5 Jun 2007
GE Plastics Unveils Automotive Glazing Center of Excellence
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — June 5, 2007 — GE Plastics today opened its first Automotive Glazing Center of Excellence here. The new facility is aimed at helping customers around the world design, create, and process innovative auto glazing applications using GE’s environmentally progressive Lexan* GLX polycarbonate (PC) resins and other engineered materials. As one of the company’s Global Application Technology (GApT) centers, the Automotive Glazing Center of Excellence features equipment and technologies from Krauss Maffei and Summerer Technologies.
4 Jun 2007
GE Plastics’ Portfolio Addresses Key Trends in Powered Medical Devices from Miniaturization and Aesthetics to Regulatory Compliance and Alternate Processing Capabilities
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — June 04, 2007 — GE Plastics offers a broad portfolio of materials that address the leading trends in powered medical devices. The company’s resins and compounds for the healthcare industry have been engineered to meet device manufacturers’ current and future requirements, which are being mandated by fundamental changes in care delivery. These changes include a greater reliance on home, remote, and wireless care; new and faster diagnostics, including self-monitoring; tougher use environments; and increasingly stringent regulations. To help manufacturers meet these needs, GE Plastics not only offers a full spectrum of materials solutions, but also provides an array of value-added services at its Customer Innovation Centers worldwide.
30 May 2007
GE Plastics Bergen op Zoom viert 30 jaar Technology als gastheer van Nationale Scheikunde Olympiade
BERGEN OP ZOOM, NEDERLAND — 30 mei 2007 — Ter gelegenheid van het dertigjarig bestaan van de Technology afdeling op de locatie Bergen op Zoom is GE Plastics dit jaar gastheer van de 28e Nationale Scheikunde Olympiade van 6 tot 13 juni 2007.
De Internationale Chemie Olympiade is een jaarlijks terugkerend evenement, dat later dit jaar in Moskou zal plaatsvinden. De vier beste Nederlandse vwo-leerlingen mogen naar de internationale ronde in Moskou afreizen. Om deze vier plaatsen wordt gestreden in de nationale wedstrijd, waarvan GE Plastics dit jaar gastheer is. Tot nu toe hebben 1200 leerlingen uit heel Nederland het al in de eerste en tweede ronde tegen elkaar opgenomen. De 20 beste leerlingen uit deze ronden mogen in de landelijke wedstrijd in Bergen op Zoom om een top vier plaats strijden.
29 May 2007
GE Plastics - Press Kit Plastpol Expo, Kielce/Poland
29 May - 1 June 2007
May 29, 2007 - GE Plastics today launched new high performance material solutions for a wide range of applications. These new material solutions are LNP X-Gen Starflam, Lexan Constant Clear Freezer Film and Noryl GTX.
29 May 2007
Emerging Technology Delivers Conductivity Plus High Heat Performance for Successful Powder Coating of Plastic
GE Plastics
Industry Manager – Coatings
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – Powder coating is a fast-growing technology due mainly to its environmental benefits, particularly the elimination of solvents and related compounds that are emitted into the air in conventional liquid paint. Powder coating has traditionally been used with metal substrates; however, the need for greater design freedom has led to industry demand for technologies suitable for plastic substrates.
29 May 2007
GE Helps the SEAT Leon Project a Winning Attitude with an Unconventional Quarter Window Design
The Leon, manufactured in Spain by SEAT, a division of Volkswagen, is a young model that emphasizes unconventional styling. Although the car is a five-door hatchback, the aim was to make it appear sporty and more like a two-door coupe. To help achieve this effect, SEAT wanted to create a unique quarter window incorporating a recessed hand grip, instead of using a traditional rear door handle. However, this complex glazing application could not be fabricated in glass. A material offering design flexibility coupled with high impact resistance and crystal clarity was needed. To find the optimal solution, SEAT’s Tier 1 supplier, Freeglass, recommended GE Plastics.
29 May 2007
GE Plastics Helps Nissan Sculpt Unique, Asymmetrical Glazing Shapes to Create the Bevel Concept Car
When Nissan Design America began designing its Bevel Concept car, the team recognized that traditional glass could not deliver the unusual glazing components they envisioned. The Bevel Concept, a utility vehicle that targets middle-age men with many hobbies and activities, features asymmetrical styling, a roof cargo system, and other unique glazing designs that were not possible to achieve with glass. In addition, because the car is designed to be environmentally responsible – for example, it features roof-mounted solar panels – Nissan wanted to find ways to reduce overall vehicle weight for fuel savings. As a longstanding GE Plastics customer, Nissan approached the plastics supplier to help identify a glazing solution.
29 May 2007
GE Helps Volvo Reduce Carbon Emissions Inside the S40 Sedan for a Cleaner, More Pleasant Cabin Climate
That traditional new-car smell – a signature aspect of a vehicle purchase – may not be such a good thing after all. Interior odors, caused by off-gassing of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from plastics and other materials – can irritate some individuals. In addition, off-gassing of carbon can result in a film build-up of on the inside of the windshield. As part of its ongoing program to reduce interior emissions, Volvo Car Corporation sought new materials that could minimize odors in its S40 sedan.
29 May 2007
GE Plastics Helps Hyundai’s QarmaQ ATDV Demonstrate Huge Potential for Environmentally Focused Technologies
With a commitment to bring more environmentally responsible technologies to the marketplace, plus enhance safety, Hyundai Motor Company sought a materials supplier that could help the company create an innovative Advanced Technology Demonstration Vehicle (ATDV). Hyundai wanted to achieve several goals: reduce part weight to lower fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions; achieve new design freedom for increased safety, comfort, and aesthetics; and consolidate parts to lower system cost and achieve additional weight reduction.
29 May 2007
GE Plastics Helps GM's Advanced Design Studio Create Futuristic Glazing for the EcoJet Supercar
When talk-show host Jay Leno asked GM's Advanced Design Studio to create a mid-engine, turbine-powered supercar that would run on biodiesel, the designers knew they needed materials that were up to the challenge of this unique vehicle. Specifically, they required design freedom, high performance, exceptional aesthetics, and environmental responsibility. The EcoJet supercar, which borrowed design influences from jet aircraft and Formula One racecars, demanded glazing components with a futuristic flair. At the same time, the windows, windshield, and roofing panel had to enhance the overall intent to make the car environmentally progressive. To achieve all these objectives, the design team selected Lexan* GLX resin from GE Plastics.
29 May 2007
GE Plastics Helps 3TU Develop the First Open-Source Concept Car for the Netherlands Foundation for Nature and Environment
The first “green” open-source concept car, developed as a joint effort by the Netherlands Foundation for Nature and Environment and three Dutch technical universities, features innovative materials from GE Plastics that reduce weight for better fuel economy and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Used in exterior glazing for the c,mm,n first “open source” concept car, GE’s Lexan* GLX polycarbonate (PC) resin, makes a significant contribution to the sustainability of the vehicle.
29 May 2007
GE Plastics Helps Merivaara Spotlight New Material Solutions for its Merilux Examination Lamp
Merivaara, a leading supplier of medical equipment in northern Europe, designs its products to optimize patient treatment – both by improving patient comfort and by increasing caregiver efficiency. The company sought to redesign its Merilux X1 general-purpose examination lamp to reduce the amount of heat generated by the existing aluminum reflector, which could make the patient, examination room, and lamp housing too warm. At the same time, Merivaara wanted to simplify the design of the housing, which was constructed primarily of metal. To find better material solutions for these two very different components, Merivaara turned to GE Plastics because of its broad array of high-tech products and many value-added services.
