ThyssenKrupp Magazin

the DEG stadium, and ThyssenKrupp Services was called in, and recently
delivered a state-of-the-art protective shield over the boards that
surround the ice surface; known as “the glass,” it is, of course, actually
made of completely transparent plastic. Still, that is not a material
usually associated with the name ThyssenKrupp. “As a trade organization,
our range of products comprises a broad variety of materials,” explains
Werner Eschbach, managing board member of ThyssenKrupp
Schulte GmbH, a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Services. An expert who
has been in the business for more than 25 years, he is responsible for
the plastics division.
“You have to be excited about the material you sell,” is his motto.
“That’s the only way to be successful in the plastics market, which has
been shaped by medium-sized businesses.”
The order from the DEG certainly will not do much to increase
overall sales in plastics trading (an area in which ThyssenKrupp Services
is the world market leader), but it is a good reference project that
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The Margard ® product is
stronger than glass. No matter
how hard the puck hits it, the
fans behind it are safe – so they
can follow the fast and exciting
game of ice hockey without fear
of injury. And with unbridled
enthusiasm.
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convinces potential customers. The “Margard ® ” polycarbonate sheets
can live up to the demands of puck security, transparency and translucency,
and that isn’t just an advertising statement, but the result of extreme
tests. A test certificate lists exactly what the transparent material
had to stand up to: the puck was shot at the polycarbonate material 30
times at a 90-degree angle, and another 24 times at a 45-degree
angle, at a speed of 50 meters per second.
A SHIELD WITH STRONG PUCK SECURITY
But that’s not all, as the test certificate attests: “24 hours before the
test, the glass element was put in a climate chamber and cooled down
to 0 degrees centigrade, since such temperatures are the norm in ice
sport arenas at ground level and have a decisive influence on the
toughness of the glass.” The result: “No changes to the barrier. The
tested barrier withstood use without damage. It is thus proven to be
puck-secure, in accordance with the test conditions detailed above.”