Industry DME Meets Rising Needs for Precision with Mokon Water Temperature Control Systems March 9, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Madison Heights, Mich. – As plastics processing customers look for every way to maximize precision in their operations, DME Industrial Supplies continues to respond to their needs with valuable new offers – now including Mokon Circulating Water Temperature Control Systems. With precision technology qualified for service by rigid simulated field tests and offered with a […] Read more »
Industry Ashland to open new adhesives facility in UK March 9, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Ashland Performance Materials plans to open a new production facility for structural adhesives at its Kidderminster, UK, site in spring 2013. This joins a new technical centre at the site. Ashland says that the production facility and technical centre will ensure its structural adhesives customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and India […] Read more »
Industry GMS Composites epoxy prepreg withstands tough motorsport conditions March 9, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Australian company GMS Composites has developed a high performance epoxy prepreg resin for the manufacture of composite parts with very high fracture toughness and energy absorption. It has been successfully tested in rally car components. The GMS EP-620 prepreg employs uses a tough, impact modified epoxy resin system, developed to be capable of high velocity […] Read more »
Breaking News Category Menu Limited edition LaFerrari unveiled at Geneva March 9, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Ferrari’s latest model, the limited edition LaFerrari, featuring a Formula 1-derived carbon fibre chassis and bodyshell and a hybrid powertrain, has made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. To attain the performance goals set for the LaFerrari, Ferrari drew on the Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 (F1) team’s experience in the choice of materials, design […] Read more »
Material News Daimler replaces aluminium engine support with composite in Mercedes GL Class March 9, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Daimler is installing a thermoplastic composite engine support for the six-cylinder diesel engine used in the new Mercedes GL Class. The composite part is reported to offer a number of advantages over the aluminium component previously used. The part, which supports the engine with the aid of the engine mounts, is moulded from BASF’s Ultramid® […] Read more »
Category Menu Creative Composites achieves TS 16949 automotive standard March 9, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Creative Composites has achieving accreditation to the TS 16949 global automotive quality standard. Creative Composites, located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, supplies composite components to the automotive, truck, bus, vending and construction sectors. “Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) need a reliable supply chain and certification to TS 16949 means Creative Composites will offer composite components […] Read more »
Industry New compound raises the bar for medical plastics March 9, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart A polypyrolle compound developed by an international research team converts ultrasound waves into optical signals that can be used to produce an image. In the research study, polypyrolle, a conductive plastic, was compounded with gold nanorods, which generally are available in diameters from 10-50 nm. An optical signal transmitted into the plastics compound interacts with […] Read more »
Category Menu Sumitomo Demag targets Chinese medical plastics market March 9, 2013 by plasticsinfomart There’s a growing German engineering influence on the Chinese medical plastics processing market. Haitian worked with former Demag CEO Helmar Franz to establish Zhafir Plastics Machinery GmbH, which designs and develops electric molding machines in a new plant in Ebermannsdorf, Germany. Machines for the Western market are made in Germany and machines for the Asian […] Read more »
