DSM partners with Axis to develop biobased camera housing

DSM Engineering Materials has announced it has supported Axis Communications, an industry expert in network video, which offers products and services for video surveillance and analytics, access control, intercom, and audio systems, to deliver camera components made with EcoPaXX, a high-performance polyamide, which is made from renewable castor bean oil.

In 2021, Axis Communications launched three products containing renewable biobased plastics: AXIS P3818-PVE, AXIS Q1656 and AXIS Q1656-LE. AXIS Q1656 is the company’s first product series containing the biobased plastic EcoPaXX. 

This polyamide is ideally suited for industries with a strong drive for sustainability. It combines a low carbon footprint with performance and aesthetics. EcoPaXX is a high-performance aliphatic, biobased polyamide that uniquely balances the benefits of typical short and long chain polyamides, such as low moisture uptake and high mechanical performance. It has wide applicability and is especially popular as a PA66 performance booster since it can be processed in the same tools.

For Axis Communications, utilising EcoPaXX is an important step towards minimising the use of fossil fuels. “We see the use of biobased materials has an important step in the transformation to a world less dependant on fossil fuel,” says Carl Trotzig, director of quality & environment at Axis.

DSM has developed a range of engineering materials over the years to help its customers in support of a sustainable, low-carbon circular economy and has committed to making available bio- and/or recycled-based alternatives for its entire portfolio by 2030. These circular materials help to de-fossilise the economy and society, reduce plastic waste and carbon footprint, and meet changing legislative and end-consumer demands as part of its SimplyCircular initiative.

“We are happy Axis choose EcoPaXX for their camera components as a proven sustainable solution for the future. A global cooperation with development and manufacturing support in different continents shows true partnership,” says Niels Hegge, European product manager of EcoPaXX.