Ascend to demonstrate quality, consistency of supply for Vydyne® PA66 at Plastindia

Ascend to demonstrate quality, consistency of supply for Vydyne® PA66 at Plastindia.
(Photo: Ascend Performance Materials, APMPR014)Ascend Performance Materials, the world’s largest fully integrated producer of nylon 6,6 resin, will demonstrate its ability to provide cost-effective solutions across markets at Plastindia 2018. Ascend will showcase its reliability of supply and the diversity of products made with its signature Vydyne® PA66, including cable ties, automotive engine compartment components and consumer and industrial products, especially cooking utensils.

Yupo Corporation America Joins SGP Community as Silver Patron

SGPhe Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications for print manufacturers, announced Yupo Corporation America is the latest SGP Patron at the silver level. Through patronage, Yupo Corporation America, along with other industry leaders dedicated to promoting sustainability, support SGP and keep costs low for certification of print facilities.

Archroma and WWF Pakistan pledge to work for sustainable water conservation solutions 

Mujtaba Rahim (left), CEO, Archroma Pakistan Limited, and Zahid Sultan Jadoon, Director Operations, WWF Pakistan, exchanging documents of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two organizations at a ceremony held in Karachi. 
(Photo: Archroma)Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Pakistan). The MoU paves the way for formal cooperation between the two institutions in Pakistan, leading to projects mainly related to water conservation in the textile industry there.

ARLANXEO bringt mit Keltan KSA neue EPDM-Kautschuke aus Saudi Arabien auf den Markt

(Foto ARLANXEO, ARPR031)Maastricht / Dhahran – ARLANXEO, ein führender Anbieter von synthetischen Elastomeren, unterzeichnete jetzt mit der Saudi Aramco Products Trading Company mit Sitz in Dhahran, Saudi-Arabien, einen Vertrag über das Marketing und den Vertrieb von Ethylen-Propylen-Dien-Kautschuk (EPDM).

Clariant Completes Work at ISO 13485 Plant in Maine, Increasing Capacity for MEVOPUR® Medical Products

New fluoropolymer compounding line at Clariant plant in Lewiston, Maine. (Photo: Clariant)Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces the start-up of a high throughput twin-screw compounding extruder at its facility in Lewiston, ME, marking the end of this phase of a multimillion-dollar, multiyear expansion program.

GE Additive Education Program Open for Entries from Schools and Colleges

GE Additive Education Program Open for Entries from Schools and Colleges. (Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR007)GE Additive is now accepting applications from schools and colleges for the 2018 cycle of its Additive Education Program (AEP). The application is live on the GE Additive website at www.ge.com/additive. The deadline for applications is February 28, 2018.

Additive Manufacturing (AM) in Automotive
Additives Redesign eines Ölkopfs: Kleines Teil – große Wirkung

Gegenüberstellung konventioneller zweiteiliger Ölkopf (links) und einteiliger 3D-Ölkopf mit verbesserter Schmierwirkung (rechts). (Foto: Concept Laser GmbH, GEADPR006)Lichtenfels (Deutschland), 2. Februar 2018 – Überraschende Bauteillösungen sind in der Welt der Fertigung nicht ungewöhnlich. Wie sehr sie jedoch unsere bisherige Sicht auf die Fertigung umkrempeln, zeigt sich an einem kleinen 3D-Metalldruckteil bei Bosch in Bamberg. In der Montage von Common Rail-Injektoren (CRI) wurde ein konventionell zerspantes Teil durch ein Metalldruckteil ersetzt. Das Objekt: ein neuer Ölkopf, der ein Gewinde mit Öl benetzt, um den anschließenden Verbau zweier Komponenten zu optimieren. Wir sahen sehr anschaulich, was sich hinter dem Schlagwort Redesign durch AM verbirgt.

Clariant Introducing Desiccant Tablets for Moisture Testing to Pharmapack Europe 2018

ClariantClariant, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, with its Healthcare Packaging business unit, is exhibiting at Pharmapack Europe 2018 and talking to visitors about Tri Sorb® molecular sieve desiccant tablets specifically designed for USP <671> moisture permeability testing. The show takes place in Paris 7 & 8 February 2018 and Clariant is exhibiting on Stand E14.