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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG has developed a new iron oxide for the formulation of chemical toners used in the latest printer model lines. The product named Bayoxide E TP LXS 5248 is characterized by high tinting strength, soft magnetic properties, good flowability and a very uniform particle size distribution. Chemical toners result in a […]
Wittmann, a manufacturer of robots and peripheral equipment for the plastics industry, has recently introduced the W710T and W710TS “pick and place” high performance pneumatic robots. With telescopic Y-arm, these models are designed specifically for applications requiring minimum clearance where robot automation may not have previously been considered. The suffix “T” identifies the “telescopic” feature […]
A plant with 800,000 tonnes capacity in polyethylene has started up in Saudi Arabia. It is running two units, described as the largest of their kind in the world: a 400,000 tonnes multimodal HDPE plant using LyondellBasell’s Hostalen ACP process and a 400,000 tonnes LDPE plant using the company’s Lupotech T technology. The plant, […]
The application from the thin-wall sector on an ELION 1200-530 enables Netstal, a Swiss injection molding machine maker, to demonstrate the high efficiency of this all-electric range of machines. Netstal will exhibit the technology at Plastpol, the plastics trade fair to be held in Kielce, Poland, from May 26 to 29. The molded article produced […]
ILLIG, a manufacturer of thermoforming machines, has now completed their third Generation of automatic pressure forming machines with the new RDM 75K. These machines are suitable for the production of formed parts for a multitude of applications, with the main emphasis on cups of all shapes and sizes in large quantities. There is now a […]
PolyOne Corporation, a provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has added compounds for cables used in solar panels to its portfolio of sustainable solutions. The protective cable insulation and jacketing made from PolyOne’s ECCOH compounds can be found in solar cells that convert sunlight into electricity. According to Murielle Chuzeville, PolyOne’s general manager […]
At the forthcoming Ligna, the exhibition for woodworking and wood processing held in Hanover, Germany, from May 18 to 22, 2009, extrusion systems manufacturer Cincinnati Extrusion will be presenting its latest developments in the field of Wood-Plastic Composites. Together with its partner companies, Beologic, Greiner Extrusion, Kompetenzzen-trum Holz and Tech-Wood, Cincinnati Extrusion will focus on […]
Global composite solutions and building materials leader Owens Corning announced the development of AdVeil™ non-woven glass veil incorporating a new technology that brings cost and production benefits to the cushion vinyl (CV) flooring industry. Based on the company’s patented Advantex® glass technology, AdVeil glass veil is supplied pre-filled with a proprietary inorganic formulation that reduces […]