10 May 2006
GE Plastics’ Automotive Business “Goes Big” With Seven-Segment Structure Geared To Meet Key Customer Needs
Body Panels & Glazing
10 May 2006
Milestones: GE Plastics Continues to Drive Automotive Innovation After Nearly 50 Years of Service
For nearly half a century, GE Plastics has set standards for high-performance automotive polymers. Beginning in 1958 with the introduction of Lexan* resin, its first engineering plastic, GE has continued the tradition of developing advanced automotive materials, while delivering world-class technical support and unparalleled customer service.
10 May 2006
GE Plastics Drives “Bumper-to-Bumper” Solutions for Global Automotive Industry for Nearly 50 Years
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — September 28, 2006 — For nearly half a century, GE Plastics has earned the reputation as a leading global automotive supplier of bumper-to-bumper solutions in engineering thermoplastics. With over 78 locations across the globe, GE Plastics’ dedicated Automotive organization is an experienced, world-wide competitor, fully committed to serving an industry that manufacturers products for the world’s most demanding customers.
10 May 2006
Exatec® 900el – for a pleasant ambience on the road
At the international “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” congress in Mannheim Exatec showed the prototype of an electroluminescent interior light-band in different colors directly integrated into Polycarbonate glazing panels. This is made possible by an electroluminescent light band, which is integrated by a special process directly into the perimeter of the transparent polycarbonate car roof. The roof was manufactured using the proven Exatec® 900 technology and the light band applied directly onto a film. The illumination intensity conforms to the legal regulations and does not exceed the allowed level. The new technology Exatec 900el allows drivers and passengers to adjust the brightness of the interior lighting to suite their individual needs
10 May 2006
Suzuki Swift Pedestrian Protection Energy Absorber Featuring GE’s Xenoy* Resin Wins SPE Automotive Innovation Award
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — Mary 10, 2006 — GE Plastics’ Automotive business announces that an application featuring its Xenoy* resin – a pedestrian protection energy absorber for the 2005 Suzuki Swift “sub-compact” automobile – has been named the first-ever winner in the Safety System category of the 2005 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards program.
14 Apr 2006
GE Plastics Global Application Technology Centre Bergen of Zoom, The Netherlands and Global Capabilities Fact Sheet
12 Apr 2006
GE Plastics Installs Twin-Sheet Thermoformer in Global Application Technology (GApT) center in Bergen op Zoom,
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – April 19, 2006 – GE Plastics continues to invest in Global Application Technology (GApT) in Europe with the installation of a Twin-Sheet Thermoformer with high-pressure, hydraulic forming capability which will become operational in April 2006. A second investment concerns a 1600 ton, 2K injection molding machine which will be installed in the fourth quarter of 2006 in its Centre of Excellence in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands.
11 Apr 2006
GE Plastics Press Kit PLASTicon Design Competition
London, 6 April 2006
GE Plastics, Automotive
5 Apr 2006
GE - Plastics Offers Advanced Material Solutions for Aircraft Interiors to Meet Stringent Industry Standards and Reduce Weight
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — Apr. 5, 2006 — GE - Plastics has new product innovations in aircraft industry. High-performance engineering resin and sheet materials have been designed to help aircraft OEMs in the development of next-generation aircraft interior components. Beyond interiors, GE - Plastics also offers an impressive portfolio of advanced thermoplastic materials that deliver cutting-edge performance for critical applications ranging from structural components, passenger window and seat assemblies, lighting, and wiring components.
31 Mar 2006
GE Plastics Presents $25,000 to the Eindhoven University of Technology for Polymer Research
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — March 31, 2006 — In a ceremony at the TU/e on March 29, GE Plastics presented a donation of $25,000 to Prof. Dr. Piet Lemstra, senior professor for the Laboratory of Polymer Technology (SKT) in the Department for Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. The donation was presented on behalf of Dr. Theo Hoeks, principal scientist at GE Plastics in Bergen op Zoom, and a winner of GE’s prestigious Edison Award in 2005.
GE Plastics, Automotive29 Mar 2006
GE Challenges Royal College of Art Students to Imagine the Future of Automotive Design Using Latest Plastic Technologies
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — March 29, 2006 — Graduate students from the Vehicle Design department of London’s prestigious Royal College of Art (RCA) are imagining – and modeling - the future of automotive design in plastics during a three-month program and competition called PLASTicon which began in December. To explore the potential of such GE innovations as thermoplastic glazing, plastic body panels, and lighting technologies in futuristic vehicles, approximately 20 students are participating in PLASTicon. They are researching, designing, and building models of “blue sky” vehicles aimed at the needs of different markets – from SUV owners to Gen-Y consumers – and competing for prizes and prestige.
