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Award for BMW composite application

Quadrant Plastic Composites has received an innovation award from the AVK-TV Reinforced Plastics Association - Technical Federation for the best application of the year.

News from Quadrant Plastic Composites ( 5 October 2004)

Investment expands S American capacity

Polymer Group is to more than double the spunbond fabrics capacity of its facility in Cali, Colombia to meet growing demand for its products in Latin America.

News from Polymer Group ( 1 October 2004)

PP materials achieve melt flows of 20g/10min

High-flow conductive polypropylene compounds for thin-wall injection moulding, which has become increasingly important for producing complex medical, electronic and biotechnological devices.

News from RTP Company ( 1 October 2004)

Carbon fibres add strength and conductivity

Premix Thermoplastics has added a full line of carbon-fibre-reinforced compounds to its Pre-Elec product portfolio.

News from Premix Thermoplastics (29 September 2004)

80km of stainless-steel tube bound for India

State owned design and engineering company Engineers India has selected stainless-steel heat exchanger tubes from Sandvik Materials Technology for Indian Oil Corp's Panipat Refinery.

News from Sandvik Materials Technology UK (29 September 2004)

Students put emotion back into vehicle design

Charles Drury's "God is in the details, but nobody saw Him coming" concept was judged the best vehicle design at the Coventry University MA Automotive Design Show.  Brochure available  

News from Corus Automotive (27 September 2004)

Price rise for high-volume flame retardant

Great Lakes Chemical Corp is increasing the off list price for BA-59P (tetrabromobisphenol A) flame retardant by $0.30/kg worldwide.

News from Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (24 September 2004)

Rotherham diecaster makes light of strength test

 User application article   When Sheffield's award-winning Gripple group was looking for the best way to make a crucial part for its newest product, it found the answer just ten miles away in Rotherham.

News from PMS Diecasting (24 September 2004)

Mesh pushes research boundaries to new levels

Tecan has won favour with the world's leading mass spectrometer manufacturers through its ability to produce cost-effective customised precision meshes.

News from Tecan (23 September 2004)

SL materials produce demanding prototypes

 User application article   Valla specialises in rapid tooling and prototype manufacture, primarily in the white goods, medical and automotive markets, and uses ProtoFunctional material technologies for stereolithography.  Brochure available  

News from DSM Somos (22 September 2004)

Steel laminate provides effective damping

Constrained layer damped steel and aluminium absorbs impact and transmitted noise from steel by converting shear strain into negligible heat.

News from Sound Dead Steel (21 September 2004)

Range provides polished performance

Engis (UK) has further extended its portfolio of polishing and abrasives solutions with its appointment as sole UK distributor for the PR Hoffman range.

News from Engis (UK) (20 September 2004)

Novel PPS material makes hard-wearing bearings

 User application article   Bushings made from Techtron HPV PPS material deliver reliable performance despite high loads, high temperatures and prolonged exposure to harsh chemicals.

News from Quadrant EPP (20 September 2004)

Quality award for stainless-steel specialist

Specialist stainless-steel fabricator Axium Process has achieved registration to the quality management system ISO9001:2000 through the British Standards Institution.

News from Axium Process (17 September 2004)

Glowing reports of photoluminescent sheet products

RTP Company has a new line of photoluminescent sheet products that meet or exceed common photoluminescent safety and egress standards.

News from RTP Company (17 September 2004)

Additives help packaging jump off the shelf

 User application article   Blue Underground, a Los Angeles-based company specialising in the DVD movie releases, has taken advantage of the ideal competitive advantage, combining brand building with unique packaging.

News from Milliken Chemical (16 September 2004)

Latest films go on show at K

The latest range of films from Autotype will be on show on the Formech International stand at this year's K exhibition.  Brochure available  

News from Autotype (15 September 2004)

Evaluation for novel conductive composite

ElectroPhen is a low-cost, mouldable, conductive composite material developed by UK company, Bac2 Electrode Materials.

News from Bac2 Electrode Materials (15 September 2004)

Automotive badges stay bright for longer

Danielson has released details of the latest developments in its range of customised automotive badges.

News from Danielson (15 September 2004)

Compound improves medical camera design

 User application article   When Smith and Nephew Endoscopy wanted to redesign its ED-3 camera head, the company turned to specialty compounder RTP Company for help in selecting the right material.

News from RTP Company (15 September 2004)

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