SONGWON launches new, high end UV absorbers for demanding coatings applications

SONGWON launches new, high end UV absorbers for demanding coatings applications.
(Photo: SONGWON Industrial Co., Ltd.)Ulsan, South Korea – November 15, 2017 – SONGWON is expanding its range of ultraviolet absorbers (UVAs) for high performance coatings and is now launching two new products, SONGSORB® CS 400 and SONGSORB® CS 384-2. The two UVAs can both be used in combination with a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) such as SONGSORB® CS AQ01, which was introduced at this year’s European Coatings Show.

SABIC Debuts Tough High-Impact LEXAN™ EXL Filament for Fused Deposition Modeling at Formnext 2017

SABIC’s new LEXAN™ EXL AMHI240F filament features a high level of toughness, as well as improved ductility at room temperature and at temperatures down to -30 °C. Compared to competitive PC, this material delivers up to four times better notched Izod impact at room temperature, and up to three times better at -30 °C, depending on print orientation. The filament is initially offered in black, with plans to launch additional colors, including white, in the near future.Frankfurt, Germany, November 15, 2017 - SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is launching here at Formnext 2017, in stand 3.1-G78, new LEXAN™ EXL AMHI240F filament. This unique product is based on SABIC’s LEXAN™ EXL polycarbonate (PC) copolymer technology, which delivers high impact performance and low-temperature ductility. The new filament addresses the need for higher-performing materials in the industrial sector, and is designed for use in Stratasys® Fortus® Classic industrial printers. It is a potential material of choice for demanding aerospace, consumer electronics and automotive applications. LEXAN™ EXL AMHI240F filament is the first of several new materials with distinctive performance characteristics that the company plans to launch in the coming year.

Avery Dennison anuncia los ganadores regionales y el ganador mundial del reto “Wrap Like a King”

El ganador del título de rey del rotulado, 'King of the Wrap World’, en el ‘Wrap Like a King’ Challenge: Nick Caminiti, de Exotic Graphix (Australia).
(Foto: Avery Dennison, PR378)OEGSTGEEST, Países Bajos — 14 de noviembre de 2017 — Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions anunció el ganador del título de rey del rotulado, ‘King of the Wrap World’, en el ‘Wrap Like a King’ Challenge, durante el SEMA 2017 el pasado 2 de noviembre en Las Vegas. Nick Caminiti, de Exotic Graphix (Australia), compitió por el título de 2017 contra otros 159 instaladores de 19 países diferentes.

Pyrowave and INEOS Styrolution announce strategic partnership to recycle North American post-consumer polystyrene

INEOS StyrolutionPyrowave, a pioneer in Catalytic Microwave Depolymerization of plastics, and INEOS Styrolution America LLC, the American subsidiary of the global leader in styrenics, announce a strategic partnership to support Pyrowave’s North American polystyrene recycling project.

GE Additive unveils first BETA machine from its Project Atlas program

GE Additive unveils first BETA machine from its Project Atlas program. (Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR001)Frankfurt am Main (Germany), November 14, 2017 – GE Additive today unveiled the first BETA machine developed as part of its Project A.T.L.A.S program. The meter-class, laser powder-bed fusion machine has been developed to provide manufacturers of large parts and components with a scalable solution that can be configured and customized to their own specific industry applications.

SABIC Features Multiple New Materials That Demonstrate Commitment to Advancing Additive Manufacturing at Formnext

At Formnext, SABIC is displaying a selection of parts produced from its filament portfolio that are representative of typical applications that can be manufactured across a variety of industries. These include a compact drone design that could benefit from the excellent impact performance and improved low-temperature ductility of SABIC’s new LEXAN™ EXL AMHI240F filament. Addressing the need for higher-performing materials in the industrial sector, this filament is the first of several new materials with distinctive performance characteristics that the company plans to launch in the coming year.  Frankfurt, Germany, November 14, 2017 - SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is demonstrating here at Formnext 2017, stand 3.1-G78, its strong focus on advancing additive manufacturing from prototyping to full-scale production. The company is launching today its new LEXAN™ EXL AMHI240F filament, a unique product for fused deposition modeling that delivers high impact performance and low-temperature ductility. LEXAN™ EXL filament supplements the filament portfolio that SABIC launched earlier this year and is displaying at its Formnext stand. The company is also introducing to the European market a product family of eight reinforced compounds for large format additive manufacturing. Further illustrating its emphasis on disruptive technologies, SABIC is highlighting several other distinctive solutions for additive manufacturing.

Clariant signs agreement with RTI International to supply unique sorbent for warm gas desulfurization technology

WDP is an advanced technology for producing cleaner energy and chemicals from coal and other high-sulfur feedstocks by enabling sulfur-containing gas streams to be cleaned at elevated temperatures. (Photo: RTI)Munich, November 14, 2017 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the signing of a global licensing agreement with RTI International granting Clariant exclusive rights of supply for their solid sorbent material which is vital for RTI’s warm gas desulfurization process (WDP) technology.

DSM sharpens focus on Additive Manufacturing

TMG’s GT86 consumer racing series car that has end-use printed parts made of Somos®, which includes a water reservoir and brake cooling inlet.
(Photo: DSM: DSMMTPR001)Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, today announces a new approach for its additive manufacturing (AM) activities. By aligning all its AM activities within the Materials cluster and promoting a partnership approach, DSM can provide customers an open and flexible infrastructure. This will help customers to find exactly the right materials and production systems for their applications.