Great Lakes Present Their Latest Additives for Polyurethane at Utech 2003

Reofos NHP is a scorch free, low fogging flame retardant for flexible automotive foams that maintains excellent physical properties during ageing INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that the latest additions to their range of flame retardants and polymer stabilisers for polyurethane applications will be presented at Utech 2003.

CPS Color and Corob join forces as planned

CPS ColorThe merger agreement signed on 5 November 2002 between CPS Color and Corob Group has been approved by the authorities and came into effect on 17 December 2002. CPS Color, a leading supplier of advanced tinting systems, acquires Corob, a leading manufacturer of automatic tinting equipment from Swisslog. The new company is positioned to be a leading provider of postponed colour production systems.

GREAT LAKES ADDS PRODUCTION AND SERVICE CENTER IN TEXAS TO MEET INCREASED U.S. DEMAND FOR POLYMER STABILIZER BLENDS

Extruded form Anox NDB INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that it has boosted production capacity by 100 percent for its patented no dust blends (NDB™) line of polymer stabilizers with the opening of a production and service center in Arlington, Texas. The new production facility is strategically located near the Gulf of Mexico to offer enhanced services to major U.S. markets served by the company and positions Great Lakes to meet growing customer demand for no dust blends.

Adhesives enhance new railcar design

3M™ Dual Lock™ applied on a door panel. French company CFD (Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Départementaux) and its subsidiary companies, have a 120-year history, in designing and building railway rolling stock such as locomotives, carriages, railcars and even rack-railway units.

Another ‘First’ for 3M™ VHB™ Tapes

3M VHB 5952 provides an excellent bond to most powder coated materials without the need to prime or abrade the substrates 3M has expanded its range of patented High Bond adhesive tapes with the launch of a new high performance VHB tape specially developed for use with powder coated surfaces. This new tape will permanently bond a variety of substrates and meets the demands of different markets. Examples include bonding glass to metal in the construction of office interiors and electrical cabinets, metal to metal for metal furniture or elevators and plastic to metal for commercial sign assemblies. For the first time in a tape, it provides the durability and strength of mechanical fasteners such as rivets and screws, without damaging painted finishes.

New Ultra-Thin Fasteners for Good Looking Displays

3M Scotchmate Thin Hook and Loop fasteners are used to firmly hold lightweight objects such as small displays. New 3M™ Scotchmate™ Thin Hook and Loop Fasteners are an elegant, lightweight fastening solution, designed for various applications from exhibition assembly, conference promotional panels and point-of-sale displays, to general office and shop use. A simple, but highly effective and reliable, alternative to traditional mechanical systems such as bolts, rivets, snaps and hooks, they ensure that even the most inexperienced will achieve a professional result.

3M Electrically Conductive Adhesive Films - Innovative Solutions for the Electronics Industry

3M Electrically Conductive Adhesive Films Small and lightweight – that is the trend in the electronics industry. In response to this development, 3M's new electri-cally conductive films provide a useful alternative solution to conventional interconnecting systems like soldering or me-chanical fastening.

Distrupol hits target with power module box moulded from DuPont Crastin resin

Integration of rapid prototyping capabilities with technical materials service provides aeronautical component in production quantities within 14 days
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 Combination of the accurate materials specification and rapid supply service provided by polymer distributor Distrupol with the one-stop-shop, rapid tooling and technical moulding skills of Dudley Associates enabled the power management division of Semelab, the designer and manufacturer of semiconductor components, to receive prototype parts of a power module box in production materials within two weeks of supplying computerised drawings.