Honeywell Fluorine Products holds series of technical seminars on new generation blowing agent

HoneywellAs part of their ongoing commitment to customers and partners, Honeywell has conducted a series of European customer seminars on the development of HFC-245fa, their next generation blowing agent.

Honeywell breaks ground on new fluorine products HFC-245fa plant, start up on track for 1 July, 2002

Honeywell breaks ground on new fluorine products HFC-245fa plant, start up on track for 1 July, 2002 Honeywell announced that construction on its HFC-245fa manufacturing facility is on schedule for start-up July 1, 2002. On April 5, 2001 the company marked the groundbreaking of the facility with a customer-focused event.

Honeywell’s HFC-245fa Commercialisation on Track and Available in Semi-Commercial Quantities

Honeywell’s HFC-245fa manufacturing facility team pictured with a scaled model of the new plant, which is on-target for a mid-2002 start-up. Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe is now making semi-commercial quantities of its next-generation blowing agent HFC-245fa available to the European foam industry for customer trials.

Eastman Chemical Company shows full product range at K'2001


Eastman Chemical Company shows full product range at K'2001
 At K'2001 in Düsseldorf, Eastman Chemical Company, will demonstrate it’s full range of plastics resins for a number of industries, from automotive to telecommunications to packaging at booth number 5G03 in Hall 5.

Three Rhodia Engineering Plastics sites ISO/TS 16949 certified

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsIn a single audit operation by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), three Rhodia Engineering Plastics’ sites, in Saint-Fons, France, Ceriano Laghetto, Italy, and Gorzow, Poland, received the ISO/TS 16949 certification for the development, production and sales of TECHNYL® and TECHNYL-STAR™ polyamides. This certification has confirmed Rhodia Engineering Plastics’ commitment to the automotive industry, providing Rhodia’s automotive customers with the quality assurance specific to their demands.

At the K, Mold-Masters® Announces German Capacity Increase, introduces New Controller & Nozzle

Mold MastersGEORGETOWN, Ontario, Canada (AUGUST, 2001) – At the Kunstoffe International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber (the “K” Show), 25 October - 1 November 1, 2001 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Mold-Masters Limited is announcing a new manufacturing expansion within Germany; new capabilities for its on-line Merlin® Hot-Runner Wizard; and two new products: a high capability multi-zone heat controller and an ultra-small, 1-piece cartridge heater nozzle. At the “K,” Mold-Masters® can be found in Hall 1, Stand 1 A 09.

Process Control with Dynamic Feed from Synventive Molding Solutions

Synventive´s-Gravendeel, August 2001. – Synventive Molding Solutions launches Dynamic FeedTM, a unique and patented process control system. Dynamic FeedTM provides independent ‘real time’ process control of each gate. The degree of control is the same as having a separate injection unit at each gate. Each gate can have a different injection pressure, injection time, pack pressure and pack time. The injection and packing pressure profiles are independently controlled. Each nozzle of the hot runner is fitted with a flow control pin operated by a control valve, similar to standard valve gate assemblies. The variable position of the flow control pin will affect the flow rate to each cavity. Pressure is measured in each nozzle downstream of the flow control pin just prior to the melt entering each cavity. A PID controller is used to control the pin’s position based on the injection and packing profiles determined for each cavity.

UK trade associations are committed to Interplas 2002

Plastics Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association signed contracts with Reed Exhibition Companies. The UK plastics and rubber industry is giving its total backing and support to next year’s Interplas exhibition.