9 Dec 2005
GE - Plastics invests in KM2700 ton injection compression molding machine to help customers save time and resources in product development
On December 7th, Golnar Motaharipour, President of GE - Plastics, Europe and Joseph Maertl, Chief Executive Officer Krauss-Maffei, unveiled a state-of-the-art Krauss- Maffei 2700 ton injection compression molding machine at GE's Global Application Technology Center in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. GE's investment will save customers time and resources in product development, while helping GE - Plastics to create and test new materials that address customer needs for lighter materials and greater design flexibility in large parts.The new MX machine series is a further development of Krauss-Maffei's highly successful MC machine series. GE - Plastics resins to be molded using the KM2700 inlcude Noryl GTX* resins for fenders, Xenoy* resins for body panels, and Lexan* GLX resins for automotive glazing, plus a new line of high modulus ductile (HMD) materials that feature propietary nano-filler technology. These HMD materials offer the potential to reduce gaps in automotive body panels through increased stiffness and lower coefficient of thermal expansion.
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GE PlasticsPlasticslaan 1
4600 AC Bergen op Zoom
Netherlands
Helen Vandebovenkamp
helen.vandebovenkamp@ge.com
Tel: +31 164 29 20 97
Fax: +31 164 29 10 66
Netherlands
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About GE - Plastics
GE - Plastics is a global supplier of plastic resins widely used in automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, performance packaging, building & construction, telecommunications, and optical media applications. The company manufactures and compounds polycarbonate, ABS, SAN, ASA, PPE, 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.
In addition, GE - Plastics’ dedicated Automotive organization is an experienced, world-wide competitor, offering leading plastics solutions for five key automotive segments: body panels and glazing; under the hood applications; component; structures and interiors; and lighting. As a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, GE is the exclusive provider of a wide range of innovative products and services that are integral to a successful Games.
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On December 7th, Golnar Motaharipour, President of GE - Plastics, Europe and Joseph Maertl, Chief Executive Officer Krauss-Maffei, unveiled a state-of-the-art Krauss- Maffei 2700 ton injection compression molding machine at GE's Global Application Technology Center in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
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