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CAMPUS – New version 5.2 ready

The internationally leading plastics information system CAMPUS is now available in a new version. The new version has become necessary, because the data content of CAMPUS was extended after consulting with VDA (Association of the Automotive Industry).

A VDA workgroup has developed a new directive "Data for Selection of Thermoplastic Materials used in Interior, Exterior and Engine Compartment". This paper presents a list of preferred material properties and standards for material selection in the automotive industry. For most application areas existing CAMPUS properties could be adopted. In some cases additional properties had to be introduced, like resistance to light, extended chemical resistance information and emission behavior.

The new properties have been reconciled between VDA and the CAMPUS group and new, uniform standards were agreed on. Accordingly CAMPUS was extended by these new material properties with the new version. The new software allows for each CAMPUS grade to print the complete official VDA datasheet.

CAMPUS can be downloaded and updated for free from www.CAMPUSplastics.com

The new version is already available. However, the CAMPUS participants will need several months to fill in the new properties.