Category Menu Metal/Plastic Car Wheel Boosts MPG February 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart A wheel made of metal and plastic designed to fit the 2012 MYFord Focus SE has shown an increase of 1.1 MPG highway in third-party tests, compared to the car’s standard production wheel. That’s comparable to MPG improvements made by some low-roll tires. Lacks Wheel Trim Systems’ eVOLVE Hybrid Wheel mixes an aluminum structure with […] Read more »
Industry Jabil/Nypro will be the new global No. One in healthcare February 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart When it comes to Jabil Circuit Inc., you can now take the “E” out of Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS)–the tag line used to identify the third-party contract manufacturers that mushroomed to handle outsourced computer and other electronics manufacturing in the 1990s. The reason is the $665 million acquisition announced week of Nypro, one of the […] Read more »
Industry Evonik beefs up its medical plastics lineup February 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever spinal column implant made of Vestakeep polyethetherketone (PEEK). Evonik announced that the associated pre-market notification 510(k) has been successfully issued, simplifying the process for future medical device manufacturers to get approval. The FDA green light follows an intensifying effort by Evonik to penetrate medical markets […] Read more »
Industry How Nypro will (and won't) change February 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Jabil Circuit’s announcement last week that it plans to buy Nypro is one of the biggest plastics stories in years because it signals the sweeping changes taking place in global manufacturing. Big chunks of the American plastics processing industry moved to Asia 10 or so years ago, and Nypro led the way, becoming a major […] Read more »
Haldia PP Prices Haldia Prices Polypropylene ( PP ) Price List of Haldia w.e.f. 11 Feb 2013 February 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Click Here For Price.. Read more »
Category Menu High-temperature polyacrylate elastomers help in higher fuel efficiency February 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In order to meet an increasing global demand for acrylic elastomers, Zeon Chemicals L.P. plans to expand the production capacity of HyTemp ACM polyacrylate elastomers by 50% at its Louisville, KY manufacturing facility. The extra capacity will be in place by July 2013.”The push for higher fuel efficiency has led to the design of more […] Read more »
Haldia PE Prices Haldia Prices PolyEthylene ( PE ) Price List Of Haldia W.E.F. 11 Feb 2013 February 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Click Here For Price.. Read more »
Industry PCT challenges polyamides in LED lighting February 11, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart A new option is available to designers of LED lighting systems for vehicles with the introduction of a series of polycyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalates (PCT) compounds that reportedly deliver outstanding initial reflectance and reflectance stability, which are attributes required in light-emitting diode (LED) packages found in display backlight and general lighting. Developed and marketed by Ticona (Sulzbach, […] Read more »
