DSM DYNEEMA COMMENCES ANOTHER PATENT INFRINGEMENT COURT CASE IN THE EU

DyneemaURMOND (NL), July 27, 2009 - DSM Dyneema, inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, announced today that it has started proceedings in a patent infringement lawsuit before the Court of Milan against Beijing Tongyizhong Specialty Fiber Technology & Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sinotex, (a.k.a. Zhong Fang), a Chinese manufacturer of HMPE (high-modulus polyethylene) fiber and EOS 3 S.r.l., an Italian based distributor.

STANYL® FORTII™ FOR SSD HIGH SPEED SATA 6GB/S

Solid State Disk Drives (SSDs) are currently experiencing strong market growth as they contribute to higher data reliability, lower weight and noise, faster access times and power reduction. 
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) are set to be the dominant interfaces to interconnect SSDs to e.g. Notebooks or the strongly growing Netbooks. In these applications, Stanyl® ForTii™ provides an excellent halogen free, flame retardant material. (Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR247)Solid State Disk Drives (SSDs) are currently experiencing strong market growth as they contribute to higher data reliability, lower weight and noise, faster access times and power reduction.

Gigabit Uplinks from the Field to the Plant Control Level

New IP67 Gigabit Ethernet Switches from Hirschmann. (Foto Belden, BLDPR107)Belden has expanded its Hirschmann™ product offering to include new IP67 rated switches in the company’s OCTOPUS family of networking devices.

HIGHEST ENGINEERING PLASTIC PERFORMANCE AT ZERO CARBON FOOTPRINT

DSM Engineering Plastics has expanded further its Green Portfolio with the introduction of EcoPaXX™, a bio-based, high performance engineering plastic. The new material, which is based on polyamide (PA) 410, has been developed by DSM in recent years, and is now set to be commercialized. 
(Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR253)DSM Engineering Plastics has expanded further its Green Portfolio with the introduction of EcoPaXX™, a bio-based, high performance engineering plastic. The new material, which is based on polyamide (PA) 410, has been developed by DSM in recent years, and is now set to be commercialized.

BELDEN SHOWCASES KEY HD PRODUCTS AT IBC

At IBC, held from September 11-15, 2009 at the RAI Exhibition Center in Amsterdam, Belden will showcase a range of new and existing products in Hall 1 at Stand C21. 
Belden is set to focus on the cable developments for HD which offer extended broadcast quality. 
(Photo: Belden, PR115) At IBC, held from September 11-15, 2009 at the RAI Exhibition Center in Amsterdam, Belden will showcase a range of new and existing products in Hall 1 at Stand C21.

QUADRANT EXTENDS ITS LINE OF COLOURED RADEL® PPSU LSG STOCK SHAPES

Quadrant’s Radel® PPSU Life Science Grade (LSG) materials colour paletteQuadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP), the world's leading manufacturer of engineering plastics in stock shapes (rods, sheets, tubes) for machining, introduces additional standard colours to its Radel® PPSU (polyphenylsulfone) Life Science Grade (LSG) portfolio. All Quadrant Radel PPSU LSG stock shapes are certified biocompatible according to ISO 10993, giving designers the confidence that their finished products will successfully past testing whilst at the same time allowing for faster product development at reduced costs. In addition, Quadrant offers lot traceability of its LSG stock shapes while traceability is typically available only for raw materials and guarantees consistency in formulations. Standard colours available now include black, natural (off-white), blue, green yellow, grey, brown, rust-coloured and red, whilst custom colours can be produced on request. Quadrant Radel PPSU LSG stock shapes are available globally as rods and sheets in various sizes, allowing manufacturers to optimize yield with minimized waste. Quadrant’s engineering and service capabilities also include design and production of finished parts.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SELECTS MOOG TO PROVIDE FULL-SCALE AIRCRAFT FATIGUE TEST SYSTEM

Northrop Grumman has placed an order for a 160-channel test controller system from Moog’s Industrial Group to perform full-scale fatigue testing on the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The fully integrated system combines Moog software and test controllers based on its leading-edge controller platform including real-time ethernet interface.AMSTERDAM, July 13, 2009 – Moog’s Industrial Group, a division of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A), announced that Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has placed an order for a 160-channel test controller system to perform full-scale fatigue testing on the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Moog is a leader in providing high-performance testing systems to the aviation, aerospace and automotive markets.

MOOG’S TECHNOLOGY MOVES RETRACTABLE ROOF FOR WIMBLEDON’S CENTRE COURT

Labelled View of Partially Deployed Roof. (Photo: MOOG, PR0909)AMSTERDAM, July 10, 2009 – Moog Industrial Group, a part of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), has put in place a high performance electric actuation solution that operates the newly installed retractable roof above Wimbledon’s Centre Court. Wimbledon’s staff closed the 1,100-metric-ton (1,212.50 tons) roof for the first time in competition on Monday, June 29 after a light rain stopped play during the second set of a match at Centre Court.