19 Mar 2010
STANYL® FORTII™ USED IN OPTICAL DISK DRIVES FOR COMPUTERS
FCI, a globally leading supplier of interconnect products, has approved halogen-free V-0 Stanyl® ForTii™ for their FPC Connectors product line of Optical Disk Drives and is currently expanding the usage on various other connectors and sockets.
18 Mar 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* Resin Serves Up High-End Performance for Food Handling Equipment, Saving Time and Money
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – March 18, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin offers the highest performance across a balance of properties of virtually any thermoplastic in the global plastics industry. Time and time again the material proves to be the ideal recipe for top-end food service and food processing applications. This advanced PEI technology consistently gives manufacturers superior performance vs. competitive materials and easily meets global regulatory agency requirements for food contact, as well as UL 94 flammability ratings. As SABIC Innovative Plastics continues to deliver Ultem resin grades with enhanced performance characteristics – such as transparency, colorability and extreme high-heat performance – food service and food processing OEMs can rely on Ultem resin is a top choice for their specific new product requirements.
18 Mar 2010
High-Temp, Ultra-Tough Ultem* FR Resin from SABIC Innovative Plastics Helps Launch New ActiFry® Low-Fat Deep Fryer with Sizzling Speed
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – March 18, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin turned up the heat to support the successful U.S. launch of Groupe SEB®’s T-fal® ActiFry® low-fat deep fryer. In the face of toughening food contact regulations for the appliance’s fryer basket in the United States, the French manufacturer turned to SABIC Innovative Plastics for a material offering regulatory compliance as well as color customization, excellent high-temperature resistance and the freedom to integrate parts for system cost reduction. As the only available material meeting all these requirements under a tight launch window, Ultem resin enabled Groupe SEB to design an ActiFry model appropriate for the U.S. market. SABIC Innovative Plastics, renowned for working side-by-side with customers in various industries to help them achieve business success, is now actively supplying innovative, high-performance materials to the food service and processing industry.
18 Mar 2010
At Chinaplas 2010, Songwon will demonstrate it’s leadership as a global supplier of Polymer additives and will announce a series of new major initiatives in China
Ulsan, Korea – March 18, 2010 – Songwon Industrial, a leading, global developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will demonstrate its continued commitment to meeting the rapidly increasing needs and importance of its customers in China at the Chinaplas tradeshow in Shanghai on 19 - 22 April, 2010. Songwon can be found on stand number: W3L61.
17 Mar 2010
Belden selects IAC Communica and Profitek as Authorized Solution Partners in South Africa
Belden, one of the world’s leading suppliers of signal transmission solutions, has announced the formal appointment of IAC Communica and Profitek as Authorized Solutions Partners for its range of Hirschmann™ brand industrial automation and networking products and solutions within the South Africa market.
16 Mar 2010
At the Hanover Fair, Belden introduces new Hirschmann™ BAT controllers for centralized management and monitoring of large-scale WLAN networks
At the Hanover Fair (Hall 7, Booth A46/3) Belden will introduce the three new BAT controllers WLC25, WLC50 and WLC100 from its Hirschmann™ product range to ensure fast data communications and optimum network availability. These controllers are designed for use in switch cabinets and can be used to centrally configure and manage 25, 50 or 100 WLAN access points respectively. As these controllers are fully compatible to all Hirschmann™ access points in the BAT series, your existing BAT equipment does not need to be replaced.
16 Mar 2010
Clariant increases price of waxes
Muttenz, March 16, 2010 - The Additives Business Unit of Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has announced an increase in the price of its waxes because of higher raw material, transportation and energy costs.
16 Mar 2010
Belden gains IRIS certification for Hirschmann™ brand
Belden has announced that following an audit performed by TÜV Management Service, its complete range of Hirschmann™ industrial Ethernet and automation products has been certified according to the requirements of the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS). Like the ISO/TS 16949 standard for suppliers to the automobile industry, IRIS is a new organisation standard for the rail-mounted vehicle industry, which assumes project durations of 20 to 30 years.
