Breaking News Category Menu Carbon fiber body-in-black wins design accolade March 9, 2012 by plasticsinfomart A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle weighing just 500 kg thanks to an all-carbon structure has come out tops in the automotive category of the JEC Innovation Awards Program recognizing excellence in composite design and application. Specialist vehicle manufacturer Axon Automotive (Northamptonshire, UK) led the project with partners Toray Industries (Tokyo, Japan, carbon fiber); Eurocarbon (Sittard, […] Read more »
Breaking News Machinery News LOW-COST GRAVIMETRIC FEEDER GETS A BIG BOOST IN ACCURACY AND THROUGHPUT FROM A NEW HIGH-SPEED STEPPER-MOTOR DRIVE March 9, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The widely used Maguire® MGF™ gravimetric feeder for metering colorants and additives into plastics processing machines now provides substantially greater accuracy and up to double the throughput, it was announced today by Maguire Products, Inc., which will show the enhanced system at NPE2012 (Booth 5963). Test data available from Maguire comparing the enhanced MGF unit […] Read more »
Breaking News ELMET North America at NPE 2012: Advanced Technologies for Liquid Silicone Rubber Processing March 9, 2012 by plasticsinfomart At NPE 2012, Austria based ELMET Elastomere Produktions- und Dienstleistungs GmbH (www.elmet.com), a premier injection mold maker and full system supplier in Liquid Injection Molding (LIM) of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR), will for the first time be present via its newly installed local subsidiary ELMET North America. On stand 9145 the company will emphasize on […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Government bond yields edge up on global oil prices March 9, 2012 by plasticsinfomart MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields and swaps inched up on Friday as rising oil prices cemented expectations that the Reserve Bank of India will prefer to wait before embarking on a rate cut cycle. Dealers also refrained from building heavy positions ahead of the RBI’s mid-quarter policy review on March 15 and the federal budget […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Oil rises to near $107 ahead of key US jobs report March 9, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices rose slightly to near $107 a barrel Friday in Asia ahead of a key U.S. employment report that will give insight into the strength of the world’s No. 1 economy and demand for crude. Benchmark Oil for April delivery was up 32 cents to $106.90 at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Oil Hovers Below $107 In Asia Amid Iran Tension March 5, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices hovered below $107 a barrel Monday in Asia as simmering tensions over Iran’s nuclear program kept crude near 10-month highs. Benchmark oil for April delivery was up 7 cents to $106.77 at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude was down 10 cents to $123.55 […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Gasoline Prices Rise For 24th Day March 3, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Gasoline prices climbed Friday for the 24th straight day as service stations pass along the rising cost of oil. The national average for gasoline hit $3.741 per gallon, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. That’s an increase of 46.5 cents per gallon since the start of 2012. Gasoline has never been […] Read more »
Breaking News Product News Transmission made quiet with plastic shafts and gears February 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart According to Ticona Engineering Polymers’ press release on February 22, Hi-Lex America Inc has developed high-precision plastic transmission shafts and gears injection molded with Ticona’s Celcon acetal copolymer (POM) and Celstran Long Fiber Reinforced Plastics (LFRT). “For several years, Hi-Lex customers have used a two-stage reduction transmission that relies on precision steel ball bearings mounted […] Read more »
