Industry Hexagon Metrology releases Leica Absolute Tracker AT401 Version 2.0 March 26, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart New firmware reduces time spent on measurement,further simplifying laser tracker operation Hexagon Metrology announced today the immediate availability of the Leica Absolute Tracker AT401 Version 2.0. This new firmware version offers improved system responsiveness compared to the previous product generations. Together with PowerLockvision technology, enhanced wireless operation and out of the box measurements, the new […] Read more »
Industry Uhde Inventa-Fischer successfully commissions polyamide 6 plant for JSC Grodno Azot PTC Khimvolokno March 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart March 25, 2013 – The plant engineering specialist Uhde Inventa-Fischer and JSC Grodno Azot PTC Khimvolokno of Belarus have successfully commissioned a plant for the production of polyamide 6. The multiline plant is located in Grodno, Western Belarus, has a capacity of 91,000 tonnes per year and replaces seven lines that have been closed down. The new plant […] Read more »
Industry EXPORT DRIVES IMPROVEMENTS March 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart for the Italian industry of plastics and rubber processing equipment Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together some 165 makers of machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber) has issued its report on the sector’s performance in 2012 – based also on ISTAT foreign trade statistics – whose results are summarized below. Italian […] Read more »
Processes Songwon Additive Technologies Americas to start up OPS plant in Houston, USA in April 2013 March 26, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Houston, Texas USA – March 25, 2013 – Songwon Additive Technologies Americas has announced that production of OPS products (One Pack Systems) is to start at a new facility in Houston, USA in April this year. The Houston facility will have an initial capacity of 7.000 metric tons per year and follows Songwon´s investment in […] Read more »
Market News Italian players voice softer April outlook for PP and PE March 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In Italy, PP and PE markets opened the month of March with increases but have started to see gradual downward adjustments amidst weak demand and softening upstream costs as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Nowadays, April expectations are voiced with a softer outlook. In the PE market, sellers came to the market with increases […] Read more »
Breaking News Material News Zoltek and TCG join forces to develop carbon fibre thermoplastics March 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Carbon fibre producer Zoltek Corporation and Thermoplast Composite GmbH (TCG) of Germany are working together to develop carbon fibre thermoplastic tapes and other products for application in the automotive and other industries. The thermoplastic tapes will be based on Zoltek’s Panex® 35 carbon fibre and TCG’s patented process technology. They have potential applications as the […] Read more »
Industry BASF launches North American Center for Research on Advanced Materials March 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart BASF is collaborating with Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Massachusetts (UMass) in the North American Center for Research on Advanced Materials, an initiative to develop new materials for the automotive, building and construction, and energy industries. The cooperation is initially planned for five years. About 20 new post-doctoral […] Read more »
Material News Magna and Zoltek launches carbon fibre SMC March 25, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Automotive supplier Magna Exteriors and Interiors and carbon fibre maker Zoltek have developed a low-cost carbon fibre sheet moulding compound (SMC) for automotive applications. Zoltek and Magna announced their partnership to develop low-cost carbon fibre SMC for the automotive industry last year (see Zoltek and Magna join forces on automotive SMC.) The jointly developed carbon […] Read more »
