Development and production of plastic-free, home-compostable biocomposites made from bio-based waste materials in Zurich.

FluidSolids AG

Zurich (CH) · Hohlstrasse 408, 8048 ZurichNew on Amplifa

2011Founded

ZurichLocation: headquarters, production, grinding pilot plant,

Biocomposites with E-modulus > 9'000 MPaMaterial characteristic

About FluidSolids

FluidSolids AG, headquartered in Zurich, is a technology provider for natural, fiber-based high-performance materials used as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics. Using a proprietary process, biocomposites are manufactured from bio-based residual materials such as nutshells, wood fibers, corn cobs, cardboard, hemp fibers, paper or cellulose – 100% plastic-free, free of microplastics, home-compostable and with significantly reduced CO2 emissions. The Zurich headquarters host a production line for granulates and masterbatches, a grinding pilot plant for raw material preparation, and an in-house laboratory for certification and quality assurance. The range of services includes material development of customer-specific formulations, engineering and toolmaking, in-house injection molding production of small series as well as component production and mass production with certified partners. Customers include, among others, Google, the corvaglia group and ABInBev. Fields of application are the packaging industry, consumer goods and hardware products, and general plastics processing.

Site: Zurich
Processes: Compounding (material production of granulates and masterbatches, proprietary process), Injection molding (component manufacturing), Preparation of raw materials in the in-house grinding pilot plant (crushing/grinding), Engineering and toolmaking (development, CAD, tools, coatings, commissioning), Material development of customer-specific formulations (R&D, certification in the in-house, Material development of customer-specific biocomposites, Raw material specification and procurement, Raw material preparation in the in-house grinding pilot plant
Materials: FluidSolids Basic Grade, FluidSolids Coffee Grade, FluidSolids Food Grade, FluidSolids Paper Grade, FluidSolids Fire Grade, FluidSolids Biocomposites (bio-based, 100% plastic-free, home-compostable, E-modulus >9'000 MPa), Nutshells (filler), Wood fibers
Certificates: In-house laboratory for certification and QA, Certified production partners
Founded: 2011
Industries: Packaging industry, Consumer goods/hardware products, Plastics processing (compounding, injection molding)

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Raw material specification and procurement
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Raw material preparation in the in-house grinding pilot plant
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Material development of customer-specific formulations (R&D, laboratory)
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Certification and quality assurance in the in-house laboratory
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Engineering and toolmaking (CAD, tools, coatings, commissioning)
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Injection molding of components (small series in-house, mass production with
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Training, certification and patent management

Locations

Zurich

Headquarters, production line (granulates and masterbatches), grinding pilot plant, laboratory

Lot size: Small series in-house, large series and mass production via partners
Materials: FluidSolids Biocomposites (Basic, Coffee, Food, Paper, Fire Grade)

Production line for biocomposite manufacturing (compounding systems, proprietary)
Grinding pilot plant for raw material preparation
Laboratory for certification and quality assurance

Industries

Packaging industryConsumer goods/hardware productsPlastics processing (compounding, injection molding)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Compounding (material production of granulates and masterbatches, proprietary process)Plastics	–	–	–	Small series (in-house) – Mass production (via partners)	FluidSolids Biocomposites
Injection molding (component manufacturing)Plastics	–	–	–	Small series in-house – Mass production via partners	FluidSolids Biocomposites
Plastics	–	–	–	–	FluidSolids Biocomposites
Preparation of raw materials in the in-house grinding pilot plant (crushing/grinding)Plastics	–	–	–	–	Nutshells, Wood fibers, Corn cobs, Cardboard, Hemp fibers, Paper
Engineering and toolmaking (development, CAD, tools, coatings, commissioning)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Material development of customer-specific formulations (R&D, certification in the in-houseEngineering	–	–	–	–	FluidSolids Biocomposites

2 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Production line for biocomposite manufacturing (compounding systems, proprietary)	–	–	–	–	Zurich
Grinding pilot plant (raw material preparation)	–	–	–	–	Zurich

Additional services

Material development of customer-specific biocompositesRaw material specification and procurementRaw material preparation in the in-house grinding pilot plantCertification in the in-house laboratoryMaterial production (granulates, masterbatches) and quality assuranceEngineering and toolmaking (CAD, tools, coatings, commissioning)Production of small series and OEM components with partnersScale-up support and implementation of the technology in existing production facilitiesTraining and introduction of quality standardsPatent management

Reference customers

Google, Inc.corvaglia groupABInBev

Quality

Quality assurance is carried out in the in-house laboratory at the Zurich site, where the biocomposites are certified. FluidSolids AG trains certified production partners and implements quality standards so that material production and processing meet defined requirements.

Evidence	Zurich
In-house laboratory for certification and QA
Certified production partners

History

2011
Company founded; since then a transdisciplinary team has been working on the further development of the company and its technology.