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British Plastics & Rubber
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Articles in March, 2002 issue of British Plastics & Rubber
- Ticona extends underbonnet engineering applications. (Engineering Materials).(Ticona UK Ltd.)(polyphenylene sulphide)(Brief Article)
- PBTs get increased ageing resistance. (Engineering Materials).(polybutylene terephthalate developed by Bayer AG)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
- Colour surface film passes extended exposure tests. (Engineering Materials).(GE Plastics Solix technology)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
- Economic alternative to perfluoroelastomer seals. (Engineering Materials).(Brief Article)
- Proportioning valve 'can't jam'. (Materials Handling).(Brief Article)
- Redesign increases capacity. (Mould Temperature Control).(Brief Article)
- Tiny probes test control accuracy. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- VX adds toolpath post-processing. (Software Review).(advertisement)
- Netstal spends at stone. (Injection Moulding).(Netstal Machinery Inc)(Brief Article)
- Brampton simplifies reel handling. (Film & Sheet).(Brampton Engineering )(Brief Article)
- PVC reclaim plant goes commercial. (Environmental Issues).(Brief Article)
- Sytek takes PC to Ireland. (Agency Update).(Sytek Polymers forms agreement with Tecastles Chemicals)(Brief Article)
- Etex sells off VIP-Heinke. (Company Report).(Brief Article)
- Letters.
- Softer TDI can eliminate plasticisers. (Urethanes).(lower-durometer TDI elastomers from Indspec Chemical Corporation)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
- Artificial arm depends on reinforced nylons. (Engineering Materials).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
- US TPVs to be compounded in Europe. (Engineering Materials).(Teknor Apex Co. Uniprene thermoplastic vulcanisates)(to be produced by Plastic Technologie Service)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
- Monitoring cavity temperature maintains hot runner balance. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- Seminar on cooling blow mouldings with compressed air. (Mould Temperature Control).(held by Beko Technologies, United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
- Water heating up to 160 degC. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- Induction heating can simplify tool temperature. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- Lego brick moulded from EVA. (Injection Moulding).(Exo molds new plastic bricks)(Brief Article)
- German databases now in English. (Software Review).(FIZ Chemie of Berlin's Polymat, Polymat Light databases)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
- Paulson builds an Engel training course. (Software Review).(Brief Article)
- Herring-bone gears boost pump performance. (Gear Pumps).(advertisement)
- Low torque, high rotation. (Torsion).(advertisement)
- Peel packs for pack appeal. (Update).(SkinPeel system )(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
- Rapid prototyping. (Installation Round-Up).(Arrk buys Krauss-Maffei equipment)(Brief Article)
- New Mini rides on Autothane microcellullar polyurethane. (Engineering Materials).(Hyperlast Autothane microcellular polyurethane )(BMW Mini)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
- Nylons have increased resistance to glycol exposure. (Engineering Materials).(Rhodia Engineering Plastics' )(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Product Announcement)
- Greater heat dissipation potential in new epoxy. (Engineering Materials).(Brief Article)
- Stop the material dashing about and it won't bash itself to bits. (Materials Handling).(Brief Article)
- Motorless hopper loader can't burn out. (Materials Handling).(Brief Article)
- New models added to high capacity chiller range. (Mould Temperature Control).(from Airedale International Air Conditioning)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
- Gammaflux cuts prices and adds a machine-mounted hot runner controller. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- Boy back firmly in the two-platen business. (Injection Moulding).(Boy Machines Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Technology keeps moulding job in Britain. (Injection Moulding).(Modular Automation)(Brief Article)
- Web-wise M-Base. (Software Review).(M-Base Engineering and Software's MCBase-i, M-Base Material Web Solution)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
- A clear case for stereolithography. (Prototyping Materials).(Brief Article)
- PVC paste agency. (Agency Update).
- Funding competition to increase kerbside bottle collection. (Environmental Issues).(the U.K.'s Waste and Resources Action Programme)(Brief Article)
- Polyols plant now under construction. (Materials Marketplace).(Shell Nederland Chemie B.V.)
- Rhodia researches the options for combining thermoplastics with metals. (Engineering Materials).(Rhodia Engineering Plastics)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
- Interplas doesn't need you -- you need it.(Brief Article)
- Test laboratory for assessing metal detectors. (Materials Handling).(advertisement)
- Dow and Solutia end nylon marketing co-operation. (Engineering Materials).(Dow Engineering Plastics)(Solutia Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
- Conair fleshes out its carousel dryer range. (Materials Handling).(advertisement)
- New chiller range from KT Handling. (Mould Temperature Control).(Brief Article)
- Regloplas redesigns. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- Gas injection process that cools as well as pressurises. (Injection Moulding).(Peter Woodworth receives patent for gas-assist plastic molding process)(Brief Article)
- Profitability improvement still some way off, says BPF survey. (Update).(British Plastics Federation's )(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Keep it clean, keep it dry, keep it accurate. (Materials Handling).
- Long life tail light sets new demands for temperature resistance. (Engineering Materials).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
- Specialist dryers for clean rooms and polycarbonate. (Materials Handling).(by Fasti)(Brief Article)
- Improved filter makes powder loader more efficient. (Materials Handling).(Conair PL15 Powder Loader)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
- Low cost range can include high capacity units too. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- Dry ice cleans machine parts. (Injection Moulding).(advertisement)
- Screenless machine from Rapid. (Granulators).(Rapid Granulator Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Permanent coatings replace mould release. (Release Agents).(Brief Article)
- 'Pure white' ABS range expands. (Engineering Materials).(Dow Engineering Plastics)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
- Moisture measurement sensor uses dual techniqe to remove the influence of density. (Materials Handling).(advertisement)
- What happens when it goes wrong? This troubleshooter from Conair may solve the problem. (Materials Handling).(Brief Article)
- Daisy chain controller makes loader installation easy. (Materials Handling).(advertisement)
- Self-calibration makes sample dosing unnecessary. (Materials Handling).(Brief Article)
- New software increases screw feeder accuracy. (Materials Handling).(advertisement)
- Nextrom shuts Dolci to concentrate on fibre optics. (Film & Sheet).(Brief Article)
- Product handling. (Installation Round-Up).(Weener Plastic Packaging Group)(Brief Article)
- Wittmann upgrades its base level controller. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- Power handling increased for multi-zone tools. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- Improving performance: continuing the series by Dr Robin Kent intended to help the plastics industry reduce costs through waste minimisation. (Waste Minimisation).(Brief Article)
- Materials handling agencies for Ireland. (Materials Handling).(Colortronic Inc., Eriez Magnetics Europe Ltd. appoint sales, service companies in Ireland)(Brief Article)
- Bayer tightens spec on Bayblend flame retardants. (Engineering Materials).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
- Gentle conveyor prevents enviro polymer degradation. (Materials Handling).(Collinson Rotaflex product)(Brief Article)
- Remote control for hard to reach temperature controllers. (Mould Temperature Control).(advertisement)
- Another way of replacing plastic with gas. (Injection Moulding).(Cinpres Gas Injection launches improved gas injection overflow processes)(Brief Article)
- Latex production. (Installation Round-Up).(PolymerLatex of Bromsgrove)(Brief Article)
- New nylons for laser etching. (Engineering Materials).(Nylon 6 from Jackdaw Polymers)(Brief Article)
- GE sees a future in all-thermoplastic car bumpers. (Engineering Materials).(GE Plastics)(Company Profile)
- Now PPS can be blow moulded. (Engineering Materials).(polyphenylene sulphide)(Ticona UK Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Product Announcement)
- PTFE pipe lining powders win FDA approval. (Engineering Materials).(Polytetrafluoroethylene)(Asahi Glass Fluoropolymers UK)(Brief Article)
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