BASF opens refrigerator applications lab.BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida Corp., Polyurethanes polyurethanes (pŏl'ēy  r`əthānz), group of plastics that may be either thermosetting or thermoplastic. Polyurethane can be made into both flexible and rigid foams. has opened a new laboratory in Wyandotte, Mich., to develop consumer refrigerator and freezer applications for its polyurethane foam Noun 1. polyurethane foam - a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plasticspolyfoam polyurethan, polyurethane - any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or insulation systems and HIPS liner materials. The applications lab can serve as a pilot plant to simulate customers' manufacturing processes for applying insulation to refrigerator/freezer cabinets. This saves the cost of conducting trials on customers' own production lines. The 2500-sq-ft lab has a Cannon A200 Penta high-pressure foaming machine that can process all types of blowing agents, including hydrocarbons. The line has a cabinet preheat pre·heat tr.v. pre·heat·ed, pre·heat·ing, pre·heats To heat (an oven, for example) beforehand. pre·heat  er n. station and a cabinet fixture expandable to 48 in. wide. Tel: (734) 324-6292, www.pu.basf.com
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