28 Apr 2006
NatureWorks LLC Introduces Smart Care
In the past three years, NatureWorks LLC has seen a dramatic increase in the number of commercial successes of NatureWorks® PLA in packaging, serviceware and consumer goods products. Many companies working with NatureWorks, through best practices of processing, shipping and storage of their NatureWorks PLA-based products, have successfully, and profitably, managed their NatureWorks product lines, through the supply chain, to secure brand owners globally. To continue to promote such successes, NatureWorks has documented and compiled the best practices of partners such as these who have profited from managing their brands and product made from NatureWorks PLA through proper care and handling, from the converting lines to the store shelves.
27 Apr 2006
DSM to double capacity for engineering plastics in China
Royal DSM N.V. today announces the opening of its new compounding site for engineering plastics at Jiangyin in the Jiangsu province of China on April 26, 2006. This project will double the total capacity for the product lines Stanyl® PA46, Akulon® PA6 and Arnite® PBT. These materials are used in manufacturing key molded components for the automotive, electrical and electronics, consumer and industrial segments.
27 Apr 2006
DSM’s Akulon® partners with Omnexus to Provide Part Designers with Innovative Ideas and Solutions Offered by Polyamide 6
DSM Engineering Plastics and Omnexus are pleased to announce that Akulon® Polyamide 6 is joining the Omnexus platform to accelerate its business development and offer Designers and parts purchasers Innovative and cost effective solutions.
26 Apr 2006
Synventive will consolidate its European manufacturing operations
‘s GRAVENDEEL, THE NETHERLANDS – April 26, 2006 - Synventive Molding Solutions, leading manufacturer of hot runner systems and related components has reached an agreement with the Works council and labour union to consolidate European manufacturing into its plant in Bensheim, Germany.
Interkama+24 Apr 2006
FROM DELICATE TO TOUGH, ULTRA-PRECISE STANYL® PA46 GEARS HELP KEEP JOYSTEER® POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Precision gears made of Stanyl®, a high-performance polyamide 46 (PA46) resin from DSM Engineering Plastics, help a new joystick-based drive-by-wire system translate a driver’s steering movements into vehicle control. Called Joysteer®, the new system was designed to enable drivers with arm muscle disabilities get behind the wheel – or in this case, joystick – and drive by themselves. Joysteer will be demonstrated at Hannover Messe 2006, 24-28 April, a leading showplace for mechanical and plant engineering, electrical engineering, electronics and the automotive sector.
24 Apr 2006
Borealis combines unique, high productivity with a longer lifetime for XLPE cables
Borealis is adding another grade to its SupercureTM high productivity energy cable compound product portfolio by offering a crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation solution for long-term performance cables. The first of its kind, Supercure LC8205 combines water tree retardant properties with faster crosslinking, ensuring longevity of the cable and quick production runs benefiting both cable makers and power distributors.
21 Apr 2006
ARNITEL® EL250, SOFTEST COPE/TPE-E, GAINS GROUND IN OVERMOULDING APPLICATIONS FROM SOFT GRIPS TO HIGH-TOUCH CAR INTERIORS
Arnitel® EL250 thermoplastic polyether elastomer (TPE-E or copolyester ether elastomer, COPE), at 25 Shore D the softest available thermoplastic elastomer, has revealed itself as an important new material for applications requiring soft touch, pleasant hand feel or non-slip overmoulding. Arnitel EL250 uniquely combines both COPE performance with a softness that matches ultra-soft, but performance-challenged materials
