‘Bridging’ on Fiber-Reinforced Polymers
(Jul 30, 2010)
Strongwell is manufacturing GRIDFORM™, a bridge strengthening & reinforcing solution, and SAFSTRIP®, a structural reinforcing strip. GRIDFORM™ is a prefabricated fiber-reinforced polymer with...
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Ceramic/Plastic Component for LED
(Jul 30, 2010)
The German ceramics materials specialist OxiMaTec GmbH has been the winner of the 2009 EuroMold Gold Award fort its innovative ceramic/plastic composite-based components that have been designed for...
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New Home Compostable Printed Laminate for Food Packaging
(Jul 30, 2010)
The British packaging manufacturer Ultimate Packaging, the British specialty films specialist Innovia Films and the American inks, pigments and coating producer SunChemicals have joined forces in...
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Diaphragm Made of Medical Grade Elastomer Leads to Zero Cross-Contamination
(Jul 29, 2010)
For the diaphragm of its patented single-use mixing system used by pharmaceutical manufacturers, HyNetics® Corporation recently switched to Medalist® MD140 medical elastomer from Teknor Apex...
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First Plastic Oil Pan Optimized for High Impact Resistance
(Jul 29, 2010)
Dana Holding Corporation, the German material producer BASF and the American automaker Ford Motor Company have earned a 2009 Automotive Innovation Award of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) in...
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Making Inroads On Ice With All-Plastic Ice Skates
(Jul 29, 2010)
Viking has introduced a lighter way of enjoying ice skating. Apart from the metal blade, various components of the latest ice skates are made of 60% glass-filled Akulon® Ultraflow™ K-FG12 BLK from...
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Additive Manufacturing Technology that Fabricates Submicron 3D Structures
(Jul 28, 2010)
High Q Laser has recently introduced a compact solid-state laser source called “femtoTRAIN™ Ti:Sapphire”. This all-diode-pumped oscillator offers repetitive laser beams at a frequency of femtoseconds....
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High-Performance Lumbar Spacer
(Jul 28, 2010)
The Swiss company Icotec AG, a specialist in high-performance components made of endless fiber reinforced composites, has designed a new implant i.e. lumbar spacer entirely made from continuous carbon...
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New Technology for Textured and Structured Effects
(Jul 28, 2010)
The Swiss company GF AgieCharmilles, a world leading supplier of machines, automation solutions and services to the tool and mold making industry as well as to manufacturers of precision parts and...
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Encapsulation Makes BHJ Polymer PV Cells Fit For Roll-To-Roll Use
(Jul 27, 2010)
With advantages such as low cost and easy process ability, bulk heterojunction (BHJ) polymer photovoltaic cells have emerged as potent and highly efficient flexible polymer solar cells. They can be...
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New Assembly Design for Windshield Wipers
(Jul 27, 2010)
The French company specialized in multi-shot injection molding and assembly Moulages Industriels Du Haut Bugey (MIHB) and the French moldmaker Grosfilley has collaborated in order to develop a turnkey...
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Carbon fiber guitars
(Jul 26, 2010)
The American company Blackbird Guitars has developed a limited edition Ferarri model of its Rider Guitar. All the Blackbird Guitars products feature a carbon fiber-based one-piece structure including...
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In-mold labelled, thin-wall injected molded containers
(Jul 26, 2010)
The UK-based processing technology Tradpac and the moldmaker FSG Tool & Die have collaborated in order to develop an innovative technology combining a thin-wall injection molding process together with...
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Eco-friendly cylinder head covers
(Jul 23, 2010)
A collaborative industrial project between the automotive part supplier Dana Holding Corporation and the compounder Wellman Engineering Resins has allowed to produce an innovative eco-friendly...
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Micropumps for medical applications
(Jul 23, 2010)
On the occasion of the latest German Medica/Compamed worldfair, the German company Bartels Microtechnik, which is specialized in innovative applications of micro systems technology (MST) in the...
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