Automotive roof rails made using WIT process
(May 13, 2008)
A collaborative partnership between the automotive systems supplier Magna Decoma, the moldmaker Hofmann Werkzeugbau, the water injection technology equipment manufacturer PMA Fluidtec and the German...
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Composite airplane fuselage including 52% reinforced plastic
(May 7, 2008)
Airbus has recently launched a new airplane i.e. A350XWB (extra widebody) that is said to be the competitor to the Boeing B787 dreamliner. This new airplane will be available from 2013 and it will be...
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High performance boat for racing
(May 5, 2008)
The racing vessel that has won the latest Jacques Vabre race i.e. the two-handed race over a 4335 mile course from Le Havre (France) to Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) is Foncia (skippers Michel Desjoyaux...
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Window frames based on pultruded polyurethane
(May 2, 2008)
The Canadian firm Inline Fiberglass Ltd. has developed innovative window frames by using a polyurethane pultrusion process. According to the firm this technology allows to produce larger and stronger...
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A polypropylene-based kayak
(Apr 30, 2008)
The American firm Legacy Paddlesports has designed an innovative thermoplastic kayak that is already commercialized under the trade name The Ultimate Kayak. This new kayak is made using a 100%...
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Airbag housing made from glass fiber reinforced polyamide
(Apr 28, 2008)
A collaborative industrial project between the Belgian firm Quadrant Creative Moulding & Systems (Quadrant CMS) and the automotive parts manufacturer Autoliv has allowed to develop a new airbag...
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New biobased protective packaging for sensitive products
(Apr 25, 2008)
The American firm KTM Industries, Inc. has introduced an innovative bio-based packaging that can be used to protect sensitive products. This new protective packaging is made from “Green Cell Foam”, a...
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Composite dropsonde for storm tracking device
(Apr 22, 2008)
The dropsonde specially developed by the Finnish firm Vaisala Inc. to protect a new storm-tracking device has been made from a thermoset-based composite. This innovative storm tracking device, namely...
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Injected molded truck bumper and front panel
(Apr 18, 2008)
The automotive parts manufacturer Plastal that produces components for the truck manufacturer Iveco has chosen a long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) grade i.e. Nepol™ GB303HP supplied by...
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Innovative composite docking system
(Apr 18, 2008)
The American firm Dynamic Fabricators LLC has designed an innovative composite docking system including three main composite components i.e. the flotation pontoons, the deck and the saddles linking...
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Innovative and cheap solar cell
(Apr 16, 2008)
The Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science of the Jersey Institute of technology (NJIT) has announced the development of an innovative and cheap solar cell. This new organic solar cell has...
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Light-tight housing made from mineral filled PBT
(Apr 16, 2008)
The German automotive parts manufacturer Siemens VDO Automotive AG has chosen a mineral filled polybu(tylene terephthalate) (PBT) grade i.e. Celanex® PBT 4022 developed by the materials producer...
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Innovative rail-less window regulator
(Apr 14, 2008)
The plastic automotive parts manufacturer Faurecia Interior System has designed an innovative rail-less window regulator for the new Dodge Nitro space utility vehicles (SUV) commercialized by the...
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All-plastic bumper made using blow molding
(Apr 11, 2008)
An all-plastic bumper system (including fascia and beam functionality) has been designed by the automaker Chrysler Group in collaboration with the compounder Salflex Polymer (ABC Group Inc.). This new...
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Food packaging made from recycled PET
(Apr 11, 2008)
The Finnish packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has introduced a new range of food packaging that are based on recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). In fact these new food packaging that are...
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