29 Jan 2004
High-precision sandwich molding from Battenfeld
The secret of success in sandwich injection molding is hidden inside the molded parts: the use of less and lower-priced materials without compromis-ing quality standards. Injection molders taking advantage of this potential achieve a significant increase in cost-efficiency for their products. Among oth-ers, a Spanish Battenfeld customer, a well-known manufacturer of toilet seats, has seized this opportunity. In the near future he will take delivery of a new HM 10.000/7.700 + 7.700 BM B4 injection molding machine. It will be the eighth multi-component injection molding system from Battenfeld supplied to this company. This particular customer has become the market leader in Europe with the help of cost-efficient co-injection technology. The Battenfeld sand-wich system process technology has been optimized to the point of achieving a tolerance margin of only +/- 5 g for shot weights of 4,000 g.
28 Jan 2004
Owens Corning names Chuck Dana President of its Composite Solutions Business
Toledo, Ohio, January 28, 2004 – Owens Corning announced today that Chuck Dana has been named president of the company’s Composite Solutions Business. The Composite Solutions Business produces and supplies a wide variety of fiberglass material solutions to numerous manufacturing industries including automotive, marine, wind energy and telecommunications.
28 Jan 2004
DSM AKULON® PA6 OUTPERFORMS PA66 FORMULATIONS
The choice of a polyamide (PA) thermoplastic for an engineering application, particularly between PA6 and PA66, often focuses on heat aging or strength and stiffness—and cost. Akulon® PA6 from DSM Engineering Plastics offers performance equal to or better than many competitive PA66 formulations, with significantly better price/performance when processability is factored in.
27 Jan 2004
GREAT LAKES LAUNCHES FIREMASTER® BP411 BROMINATED POLYSTYRENE FLAME RETARDANT
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced the launch of Firemaster® BP411, a brominated polystyrene flame retardant additive for electrical component applications.
26 Jan 2004
Confidence returns to tech sector
Delegates at last week’s conference of the Eurocom PR Network were presented with the initial results of the Eurocom Technology Confidence Survey. Based on responses from senior executives in the technology sector across Europe, the survey clearly showed that a recovery was expected in the first two quarters of 2004. Full results of the survey will be available from February 16th.
26 Jan 2004
Cincinnati Extrusion at Interplastica
At Interplastica in Moscow, February 23 to 27, the Viennese machine manufacturer Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH will present itself at the joint Austrian industry booth No. FC.05. With the sin-gle-screw extruder model 60-25 B from its Alpha range on display, it will demonstrate its spe-cial expertise in the field of profile extrusion.
26 Jan 2004
High-precision sandwich molding from Battenfeld
The secret of success in sandwich injection molding is hidden inside the molded parts: the use of less and lower-priced materials without compromising quality standards. Injection molders taking advantage of this potential achieve a significant increase in cost-efficiency for their products. Among others, a Spanish Battenfeld customer, a well-known manufacturer of toilet seats, has seized this opportunity. In the near future he will take delivery of a new HM 10.000/7.700 + 7.700 BM B4 injection molding machine. It will be the eighth multi-component injection molding system from Battenfeld supplied to this company. This particular customer has become the market leader in Europe with the help of cost-efficient co-injection technology. The Battenfeld sandwich system process technology has been optimized to the point of achieving a tolerance margin of only +/- 5 g for shot weights of 4,000 g.
26 Jan 2004
Wilhelm Schröder joins SMS Plastics Technology
Effective January 12, 2004, Wilhelm Schröder, former Managing Director of Krauss Maffei Kunststofftechnik GmbH, has been appointed to the Management Board of SMS GmbH.
