Omnexus.com Trends, Innovations and Solutions in Plastics & Elastomers Solutions

PLA-based eyeglass frames

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A collaborative industrial project between the Japanese companies Teijin Limited, Teijin Chemicals and also Tanaka Foresight Inc. has allowed to develop eyeglass frame entirely made from plant-based, heat resistant poly(acid lactic) (PLA). The chosen... (Innovation Brief)

All Innovation Briefs Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

LED Processing with Lasers

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

LEDs are expected to develop to one of the predominant light sources over the coming decades and laser marking is an essential step in manufacturing them. One of the most promising markets today is the display backlight technology. ROFIN is among the... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Winner of Axion Polymers' Green Product Design Competition Announced

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The winner of the Axion Polymers Green Product Design Competition is Gary Poolman with his design 'Wazzon'. This innovative gadget enables swift and efficient drying of sandwich bags, allowing them to be washed and re-used. The Wazzon can also be... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Scientists Unveil Spider Silk's Steel-like Super Power

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A comparative study has been conducted between the properties of spider silk and steel, and it came out that spider silk may be stronger than steel in tensile strength, although not in compression. The research claims that it has come out with ways... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Fraunhofer's Researchers Develop Bone-hard Biomaterial

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Applied Materials Research (IFAM) in Bremen want to spare cruciate ligament victims and other bone patients this additional procedure. They have therefore developed a screw... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Fire Retardant PP nanocomposites and automotive applications

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The structure, thermal behavior and flame retardant properties of PP nanocomposites treated with complex flame retardants composed of layered double hydroxides and ammonium polyphosphate /pentaerythritol intumescent flame retardant systems have been... (R&D Highlight)

All R&D Highlights Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

High-Temp, Ultra-Tough Ultem FR Resin from SABIC Helps Launch New ActiFry® Low-Fat Deep Fryer

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

SABIC Innovative Plastics' Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin turned up the heat to support the successful U.S. launch of Groupe SEB®'s T-fal® ActiFry® low-fat deep fryer. The material offers regulatory compliance as well as color... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

High-performance infusion pump for medical uses

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Infusion pumps are used to administer drugs including intravenous and subcutaneous products and have to be able to dose them with high accuracy. For this, the German medical product manufacturer RoweMed AG has designed an innovative patent-pending... (Innovation Brief)

All Innovation Briefs Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Lightweight Construction Through Evolution of Hybrid Technology

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

"Lightweight construction through evolution of hybrid technology" is the motto chosen by LANXESS for its stand at this year's VDI conference on "Plastics in Automotive Engineering" in Mannheim. As the inventor of hybrid technology, the company has... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Metal-containing Polymers

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The incorporation of metallic units into polymer chains is a promising route to functional metal-containing (nano)materials. The resulting polymers possess rich functions derived from their metallic elements, such as redox, optical, catalytic and... (R&D Highlight)

All R&D Highlights Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Silk Crepe Kimonos made with Teijin's Eco-friendly BIOFRONT™ Bioplastic

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Teijin Group announced that its BIOFRONT heat-resistant bioplastic will be used in silk crepe kimonos worn by staff at Murasaki, a Japanese restaurant operated by Kikkoman Corporation. The advanced BIOFRONT fibers were interwoven with silk fibers... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

A Plastic Selection/Recycling Robot that makes Use of Laser Sensing Technology

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The laser sensing technology that distinguishes various kinds of plastics by the reflectivity of lasers of five wave lengths is used for the 'eyes' of this robot. This photonics sensing technology is the one having jointly developed by IDEC Co., LTD.... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Bayer MaterialScience LLC and Bayer Inc. Strengthen Ongoing Strategic Collaboration with Pultrall Inc.

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Bayer has strengthened their ongoing strategic collaboration with Pultrall Inc., a leading manufacturer of pultruded composite profiles for such markets as automotive, medical, utilities, agriculture and construction. The collaboration seeks to... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

First PA-based reinforcement beam for truck radiator grilles

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The French material producer Rhodia and the automotive plastic part manufacturer Inoplast have joined forces to develop the first polyamide (PA) reinforcement beam for radiator grilles for a well-known range of trucks. This new reinforcement beam has... (Innovation Brief)

All Innovation Briefs Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Materials From Ticona Offer Long-Term Performance In Direct Contact With AdBlue®

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Extensive storage tests confirm that engineering polymers from Ticona, including FortronPPS, Celstran LFRT and Hostaform POM deliver the chemical resistance required for long-term direct contact with AdBlue® (a highly pure aqueous urea solution),... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

New IR110 Plus Fusion Machine for Thermoplastic Piping Systems ½-4in (20-110mm)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

In response to customer demand for expanded pipe joining machine capabilities, GF Piping Systems has introduced IR110 Plus® Fusion Joining Machine for welding of the company's thermoplastic piping systems from 1/2" through 4" sizes. The new... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

New process to produce foamed PET packaging

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The American company Plastic Technologies Incorporated (PTI) has announced that it has developed an innovative process based on the MuCell® microcellular injection molding technology from Trexel, Inc. that allows to produce blown molded packaging... (Innovation Brief)

All Innovation Briefs Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

A Unique Paradigm in Cross-Linked Polymers

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Polymer networks possessing reversible covalent cross-links constitute a novel material class with the capacity for adapting to an externally applied stimulus. These reversibly cross-linked materials represent a trend in polymer network fabrication... (R&D Highlight)

All R&D Highlights Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

BIOCOR Forms New Business to Buy Post-consumer PLA

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

BIOCOR LLC announced a new venture in the business of buying, aggregating, and processing post-consumer PLA, the 100 percent plant-based bioplastic. BIOCOR will capitalize on the ease with which PLA can be converted back to its original lactic acid... (Industry News)

All Industry News Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter

Comfortable armrests for cars

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The German textile company Julius Heywinkel has announced that it has selected a polyethylene (PE) foam supplied by Sesikui Chemicals to design a low cost armrest system for the new Volkswagen Golf VI vehicles. In fact the innovative armrests are... (Innovation Brief)

All Innovation Briefs Subscribe to Plastics & Elastomers Newsletter