Aiju will improve electromagnetic behavior in toys

Aiju is developing the project EMITOY, funded by the Impiva (dossier IMIDIC/2010/40) and co-funded with Feder funds, whose main objective is to obtain new conductive plastic formulations to prevent these interferences of electromagnetic nature. To this end, proposes the incorporation of nanofibers of carbon to the thermoplastics commonly used in the sector toy (PE and PP) to levels both electrostatic dissipation, electrostatic painted as electromagnetic shielding. The main features that must meet the materials obtained are: that are light (plastic material base), comprehensive response to magnetic field and electric field, price competitive and actionable by extrusion, injection.

Type electrical and electronic toys have considerable weight in the sector and, due to the increase of video games and the like, is a sector in progressive growth. This type of toy, interfere with the proper operation of other devices of electronic type due to magnetic interference they produce, while its operation is also affected. Instead, the cost of market of these products does not allow the inclusion of high technification benefits to avoid such interference.

Ana Ibáñez, technical responsible of the project indicates that "the applications of these developments in the juguetero sector are wide and, with the collaboration of the companies in the sector to provide their needs and requirements in this area, is can expand and optimize." Group companies may be new designs of products that can not carry out so far due to the limitations of the materials used, filters and possible metal shells, and therefore boost the innovation of its toys", an improvement for the adaptation to new standards and an increase in its competitiveness against products imported from other countries".

Pellets of carbon nanofibers.