Plastics Engineering articles from April 2004

Plastics Engineering archives from April 2004

SPE journals link up with Wiley Interscience.(From the Society of Plastics Engineers)
April 1, 2004... The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., have joined in a publishing partnership, effective January 2004. Under the agreement, Wiley will provide all publishing services for SPE's Technical Journals--Polymer...

Tuning up "on the fly".(Materials)
April 1, 2004... Quadrant Plastic Composites reports that its SymaLite, a glass-mat thermoplastic (GMT) composite, and the associated manufacturing process, make it possible to "tune" the physical and mechanical properties of the sheet-form composites "on the...

Antidote for causticity.(Materials)
April 1, 2004... DuPont Dow Elastomers' new Viton Extreme specialty products, based on the company's Advanced Polymer Architecture (APA), are designed to meet performance requirements not previously met by high-performance elastomers. Viton Extreme...

Better braking.(Materials)
April 1, 2004... A modifier for the production of brake linings that is reported to significantly improve braking performance has been introduced by Bayer Chemicals. Baymod NVP KA 8641 is a plasticizing polymer developed on the basis of Baymod NXL 38.20, a...

Thermoformable closed-cell foam.(Materials)
April 1, 2004... MicroFlex is a closed-cell EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer)-based polyolefin, produced in bun or block form. Compared with conventional sponge rubber materials, the new family of thermoformable elastomeric foam from Cellect is reported...

Super softie receives a high grade.(Materials)
April 1, 2004... Dynaflex G2711 thermoplastic elastomer compounds, made with Kraton polymers, have been approved for use in applications that require U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) XIX Class VI certification. USP XIX biological tests are designed to provide...

Blend for blisters.(Materials)
April 1, 2004... Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese AG, has developed cyclo-olefin copolymer (COC) blends that allow the sterilization of blister packaging made from Topas COC. These blends make it possible for Topas COC-based film to be used...

"Clearly" tough.(Materials)
April 1, 2004... Said to offer improved transparency, even for thick-walled molded products, along with good impact strength and stiffness from a modified molecular structure, BASF's Styrolux 3G 33 SBC (styrene-butadiene copolymer) injection molding grade also...

Static control.(Materials )
April 1, 2004... Described as colorable, washable, reusable, recyclable, clean (low outgassing), and permanently dissipative even in very low humidity (12%) conditions, Pre-Elec ESD 6110, a high-impact polystyrene (HIPS)-based static dissipative compound from...

Where there's smoke ...(Plastics Applications)
April 1, 2004... Radel R polyphenylsulfone produced by Solvay Advanced Polymers is being used to protect and house a new thermal imaging camera from e2v technologies of Chelmsford, United Kingdom. The hand-held Argus 3 is designed "specifically to help...

Alleviating backseat boredom.(Plastics Applications)
April 1, 2004... U.K. -- based Sarnatech BNL reports that it has teamed with KVH Industries (Middletown, R.I.) to produce two plastic molded parts for KVH's new TracVision A5 ultra-low-profile satellite TV antennas designed specifically for passenger vehicles....

Neither rain, nor snow, nor UV light.(Plastics Applications)
April 1, 2004... GE Advanced Materials has expanded its Lexan SLX weatherable copolymer line with two new opaque resin grades designed for injection molding. Lexan SLX EXRL0124 and SLX EXRL0125 are high-gloss and can be precolored in a range of hues for paint...

Danger: high voltage.(Plastics Applications)
April 1, 2004... Seeking to replace the engineering polymer serving as electrical insulator in its plasma cutting torches with one that is both less expensive and easier to process, ESAB Welding and Cutting Products of Florence, S.C., turned to Victrex USA....

Sauna for one.(Plastics Applications)
April 1, 2004... New from U.S. Health Equipment Co., Inc., is a personal far-infrared (FIR) sauna cabinet called the Saunex, constructed of molded ABS plastic sections joined with stainless-steel fasteners. The resulting enclosure is impervious to moisture and...

No slouch.(Plastics Applications)
April 1, 2004... Using Baydur 110 polyurethane from Bayer in designing an ergonomic classroom chair, Marko GmbH of Ludinghausen, Germany, proposes to eliminate a little-noted hindrance to student concentration: an uncomfortable chair. Marko's new design...

Sign from above.(Plastics Applications)
April 1, 2004... Calling attention to the Eastman Chemical Company's regional headquarters in Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands, is a bright red neon corporate sign made from the company's own Kelvx resin. The resin is a member of Eastman's copolymer...

Fancy footwork.(Plastics Applications)
April 1, 2004... Huntsman Polyurethanes has introduced a high-tech "soling solution" called "smartLite," based on the company's newly developed and patented engineering thermoplastic of the same name. Combining lightweight properties with aesthetic flexibility...

Everything robotic: molders can expect quick ROI from affordable, user-friendly robots.(Cover Story)
April 1, 2004... Robotic automation in the plastics industry is no longer just for large processors. Robots can also help midsized and molders stay competitive through labor savings, increased throughput, improved quality, safer working conditions, and other...

Robots keep an eye on processing.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)
April 1, 2004... A multiple-camera, injection molding robot/workcell vision inspection system with integrated graphical user interface has been developed by Automated Assemblies Corp. (AAC). Called the Raptor Vision System, it is said to be easy to install and...

Extruder comes out swinging.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)
April 1, 2004... Featuring swing-arm controls, the Model TL-350 extruder from Diamond America Corp. is said to represent an advancement for applications in which it is important for the operator to have the ability to position the controls during setup. The...

No separation anxiety.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)
April 1, 2004... Traditional methods for delaminating metal film--which has been laminated onto plastic by a process such as plating for use in components for home appliances, electric circuit boards, recreational equipment, and numerous other products--have...

An inside look.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Difficulties in nondestructive testing and quality control of internal gas-assisted moldings (GAM) have caused concern, and, in some cases, have discouraged the use of GAM. Film X-ray has been available, but it is time-consuming and requires...

Robots show team spirit.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Suggestive of team players who perform feats of dexterity on the athletic field, the RX60B robot from Staubli Corp. is said to be adept at its assignment--the handing off of labels to its teammate, the Raptor robot from Automated Assemblies...

Take a spin.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)
April 1, 2004... Spin welding is used to join two plastic parts that are spherical or cylindrical in shape. Frictional heat is generated at the mating surface by spinning one part (upper) against a fixtured (lower) part, thus welding the assembly together. Spin...

Pelletizing made simple.(Plastics Machinery/Processing )
April 1, 2004... Described as easy to start up, simple to use, and economical to operate, water-ring pelletizing systems from Cumberland Engineering Corp. are suitable for use with a range of filled and unfilled thermoplastic materials. Typical applications...

Robots in synch.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)
April 1, 2004... The PartTrack system has been added to Wittmann's line of robots with CNC6 and higher controls for applications requiring synchronized operation between the robot and parts in motion on conveyors ("conveyor following") or during mold opening...

6-axis Servo Robots.(Special section: extra impact: an informative supplement of the latest products, services, and literature in the plastics industry)
April 1, 2004... Servo Robots with 6-axis operation for a wide variety of single face and stack mold applications including insert loading, inmold labelling, degating, box filling, packaging, etc. The TeachBox pendant offers graphical programming for fast,...

Viscosity control.(Plastics Machinery/Processing)
April 1, 2004... For monitoring and controlling the viscosity of mirror, can, wire, and needle coatings; printing inks; lacquers; adhesives; chemicals; and other applications, the inline VISC6000 viscosity control system has been introduced by Norcross Corp....

Mold debugging enhanced.(Computer Hardware & Software)
April 1, 2004... Beaumont Technologies has enhanced its 5-Step Process mold-debugging software programs. Available with a 30-day free trial, the software now offers four new layouts for 8-16 cavity molds and an electronic snapshot feature for easy file storage...

Milacron patents multimedia capabilities integration.(Computer Hardware & Software)
April 1, 2004... Milacron reports that it has received U.S. Patent No. 6,609,038 for its integration of advanced multimedia capabilities into plastics machinery controls. The new multimedia features allow users to create and access video, photos, and advanced...

Single-screw extrusion simulation.(Computer Hardware & Software)
April 1, 2004... Polydynamics announces Nextrucad 1.0, a new "full-featured" single-screw extrusion simulation package. According to Polydynamics, Nextrucad simulates solids transport, melting, and metering in single-screw extruders, and predicts the solid bed...

New SPC capabilities.(Computer Hardware & Software)
April 1, 2004... Now available from Zontec, Inc., is Synergy 2000 LE Version 4.0, an update release for the company's entry-level statistical process control (SPC) software. Described as a network-ready quality assurance and continuous improvement tool, Version...

3D flow analysis of gas-assisted, thick-section moldings.(Computer Hardware & Software)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Cinpres Gas Injection (CGI) announces a new service--it will provide 3D flow analysis of thick-section gas-assisted moldings, in cooperation with the University of Wales Swansea, where the analysis techniques were developed. Filling a...

3D plastic flow simulation.(Computer Hardware & Software)
April 1, 2004... Taiwanese company CoreTech System has released Moldex3D R7.0, an enhanced version of its three-dimensional, Windows-based injection molding CAE package. Based on the "innovative" High Performance Finite Volume method, says distributor EPS...

2D/3D view and markup software in a new version.(Computer Hardware & Software)
April 1, 2004... Solid Concepts has unveiled Version 2004 of the SolidView family of view and markup solutions designed to enable non-CAD users to easily view and evaluate complex designs. The SolidView products include SolidView/Lite, a free 3D CAD viewer,...

Reports project trends in U.S. packaging: demand for the plastic film used to produce converted flexible packaging will rise 2.8%/yr through 2008.(Industry News)
April 1, 2004... The Freedonia Group of Cleveland has a released a study on Convertible Flexible Packaging predicting that U.S. demand in this market will expand 2.4% yearly, reaching 6.8 billion lbs in 2008, valued at $14 billion. Demand for the plastic film...

Nanocomposites market continues steady growth.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... In 2003, the total worldwide market for polymer nanocomposites reached 24.5 million lbs, valued at $90.8 million, according to a report from Business Communications Company, Inc. (BCC), titled RP-234 Polymer Nanocomposites." Nanoparticles,...

Robotics market climbs in North America, says RIA.(Industry News)(Robotics Industries Association )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Robotics Industries Association (RIA) (www.roboticsonline.com) of Ann Arbor, Mich., cites "continuing evidence of the upturn in the robotics market," reporting that North American manufacturing companies ordered 19% more robots from North...

Flexfab Molded Products, LLC.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Flexfab Molded Products, LLC, announces that its operations have been purchased by Thistle Group, LLC, from Flexfab Horizons International of Hastings, Mich. While the company's legal name is Thistle Molded Group, LLC, it will continue to...

Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI).(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI), of Houston has announced its acquisition of Geerdes International, Inc., a fiber and textile consulting company.

Owens Corning Automotive (UK) Ltd. has acquired the automotive assets of UK-based Lancaster Fibre Technology Ltd.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Owens Corning Automotive (UK) Ltd. has acquired the automotive assets of UK-based Lancaster Fibre Technology Ltd. The acquired company has traditionally supplied automotive solutions based on Owens Corning's Silentix Noise Control automotive...

BASF Corp. (Mount Olive, N.J.), the North American affiliate of BASF AG in Ludwigshafen, Germany, reports that it has acquired Foam Enterprises, Inc. (FEI), of Minneapolis.(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... BASF Corp. (Mount Olive, N.J.), the North American affiliate of BASF AG in Ludwigshafen, Germany, reports that it has acquired Foam Enterprises, Inc. (FEI), of Minneapolis. A supplier of rigid polyurethane foam materials for the spray, froth,...

Pulaski, Va.-based manufacturer of plastics machinery components Xaloy, Inc., has been acquired by its management team partnered with Baird Capital Partners (BCP).(Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Pulaski, Va.-based manufacturer of plastics machinery components Xaloy, Inc., has been acquired by its management team partnered with Baird Capital Partners (BCP). The seller was Sauer Group of Switzerland. Xaloy's current president/CEO and...

Victrex USA.(Distributors)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Victrex USA, based in Greenville, S.C., has announced that American Durafilm Company of Holliston, Mass., is now an authorized distributor of Ajedium Victrex PEEK amorphous film.

[Tomah.sup.3].(Distributors)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Headquartered in Milton, Wis., [Tomah.sup.3] has appoint ed DoveChemCentral Pte Ltd. and RishiChem as nonexclusive distributors for its lines of cationic and nonionic surfactants. DoveChemCentral will service China, Malaysia, Indonesia,...

BASF.(Distributors)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... BASF (Mount Olive, N.J.) has named Tri-iso, Inc., of Claremont, Calif., as its western region distributor for Lupranate isocyanates and Pluracol polyols. Triiso's territory will include Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California,...

Merquinsa, headquartered in Montmelo, Spain, reports that it has entered into a national distribution agreement for its Pearlthane TPU specialty elastomers with Polymerland Guzman of Valencia, Spain, to cover the Spanish injection molding market.(Distributors)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Merquinsa, headquartered in Montmelo, Spain, reports that it has entered into a national distribution agreement for its Pearlthane TPU specialty elastomers with Polymerland Guzman of Valencia, Spain, to cover the Spanish injection molding...

Owens-Illinois.(Divestiture)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Owens-Illinois of Toledo, Ohio, has announced that its subsidiary ACI Packaging has agreed to a conditional sale of a substantive part of its plastics packaging business in Australia and New Zealand to Visy Industrial Plastics. The sale...

Fortron Industries.(Expansions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Fortron Industries, a joint venture of Ticona (Summit, N.J.) and Kureha Chemicals Industries, has announced a multimillion-dollar program to increase the capacity of its Fortron polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) plant in Wilmington, N.C., by 25%...

Accel Color.(Expansions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Accel Color announces that it has completed the move into its new, expanded manufacturing site in Naperville, Ill. Color concentrates, dry color blends, and precolor concentrates, are produced at this 61,600-[ft.sup.2] facility.

N-K Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.(Expansions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Custom molder N-K Manufacturing Technologies, Inc., reports that it is adding new equipment and employees to expand the molding capabilities at its Grand Rapids, Mich., plant. The company says it has begun adding the first of 50 new employees...

ISO/QS certification.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The following have received ISO, QS, or other Certification: MarChem Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., ISO 9001:2000. Mack Molding, Arlington, Vt., ISO 9001:2000, for its Northern Operations, including plants in Pownal, Cavendish, East...

The extrusion divisions of Battenfeld (Gloucester, Mass.; Bad Oeynhausen, Germany; and Shunde, PRC) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese processor Hebei B&S Group Co., Ltd.(Joint Ventures)
April 1, 2004... The extrusion divisions of Battenfeld (Gloucester, Mass.; Bad Oeynhausen, Germany; and Shunde, PRC) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese processor Hebei B&S Group Co., Ltd. The companies will share technological...

BASF AG (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo), are forming a 50/50 joint venture for the production of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) base resin to supply the growing Asian market.(Joint Ventures)
April 1, 2004... BASF AG (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo), are forming a 50/50 joint venture for the production of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) base resin to supply the growing Asian market. Called Toray BASF PBT resin Sdn. Bhd.,...

Point Technologies, Inc., of Boulder, Col., and Deringer-Ney, Inc., based in Mundelein, Ill., have announced a joint venture to develop and produce ultra-small wire components and assemblies for semiconductor testing and for medical and biotechnology applications.(Joint Ventures)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Point Technologies, Inc., of Boulder, Col., and Deringer-Ney, Inc., based in Mundelein, Ill., have announced a joint venture to develop and produce ultra-small wire components and assemblies for semiconductor testing and for medical and...

Japanese companies Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo Corp. have announced plans to jointly establish a local subsidiary in Tianjin, China, to construct a carbon black manufacturing plant.(Joint Ventures)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Japanese companies Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo Corp. have announced plans to jointly establish a local subsidiary in Tianjin, China, to construct a carbon black manufacturing plant. Tokai Carbon Tianjin is expected to supply carbon...

Kortec, Inc.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Kortec, Inc., has moved into a new corporate headquarters facility in Ipswich, Mass. Representing an investment of more than $14 million, says Kortec, the l l0,000-[ft.sup.2] facility is more than triple the size of the company's previous...

Based in Butler, Pa., Agr International reports that it has opened regional sales and support centers in Asia and Latin America.(New Facilities)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Based in Butler, Pa., Agr International reports that it has opened regional sales and support centers in Asia and Latin America. Wholly owned subsidiaries of Agr International, Agr Asia is located in Hong Kong, and AgrLatinoAmericana is based...

Gima S.p.A.(New Location)(Gima Advanced Technology)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Gima S.p.A. has announced the relocation of its American branch, Gima Advanced Technology, from Duluth, Ga., to Elk Grove Village, Ill. New contact information is as follows: 38 N. Lively Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007; (847) 952-9329; fax...

Albemarle Corp.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Albemarle Corp., headquartered in Richmond, Va., has increased the prices of its Saytex HP-900 (hexabromocyclododecane) flame retardant and its Antiblaze chlorinated phosphate ester flame retardants by 10% globally, effective April 1, 2004, or...

BASF AG.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... BASF AG (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has increased the prices for its range of styrene copolymers in Europe, effective March 1, 2004. The prices for Styrolux, Luran, Terluran S, Terlux, and Terblend N have increased by 100/MT [euro]. BASF has also...

BASF Corp.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... In North America, BASF Corp. has increased prices for its polyurethane systems materials by $0.06/lb for bulk and pressurized cylinder deliveries, effective April 1, 2004. For steel drum packaged deliveries, the price has increased by $0.08/lb....

BBA Fiberweb.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... BBA Fiberweb, headquartered in Nashville, has announced a price increase of up to 10% across all product lines.

The Dow Chemical Company.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.) has announced that effective April 1, 2004, it is increasing prices for propylene glycol industrial grade (PGI) and propylene glycol USP/EP (PG USP/EP) grade products by $0.03/lb in North America.

Dow.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Dow has also announced that it is increasing prices on all grades of Derakane epoxy vinyl ester resins by $0.05/lb in North America. The increases are effective for shipments made on and/or after April 5, 2004, for all customers, or as contract...

The Epoxy Products & Intermediates business of Dow is increasing the off-list prices of its epoxy resins (effective April 1, 2004).(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Epoxy Products & Intermediates business of Dow is increasing the off-list prices of its epoxy resins (effective April 1, 2004) by the following amounts: liquid epoxy resins (D.E.R. 300 series)--$0.06/lb; solid epoxy resins (D.E.R. 600...

Dow Polyurethanes.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Effective April 1, 2004, Dow Polyurethanes (Midland, Mich.) is increasing the prices in the U.S. and Canada for its PAPI and Isonate pure and polymeric MDI (methylethyl diphenyl diisocyanate) products by $0.07/lb; Voranate TDI (toluene...

Effective April 1, 2004, or as contract terms allow, Goldschmidt Chemical Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Degussa Corp. (Parsippany, N.J.), is increasing its prices in North America for all organic surfactants.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Effective April 1, 2004, or as contract terms allow, Goldschmidt Chemical Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Degussa Corp. (Parsippany, N.J.), is increasing its prices in North America for all organic surfactants, fatty amines, and...

Great Lakes Chemical Corp.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Great Lakes Chemical Corp. of Indianapolis announces that it is raising prices for elemental bromine by an average of 20% in North America, effective immediately for all shipments, or as contracts allow; bromine derivative prices will increase...

Great Lakes.(Price Changes)(antimony trioxide)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Great Lakes also announces that, effective for shipments after March 29, 2004, where contracts allow, it is increasing the price for all grades of antimony trioxide by $0.15/lb in the Americas and by $330/MT in Europe and the Asia-Pacific...

In addition, Great Lakes says it is increasing the price for pentabromodiphenyl oxide based flame retardants and all grades of brominated carbonate oligomers.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... In addition, Great Lakes says it is increasing the price for pentabromodiphenyl oxide based flame retardants and all grades of brominated carbonate oligomers by $0.10/lb or $220/MT globally, effective for shipments after April 1, 2004, or where...

Huntsman Advanced Materials.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Huntsman Advanced Materials has announced price increases for some of its resins in the U.S. as fol lows: Araldite Basic Liquid resins--$0.08/lb; Araldite II Basic Solid resins--$0.08/lb; Araldite Liquid Modified resins--$0.06/lb; Araldite...

Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC.(Price Changes)(Tronox titanium dioxide pigments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC and affiliates have announced price increases for Tronox titanium dioxide pigments, effective April 1, 2004. The price for all grades will increase as follows: in Japan--[yen] 15/kg; in the remaining markets of the...

Resolution Performance Products LLC.(Price Changes)(VeoVa Vinylester, Cardura E10P Glycidylester, and Versatic Acids)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Resolution Performance Products LLC has announced that effective April 1, 2004, it has increased the prices of all products in its Versatic Acids and Derivatives business line in all regions by 100/MT [euro] or $100/MT. Products include: VeoVa...

Rhodia Engineering Plastics.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Rhodia Engineering Plastics, headquartered in Lyon, France, has announced price increases of $0.08/lb to $0.10/lb for the complete Technyl product range of polyamide 6 and 6.6 grades in North America, effective March 22, 2004, or as contracts...

Solutia, Inc.(Price Changes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Effective March 20, 2004, Solutia, Inc., has increased the price of Vydyne nylon 6.6 engineering thermoplastic resins in North America by 10%.

Mokon.(Representatives)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Mokon, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based manufacturer and designer of circulating liquid temperature-control systems and central and portable chillers, has appointed Premier Plastics Systems as an exclusive sales representative. Premier Plastics will sell...

Bayer Polymers.(Start-up)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Bayer Polymers announces that it has begun production of Mondur CD isocyanates at its Baytown, Texas, facility. The investment made within Baytown's MDI complex expands the site's polyurethane production capabilities for monomeric MDI...

IKA Works.(Website)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... IKA Works (Wilmington, N.C.), www.ikausa.com--redesigned website.

Harvin Reaction Technology.(Other Briefs)(Harvin Reaction Technology, entered into a new business.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Harvin Reaction Technology, a Greensboro, N.C.-based toll manufacturer of specialty polyols and urethane systems, announces that it has entered into a new business: pigment dispersion manufacturing. Harvin has taken over the operations of M-R-S...

The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center and Metabolix, Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., have teamed up to work on PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) food-packaging film to provide biodegradable packaging products for the U.S. Navy.(Other Briefs)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center and Metabolix, Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., have teamed up to work on PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) food-packaging film to provide biodegradable packaging products for the U.S. Navy. Metabolix will work with the...

Interpolymer Corp.(Other Briefs)
April 1, 2004... A new selector guide available free from Interpolymer Corp. (www.interpolymer.com) is said to help formulators choose the right polymer group for their application. The 8-page book highlights Interpolymer's line of patented Syntran and Megatran...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2004... In the February 2004 issue of Plastics Engineering, a quotation on page 20 was incorrectly attributed to Ticona. The statement--"The chair's two-foot-high back frame required a particularly long span of rigid material that would normally be...

SPI, OSHA renew alliance for workplace safety.(SPI News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... SPI has formally signed an agreement renewing its alliance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Under the partnership, OSHA will continue to assist in providing SPI members with information and guidance that will...