Mechanical Engineering

Plastic solutions for mechanical engineering that last

Faster, more efficient, more precise: These are the growing demands on mechanical engineering. The diverse properties of plastics offer immense innovation potential that will permit the industry to face these challenges.

Plastics score particularly high in situations where conventional materials, like metals, often fail. Because plastics are especially light, they are many times more energy-efficient and quiet, for example with gears and guide rails. Overall, plastic constructions require less maintenance than metal constructions. They are less prone to corrosion, wear and tear from oxidation, and they remain dimensionally stable even with constant loads. Maintenance intervals are therefore much shorter.