Cost Efficiency

May 15, 2008 - euroLITE - Innovative Solutions for Efficient Lightweight Constructions

Vehicle construction as well as the aerospace industry are innovation drivers for lightweight construction solutions. The "lightweights" are becoming increasingly important in machine construction, rail transport as well as in boat and yacht building. With its concept that is consistently aimed towards the lightweight construction process chain, euroLITE facilitates an extensive overview on the latest developments in construction and simulation tools, materials, manufacturing technology, building components tests and serial production.
May 13, 2008 - DSM'S Akulon® Ultraflow PA6 Benefits Manufacturers of Furniture Components

DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced Akulon® Ultraflow PA6 for use in the furniture industry. This new and innovative material offers manufacturers many benefits and value added performance. It can be used for a wide range of furniture components - including back supports; arm rests; frames and bases for chairs; shelf brackets; cupboard hinges; castor brackets and attachments; connection corners.
May 09, 2008 - Ferromatik Milacron Presents a Hybrid Injection Molding Machine With Exceptionally High Speed at Plastpol

Injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron exhibits a K-TEC 155 high-performance injection molding machine with 1,550 kN clamping force at Plastpol in Kielce from 27 to 30th May , 2008. The hybrid machine is equipped with an injection unit of international size 970 and a barrier screw with a 50 mm diameter and produces thin-walled rectangular dishes from transparent polypropylene at high speeds by means of electric plasticizing.
May 07, 2008 - Nano-Designed Transistors with Disordered Materials, But High Performance

The Holy Grail for transistor designers has been the requirement to be able to get high performance at reduced costs over very large substrate areas. Transistors on cheap and flexible substrates like glass and plastics are currently unable to deliver such performance and therefore do not lend themselves to seamless monolithic integration of increased electronic functions on human interface devices (displays and sensors). At present, high performance transistors are only available in crystalline materials which are expensive and have to be attached ex-situ onto larger area substrates, which adds to the expense and complexity of system design.
Apr 29, 2008 - ExxonMobil Chemical's New Metallyte™ UBW-ES Provides Economic and Sustainability Benefits for Packaging

ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced Metallyte™ UBW-ES, a new OPP film for flexible packaging. With ultra high barrier and enhanced seal technologies, this metallized white film offers economic and performance benefits compared with thin aluminum foil and sealant laminations.
Apr 25, 2008 - New Infrared Lamps Cut Electricity Consumption by 15% on Sidel Blow Molding Machines

Sidel and Philips have teamed up to develop new infrared lamps for blow molding machine ovens for a 15% savings on electricity.
Apr 23, 2008 - FlexLine, First Bottling Line Designed for Ultralight PET Bottles

Sidel introduces the FlexLine at Interpack. FlexLine is the first bottling line dedicated to producing ultralight water bottles at high speeds. This environmentally-friendly technology paves the way for mass production of these types of bottles.
Apr 17, 2008 - In-Mold Rheological Control Solutions Go South, Solve Argentine Molder’s Flow Issues and Reduces Costs

The challenges facing custom molders worldwide are universal, not just in North America. After all, plastic flows the same, whether north or south of the equator, and with the same inherent problems.
Apr 17, 2008 - Innovative Solutions for Lighter Cars and Less Emissions

Intelligent lightweight construction helps cut vehicle fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions. Polyamide 6 and 66 (PA 6 and PA 66) grades in particular offer great potential for reducing weight. This fact is demonstrated by a number of concepts - some already used in series applications - developed by the Semi-Crystalline Products business unit of LANXESS, often in cooperation with partners.
Apr 09, 2008 - Cool Polymers Introduces Next Generation Thermally Conductive Polymers for Heat Sinks

Cool Polymers, Inc. announces the introduction of the next generation of advanced thermally conductive injection molding grade thermoplastics for heat sinks and thermal management solutions. They have numerous advantages over metal. Among the many benefits of the new proprietary CoolPoly® grades are they provide no antenna effect (no amplification of electromagnetic or radio frequency interference and no magnetic coupling), are up to 50% lighter than aluminum and provide greater part design flexibility.
Apr 09, 2008 - SBC Polymer Styrolux Now Also for Blow Molding

Recent tests have demonstrated that Styrolux® 3G46, a highly transparent SBC plastic grade that BASF launched onto the market just in 2006, lends itself very well for blow molding (SBC: styrene butadiene block copolymer).
Apr 08, 2008 - Cost-Effective and Sustainable Production of Coated Parts Facilitated by Conductive Nylon Grade

The switch to a conductive grade of DuPont™ Zytel® nylon for the manufacture of lighting fixtures has helped Philips Lighting B.V. of Winterswijk (the Netherlands) achieve its aesthetic, production and sustainability requirements and has resulted in the approval of Zytel® CDV for future Philips lighting applications.
Apr 07, 2008 - Borealis Boosts Competitiveness of Low-Voltage Cable Producers

Fast forwarding your production Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, launches a unique high- productivity, low-voltage cable insulation material that will boost the competitiveness of cable manufacturers. Making its debut at Wire 2008, the new Visico™ FX LE8823 grade delivers all-round advances in productivity and cost efficiency, resulting in higher output and increased profitability at the manufacturing stage with knock-on benefits for grid owners and installers.
Apr 03, 2008 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Rolls Out Gamma Radiation Stabilized Ixef® Polyarylamide - Available in Colors

Solvay Advanced Polymers, makers of more plastics with more performance, debuted its new grade of gamma radiation stabilized Ixef® polyarylamide (PARA) available in eight stock colors - white, grey, blue, green, red, brown, light grey and black. The new grade is aimed at medical device manufacturers serving the needs of hospitals and healthcare networks that are looking to reduce system costs and minimize the transfer of infections.
Apr 02, 2008 - Cerestech Introduces New Family of Thermoplastic Starch Blend Resins

Cerestech, Inc., has announced the commercial introduction of several branded Thermoplastic Starch (TPS) Blends, called Cereloy™ , that deliver cost-effective, high property retention film and injection molded products with a substantially reduced Carbon Footprint relative to resins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, biodegradable polyester or polylactic acid (PLA).
Mar 31, 2008 - Artisan Wine Company Launches New Wines in Ball Corporation's 750 mL PLASMAX® Barrier-Coated PET Bottles

Artisan Wine Company of British Columbia is launching its new Painted Turtle wines in 750mL PET wine bottles from Ball Corporation. The two varieties, Semillion/Chardonnay and Cabernet/Shiraz, will be sold through the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in two different bottle styles, both featuring aluminum screw caps from G3 Enterprises.
Mar 27, 2008 - ExxonMobil Chemical's Specialty Elastomers Improve Flexibility, Ease Processing of Wire and Cable Compounds

ExxonMobil Chemical will present its broad portfolio of specialty elastomers for wire and cable applications at Chinaplas 2008 Hall W2 W2B31. Vistalon™ EPDM rubber, Exact ™ plastomers and Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) can improve flexibility in polyolefin-based compositions. In addition, these specialty elastomers are cost competitive and all are available in pellet form for easier processing. They are all compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directives, and a wide range of the grades are Underwriters Laboratories (UL) approved.
Mar 27, 2008 - Instant Cost Reduction Key to Fastener Show Success

At the heart of any manufacturing process lays the need to fasten and assemble components and attention to these two huge but diffuse cost/processes can pay big dividends. Small reductions in costs or time can generate massive knock-on benefits. In particular fastening stands out as one of the few areas in which UK manufacturing companies can make immediate cost savings, and the Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition offers the biggest choice of these cost-saving opportunities to be found anywhere in one place at one time.
Mar 24, 2008 - Ecotech Opts for Pre-Printed Pails

RPC Containers Oakham has supplied EcoTech (Europe) Limited, a leading manufacturer of dry cleaning cloths and impregnated cleaning wipes, with new look containers and lids for its wet wipes range.
Mar 21, 2008 - Thiele Technologies Introduces New Slip Sheet Inserter

Thiele Technologies, a leader in packaging technology and equipment, has developed a new slip sheet inserter to stabilize the top layer in cases of bottles.
Mar 14, 2008 - Ticona Celstran® LFRT And Trexel's MuCell® Technology Deliver Flat, Light-Weight Large Parts In Less Time

Designers, engineers and molders who are developing large and technically complex parts can now harness the superior mechanical properties of Celstran® long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFRT) from Ticona.
Mar 04, 2008 - Amkor Technology Introduces FusionQuad™

Amkor Technology, Inc. announced the introduction of FusionQuad™, a novel package technology designed for applications that demand superior electrical and thermal performance in a budget-conscious environment. Amkor recently co-presented FusionQuad™ with a leading digital storage OEM at the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium in Kauai, HI. The paper highlighted FusionQuad's size and performance benefits reporting a dramatic improvement in electrical performance at frequencies up to 10 GHz.
Feb 27, 2008 - NRL Scientists Produce Carbon Nanotubes Using Commercially Available Polymeric Resins

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have successfully produced carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in high yields in bulk solid compositions using commercially available aromatic containing resins. The concentration of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and metal nanoparticles can be easily varied within the shaped carbonaceous solid. Carbon nanotube containing fibers and films have also been formulated from the precursor compositions. The potential range of applications is huge, including structure, energy, sensors, separation/filtration, battery, electronic displays, and nanoelectronic devices.
Feb 25, 2008 - Holst Centre Reports Breakthrough in Organic RFID

At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference, Holst Centre - founded by the Belgian nanoelectronics research center IMEC and the Dutch research center TNO - presents a plastic 64-bit inductively-coupled passive RFID tag operating at 13.56MHz. With a record 780bit/s data readout of 64 bits over 10cm, the device approaches item-level tagging requirements. The tag generates a 5-fold higher bit rate compared to state-of-the-art plastic RFID systems. The achievement paves the way for low-cost high-volume RFID tags to replace barcodes.
Feb 22, 2008 - A New Concept is Showcased: Milk Bottles Made of Polystyrene

Right in time for the K 2007, BASF joined forces with ALPLA, one of the world's largest manufacturer of plastic beverage bottles, to come up with a bottle for milk and yoghurt beverages using impact resistant Polystyrene (PS-I). This demonstrates that Polystyrene is an inexpensive alternative when it comes to packaging for this sector.
Feb 22, 2008 - Directed Self-Ordering of Organic Molecules for Electronic Devices

A simple surface treatment technique demonstrated by a collaboration between researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Penn State and the University of Kentucky potentially offers a low-cost way to mass produce large arrays of organic electronic transistors on polymer sheets for a wide range of applications including flexible displays,"intelligent paper" and flexible sheets of biosensor arrays for field diagnostics.
Feb 19, 2008 - Micro-Layer Cast Film Process Yields Stretch Wrap with Enhanced Properties and Potential to Save on Wrapping Cost

"Layer-multiplier" technology applied by Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI) has yielded micro-layer film that stretches up to 45% more than conventional three-layer products, opening the possibility that users of stretch wrap will need fewer pounds of film to unitize a given number of pallet loads, it was announced by EDI, which will highlight the technology at Chinaplas (Stand W1F51).
Feb 14, 2008 - Engineers Pioneer Affordable Alternative Energy Resource - Solar Energy Cells Made of Everyday Plastic

With oil and gas prices in the United States hovering at an all-time high, interest in renewable energy alternatives is again heating up. Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science hope to meet the growing demand with a new and more affordable way to harness the sun's rays: using solar cell panels made out of everyday plastics.
Feb 13, 2008 - Micro-Layer Cast Film Prosses Yields Stretch Wrap with Enhanced Properties and Potential to Save on Wrapping Cost

"Layer-multiplier" technology applied by Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI) has yielded micro-layer film that stretches up to 45% more than conventional three-layer products, opening the possibility that users of stretch wrap will need fewer pounds of film to unitize a given number of pallet loads, it was announced by EDI, which will highlight the technology at Chinaplas (Stand W1F51).
Jan 31, 2008 - Conair and Husky Announce Agreement to Provide Integrated PET Preform Manufacturing Solutions

The Conair Group, Inc. announced that they have entered into a joint agreement with Husky Injection Molding Systems to provide complete manufacturing solutions for the PET preform market worldwide. Husky is one of the world's largest suppliers of injection molding equipment and services to the plastics industry. This new global agreement allows for closer integration and joint development of Husky's injection molding systems and Conair's plastics auxiliaries systems featuring the latest in PET resin drying technologies.