Industrial
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6 Apr 2010
Lee Spring Leaps to the Top of Its Game with First-Ever Springs Molded from SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultra-Tough Ultem* Resin
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – April 6, 2010 – Lee Spring, a leading global manufacturer of mechanical springs since 1918, has leaped past its competition with a totally new technology – LeeP™ plastic composite springs molded from SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* resin. Among the first springs ever made with high-performance, engineered plastic, LeeP compression springs provide critical advantages over traditional metal alloy springs, enabling this valued SABIC Innovative Plastics customer to expand its business for greater potential success. SABIC Innovative Plastics provided a range of specialized services for this project, including predictive analysis, material characterization and mold optimization, clearly illustrating how the company helps its customers succeed through its 75-years of materials technologies expertise and innovation.
31 Mar 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Clear, High-Temp Lexan* Copolymers Deliver Top-end Design Solutions for Industry’s Most Demanding Applications
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – March 31, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics’ mission to help customers drive down system costs while achieving exceptional performance with high-end thermoplastics has led to another industry game-changer – Lexan* XHT clear, high-temperature polycarbonate (PC) copolymers. This innovative family of advanced PC resins features new polymer chemistry with an optimal balance of high heat resistance and high flow, enabling it to offer greatly expanded design options for molding thin-wall parts such as medical devices and electrical fuses. Lexan XHT copolymers also offer excellent clarity and colorability, making them top choices for applications like consumer and industrial lighting and heat shields. They are part of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ growing Lexan copolymers portfolio built on the technology foundation laid by Lexan PC resin’s 50-year track record.
As a result of continued escalations in the costs of key raw materials, DSM Engineering Plastics will increase prices on a global basis for its Akulon PA6 and PA66 Compounds.
STANLEY (US), 25 March, 2010 - DSM Dyneema has recently received a new order for a significant volume of 
FCI, a globally leading supplier of interconnect products, has approved halogen-free V-0 Stanyl® ForTii™ for their FPC Connectors product line of Optical Disk Drives and is currently expanding the usage on various other connectors and sockets.
Belden, one of the world’s leading suppliers of signal transmission solutions, has announced the formal appointment of IAC Communica and Profitek as Authorized Solutions Partners for its range of Hirschmann™ brand industrial automation and networking products and solutions within the South Africa market.