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laserXtens, Zwick's latest strain measurement system has successfully been used for applications in temperature chambers where materials are typically exposed to temperatures from -70 to +250°C whilst being subjected to tensile or compressive loads. Such tests are very important for the automotive industry where the measurement of both axial and transverse strain is often required. ...
On 15th January 2008 POLYTEC GROUP announced a holding of 1,006,009 or 9.59% of GRAMMER AGs ordinary shares. GRAMMER AG is listed in the S-DAX of the Germany Stock Exchange.GRAMMER AG, a respectable TIER 1 supplier to the automotive industry, and its business segment Automotive would have, due to its similar customer base and its complementary product portfolio, a perfect fit to POLYTECs...
The growing trend towards biodiesel has created an increase in demand for fatty alcohol pastilles produced by the Sandvik Rotoform process leading to new orders for the system. Under guidelines published by the European Parliament in 2003, as part of its Kyoto Protocol commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, member states are being asked to increase their use of biofuels and other...
A ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday 20th December 2007 marked the start of work on the expansion of production and laboratory capacities at BASF Coatings' Würzburg site. At the project launch, Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Member of the Board of BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Thomas Krüger, Würzburg Site Manager, Winfried Hüttinger, Chairperson of BASF Coatings' works council at the...
Desmopan® thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is an increasingly popular material when it comes to giving tools a hard-wearing, high-quality, easy-to-grip surface. Recently, the Dutch firm BEARGRIP, a manufacturer of hand tools based in Ruinen, announced the successful market launch of a so called "ClipPac bit set" with a bit-holder made of Desmopan®. The part was developed in...
Waterborne two-component polyurethane (PU) coatings are increasingly replacing solventborne systems. And for good reason: They are environment-friendly and satisfy statutory VOC guidelines intended to limit the emission of volatile organic compounds. Thanks to a new polyacrylate dispersion from Bayer MaterialScience, waterborne coatings can now begin replacing their established solventborne...
Sustainability is becoming more and more of a must-have feature in the industrial coatings market. Apart from being environmentally sound, the products also have to match the performance features of conventional solutions that users have become accustomed to. Sovermol 1092, the latest addition to the Sovermol range of polyols from global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis, fulfills all of...
Furnishings company IKEA has a persuasive answer to that question: gloriously relaxing neck cushions made of the moulded soft foam system CosyPUR WWhen we're not standing, walking, running or engaged in any other movement, we spend the rest of the time sitting or lying down. It accounts for an average 200,000 hours in a lifetime. That's 200,000 hours during which the right or wrong mattresses,...
adidas AG has developed a pioneering new body-suit designed to maximise an athlete's performance, using TPU technology from Huntsman Polyurethanes.TechFit Powerweb, which is manufactured by US extrusion specialists Bemis, was developed to harness the intrinsic power in the human body and improve an athletes' performance. The body-suit is made from an elastic base fabric with a special two-layer...
Albemarle - New Hal-Free ANTIBLAZE(R) Flame Retardant Protects Flexible FoamsFlexible foam producers and users now have an extremely effective and more environmentally appealing alternative for flame retarding the foams used in furniture and automobile seats, thanks to an innovation from Albemarle Corporation. ANTIBLAZE(R) 117HF is a new, halogen-free, safe and highly effective flame retardant...
