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At the 2008 World Adhesives Conference Expo in Miami, Florida in April, 2008 Momentive Performance Materials (Momentive) demonstrated its latest generation of SPUR+ prepolymers. This new technology for developing fast-cure sealants and clear sealants based on its SPUR+ prepolymers, can provide excellent primerless adhesion to a wide range of substrates, including glass, concrete, granite and...
The German company -CeraCon GmbH remains on course of expansion and enlarges its capacities. The engineering company which was founded in 2000 with 5 persons has moved to a new building in 2002, but last year CeraCon recognised that more production space would be necessary and a new production hall has to be built. The exceptional development of the business area "Contract...
A Korean automotive components supplier recently began series production of sunroof linings with a sandwich structure. The complete production system for the high-strength components was supplied by KraussMaffei. The high level of automation across the system is reducing labour costs while delivering high product quality and short cycle times. Sunroof linings, automotive interior...
Stronger presence in Eastern Europe: the Munich engineering group KraussMaffei is currently expanding its presence in north-western Slovakia by setting up a new Engineering Centre in the university city of Zilina. By winter 2008, KraussMaffei expects to have 20 newly-hired engineers working in the centre designing components for its plastics processing machinery. The company already employs...
End of May Getzner Werkstoffe opened a new production facility in Kunshan, China. The new plant will produce baseplate pads as part of a major order from the China's Ministry of Railways. Construction of a manufacturing facility in China was a condition for Getzner securing the order, which will boost revenues by an annual average of 20 % over the next few years. Getzner Werkstoffe...
State-of-the-art and efficient production is feasible even for absolute newcomers in the field of polyurethane processing, as is proven by the example of the Dutch company FILTRAIR. The manufacturer of high-tech air filters for industrial use benefits from PU know-how gained by joining together in a cooperation network. What happens when cooperation in special-purpose machine construction...
Visually striking and technically innovative: the radiator screens on the new MAN TGS and TGX gleam with style and Elastoflex E One of the eye-catchers in the new MAN TGS and TGX driving cabs are indisputably the high-gleam radiator screens with a strengthening layer of Elastoflex® E. It not only makes them look brilliant, but also improves their protection against stone chipping,...
ContiTech AG, Hanover, a division of the international automotive supplier Continental, is building a new production site in the Chinese city of Changshu (Jiangsu Province), 100 kilometers northwest of Shanghai. Wu Weiguo, Vice Mayor of the Changshu Municipal Government of the South East Economic Development Zone industrial park, and Gerhard Lerch, chairman of the Executive Board of ContiTech...
BASF announced its plans to expand its offerings for the automotive industry in India with investments in plants and technology. The company will build a new engineering plastics compounding plant at its existing site in Thane, which is expected to come on stream by the second half of 2009. As well as being used in the automotive industry, engineering plastics are also employed in the...
BASF is strengthening its business with polyurethane (PU) customers in the Gulf region. The BASF subsidiary Elastogran and the Kanoo Group have agreed to create a joint venture (Kanoo 51 %, BASF / Elastogran 49 %) under the operational lead of Elastogran. This joint venture will acquire the polyurethane business of Multi Chemical Est. in Abu Dhabi from the Al Hamid Group by end of May 2008. The...
