AKULON® PA6 DELIVERS PRODUCTIVITY GAINS IN OIL SUMP APPLICATIONS

DSM Engineering MaterialsDSM Engineering Plastics has announced that Akulon PA6 resin has been selected by various OEMs and Tiers for various applications and feasibility studies for oil sumps and oil pans use in under-the-hood. Currently various engine and road tests are ongoing. Final design validation of Akulon PA6 in the oil sumps and oil pans is expected for the end of 2009.

Enhanced Security for Industrial Networks

[With EAGLE20, Hirschmann Automation and Control, a Belden company based in Neckartenzlingen, Germany, has introduced the fourth generation of its industrial networking firewall. Like other Hirschmann products, EAGLE20 is based on the proven VxWorks real-time operating system. (Photo: Belden, BLDPR100)] With EAGLE20, Hirschmann Automation and Control, a Belden company based in Neckartenzlingen, Germany, has introduced the fourth generation of its industrial networking firewall. Like other Hirschmann products, EAGLE20 is based on the proven VxWorks real-time operating system. The new industrial firewall meets all requirements for operating as a security router, including Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall, Packet Filter Rules and a VPN Server.

HOFFMANN ACE DEVELOPS NEXT GENERATION LIGHT WEIGHT AIR CARGO NET MADE WITH DYNEEMA® - THE WORLD’S STRONGEST FIBER™

DyneemaURMOND (NL), April 8, 2009 - Hoffmann Air Cargo Equipment (ACE) GmbH together with DSM Dyneema have developed a new, third generation lightweight air cargo net that is one of the first worldwide to achieve a total weight of below 8 kilograms (kg).

Clariant’s “green” innovation Hostacerin® SFO takes centre stage at in-cosmetics 2009

ClariantMuttenz, April 8, 2009 - Specialty chemicals expert Clariant will introduce in-cosmetics 2009 visitors to its winning formulation of personal care products and global support designed to meet the latest skin and hair care industry trends. Taking centre stage at Stand A155 from 21-23 April will be Clariant’s new “green” innovation Hostacerin® SFO – a sunflower-oil based emulsifier for creams, lotions and sun care products produced via an energy-saving process.

Misverstanden rondom de beveiliging van virtuele servers

In de haast om de vruchten te plukken van de kostenbesparingen van virtualisatie, nemen veel bedrijven risico’s met hun IT beveiliging, aldus Clavister.7 april 2009 – Hoewel de wereldwijde economische situatie veel sectoren van de IT markt negatief beïnvloedt, blijft virtualisatie explosief groeien. Maar, in de haast om de vruchten te plukken van de kostenbesparingen van virtualisatie, nemen veel bedrijven risico’s met hun beveiliging, aldus IP-security en Unified Threat Management (UTM) specialist Clavister.

NO CRISIS AT UTECH EUROPE 2009

Despite the economic uncertainty, the 10th UTECH Europe event, held in Maastricht, from March 31 to April 2, was rated a success, with attendance far exceeding the expectations of all exhibitors. Most of the more than 140 exhibitors made the same point at the end of the event: visitor levels had been well above their predictions, and the quality of those attending was high. (Photos: UTECH, PR012)Maastricht, the Netherlands - Despite the economic uncertainty, the 10th UTECH Europe event, held in Maastricht, from March 31 to April 2, was rated a success, with attendance far exceeding the expectations of all exhibitors. Most of the more than 140 exhibitors made the same point at the end of the event: visitor levels had been well above their predictions, and the quality of those attending was high. In fact, more than 2836 industry professionals from 86 different countries attended the show, including the almost 400 registered delegates for the conference running parallel with the exhibition. The total figure mentioned does not include the more than 1500 passes distributed to exhibitors.

Owens Corning introduceert AdVeil™ non-woven glasvlies met revolutionaire technologie voor betere prestaties cushion vinyl-vloeren

Owens Corning Non-WovenToledo (OHIO), VS, 6 april 2009 – Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), ’s werelds grootste fabrikant van composietoplossingen en bouwmaterialen, heeft vandaag de ontwikkeling bekendgemaakt van AdVeil™ non-woven glasvlies, voorzien van een nieuwe technologie die kosten- en productievoordeel oplevert voor de cushion vinyl (CV)-vloerenindustrie. AdVeil glasvlies is gebaseerd op de eigen, gepatenteerde Advantex®-glastechnologie en wordt voorgevuld geleverd met een gepatenteerde anorganische formule waarmee tot 150 gram per vierkante meter plastinol wordt verbruikt. Dit is een besparing van maximaal dertig procent ten opzichte van traditioneel commercieel verkrijgbaar non woven glasvlies. Andere voordelen van het product, dat aanvankelijk in Europa wordt uitgebracht, zijn:

DSM NeoResins+ Press Kit ECS 2009

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