BASF Ultrason Material Applied to Italian Luxury Home Appliance De'Longhi Coffee Machine

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] The global chemical company BASF's 'Ultrason® E 3010 MR' material has been applied to the upper piston part of the extractor in De’Longhi, the Italian luxury home appliance brand's new coffee machine model 'Magnifica Ecam 22.'

BASF's polyethersulfone (PESU) material Ultrason E 3010 MR boasts high heat resistance up to 180 degrees Celsius and excellent steam stability, providing mechanical properties and dimensional stability that can be maintained over a long period at various temperatures. It also meets De’Longhi's strict food and safety standards as well as processability and assembly criteria. At the same time, it allows easy demolding of complex parts through injection molding. Ultrason E 3010 MR outperforms polyetherimide (PEI) materials, which are mainly used in coffee machines.

For the upper piston material of De’Longhi coffee machines, which must withstand high-pressure and high-temperature steam, Ultrason E was suitable as it does not lose transparency or mechanical strength even when continuously exposed to superheated steam. In various international standard (ISO)-based tests, it maintained excellent mechanical properties even after 2,000 cycles of steam sterilization at 134 degrees Celsius and showed resistance to strong stress cracking. These features support optimal part molding development using BASF's simulation tool Ultrasim® for molding analysis.

Ultrason, characterized by high viscosity, enables the production of parts with complex geometrical structures like the upper piston through injection molding. The upper piston consists of a long screw insert with thin walls, requiring molding without voids and in a complex, elongated shape.

Ultrason is BASF's brand name for specialty polymer materials such as polyethersulfone (PESU), polysulfone (PSU), and polyphenylsulfone (PPSU), produced in product lines including Ultrason E, Ultrason S, and Ultrason P. The high-performance Ultrason materials are used not only for manufacturing lightweight parts in electronics, automotive, and aerospace industries but also for water treatment filters and products requiring hot water and food contact. Thanks to the material's excellence, Ultrason can replace metals, ceramics, and thermoset resins.

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