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PVC retains antistatic properties
Unlike plastics with an antistatic finish, Polymer-Chemie's permanently antistatic compounds do not even require particular ambient conditions to retain their effect.
News from Polymer-Chemie (18 January 2008)
Metal substitutes cut manufacturing costs
The good processibility of the polymers means that components can be manufactured in a single injection moulding process, which leads to significant manufacturing cost reductions.
News from Lati Industria Termoplastici (18 January 2008)
New facility provides photo-etching upgrade
Precision Micro has made a substantial investment in new manufacturing machines and equipment to take the photo-etching process to new levels of precision and repeatability.
News from Precision Micro (17 January 2008)
Polymer keeps it strength at high temperatures
DSM Engineering Plastics' PA4T polymer is designed to assist automakers in continued weight reduction efforts for better fuel efficiency and lower costs.
News from DSM Engineering Plastics (15 January 2008)
Plastic glazing helps cut automobile weight
User application article Land Rover designers were supported by the Sabic Innovative Plastics glazing and design teams in developing the LRX transparent glazing signature that wraps around the entire car.
News from Sabic Innovative Plastics (15 January 2008)
Coating insulates probe rods
User application article Sontec's Vicote-coated sensor probe rod rotates inside an isolating body made from Victrex Peek and is electrically isolated from the container wall as well as from its own process attachment.
News from Victrex (15 January 2008)
Polymer springs survive in the oil industry
User application article Victrex Peek polymer resists virtually all aggressive chemicals, solvents and lubricants used in the oil and gas industry.
News from Victrex USA (15 January 2008)
Metalworkers excel in coursework
James Hope, John-Paul Latham and Joe Phebyh achieved distinctions in the Metal Finishing and Surface Coating course.
News from Tecan (14 January 2008)
Ceramic coatings cut heat transfer
Zircotec coated exhaust manifolds transmit significantly less heat to their surroundings than uncoated standard parts.
News from Zircotec (11 January 2008)
Primer offers long-term corrosion resistance
Texicryl 13-600 is a water-based primer of that provides 500 hours of salt spray resistance.
News from Scott Bader Company (10 January 2008)
Polymer deal provides new blending options
Polyphenylene ether is an amorphous thermoplastic polymer blended with other polymers to enhance their thermal, mechanical and flammability performance.
News from Man + Materials ( 9 January 2008)
Thermoplastic cuts costs for USB connectors
User application article Substituting Victrex Peek polymer for metal gives InnoDisk us greater design flexibility and a shorter time to market for its USB drive connectors.
News from Victrex USA ( 8 January 2008)
Film cleans up on medical label application
User application article Aptiv film labels can be readily printed on using laser marking as well as a number of other conventional printing techniques.
News from Victrex USA ( 1 January 2008)
Medical materials go up in price
Increases will vary by product and primarily apply to products with petroleum-based raw materials, including polyester and polypropylene.
News from Polymer Group (27 December 2007)
High temperature steel to help cut emissions
An austenitic stainless steel with excellent high temperature properties is designed to enable the construction of boilers for next-generation power stations.
News from Sandvik Materials Technology UK (20 December 2007)
Fibre-based compound boasts unrivalled stiffness
Compounds deliver outstanding fatigue performance, strength, modulus and toughness, retaining the inherent properties of low creep, coefficient of thermal expansion and chemical resistance.
News from Victrex (18 December 2007)
Casting system keeps servo windings in place
SEW-Eurodrive uses Araldite epoxy casting systems for embedding the stator wiring in the housings of servomotors its used in automation applications.
News from Huntsman Advanced Materials (17 December 2007)
Foam is fit for use in clean-room equipment
First foam insulation to meet the rigorous FM Global 4910 standard for flammability of clean room materials. Brochure available
News from Zotefoams (12 December 2007)
Marine composites meet luxury yacht standards
User application article The latest high technology marine composite products in the Scott Bader range have been specifically developed for high quality glass-fibre tooling and boat construction.
News from Scott Bader Company ( 6 December 2007)
Nanocomposite material for stereolithography
Material is developed for rigorous, high-pressure wind-tunnel testing, under-the-bonnet automotive applications and other uses requiring high thermal resistance.
News from 3D Systems Europe ( 6 December 2007)
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