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Acquisition consolidates supply chain

Victrex has purchased the operations owned by a subsidiary of Degussa relating to the manufacture of BDF for cash consideration of GBP 16.3 million.

News from Victrex ( 5 May 2005)

Brass makes sense for seat belt manufacturer

 User application article   Securon choose to use free machining brass bar for the safety critical vehicle motion sensor used in each of its automotive seat belts.

News from Copper Development Association ( 5 May 2005)

Paper details hazards of wet insulation

Pittsburgh Corning, the manufacturer of Foamglas cellular glass insulation, has issued a new publication "Corrosion under wet insulation - the hidden danger".

News from Pittsburgh Corning ( 5 May 2005)

Advanced materials meet automotive challenges

 User application article   Since the late 1960s, groundbreaking technologies from GE Advanced Materials have helped the automotive industry build best-selling vehicles.

News from GE Advanced Materials ( 4 May 2005)

Advanced materials survive under the bonnet

 User application article   Teleflex Fluid Systems Europe will feature two products for the automotive industry benefiting from DuPont material science at Engine Expo 2005 in Stuttgart, Germany.

News from Du Pont (UK) ( 4 May 2005)

Quartz tubing boosts lamp performance

GE Advanced Materials, Quartz has again extended the performance limits of quartz lamp tubing for short-arc ultra-high-pressure mercury lamps.

News from GE Advanced Materials ( 3 May 2005)

Student racers receive material support

Corus is once again supporting some of Europe's leading student race teams in the International Formula Student programme.  Brochure available  

News from Corus Automotive ( 3 May 2005)

Metalworks defies decline of UK manufacturing

Since the 1980s Britain has seen a steady decline in the metal fabrication industry, however Washington Metalworks reckons it is bucking the trend.

News from Washington Metalworks ( 2 May 2005)

Foam products claim higher durability

Foam urethane products are available from MPC in a wide range of formulations.

News from MPC ( 2 May 2005)

Abrasion resistance is key in clean room design

 User application article   When Ortner designed its intelligent clean room shelf system for the semiconductor industry, it chose Victrex Peek for the shelf trays as it had the highest abrasion resistance available.

News from Victrex USA (29 April 2005)

Super tough nylon cuts safety helmet weight

 User application article   The Procap respiratory protection helmet, designed to help protect workers in tough and hazardous environments, has three major parts made of Zytel SST nylon.

News from Du Pont (UK) (28 April 2005)

Chinese facility boosts rubber product output

Greentree-Shercon's new state-of-the-art Hangzhou, China production facility is now online - and fabricating high-quality parts for the OEM market.

News from Greentree-Shercon (28 April 2005)

Automotive hardcoats survive solar exposure

With the launch of its silicone-based AS4700 hardcoat and SHP470 basecoat grades, GE helps offer automotive designers and customers an added degree of protection.

News from GE Advanced Materials (28 April 2005)

Composite moulding technology put to the test

Azdel is evaluating the potential advantages of an innovative high-speed composite moulding technology developed by the RocTool Company of France.

News from Azdel (27 April 2005)

Fluid cuts friction from ferrous metals

K-Tek is a novel liquid compound that measurably reduces friction, mechanical wear and fuel consumption, improves overall performance and extends the reliability and life of a wide range of equipment.

News from Kalimex (27 April 2005)

Expansion project completed

Premier Material Concepts has completed a major expansion project to increase manufacturing capacity of its facility in Findlay, Ohio.

News from Premier Material Concepts (25 April 2005)

Third Queen's Award for Autotype

Autotype has won the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise 2005 in the Innovation Category.  Brochure available  

News from Autotype (22 April 2005)

Composite answers automotive disposal needs

Azdel VolcaLite composite has the added benefit of improved post-consumer incineration waste management in response to specific automotive industry needs.

News from Azdel (22 April 2005)

Investment aims to expand wire output

A GBP 1 million investment by Carrington Wire will form part of a major development to increase the leading wire specialist's production at the Elland plant by around 30% a year.

News from Carrington Wire (21 April 2005)

Custom parts bring rubber and metal together

Custom moulded rubber parts bonded to metal components for prototype and production applications is a service available from Rubber Industries.

News from Rubber Industries (20 April 2005)

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