OMNEXUS LAUNCHES DAILY NEWS SERVICE

OmnexusATLANTA (June 27, 2001) ¡V Plastics professionals no longer need to search dozens of

Omnexus Launches User-Defined Enhancements

OmnexusOmnexus, the global eMarketplace for the plastics industry has added further cutting edge functionality to its online transactional service. The new features, which were launched on 30 April for processors in USA, will be available to customers in Europe from 1 August, but to enable users to familiarise themselves with the advantages of these enhancements in advance of their introduction, a demonstration can be previewed at www.omnexus.com where the link is indicated on the home page. If preferred, the demonstration module is also available on CD and can be requested on-site.

Polyamide air intake manifold saves costs, adds performance

Fig 1 The glass fibre reinforced polyamide manifold can withstand dynamic burst pressures of up to 10 bars, meaning it is unaffected if an engine should backfire. A new design of injection moulded air intake manifold, developed in France by Rhodia Engineering Plastics and Mark IV Automotive, is being used on two Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) being produced by Ford in the US. The component is significantly cheaper than similar plastic manifolds and provides improved engine performances.