1 Dec 2003
Stanyl® Provides Wear Resistance for Mark IV Automotive, a division of Dayco Products LLC, Tensioners
Mark IV Automotive, a division of Dayco Products LLC, one of the world’s leading producers of complete power transmission systems, switched from a lubricated nylon to Stanyl® polyamide 46 for better wear resistance in their tensioners.
28 Nov 2003
DSM OFFERS NEW HIGH-PERFORMING, CHLORINE & BROMINE-FREE FLAME RETARDANT FR XANTAR® C PC/ABS FORMULATIONS
Building on the success of its Xantar® C product range, DSM Engineering Plastics has now introduced a range of new chlorine and bromine free FR Xantar C polycarbonate (PC) / acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) flame-retardant formulations.
17 Nov 2003
Introducing Akulon® Ultraflow™ from DSM Engineering Plastics
DSM Engineering Plastics extends its Akulon® polyamide 6 (PA6) offerings with Akulon® Ultraflow™. Akulon® Ultraflow™ PA6 provides up to 80% greater flow and up to 25%-40% cycle time reduction in injection moulding when compared to standard PA6 grades, with no significant loss of mechanical properties. Thin-wall items with long flow paths and high-appearance benefit especially from Akulon® Ultraflow™, owing to better surface quality and lower moulded-in warpage and other internal stresses.
14 Nov 2003
HANS GUNS IS POLYCARBONATES MARKET DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS
Hans Guns has been appointed manager, market development for polycarbonates (PC) and PC blends for DSM Engineering Plastics. He will focus on market growth for DSM’s Xantar® PC and the new Xantar® C PC/ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) blend, primarily in the interior automotive and transportation sector, where the new generation high purity Xantar® C blends provide benefits over traditional materials.
14 Nov 2003
DSM APPOINTS VAN VEHMENDAHL AS LIGHTING SEGMENT MANAGER; SPEARHEADING FOCUS ON EUROPEAN LIGHTING MARKET
Francis van Vehmendahl is the new Electrical Lighting Market Segment Manager for DSM Engineering Plastics. As lighting segment manager, van Vehmendahl is responsible for sales and marketing relationships with lighting manufacturers and suppliers, as well as product development activities in tandem with consumers of plastics for electrical applications.
17 Oct 2003
DSM Engineering Plastics announces Akulon® expansion for India
DSM Engineering Plastics has announced that it is to double its capacity in Pune, India for the production of Akulon® Polyamide 6 and 66 compounds. This news follows a number of other new investment statements made last month.
9 Oct 2003
DSM Engineering Plastics launches Stanyl® PA46 High Flow™
New polyamide grade rounds out DSM’s flagship product family, brings mouldability as well as high heat and warp resistance to electronics and other demanding applications.
22 Sept 2003
AKULON® XP PA6 FOR FILM APPLICATIONS OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTIVITY GAINS, REDUCED COSTS
DSM Engineering Plastics has released Akulon® XP, a new revolutionary barrier resin based on polyamide 6 (PA6), for multi-layer oxygen barrier films. The new material differs from normal Polyamide 6 resins through its exceptional processing characteristics that allow dramatic productivity gains to be realized.
19 Sept 2003
DSM LAUNCHES STANYL® TW241F12, BROADENING THE SCOPE FOR METAL REPLACEMENT IN HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS
DSM Engineering Plastics' Stanyl® PA46 range is known for offering high performance similar to LCP and PPS – even sometimes PEEK – whilst offering ease of processing and design typical for PA6, PA66 or PBT. With the introduction of Stanyl® TW241F12, a new, high-performance, 60% glass fibre-reinforced polyamide 46 (PA46). Stanyl® now offers the highest stiffness at elevated temperatures to be found in glass fiber reinforced semi-crystalline thermoplastics, giving greater opportunities for metal replacement. In addition to stiffness, Stanyl® TW241F12 provides high levels of resistance to creep and fatigue—with less mass than competing materials.