Polymers
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24 Jan 2006
BOPLA’S BOCARD ENCLOSURE COVER OFFERS CLARITY AND STRENGTH THANKS TO DSM XANTAR® PC
BOPLA Gehäuse Systeme GmbH (Bünde, Germany) has chosen Xantar® polycarbonate from DSM Engineering Plastics for the available clear covers of its family of Bocard plastic electronics enclosures. The clear panels of the covers are made of Xantar 22 R 01001 resin. The covers meet IEC 529 IP65 specifications, sealing out dust and minimizing ingress of low-pressure water, thanks in part to the resin’s excellent dimensional stability. In addition, the long-term clarity of Xantar allows visual monitoring of equipment housed in the Bocard enclosure, while the resin’s impact resistance helps prevent breakage and incursion by objects. Xantar meets UL-94 V2 @ 1,5 mm ratings, and the 22 R 01001 grade provides good flow and excellent mould release for ease of production.
16 Jan 2006
DSM Dyneema Files Patent Lawsuit against Chinese Company
Urmond (NL), January 16 – DSM Dyneema, the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber, has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Hangzhou Pivot International Co. Ltd., of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, before the Court of Paris, France. Prior to the filing, DSM Dyneema obtained authorization to seize merchandise, including fiber, rope and finished articles, exhibited by Hangzhou Pivot at the Milipol 2005 exhibition on state security in Paris.
Because French telephony and Internet giant Wanadoo wanted to communicate the fun of connectivity to its Livebox combined home consumer Internet, telephone and TV services, its new asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) Livebox modem combines the height of style with high technology. Much of the visual effect of the new modem depends on Xantar® polycarbonate (PC) from DSM Engineering Plastics. The translucent Xantar FC 19 UR grade of PC resin imparts a brilliant finish to the impact- resistant Livebox enclosure, allowing a large Wanadoo logo in its side emit a pulsing glow during operation while still meeting UL V0 at 3mm flame ratings for safety.
Borealis has launched a new solution for transparent, thin wall packaging which meets the demands for improved product visibility, lighter weight but stronger packaging, better stackability and integrated features for convenience and tamper-proof solutions. The RJ470MO solution offers the well-established properties of polypropylene (PP) random copolymers, such as stiffness, impact performance and low density and a new route to greater productivity. The solution delivers clear benefits to retailers and consumers in packaging for dairy, confectionary and convenience food as well as for electronics and cosmetics.
Electronics manufacturer Tyco Amp Den Bosch has changed the material it uses for moulding PCMCIA (PC card) header from liquid crystal polymer (LCP) to Stanyl® polyamide 4,6 (PA46), gaining overall cost savings, better mechanical properties, and very low warpage. Stanyl grade 46HF 5040, a high-flow formulation, easily meets the flow properties of LCP, allowing ready moulding of the tiny features in the header while enhancing much needed mechanical properties.
As a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, Distrupol plays an active role in supporting moulders and OEMs through all stages of application development. A demonstration of this has been its successful partnering with UK automotive moulder, P&D Manufacturing in the development of an under- bonnet heat shield in thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) resin for the Audi A4 and Audi A6 models.