VO+: Novel Manufacturing Porcess for Reducing Material Used in PE Film

聚乙烯（PE）是最常见的聚合物薄膜，广泛用于包装和非包装应用，在设计灵活性，强度和成本方面提供无与伦比的优势。PE薄膜行业专注于实现材料减少和轻量化，以减少其产品对环境的影响。有几种相关的技术是可用的;然而，所有这些技术都有限制，阻止了广泛采用（高成本，机械性能不足，与薄膜不兼容）。VOID科技有限公司（VOID）建议将其PE薄膜中的纳米蜂窝轻量化技术（品牌VO+）从TRL 3提升到TRL 5，通过以下方式在制造和材料领域提供竞争力和增长：（1）开发目标性能规格的材料，包括需要轻量化，高强度和韧性以及湿度控制的应用。(2)显著减少PE薄膜生产中使用的原材料，与标准PE薄膜相比，降低了成本，同时保持了强度。该项目将为VOID带来显著的增长，增加就业机会，可观的投资回报率和平台技术，可以为其他市场进一步开发。

Polyethylene (PE) is the most common polymer film, used widely in packaging and non-packaging applications to provide unmatched benefits in terms of design flexibility, strength and cost. The PE film industry is focussing on achieving material reduction & light-weighting to reduce the environmental impact of its products. Several relevant technologies are available; however all have limitations that prevent widespread adoption (high cost, inadequate mechanical properties, and incompatibility with thin films). VOID Technologies Limited (VOID) proposes to advance its nano-cellular light-weighting technology (branded VO+) in PE film from TRL3 to TRL5, to deliver competitiveness and growth in the manufacturing and materials sectors by: (1) Developing materials for targeted performance specifications including applications that require light-weighting, high strength and toughness, and moisture control. (2) Significantly reducing raw material used in PE film production leading to a cost reduction compared to standard PE film, whilst maintaining strength. The project will result in significant growth for VOID giving increased employment, substantial ROI and a platform technology which can be developed further for additional markets.