3 Jul 2007
New coaxial cable insulation supports increased bandwidth demand
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, introduces Borcell HE1106, a cutting-edge high density polyethylene (HDPE) insulation material for the coaxial cable market. It allows the cost-effective production of cables with increased and more reliable data transmission at higher frequencies. As a result, network providers can minimise signal loss, raise performance quality and use wider bandwidth to offer a variety of services to customers over the same network, such as internet, telephony, voice-over IP and cable television.
3 Jul 2007
GE Plastics’ ecomagination* Materials for Auto Body Panels Pump Up Excitement, Not Fuel Bills
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — July 03, 2007 — GE Plastics today announced the company’s newest products to join the GE ecomagination* portfolio, offering the environmental and economic advantages of replacing traditional steel with Noryl GTX* resins in automotive body panels. Complementing recently launched ecomagination products including Xenoy iQ* and Valox iQ* resins, Noryl GTX resins not only reduce weight to help lower fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, but also are potentially recyclable. Further, they give designers greater creative latitude.
2 Jul 2007
SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM COST REDUCTIONS IN RUBBER REPLACEMENT
In a recent clean air duct application where Arnitel® PB 582-H from DSM Engineering Plastics replaced rubber, the move yielded for a a weight reduction of 50% and cycle time reduction of 50% compared to rubber, which resulted in 0.6 Euro/part processing saving and a 0.8 Euro/part fuel saving (a total annual saving of 70.000 Euro for 50.000 parts).
28 Jun 2007
Nobilas Desk Engineering Services Raise Efficiency and Lower Costs of Vehicle Repairs
Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, June 28, 2007 – Nobilas Claims and Fleet solutions, the Akzo Nobel company specialising in accident management, applies its desk engineering expertise to increase the efficiency of vehicle repairs and reduce costs by as much as 60% in certain cases. The extensive collision repair experience and a proactive approach of the Nobilas desk engineers, combined with Nobilas’ ability to implement repair solutions across an entire fleet, delivers a fast, cost-effective result and can reduce the cost of future damages for its clients.
28 Jun 2007
AKULON XP FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY IN PACKAGING FILMS
DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced Akulon XP, a high productivity grade of PA6 for film applications. Akulon XP offers a broader processing window leading to more flexibility and more uniform thickness distribution in cast film, more melt strength and better parison stability leading to optimized LDPE/LLDPE ratio in multi-layer films without sacrificing the mechanical properties, more shear thinning than with standard PA6 enabling thus higher coating velocities possible and still absolutely gel free.
28 Jun 2007
New LNP* Verton* Xtreme Compounds from GE Plastics Deliver Unique One-Pellet Solutions for Enhanced Effects
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — June 28, 2007 — GE Plastics today introduced a new product platform that helps solve the drawbacks of dry-blending colorants, flame retardants, additives, and other effects in long-glass-fiber compounds. GE’s LNP* Verton* Xtreme compound portfolio has broken new ground with one-pellet solutions for enhanced color, flame retardance (FR), and weatherability. This patent-pending technology improves batch-to-batch consistency and within individual parts by eliminating the need to blend two pellet types, which can lead to separation, settling, and other quality issues. LNP Verton Xtreme compound grades – XC for extreme color, XFR for extreme flame retardance, and XW for extreme weatherability – enable customers to achieve the excellent mechanical properties of long-glass-fiber reinforcement while boosting quality and consistency that can reduce overall system costs.
27 Jun 2007
ROHM AND HAAS EXPANDS THE IC1000™ PAD LINE – OFFERING A RANGE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FEATURES FOR VOLUME PRODUCTION
Shanghai, China, June 27, 2007 — Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, CMP Technologies, a leader and innovator in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) technology for the global semiconductor industry, today announced two additions to its IC1000 pad line that offer reduced defect levels and improved cost of ownership in existing high volume manufacturing processes through advanced groove technology.
26 Jun 2007
Unique single material solution from Borealis delivers novel interior for Mercedes C-Class
A single material solution from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, has enabled Daimler Chrysler to create a high quality interior for its new Mercedes C-Class. Daplen™ EE188HP, a thermoplastic olefin compound (TPO) has been used on all visible, injection moulded interior trims of the C-Class interior, replacing the need for several polymers to deliver the desired concept. The simplification of development and manufacture coming from a single material solution offers distinct advantages.
