UNOS COMPUESTOS NUEVOS DE DOW CORNING DE SILICONA CURADA CON PLATINO OFRECEN MEJORES PRESTACIONES QUE EL CAUCHO CURADO CON PERÓXIDO

Dow Corning RubberSesto, Italia (10 de junio de 2002) - Dow Corning ha lanzado al mercado una línea nueva de compuestos de caucho de silicona curado con platino que ofrecen mejores prestaciones mecánicas y velocidades de curado más precisas que el caucho curado con peróxido.

SPE AWARDS TWO AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION MEMBERS FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE

TROY, Mich. – [June 7, 2002]– The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) International announced that it has awarded two of its members, David Arndt and Terrance Cressy, as Honored Service Members. Both Arndt and Cressy are long-time board members of the SPE Automotive Division based here in Detroit.

Mayor seguridad en asientos de avión gracias al polímero PEEK™

Mayor seguridad en asientos de avión gracias al polímero PEEK™ El polímero PEEK™ VICTREX® ha sustituido una aleación de magnesio en una gama de componentes funcionales para asientos de aviones tanto comerciales como militares. Diseñados y fabricados por la firma ubicada en Bélgica FERONYL, entre estos componentes se halla un ajustador de soporte lumbar, el reposacabezas y el soporte del reposacabezas y las guías de los cinturones de seguridad.

Spray coating with PEEK™ polymer enhances corrosion and wear resistance

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High performance electrostatic spray coatings using Victrex® PEEK™ polymer have been developed by APS Company, Aquitaine, France, to enhance the corrosion and abrasive wear resistance of a wide range of products.
 High performance electrostatic spray coatings using Victrex® PEEK™ polymer have been developed by APS Company, Aquitaine, France, to enhance the corrosion and abrasive wear resistance of a wide range of products. APS is specialised in the development, specification and application of tailor-made coatings to meet specific customer demands across all industry sectors.

GREAT LAKES COMPLETES ANOX™ NDB EXPANSION

Great LakesINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that an expansion at its manufacturing facility in Pedrengo, Italy, has increased production capacity by 50% for its line of Anox™ NDB polymer stabilizer blends.

New Omnexus commerce center opens Emarketing opportunities to sellers, brings added value to plastics industry buyers

OmnexusATLANTA (June 3, 2002) – Expanding upon the company’s existing raw materials and equipment offerings, Omnexus has launched its new Commerce Center, an online presentation of industry products and services within the global plastics eMarketplace that extends the benefits of the industry’s most comprehensive online plastics resource to a growing audience of buyers and sellers.

SPE AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION ANNOUNCES THEME, DATE FOR 32ND AWARDS PROGRAM CEREMONIES

TROY, Mich. – [June 2, 2002] – The theme for this year’s 32nd-annual Innovation Awards Program for the Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) International is “Plastics: Back to the Future,” according to Kevin Pageau of Tuscarora, Inc., Awards Program chairman for the division. The program is scheduled for November 18, 2002 at Burton Manor in Livonia, Mich. “This year’s theme underscores the return of retro-looking vehicles like the PT Cruiser® and Thunderbird® passenger cars,” said Pageau. “But it also recognizes the high level of technology, quality, and design sophistication necessary for today’s automotive production.”

Pioneering composite materials based on Victrex® PEEK™ polymer

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High strength composite materials based on PEEK™ polymer developed by Porcher Industries Group expand the use of thermoplastic composites into industry sectors such as aerospace and medical. 
 The European Glass Division of Porcher Industries Group, a global leader in the production of high strength woven composites using glass, carbon, aramid and silica, has developed a new range of composites based on a Victrex® PEEK™ polymer carrier.