8 Dec 2010
Clariant raises prices for textile chemicals and textile dyes
Muttenz, December 8, 2010 – Clariant Business Unit Textile Chemicals announces price increases for its ranges of textile chemicals and textiles dyes of up to 15%. The price rises will take immediate effect.
7 Dec 2010
High-solubility PP clarifying agent cuts energy costs while giving unmatched optics
Ghent, Belgium – 07 December 2010 – Milliken’s theme for K 2010 of increasing sustainability through additive innovation finds perfect expression in its latest generation of Millad® clarifying agents for polypropylene. Milliken is already known as the world’s leading supplier of clarifiers that enable polypropylene, one of the most sustainable plastics on the market, to compete for applications demanding excellent optics but normally requiring more costly materials. Now, its new Millad NX8000 series not only sets a new benchmark for clarification, but also enables processors to make substantial improvements in their economics through reduced processing temperatures and shorter cycles.
7 Dec 2010
DSM ENGINEERGING PLASTICS ANNOUNCES GLOBAL PRICE INCREASE FOR AKULON PA COMPOUNDS
DSM has announced its intention to increase prices for its Akulon® PA6 and PA66 compounds. This increase, which will be effective immediately, is to offset continued escalations in the costs of key raw materials.
6 Dec 2010
Robust unmanaged 10-port switch
Belden has extended the familiar OCTOPUS range in its Hirschmann™ product series to include a new unmanaged Fast Ethernet switch. This switch, which also supports automation protocols such as Profinet, EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP, possesses ten twisted-pair ports (10/100 BASE-TX) with vibration-proof M12 connections with D-coding. The unit’s additional features include a robust, fire-proof, die-cast housing, protection class IP54 and a temperature range from 40° to +70°C. This switch also complies with all relevant industry standards and is approved for use in road and rail vehicles and ships. This makes it particularly suitable for use in small-scale networks in transport, manufacturing and process automation where management functions are not required.
6 Dec 2010
New Head of Group Communications & Investor Relations
Muttenz, December 6, 2010 – Clariant has decided to consolidate the functions “Group Communications” and “Investor Relations” into one single department “Group Communications & Investor Relations”. Ulrich Steiner, currently Head of Investor Relations, has been appointed Head of Group Communications & Investor Relations as of January 1, 2011.
3 Dec 2010
High contact density despite compact dimensions
Belden has extended its Lumberg Automation™ product range with the world's first eight-pole M8 actuator/sensor connectors. These connectors, which fulfill all requirements for shock and vibration resistance, are being offered in two variants with molded cables as well as in three field-attachable installation variants. All variants are designed for a temperature range of between -25° and +80°C, and, when screwed together with the appropriate counterparts, meet the requirements of protection type IP67. Owing to the high contact density, up to eight signals can be transmitted with an external power supply, making the new eight-pole M8 actuator/sensor connector especially suitable for connecting optoelectronic sensors or safety switches of the kind used, for example, for monitoring safety doors on machines and systems.
3 Dec 2010
Clariant’s Polymer Additives Business increases prices
Muttenz, December 3, 2010 – Clariant's Business Line Polymer Additives today announced global price increases of between 5 and 15% for its grades for plastics.
2 Dec 2010
16 PoE/PoE Plus ports per switch
Belden has extended its Hirschmann™ product series to include a new PoE/PoE Plus module for Workgroup switches in the MACH100 range. This module, which possesses eight Fast Ethernet ports (10/100 BASE-TX), provides each attached terminal with either 15.4 W (PoE) or 30 W (PoE Plus). The power supply 48 V DC (for PoE) or 52 V DC (for PoE Plus) comes from an external power supply unit. For each MACH100 switch two modules can be used with a total of 16 ports. With PoE Plus, each module can use four ports. It is also possible to operate PoE and PoE Plus ports simultaneously up to a total power of 120 W. This means that the new module offers considerable flexibility. PoE Plus can also be used to power relatively high-rated terminal equipment such as IP cameras with pan-tilt-zoom, Voice over IP videophones or multiband WLAN access points.
