Raschig's Espenhain plant is a colourful place. The thermoset plastics which the company processes and supplies to a number of sectors including the automotive industry are available in around 200 dierent colours. After every colour change the production lines have to be cleaned. The company uses a Ruwac explosion-proof vacuum cleaner for this job. Raschig GmbH, which is based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, manufactures a wide range of thermoset moulding compositions at its Espenhain site. They include melamine and melamine-phenolic resin moulding compositions and polyester resin moulding compositions. These plastics are used to make components for the automotive and electrical industries among others. They oer excellent dimensional stability and mechanical resistance, and are so strong that

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