SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Tough Lexan* Sheet for Train Window Frames Helps Plexx Stay on Track with Lower Costs and Streamlined Production

SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Lexan* F6000 PC Sheet Used for Plexx AS Passenger Train Window Frames>BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – November 9, 2010 – At K 2010, SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that its new ultra-tough, flame-retardant (FR) Lexan* F6000 polycarbonate (PC) sheet has been chosen by Plexx AS, a leading Norwegian plastics converter, to thermoform the first European passenger train window frames. The frames will be used in Norwegian State Railways train cabins. This advanced, tailor-made PC material replaces sheet molded composite (SMC) for significantly improved performance and faster cycle times, while avoiding the multiple secondary operations required for SMC. SABIC Innovative Plastics is helping customers succeed in the highly competitive transportation sector with advanced solutions that provide high performance, system cost savings, and superior end-product differentiation vs. thermoset materials. The company is exhibiting at K 2010 in Hall 6, Stand D42.

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS LAUNCHES ARNITEL ECO

Arnitel® Eco is a high performance thermoplastic copolyester (TPC) with a 20%-50% content derived from renewable resources. These renewable resources are made from rapeseed oil, grown in areas where there is no competition with food crops.
(Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR293)At K 2010, DSM Engineering Plastics has launched Arnitel® Eco, a bio-based, high performance engineering plastic.

XANTAR® POLYCARBONATE PORTFOLIO FULLY MEETS REQUIREMENTS FOR EUROPEAN SMART METER INTRODUCTION

Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics CorporationMitsubishi Engineering-Plastics has announced that its XANTAR® and XANTAR® C grades have been fully approved in major smart meter replacement projects, including EDF’s smart meter replacement project in France. With the international deregulation of the energy markets and the increasing drive for energy efficiency, there is a vast demand for smart and intelligent meters for electricity, gas and water that can be accessed remotely. Major development activities are currently ongoing in venues all across Europe. In this context, the large scale activities in France are considered to be an important guideline to all relevant industries along the value chain involved.

Melio®09-T-42: The new high gloss aqueous patent imitation

Aqueous patent imitation with Melio® 09-T-42.
(Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, November 5, 2010 - Patent leather is always in the fashion focus of shoe designers and manufacturers - sometimes more, sometimes less - but is always in demand. Therefore a great deal of effort has been put into the development of an aqueous alternative for the purely solvent-based patent topcoats of the past. Clariant’s new Melio® 09-T-42 must be regarded as a major improvement and provides tangible benefits over other products currently available.

Clariant launches beauty and productivity boosters for leather finishing

Elegant upgrading with Melio® Aquabase EF and HF.
(Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, November 5, 2010 - Clariant launches Melio® Aquabase EF and HF, its two new tailor-made leather pre-coatings designed to bring out the natural beauty of leather and achieve maximum cutting yield.

NEW MOOG SPEED CONTROLLED PUMP SYSTEM CUTS ENERGY USE IN HYDRAULIC PLASTICS MACHINES

Moog Speed Controlled Pump System. (Photo Moog, MGPR1008)BÖBLINGEN, 4 November 2010 – Moog has unveiled a new pump system at K-2010 that will provide injection molding and blow molding machine builders with a motion control solution that can lower energy consumption in hydraulic machines by 30 percent or more when compared to traditional approaches and ultimately reduce the total cost of ownership. Moog, a specialist in high performance motion control for machine builders in a variety of industrial applications, is now offering a complete integrated system called the Moog Speed Controlled Pump System that is based on three of Moog’s proven products. The system includes a fixed displacement Radial Piston Pump (RKP), a Maximum Dynamic Brushless Servo Motor and a Modular Multi-axis Programmable Motion Control Servodrive (MSD). The unique functionality of this system is the ability to allow users to change the speed of the motor and pump thereby controlling the fluid flow. The resulting machine is more energy efficient and this new system also provides optimized system performance and easier setup for operators.

MOOG NEWEST MACHINE CONTROLLER SERIES 600 (MC600) IS FAST, FLEXIBLE AND MODULAR

Moog Machine Controller Series 600 (MC600). (Photo Moog, MGPR1007)BÖBLINGEN, 4 November 2010 – Moog Inc., a specialist in high performance motion control for machine builders in a variety of industrial applications, will be introducing its new Machine Controller at the K Show Exhibition as an advanced solution for blow molding and injection molding machine builders. Designed specifically to combine flexibility with ease of use for high performance control, Moog’s latest generation controllers are easy to configure and modular in design. The Moog Machine Controller includes a CPU with fast processing speed, a range of digital and high resolution Analog I/Os, sensor modules and integrated temperature control as well as various fieldbus communications modules. For greater flexibility a range of HMI’s (human machine interface) are offered, including one directly-driven by the Controller or a separate PC-based HMI. All modules are programmed in the same programming environment which is the easy-to-use Moog Application Software Suite (MASS).

NEW, BREAKTHROUGH DYNEEMA® DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY TAKES CUT-RESISTANT GLOVES TO THE NEXT LEVEL

New Dyneema® Diamond Technology provides the ultimate combination in cut resistance and extreme comfort for protective gloves.
(Photo DSM Dyneema, DYNPR182)URMOND (NL), November 04, 2010 - Innovative new production technology developed by DSM Dyneema enables the manufacture of yarn that delivers significantly increased cut resistance performance. New Dyneema® Diamond Technology now makes possible the production of protective gloves that combine the ultimate in cut resistance with extreme comfort.