24 Apr 2006
FROM DELICATE TO TOUGH, ULTRA-PRECISE STANYL® PA46 GEARS HELP KEEP JOYSTEER® POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Precision gears made of Stanyl®, a high-performance polyamide 46 (PA46) resin from DSM Engineering Plastics, help a new joystick-based drive-by-wire system translate a driver’s steering movements into vehicle control. Called Joysteer®, the new system was designed to enable drivers with arm muscle disabilities get behind the wheel – or in this case, joystick – and drive by themselves. Joysteer will be demonstrated at Hannover Messe 2006, 24-28 April, a leading showplace for mechanical and plant engineering, electrical engineering, electronics and the automotive sector.
24 Apr 2006
Borealis combines unique, high productivity with a longer lifetime for XLPE cables
Borealis is adding another grade to its SupercureTM high productivity energy cable compound product portfolio by offering a crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation solution for long-term performance cables. The first of its kind, Supercure LC8205 combines water tree retardant properties with faster crosslinking, ensuring longevity of the cable and quick production runs benefiting both cable makers and power distributors.
21 Apr 2006
ARNITEL® EL250, SOFTEST COPE/TPE-E, GAINS GROUND IN OVERMOULDING APPLICATIONS FROM SOFT GRIPS TO HIGH-TOUCH CAR INTERIORS
Arnitel® EL250 thermoplastic polyether elastomer (TPE-E or copolyester ether elastomer, COPE), at 25 Shore D the softest available thermoplastic elastomer, has revealed itself as an important new material for applications requiring soft touch, pleasant hand feel or non-slip overmoulding. Arnitel EL250 uniquely combines both COPE performance with a softness that matches ultra-soft, but performance-challenged materials
20 Apr 2006
皮爾磁安全速度監控器榮獲自動化領域“年度新品獎”
中國上海 – 2006年2月13日 近日，皮爾磁（ Pilz ）的PNOZ ms1p安全速度監控器在“2005中國自動化產業世紀行”評選活動中榮獲年度新品獎。
20 Apr 2006
Borealis to strengthen its innovation capability
o Linz, Austria to be centre of Borealis Group’s international research activities in cooperation with Upper Austrian government and research facilities
19 Apr 2006
Rhodia constructs new Polymerization Unit in South Korea
Paris, April 19 2006 – Rhodia has announced the construction of a polymerization unit on its integrated production platform in Onsan (South Korea). With an annual capacity of 48,000 tonnes, the unit will start polyamide production at the end of 2007. The new unit, representing an investment of almost euro 40 million, is aimed at further strengthening Rhodia’s market position. Rhodia is the world’s second largest polyamide producer and the front-ranked player in the Asian polyamide 6.6 market.
18 Apr 2006
阿科瑪的FORANE® FX 100產品
（2006年4月12日）隨著即將實施的有關HCFCs的規則的變化，歐洲的用戶需要零ODP產品替換他們現有製冷和空調裝置中使用的HCFC-22。
18 Apr 2006
阿科瑪將對其美國的Calvert City的氟化學生產基地投資四千五百萬美元
（2006年4月12日）阿科瑪公司是世界上第二大的氟化學品生產商，近日宣佈了一項高達四千五百萬美元的投資, 意在使用阿科瑪的專利技術在其位於肯塔基州Calvert City的生產基地生產HFC-32的新一代製冷劑。
