ELIX Polymers cuts lead times in bid to be benchmark for ABS supply

ELIX Polymers cuts lead times in bid to be benchmark for ABS supply. (Photo: ELIX Polymers, PR016)Tarragona, September 28, 2016 – ELIX Polymers is reducing order-to-dispatch time down to just one week for the most popular products in its ABS portfolio. Lead times for all other ABS products are being cut to three weeks. “ELIX continues to excel in its mission to distinguish itself as the industry benchmark for quality and service,” says Narcis Vidal, supply chain director at ELIX Polymers.

Sieben Jugendliche starten bei Hirschmann Automation and Control ins Berufsleben

Das Foto zeigt von rechts nach links: Bernhard Wolf, Ausbilder Elektronik und Mechatronik, Johannes Pfeffer, Geschäftsführer HAC, Eric Schmidt, Auszubildender zum Elektroniker für Geräte und Systeme, Yannick Stöhr, Auszubildender zum Mechatroniker, Melanie Schweiker, Auszubildende zur Verfahrensmechanikerin für Kunststoff- und Kautschuktechnik, Nadine Mayer, Ausbildungsleiterin, und Pascal Wagenhaus, HR Manager. (Foto: Belden, PR432)Neckartenzlingen - 27. September 2016 - Belden Inc., ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Signalübertragungslösungen für unternehmenskritische Anwendungen, setzt sich für eine qualifizierte Nachwuchsförderungen ein. In diesem Jahr starten bei Hirschmann Automation and Control (HAC), eine Marke von Belden, sieben Jugendliche ins Berufsleben. Damit absolvieren insgesamt 25 junge Menschen bei dem Neckartenzlinger Netzwerkspezialisten eine Berufsausbildung oder ein duales Studium.

New High Reliability Slip Ring Brings New Technology to Wind Turbines

Moog introduces EPA3 pitch control slip ring. (Photo Moog, MGPR1604)East Aurora, NY, USA, September 27, 2016 – Moog Components Group Limited, a division of Moog Inc., has announced the introduction of a new pitch control slip ring. The EPA3 slip ring is the next generation of advanced slip ring products specifically developed for the wind energy market. It is well suited for both large and small wind turbines.

Webinar - “How to seal powertrain flanges under the harshest conditions”

Georg Schubert, Business Director Automotive Adhesives. (Photo: Henkel, PR019)Gaskets aim to prevent leakage of fluids or gases by filling the space between the surfaces of the flanges – and they must remain intact and leak-free for a prolonged time, especially in automotive engineering.

DSM Dyneema successfully defends key patent against competitor challenge

DyneemaThe Netherlands, 27 September 2016 - DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, has again successfully defended a key patent from challenge before the European Patent Office (EPO) Opposition division. The company Teijin Aramid had challenged the EPO’s previous grant of DSM Dyneema’s European patent (EP1575758B), which covers pressed products based on specific improved Uni Directional (UD) systems, typically designed and used in high end armor applications such as helmets, inserts, and vehicle armor. DSM’s technology aims at pressed products with improved performance at higher temperatures, while still maintaining good performance at ambient temperature.

Guardian Glass lancia il Calcolatore di Rendimento online

Guardian Glass lancia il Calcolatore di Rendimento online.
(Foto © Daniele Domenicali, GRDPR110) Bertrange, Lussemburgo, 27 settembre 2016 – Guardian Glass ha presentato il Calcolatore di Rendimento, uno strumento digitale che aiuta i clienti a scegliere la vetrata che fa al caso loro.

Il nuovo sistema di controllo del passo Moog rende le turbine eoliche tre volte più affidabili rispetto ai sistemi tradizionali

Una superiore affidabilità rispetto ai sistemi tradizionali, grazie al nuovo Moog Pitch System 3. (Foto Moog, MGPR1603)East Aurora, NY, USA, 26 settembre 2016 – L’Industrial Group di Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) annuncia il lancio di Moog Pitch System 3, una tecnologia per il controllo del passo di nuova generazione. I primi Moog Pitch System 3 sono già operativi in una centrale eolica in Brasile e Moog presenterà ufficialmente questo nuovo sistema alla manifestazione fieristica WindEnergy di Amburgo, in programma dal 27-30 settembre 2016 (padiglione B5, stand 222).

Clariant to open Global Competence Center Haircare in Brazil

Clariant will power hair care innovation from its new global Competence Center Haircare, opening in Brazil in 2017. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, September 26, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has chosen Brazil for its first-ever global Competence Center Haircare (gCCH), set to open in the first quarter of 2017. Located in Santo Amaro in Sao Paulo, the new gCCH will put Clariant’s hair care experts at the heart of the fastest growing hair care market globally and closer to the large customers in the region.