7 Jan 2007
GE Plastics ecomagination* Initiative Backgrounder
Overview
7 Jan 2007
GE Plastics Drives “Bumper-to-Bumper” Solutions for Global Automotive Industry for Nearly 50 Years
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 more than 60 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.
14 Dec 2006
Let the Music Play On: Lexan* Resin Helps Protect Holiday Electronics
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — December 14, 2006 — They’re primo on holiday wish lists; they’re pricey; and they’re precious to their owners. So after unwrapping an iPod or MP3 player that may cost upwards of $450, it’s important to safeguard these surprisingly delicate devices from being dropped, banged, or stepped on. Dozens of companies offer protective and stylish covers and cases for iPods – and the majority rely on the toughness, scratch resistance, and light weight of GE’s Lexan* polycarbonate.
7 Dec 2006
GE’s Super High Flow Valox* Resins Fill Automotive Industry’s Needs for Lighter Parts, Energy Savings, and Increased Part Consolidation
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — December 7, 2006 — GE Plastics today announced the launch of Valox* Super High Flow resins, a family of glass- and mineral-filled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) materials. Valox Super High Flow resins are aimed at helping automakers and tiers achieve thinner, larger parts with greater detail at lower injection pressures without sacrificing performance. The GE materials address several key challenges. As gas prices increase, the automotive industry is seeking new technologies to produce thinner, lighter components for greater fuel efficiency. At the same time, automakers are increasingly combining multiple functions in the same component to save space so they can pack in extra features. Until now, manufacturers had few options for high-performance resins that could effectively fill thin-wall parts as well as produce detailed, consolidated components.
1 Dec 2006
GE Plastics’ Lexan* HPX Resin Delivers Outstanding Performance to the Intlock ITL-S Disposable Blade in PENTAX’s New Airway Scope
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — December 1, 2006 — GE Plastics today announced that its Lexan* HPX resin – a tough, high-tech transparent polycarbonate (PC) widely used in critical healthcare applications – has been selected by PENTAX to mold a specialized Intlock ITL-S disposable blade for the company’s new Airway Scope AWS-S100 video laryngoscope. Lexan HPX resin was selected by PENTAX for the material’s exceptional high-performance properties, including outstanding mechanical strength and toughness, incredible smoothness, and excellent transparency.
29 Nov 2006
High Modulus Ductile (HMD)
With new innovative technologies for automotive body panels, GE Plastics has started a strategic offensive that clearly stands out against the existing polymer solutions in this application. Key advantages include a significantly higher modulus, lower coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and extended design freedom for highly integrated and weight saving parts with “Class A” paintable surface quality.
29 Nov 2006
GE Plastics Boldly Imagines The Future In Europe
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – November 29, 2006 - GE Plastics is a global supplier of engineering thermoplastic resins widely used in automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, performance packaging, building & construction, telecommunications, and optical media applications. The company manufactures and compounds PC, ABS, ASA, PPO, PC/ABS, PBT and PEI resins, as well as the LNP* line of high-performance specialty compounds. GE Plastics, Specialty Film & Sheet manufactures high-performance Lexan* sheet and film products used in thousands of demanding applications worldwide.
20 Nov 2006
GE’s New Ultem* 5000B Film Offers High-Performance, Cost-Effective Option for Range of Electrical/Electronic Applications
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — November 20, 2006 — For electrical/electronics (E/E) manufacturers that previously faced the dilemma of choosing between the high cost of specifying polyimide (PI) to achieve desired performance, or downgrading an application by using lower-performing polyethylene napthalate (PEN) or polyester (PET), there is now a solution. New Ultem* 5000B film from GE Plastics offers excellent high performance coupled with cost-effectiveness. Based on GE’s Ultem polyetherimide (PEI) resin, this material’s high temperature and flame resistance, low moisture absorption and excellent dielectric properties make it an excellent candidate for E/E applications such as insulating tapes and laminates, diaphragms and voice coils for loudspeakers, high temperature bar code labels and flat flexible heaters. Ultem 5000B film is available in black and amber and in gauges 25µm - 750µm.
16 Nov 2006
GE Launches New Extem* Resin Line for Exceptional Thermal, Chemical, and Mechanical Performance in Extreme Environments
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — November 16, 2006 — GE Plastics today announced the launch of Extem* thermoplastic polyimide (TPI) resins, a new family of amorphous polymers that provide exceptional performance, while eliminating the drawbacks of semi-crystalline materials, imidized thermosets, and competitive amorphous thermoplastics. GE’s Extem resins deliver a powerful combination of melt processability and ultra-high thermal, chemical, and mechanical properties. They meet growing industry demand for easy-to-produce parts that can withstand ever-higher temperatures and harsh chemical environments, and remain stiff and dimensionally stable in extreme temperatures. In addition, GE’s Extem resins are inherently flame-retardant without the use of halogenated additives that can pose an environmental risk.
15 Nov 2006
GE Helps Ensinger Supply High-Performance Semi-Finished Parts to Medical Device Manufacturers
Ensinger is a producer of semi-finished plastic parts – including tubes, rods, and plates – that are supplied to manufacturers of end products such as medical devices. The company uses more than 100 different plastics to extrude, cast, compression-mold, and pultrude these parts.
Ensinger had been using polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) to produce its Tecanyl line of extruded rods and bars that are used by manufacturers of implant trial heads – temporary bone replacements placed in the body during surgery to determine the exact size of the final implant.
