Gelsenkirchen, April 18, 2006:
Masterflex AG (WKN 549293), Gelsenkirchen, Germany, is presenting high-performance hose systems at the Hanover Fair in Hall 5, Stand A 32, and, as part of Energy 2006, at the joint stand of the NRW State Initiative on Future Energies (Hall 13, Stand C 50), application possibilities for the latest generation of PEM mini fuel cells.
Fuel cell technology
Masterflex AG will be exhibiting fuel cell systems for mobile energy supply. The central exhibit is the near-series cargo cab Cargobike with integrated fuel cell. The vehicle was developed in cooperation with the Berlin-based company Hawk Bikes E&M GmbH. The Cargobike is equipped with a 250-watt fuel cell drive.
In addition to the propulsion energy, additional electricity can be provided, for example, for lighting the vehicle or cooling the transported goods. The Cargobike has a modular design. This means that the vehicle can be equipped with different superstructures for different areas of application.
70 MPa (mega Pascal) hydrogen cartridges are used in the vehicle. With 90 grams of stored hydrogen, a range of approximately 250 kilometers can be achieved.
The Cargobike will soon be used in the transnational Europe-wide HYCHAIN MINITRANS project. This project aims to demonstrate innovative and sustainable alternatives to the heavily oil-dependent transport industry and to create possible uses for selected transport applications.
High-tech hose systems
Masterflex AG will be presenting innovative hose systems together with its subsidiary Novoplast Schlauchtechnik GmbH at Subcontracting in Hall 5 Stand A 32.
Masterflex AG, Gelsenkirchen, will be showing its hose specialties from the Master-PUR and Master-Clip series, which include special hoses for conveying particularly abrasive materials or with temperature resistances up to +1,100 ° C, as well as manyproduct innovations especially for the food and tobacco industries and for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. In addition to the hose types of the Master-Food series, in which suction and transport hoses made of food-grade polyurethane (PU) and also of an improved, more flexible polyolefin (PO) will be shown, hoses and hose connection systems with certified suitability for direct food contact will also be presented for the first time.
Other products on show include the new Master-PO-Food hoses. Following consistent further development of raw materials, these hose types are characterized by improved flexibility and higher temperature resistance up to +80 °C (previously up to +65 °C).
Masterflex is also presenting plastic hoses with nano-coating for the first time. Using a unique plasma CVD (chemical vapor deposition) process, plastic hoses are coated on the inside with a wear-resistant, durable surface finish made of tungsten or silicon nitride ceramics a few thousandths of a millimeter thick.
The inner nanocoating and the resulting smooth surface prevent the penetration of foreign substances and ensure the highest possible protection of the surface. The nanostructure promises optimized long-term preservation of material-specific product properties.
Novoplast Schlauchtechnik GmbH, Halberstadt, a subsidiary of Masterflex AG, has developed fluorescent CPU water-cooling hoses that glow under UV light. The company is currently causing computer owners' eyes to light up with these. The Novoplast hoses not only provide cooling for the PC's interior, but also give it a trendy look, as more and more computers are being fitted with a transparent housing so that even the previously hidden hardware can be displayed by day and night.
Visit us:
- Fuel cell technology: hall 13, booth C 50
- Hose systems: Hall 5 A 32