOLOGY, QUALITY, AESTHETICS and ECONOMY . The demand for chromate-free products for the domestic appliance industry (e.g. in order to comply with ROHS) made it clear in the past that coil coaters and domestic appliance manufacturers could not lose sight of the e c o l o g i c a l a s p e c t . The Market and Innovation Team faced up to this responsibility right from an early stage of product development. As a result, there was no question of using composite foils containing halogen and PVC contaminants. PLADUR® M, the sustained halogen and PVC-free innovation, offers customers a product with a longlasting appeal that can be used for an extremely wide range of applications. It goes without saying that the aspect of p r o d u c t q u a l i t y also featured heavily during development of the product. The team succeeded in achieving a mutually compatible system comprising easily formed hot-dip finished steel strip (e.g. GALFAN®), glue and decorative foil such that commonly used processing methods such as deepdrawing, folding, rollforming or stamping are possible with PLADUR®M (with or without protective foil). Excellent “easy-toclean” properties such as resistance to mustard, red wine, etc. and the simplicity with which finger marks can be removed are only two of the many aspects that offer added value for the end user. PLADUR® M offers a whole host of a e s t h e t i c v a r i a t i o n s (see figure 2). In addition to the ability to produce various metal looks, it is also possible to achieve different levels of sheen (i.e. gloss or matt looks) as well as brushed and non-brushed surfaces. In addition, there are dyed, translucent variants allowing the processor to give its products a combination of high-quality and characteristic appearances with a high level of recognition – and all this at a comparably low cost . Various design variants such as the “bright steel finish”, “titanium finish”, “aluminum finish”, etc. are currently available. Given sufficient demand, however, customers will also be able to choose individually how their high-quality semifinished products should look. Abstract It has been shown that customers’ wishes for first-class products with metal looks have been correctly identified in the development of PLADUR® M. PLADUR® M offers advantages not only in terms of ecological, quality and aesthetic aspects but also provides domestic appliance manufacturers and end users alike with various benefits. An appropriate purchase price, moderate delivery times, good processing capabilities, individual configuration options and outstanding cleaning properties have already proven their worth in the market. For use in interior applications, PLADUR® M therefore offers users additional possibilities for achieving an individual product design. Acknowledgement The author would like to thank Beate Fugmann and Peter Gerold from our Market and Innovation Team. Contacts: Axel Pohl; Project Manager Market and Innovation Team; ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, Color Profit Center, telephone: +49 (2732) 599 4578; e-mail: axel.pohl@thyssenkrupp.com Figure 2: A wide range of aesthetic variations achieved with PLADUR®M 16 International Appliance Manufacturing 2007

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Contents White Goods- made out of Germany Customer Benefits from Coil Coating Products with “Metal Looks” In Mould Labelling for the Appliance Industry Only Pay for What You Need with Trimmed Concept for Appliance Manufacturers New Lighting Trend in the Oven Innovation in Light and Design- An Introduction Influence of Recycled Material on the Mechanical Performance and Stabilization System of GB355WG Why Choose a Fast Diode Mosfet in a Three-Phase Inverter Topology Providing Six-step Current Commutation Appliance Motor Control Made More Efficient, Cost- Effective Through Sensorless FOC Control Save, Bright and Spotlessly Clean Stainless Steel Strip is Stepping Out with the Launch of Sandvik Decorex New Hot Melt Silicone Sealant Technology Reduces Time, Costs for Appliance Manufacturers IR Touch Controls- The 4th Generation Coil Coating Ensures White Goods at Leading Edge Design Coil Coating Ensures White Goods at Leading Edge Design New material Solutions That Help Satisfy Consumer Wants, Producer Needs and Regulatory Musts for Tomorrow’s Appliances Welcome to the Chinese Century Multibase PPμ Talc Switches and Sensors Rise to the Challenge Development by SKF of Value Added Solutions (VAS) for Washing Machine Applications Silicon Adhesives for Display Cabinet Construction Instantaneous Hot Water for Beverages A Very Small Real Time Scheduler for Both Cost Effective Home Appliance Controllers and Higher Level Firmware Development Dishwasher Circulation Pump Evolution Nucleated PP Opens the Door to Improvements in Design and Productivity of Molded Appliance Articles Energy Saving Solutions for Home Appliances Sensors Sensors Sensors and No Way Back An Integrated Driver for LED Panel Renders the Traditional MCU Obsolete Integrating Hall-effect Magnetic Sensor Technology into Modern Household Appliances High Efficiency, Low Cost BLDC Evaperoator Fan Motor with a Soft Magnetic Composite Stator and Bud TM Controller Household Dishwashers Energy Consumption Reduction- A Success Story Novel fan Design Offers Energy Savings to Refrigeration Market

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