27 Sept 2016
DSM Dyneema successfully defends key patent against competitor challenge
The Netherlands, 27 September 2016 - DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, has again successfully defended a key patent from challenge before the European Patent Office (EPO) Opposition division. The company Teijin Aramid had challenged the EPO’s previous grant of DSM Dyneema’s European patent (EP1575758B), which covers pressed products based on specific improved Uni Directional (UD) systems, typically designed and used in high end armor applications such as helmets, inserts, and vehicle armor. DSM’s technology aims at pressed products with improved performance at higher temperatures, while still maintaining good performance at ambient temperature.
27 Sept 2016
Guardian Glass launches online Performance Calculator
Bertrange, Luxembourg, September 27, 2016 – Guardian Glass has introduced the Performance Calculator, a digital tool to help customers make the best choice for their glazing.
26 Sept 2016
Moog’s New Pitch Control System Improves Wind Turbine Reliability by up To Three Times over Existing Systems
East Aurora, NY, USA, September 26, 2016 – The Industrial Group of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) today announced the launch of its next generation pitch technology – the Moog Pitch System 3. The first shipment of Moog Pitch System 3 is now in operation at a wind farm in Brazil, and Moog will officially unveil the system at the WindEnergy Hamburg Expo (September 27 - 30, 2016, Hall B5, Booth 222).
26 Sept 2016
Clariant to open Global Competence Center Haircare in Brazil
Muttenz, September 26, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has chosen Brazil for its first-ever global Competence Center Haircare (gCCH), set to open in the first quarter of 2017. Located in Santo Amaro in Sao Paulo, the new gCCH will put Clariant’s hair care experts at the heart of the fastest growing hair care market globally and closer to the large customers in the region.
26 Sept 2016
Clariant Desiccant Canisters with Red Labels Help Enhance Packaging Safety
Muttenz, September 26, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, through its Healthcare Packaging business unit, is introducing desiccant canisters with bright red labeling to better differentiate them from drug products. Displaying an easy-to-understand pictogram and the words “Do Not Eat” in multiple languages, the colored labels offer a further option to support packaging safety.
22 Sept 2016
Steel versus the world's strongest fiber a test of strength in securing loads
What happens if parts of a tried-and-tested tensioning lashing chain are combined with high-performance textile fibers? Dolezych, the renowned manufacturer of ropes, lifting and load securing equipment, to present the result at this year's IAA-Nutzfahrzeuge commercial vehicle trade fair in Hanover. The PowerLash with Dyneema® textile lashing chain with an LC of 5000 daN is the result of intensive cooperation between DSM Dyneema and Dolezych.
22 Sept 2016
Vision Communications rejoins Eurocom Worldwide
Eurocom Worldwide, one of the largest independent PR networks, has selected Vision Communications with headquarters in Budapest as a new member agency in Hungary. The agency, established in 1999, was one of the first members of the Eurocom Worldwide network. After skipping some years of membership, Vision Communications decided to rejoin the independent network in September 2016 again. Eurocom Worldwide only recently gained a new member in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia and is constantly strengthening its position in the CEE market.
22 Sept 2016
TE Connectivity Has Joined the OPC Foundation
DARMSTADT, Germany – September 22, 2016 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has joined the OPC Foundation, a vendor-independent non-profit organization which drives the development, maintenance and promotion of Openness Productivity Connectivity – Unified Architecture (OPC UA). This engagement reflects the company’s commitment to the concepts of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)/Industry 4.0 (I4.0), the key elements of which are semantic interoperability and transmission integrity, the essential aspects of OPC UA.
