Plastics
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23 Feb 2004
Greene, Tweed launches WR™014 pump components for reliability in acid environments
Greene, Tweed & Co Benelux is introducing a new material for pump components that have to operate in acidic conditions. This new thermoplastic composite, which is called WR™014, is primarily designed for rings, bushes, seals and wear plates in pumps in the chemicals and petro-chemical industries. The material consists of a modified fluoropolymer matrix, strengthened with long strand carbon fibers. These ensure excellent wear resistance and good self-lubricating characteristics in almost all conceivable conditions.
18 Feb 2004
OWENS CORNING ANNOUNCES MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO ADD GLASS FABRIC KNITTING PRODUCTION AT TALOJA INDIA PLANT
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. February 18, 2004 – Owens Corning announced today that it will add glass fiber knitting capability at the Taloja, India, plant of Owens Corning India Limited (OCIL), a joint venture between Owens Corning, USA and Mahindra & Mahindra, India. The investment adds fabric knitting to the plant’s existing glass roving operations, to supply growing market demand in India and surrounding regions, especially for the wind energy market. India is currently the fifth largest country in the world in terms of installed capacity of wind mills.
Designed to adhere to such hard materials as polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene/Polycarbonate (ABS/PC), and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), DSM Engineering Plastics’ Arnitel® TPE copolyester elastomer gives manufacturers the freedom to benefit from 2K moulding (multi-component injection moulding processes). Arnitel® TPE has been designed to perform well in automotive airbagcover, instrument panel, and other demanding applications.
Plastika Skaza and Battenfeld Injection Technology recently had cause for a special celebration in Velenje, when the 3,000th injection molding machine of the TM series was officially handed over to the customer. Velenje, with just over 30,000 inhabitants, is located in the centre of the Šalek valley, to the north-east of Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital. Since 1975, Velenje has been the home of Plastika Skaza, which has emerged as one of the country’s largest commission plastics processor. From a modest beginning, the company has seen continuous growth since 1985 and now manufactures parts for well-known companies, such as Gorenja, Ikea and Grammer, with 41 injection molding lines - 35 of these from Battenfeld.
At Interplastica in Moscow from February 24 to 27, Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik GmbH, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany will present its successful conical twin-screw extruder model BEX 2-54 C. With its complete line concept - offering turnkey extrusion lines from a single source including planning and manufacture of all components - Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik has made a name for itself in the global market place in the areas of pipe, profile and sheet extrusion as well as plastic material preparation technology.
At Interplastica in Moscow, Battenfeld Injection Molding Technology will exhibit an HM 1300 with an UNIROB R8 robot to present its extremely versatile hydraulic ma-chine series. 