11 Jul 2001
Engel extends its warranty on HL machines and Marathon screws
Schwertberg, July 2001 - As of now, Engel is providing warranties on new equipment which go way beyond the normal coverage for injection moulding machines:
10 Jul 2001
Specialty stabilizers from Akcros Chemicals America now commercially available
Akcros Chemicals America recently made a range of new INTERSTAB® heat stabilizers designed for very specific flexible PVC applications more generally available to the industry as a whole. These liquid barium-zinc based stabilizers were developed at the specific request of a select group of North American processors and target several different critical specialty applications.
3 Jul 2001
PolyOne, the world’s largest polymer services company, exhibits at ‘K’ for the first time.
PolyOne will exhibit in the new hall 6 stand 6C40 at the ‘K’ show, the industry’s largest international triennial exhibition staged in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 25 to November 1, 2001.
28 Jun 2001
CPSCOLOR starts tomorrow’s trends today....
Market leader CPSCOLOR has more than 40 years of experience in bringing colour to different materials such as paints, coatings, thermosetting plastics and leather. It is the new name of the company, born from the merger of the Finnish Tikkurila CPS and the Dutch Winter-Bouts. The newly formed company has had a long and good relationship with manufacturers all around the world. On the K2001, which will be held from 25th of October 2001 until 1st of November 2001 in Düsseldorf, Germany, CPSCOLOR will present its new company identity in Hall 6, stand no. E54.
27 Jun 2001
Fact Sheet ‘Merging Boundaries’ European Product Design Awards
‘Merging Boundaries’ is a student design competition organised by GE Plastics to challenge European industrial design students to create and develop innovative product ideas for the application of GE engineering thermoplastic materials.
27 Jun 2001
GE Plastics announces prize winners in the European Student Design Competition ‘Merging Boundaries’
Rüsselsheim, June 27, 2001 – GE Plastics announced today the prize winners of the Merging Boundaries design competition. European students of industrial design were invited to create and develop innovative ideas for the application of products with functions that crossover the traditional application boundaries (i.e mobile phones and computers) as well as boundaries between workplace, household and leisure pursuits.
18 Jun 2001
New company focuses on biomaterial solutions for medical implants
Invibio Ltd. is a new company focusing exclusively on providing biomaterial solutions for the medical implant market. It is the sole manufacturer and distributor of PEEK-OPTIMA®, a high-performance biocompatible material. Combining outstanding chemical and hydrolysis resistance, high strength, and excellent tribological properties with extensive biocompatibility, PEEK-OPTIMA polymer is an ideal candidate for long-term medical implants in orthopaedic, cardiovascular and dental markets.
