News

Dow Plastics Additives has introduced SURECEL™ T-60 Foam Cell Promoter, an acrylic additive designed to address the demand for higher expansion in combination with reduced density for free-foam PVC sheet applications.
Read more

Global custom engineered thermoplastics compounder RTP Company has licensed manufacturing rights from ExxonMobil Chemical for their patented Santoprene TPV (thermoplastic vulcanizate) nylon bondable thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) product line.  RTP Company has begun producing the products using the same Santoprene TPV technology to provide current users a seamless supply transition and will
Read more

News reports indicate that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may propose restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam foodservice products in New York City, ostensibly as a way to increase recycling rates. American Chemistry Council (ACC) vice president of plastics Steve Russell issued the following statement: “We would welcome the opportunity to explore polystyrene foam¹ foodservice recycling with the City.
Read more

Bluestar Silicones has been showing its Silbione® brand soft silicone technologies at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Conference (Booth #1761). These technologies include low durometer liquid silicone rubber (LSR), room temperature vulcanized (RTV) silicones, gels and skin adhesives, and it’s new patent pending silicone foam.
Read more

When seconds matter and can mean the difference between life and death, a safe, reliable and effective automated external defibrillator (AED) device is a must. AED manufacturers desire the same characteristics when choosing materials for their products.
Read more

Using only an internet-connected laptop computer, Conair technicians on the floor of the Anaheim Convention Center in California have complete control of an FLX material-handling control system back at the company’s Technical Center in Cranberry, PA. The demonstration is taking place in Booth 3924 at Plastec West 2013, being held February 12 – 14.
Read more

To mark the 75^th anniversary of the discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) by a DuPont scientist, the DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts (DuPont) is calling for entries to the 2013 Plunkett Awards.
Read more

A new four-minute animated video from Eriez® HydroFlow® offers an in-depth exploration of the company’s revolutionary new SumpDoc™ portable inline fluid reclamation machine that cleans and rejuvenates a machine’s coolant without a production stoppage.
Read more

REIS starts delivery of robot systems with its new reisPAD portable teach pendant.
Read more

EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) has released EngineeringCore™ and ITCore™ , two e-book subscription collections designed to support the learning and reference needs of engineering and technology professionals. The collections are available as annual subscriptions that give users unlimited access to all titles.
Read more