Victrex® PEEK™ polymer meets unique challenges of saturated steam application

Victrex® PEEK™ polymer meets unique challenges of saturated steam application. A revolutionary Guided Wave Radar (GWR) probe has been developed by Magnetrol International to meet the unique challenges posed by level measurement in saturated steam environments. The probe has been designed with a Victrex® PEEK™ polymer seal component, which reliably seals out high-temperature steam.

Univar adds rheology additives to its distribution portfolio

UnivarUnivar Ltd. has announced its distributorship for the Luvotix® range of rheology additives from Lehmann & Voss. The appointment is as official distributor of the products throughout the United Kingdom.

Connected’s DataProtector: de oplossing voor emailopslag

ConnectedFramingham, Mass. – 9 december, 2003 -- Connected® Corporation, toonaangevend leverancier van geautomatiseerde bescherming, archivering en recovery van gedistribueerde data, introduceert Connected DataProtector™ met EmailOptimer™ 7.0. Dit is de nieuwste oplossing voor geautomatiseerde bescherming van bedrijfsinformatie en efficiënte opslag van emailarchieffiles. DataProtector met EmailOptimizer maakt gebruik van een nieuw proces voor data reductie.

Connected Corporation neemt het Engelse Archive-it over

ConnectedFramingham, Mass. – 10 november, 2003 -- Connected® Corporation, toonaangevend leverancier van geautomatiseerde bescherming, archivering en recovery van gedistribueerde data, maakt bekend dat het het Engelse bedrijf Archive-it (Rchive-it.com Limited) heeft overgenomen. Archive-it is leverancier van emailarchivering, gebaseerd op open standaarden. Connected verbetert ook haar bestaande product Connected DataProtector™PC door Windows server back-up toe te voegen en werkt aan nog verder geïntegreerde archiveringsmogelijkheden van allerhande types informatie uit verschillende bronnen.

VERTON® COMPOSITE PROVIDES SAFER MORE DURABLE SOLUTION FOR DOWN-HOLE CENTRALISERS IN OIL WELL DEVELOPMENT

Able to deliver a lighter, stronger and sustainable, long-term performance in one of the toughest working environments, a unique Verton® composite was developed for Ezee-glider 2000 centralisers.The Ezee-glider 2000, designed by Brunel Oilfield Services (UK) Ltd, is used in down-hole oil, gas and water well applications. BERGEN OP ZOOM - October 2003 - Able to deliver sustainable, long-term performance in one of the toughest working environments, a unique Verton® composite was developed for Ezee-glider 2000 centralisers used in down-hole oil, gas and water well applications.

DOW CORNING ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN SILANES CAPACITY

Dow Corning - SilanesMidland, MI, U.S.A. – December 8, 2003 – Dow Corning Corporation has announced it has increased production of its broad range of silane coupling agents by more than 40 percent to better satisfy customer demand.

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS OFFER PACKAGING SOLUTIONS WITH PA6 BARRIER AND OLEFIN ADHESIVE FILM MATERIALS

Long used for packaging in food and healthcare applications, the Akulon-Yparex combination is ideal for meat, fish, sausage or cheese packaging. DSM Engineering Plastics brings a unique offering to the European multi-layer packaging film market: a pairing of Akulon® polyamide 6 (PA6) for barrier film with Yparex® olefin-based extrudable adhesive resins for film extrusion. No other European supplier can provide both PA6 barrier and adhesive. Yparex solves the problem of adhering non-polar PE layers to barrier materials like PA and EVOH.

Battenfeld Chen Extrusion Systems Protects Technology

SMS PlasticsBattenfeld Chen Extrusion Systems, SMS Plastics Technology Group's JV in China, sued Dongguan Weltec Machinery Ltd. in an action to protect its technology. Dong-guan Weltec, a unit of Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Ltd., a publicly traded com-pany in Hong Kong, is accused of violating intellectual property rights with respect to a single screw polyethylen pipe extrusion line. Dongguan Weltec Machinery is al-leged to have used confidential Battenfeld Chen Extrusion System information to make a copy of Battenfeld's technology, and offer it for sale to customers. In the le-gal action, the Foshan Middle Court seized the copied machinery, and issued a sub-poena to Dongguan Weltec on October 29, 2003. According to Battenfeld Chen, it was discovered that Dongguan Weltec Machinery approached Battenfeld's suppliers a year ago last September with drawings in an effort to build essentially exact copies of Battenfeld technology.