Industry International Tube Trade Fair to be held in April 2014 March 20, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The International Tube Trade Fair will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany from April 7-11, 2014. A PTF Plastic Tube Forum will be set up for the first time, announces the organizer, Messe Düsseldorf. Held every two years, latest technologies and applications, machinery and equipment for producing pipes and tubing in composite materials and plastics will […] Read more »
Industry Milacron Aftermarket’s New, Centralized Call Center Results in Improved Customer Service March 20, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Batavia, Ohio – With one phone call to Milacron, plastics processors now can count on better parts inventory, direct access to deep technical expertise and other benefits through Milacron’s newly centralized and expanded call center in Ohio. The move to consolidate numerous customer service numbers – previously dispersed across the Americas – into one main […] Read more »
Industry MedShape’s Novel Orthopedic Implants Are Made of Solvay’s Zeniva® PEEK March 20, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 19, 2013 – MedShape Inc., a leading supplier of orthopedic implants featuring patented shape memory technology, has designed and manufactured the Morphix® Suture Anchor for tendon and ligament repair and the ExoShape® Soft Tissue Fastener for knee joint ACL reconstruction using Zeniva® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin from Solvay Specialty Polymers, which is part […] Read more »
Breaking News Product News ONESuit Announces Global Strategic Initiatives for 2013 March 20, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Merrimack, N.H. – March 19, 2013 – Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, a global leading manufacturer of protective “hazmat” products and other high performance protective equipment, today announced strategic initiatives, aimed at driving continued global growth in 2013 for the ONESuit® portfolio of high performance protective products. Highlights include the addition of design engineering expertise to the […] Read more »
Industry Huntsman sparks interest at ECS with flame retardant prepolymer for polyurea March 20, 2013 by plasticsinfomart EVERBERG, Belgium – Huntsman Polyurethanes revealed details of a new chemistry – SUPRASEC® 2154 prepolymer – on the first day of the European Coatings Show in Nürnberg, Germany. SUPRASEC® 2154 prepolymer is a new development that makes it far easier to embed fire retardant properties in hot spray polyurea systems. Historically it’s been difficult for […] Read more »
Machinery News Explosive atmospheric conditions – KREYENBORG’s strength in experience March 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The use of KREYENBORG machines in hazardous areas Since July 1, 2003, the European law directive 94/9/EG, better known as the “ATEXDirective”, has existed for explosion-protected electrical and mechanical devices, components, and protective systems. According to this directive, the operator of a plant is required to use only machines that are exclusively designed for these areas. He has to prove […] Read more »
Industry Car seat made in just a single piece won global design competition March 19, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart BASF announced the three winners of its first global design competition “sit down. move” for car seats at the Geneva International Motor Show on March 5. The global winner chosen by the jury was Song Wei Teo of the University of Coventry in Great Britain. The two further winners were Kim Joonyoung of the College for […] Read more »
Industry Bayer to present polymer solutions for personal care applications March 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Bayer MaterialScience will present its latest polymer solutions at the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) 2013 in Guangzhou, China from March 13-15. The highlights are its high performance products Baycusan C 1008 for hairstyling and Baycusan C 1005/1004 for BB cream. “With a unique manufacturing and filling process, we can produce highly pure polyurethane […] Read more »
