22 Sept 2003
AKULON® XP PA6 FOR FILM APPLICATIONS OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTIVITY GAINS, REDUCED COSTS
DSM Engineering Plastics has released Akulon® XP, a new revolutionary barrier resin based on polyamide 6 (PA6), for multi-layer oxygen barrier films. The new material differs from normal Polyamide 6 resins through its exceptional processing characteristics that allow dramatic productivity gains to be realized.
19 Sept 2003
DSM LAUNCHES STANYL® TW241F12, BROADENING THE SCOPE FOR METAL REPLACEMENT IN HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS
DSM Engineering Plastics' Stanyl® PA46 range is known for offering high performance similar to LCP and PPS – even sometimes PEEK – whilst offering ease of processing and design typical for PA6, PA66 or PBT. With the introduction of Stanyl® TW241F12, a new, high-performance, 60% glass fibre-reinforced polyamide 46 (PA46). Stanyl® now offers the highest stiffness at elevated temperatures to be found in glass fiber reinforced semi-crystalline thermoplastics, giving greater opportunities for metal replacement. In addition to stiffness, Stanyl® TW241F12 provides high levels of resistance to creep and fatigue—with less mass than competing materials.
19 Sept 2003
The best-seller among extruders: more applications for new Alpha models
With its Alpha single-screw extruder series tailored to profile extrusion, Cin-cinnati Extrusion is offering its customers a convincing machine concept. Since the introduction of this new, standardized machine series at K 2001, more than 160 Alpha extruders have already been sold worldwide. Now the Vienna machine manufacturer has once more responded to current market trends by adding two new Alpha models to this successful line, one with grooved feed-bushing, and another with fine-grooved feed bushing.
17 Sept 2003
First polypropylene product made from natural gas
As a result of co-operation between Lurgi, Statoil and Borealis, the world’s first Borstar® polypropylene cups have been created using propylene from Lurgi’s new MTP® (Methanol-to-Propylene) process.
17 Sept 2003
Univar adds Thermera environmentally-friendly, water-based heat transfer fluids to its portfolio
Thermera, a novel type of heat transfer fluid with extremely low environmental impact, is now available throughout Scandinavia from Univar as the result of a new distribution agreement with Finland’s Fortum Gas and Oil Oy. The high performance fluid is ideal for antifreeze use in heating and ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Opening September 200316 Sept 2003
GE PLASTICS REINFORCES SUPPORT IN DRIVING INNOVATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN SOLUTIONS
BERGEN OP ZOOM— September 17, 2003 — In support of its services to the design community, GE Plastics worked with designafairs GmbH, one of Europe’s foremost design consultancies, to have a permanent state-of-the-art presentation at designafairs’ new Color and Materials Laboratory, which opened in Munich on September 17, 2003. This center of expertise brings together the leading technologies in materials, colors and effects to serve industrial designers in driving real design innovation in new and existing applications.
12 Sept 2003
Battenfeld presenting a new drive concept
Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik GmbH, Bad Oeynhausen is the first manufacturer of extruders to introduce a new, innovative drive system for torque and screw speed control in all of its extruders. The most remarkable feature of these high-performance, so-called CMG compact drive motors is their reduced size compared to conventional cylindrical gear drive systems.
