Swedish firm Sveico has produced a new design garlic press, which will be sold
under the company's GastroMax label. The company selected Akulon Ultraflow
from DSM Engineering Plastics, because the material offered greater design
freedom and is easy for filling complex molds. In addition, Akulon Ultraflow
was able to deliver low cycle times with a 40% saving in production time
compared to other polyamides, lower investment in machine and moulds, longer
lifetime for machine and mould thanks to lower mould pressure, lower energy
consumption and shorter cooling time.
Additionally, Akulon Ultraflow delivered a better surface, without the need
for finishing or applying surface protection against oxidation as is the case
for metals. And compared to aluminium, the production of the product used
only 10% of energy - a key environmental saving.
Akulon Ultraflow also offers users a number of benefits including ease of use,
easy cleaning and light weight. Due to the lower processing temperatures
compared to standard polyamides Akulon Ultraflow can also be coloured more
easily even with usually temperature sensitive bright colour pigments.
