NEW DYNEEMA PURITY® TG GRADE ENABLES SMALLER IMPLANTS FOR NEXT-GENERATION SURGICAL TECHNIQUES

DyneemaURMOND (NL) – 28 March 2008 – At the World Biomaterials Congress, May 28 till June 1, DSM will launch a new grade of its high-performance Dyneema Purity® polyethylene fiber portfolio that offers the same high specific strength as existing grades at significantly thinner diameters. This new product was developed specifically to help medical device manufacturers design smaller, lower-profile implants for minimally invasive surgical procedures without sacrificing strength and durability. Expansion of the Dyneema Purity® product portfolio is just one example of DSM’s strong commitment to the biomedical market. Through materials innovation and ongoing collaboration with medical device companies, DSM is firmly focused on enabling medical device companies to develop new clinical approaches that improve patient outcomes, including shorter recuperation times and less scarring.

康耐視攜系列新品參加國際機器視覺展

Cognex(2008年3月20日,上海) 全球領先的機器視覺系統及感測器供應商康耐視公司(Cognex)今日攜其旗下的一系列新品參加了在上海舉行的中國國際機器視覺展。包括Checker® 232型視覺感測器、In-Sight® Micro 視覺系統以及DataManTM 100V Verifier檢驗器等產品在該展會上一經亮相即獲得了參觀者的關注和問詢。

DSM INCREASES PRICES OF AKULON® PA6 AND PA66 COMPOUNDS AND POLYMERS

DSM Engineering MaterialsDSM Engineering Plastics has announced a price increase for its’ Akulon® polyamide polymers and compounds in Europe, effective April 1st, or as contracts permit, for all shipments.

Les certifications d’eau potable pour les résines Noryl* hydrostables de SABIC Innovative Plastics accélèrent le temps de mise sur le marché

La pompe électrique Six Team est conçue avec la résine Noryl* de SABIC Innovative Plastics>BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 27 mars 2008 – Les fabricants de produits entrant en contact avec l’eau potable doivent respecter un grand nombre de réglementations et ce processus peut retarder le temps de mise sur le marché. SABIC Innovative Plastics a volontairement cherché à obtenir des certifications d’eau potable pour ses résines Noryl* hydrostables afin de simplifier et d’accélérer le processus d’approbation pour les fabricants. En certifiant mondialement que les résines Noryl sont conçues pour être utilisées avec de l’eau potable, SABIC Innovative Plastics ajoute de la valeur à ses matériaux pour les équipementiers fabriquant par exemple des pompes, des appareils de traitement d’eau ou des pièces de robinetterie. Les grades Noryl hydrostables font partie des rares matériaux largement certifiés dans le monde entier.

AVERY DENNISON LANCE UNE ETIQUETTE INNOVANTE RESISTANTE A L’ACETONE

Avery Dennison annonce aujourd’hui le lancement d’un nouveau papier auto-adhésif très résistant aux produits chimiques, le Fasson® Transfer PET Matt White Top Chem Res/S8015. Leiden, Pays-Bas - Avery Dennison annonce aujourd’hui le lancement d’un nouveau papier auto-adhésif très résistant aux produits chimiques, le Fasson® Transfer PET Matt White Top Chem Res/S8015. Il est proposé avec l’adhésif Fasson S8015, ce qui permet une excellente adhésion sur une large gamme de substrats, y compris les plastiques à faible énergie de surface et les substrats texturés.

WINNING MATERIALS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

With a strong focus on sustainability, the DSM product portfolio is able to deliver reduced environmental impact through lower fuel consumption and overall weight reduction; greater design freedom for system cost optimization; improved performance for better safety, greater comfort and longer life, and halogen free concepts for flame retardants automotive cables.With a strong focus on sustainability, the DSM product portfolio is able to deliver reduced environmental impact through lower fuel consumption and overall weight reduction; greater design freedom for system cost optimization; improved performance for better safety, greater comfort and longer life, and halogen free concepts for flame retardants automotive cables.

Plastics contribute to addressing the global water challenge

Borealis and Borouge recently created a joint initiative called Water for the World which aims at fostering knowledge and partnerships across the whole value chain to provide tangible, sustainable solutions for the global availability of safe drinking water and sanitation. The programme supports the transfer of water efficient technologies to water stressed areas around the globe.• More than 1 billion people around the globe lack access to clean drinking water and more than 2 billion to basic sanitation

Eurocom Worldwide Survey Highlights Changing Face of Marketing as Search Moves Centre Stage

EurocomSearch - through services such as Google or Yahoo! - is the most important development in marketing in the last ten years according to the overwhelming majority of 350 senior technology executives surveyed by Eurocom Worldwide, the Global PR Network, in association with its member agencies.