Extrusion International 6-2016

11 Extrusion International 6/2016 Brabender cooperates with Russian university At this year’s K show Brabender GmbH & Co. KG had the pleasure to welcome a high-ranking visitor. The leading man- ufacturer for instruments and equipment for testing mate- rial quality and physi- cal properties was meeted Mr. Rustam Minnikhanov, Presi- dent of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. Inhis presence Stephan Lange, Managing Di- rector of Brabender, www.brabender.com Trustworthy film solutions for security documents TRUSTECH is the new international trade fair for cardmanu- facturers which is taking place for the first time from Novem- ber 29 to December 1 at Cannes in southern France. The word “trust” is incorporated into the name of the new event but is also a part of the supplier promise of Covestro: “Tailored Trust” – this stands for trustworthy product solutions that en- able the highest security standards. To fulfill the diverse demands of security card manufactur- ers, Covestro has developed a family of Makrofol ® and Bay- fol ® brand polycarbonate films and a line of thermoplastic Platilon ® polyurethane films. The range has been expanded to include holographic Bayfol ® HX grades supporting high-level counterfeit protection thanks to sophisticated embedding and protection of a wide range of personalized data. Fast, high-contrast personalization One of the products Covestro is exhibiting at TRUSTECH is the polycarbonate film Makrofol ® ID Superlaser. Passports using this material can be laser-engraved with the holder’s data and photo in higher contrast than is possible with standard laser- reactive overlay films. Because the personal data are in both the overlay and the core, the three-ply film also offers better protection against forgery. Furthermore, the personalization process is faster and less costly compared to conventional production meth- ods. The development of this innovative film and the patent- protected Superlaser technology is Covestro’s response to cur- rent trends in the market for security cards. Holographic films for forgery-proof ID cards Manufacturers and their partners must continuously develop new solutions to protect security cards even more effectively www.covestro.com and Alexander Harwardt, Managing Director of Brabender’s Russian subsidiary in Kazan – the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan – signed a cooperation agreement with the Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU). In 2017 the university intends to build a research and devel- opment laboratory which – among others – is to be equipped with Brabender instruments. For this purpose a coopera- tion agreement has been set up which will be signed by Mr. German Dyakonov, President of the KNRTU. The ceremony was taken place at the premises of Messe Düsseldorf. against forgery and manipulation. Holographic films from Covestro’s Bayfol ® HX line are one promising option for pro- tecting optically variable devices (OVDs). With this technology, security holograms are produced in a pho- topolymer film that can be used as an individual security fea- ture, either as an insert or overly film on one or both sides of the cards. Particularly in overlay films, numerous features can be incorporated into a single layer to offer very high-level security. Durable IDs Platilon ® ID thermoplastic polyurethane films are the material of choice when very good mechanical strength and longevity are critical, such as the hinge of a passport. They also exhibit very good bonding strength and flexibility. Documents made from this material can be opened and closed an infinite num- ber of times without affecting the flexibility or tearing at the hinge. The film can also be stitched into a passport.