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Issue 36 | April 2008 | www.epda.com
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EPDA members are invited to submit news on their company and products for publication in EPDA’s E-Update newsletter. News may be submitted in any language, to be translated by EPDA staff, and may include photographs. Please e-mail news (in a Microsoft Word document or as text in an e-mail) to epda@epda.com. Please note that submissions may be edited for length and clarity. GEVACRIL® ACRYLICS: NEW HIGH QUALITY PROFILES This year's EUROSHOP attracted enormous interest. Not only amongst the exhibitors — with 1.800 firms, more exhibitors registered than ever before — but also amongst more than 100.000 visitors. It provided the best conditions for GEVACRIL® ACRYLICS to present brand new items like the PMMA high impact profiles. The company offers a wide range of standard GEVACRIL® high-impact PMMA profiles, as well as the possibility of manufacturing special profiles (in PMMA, high-impact PMMA, PC, ABS). The acrylic profiles round up GEVACRIL®’s unsurpassed delivery programme with more than 1.100 articles produced and ready from stock. Using state-of-the art technology GEVACRIL® ACRYLICS offers its customers total care in the development and production of plastic profile sections. The main objective of GEVACRIL® is to create high quality items and value for customers in the following applications: lighting and illuminated advertising, shop fittings and housings, visual communication and furniture, etc. More information is available at www.gevacril.com. SPECCHIDA SRL AT EUROSHOP 2008 During the fair, Specchidea launched a new product — cast PMMA mirror sheets in satin. This material is available in size 2030 by 3050 mm, 3 mm thick; standard colours available are: blue, bronze, gold, red and silver. The raw material was supplied by another Italian leader company Madreperla Spa, with whom Specchidea has teamed up with for the marketing of the product. Visit www.specchidea.it for more information. |
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products are prepared from information furnished by CERAMICS OR PLASTICS? COMPOSITE MATERIAL CLOSES GAP The development of plastics used in paper machines did not reflect the dynamic development in the paper industry for quite some time, with increased output and line speeds of newer generation paper machines. UHMW-PE (ultra high-molecular weight polyethylene), the most well known plastic material used for forming and drainage elements, was developed in the 1950s and has inherent properties, such as high wear resistance and very good sliding properties. However, the material has not been adapted to increased requirements and has only slightly changed over the past decades. In the last 10 years, leading converters of UHMW-PE have assumed the role of further development and introduced a variety of modified materials for different industries and applications, incrementally improving the performance of the base material. Worth mentioning is a fundamental development of a new material combing properties of UHMW-PE and “real” ceramics. This development took place in very close cooperation with paper mills and was supported strongly by results in the field. Now, Wefapress Beck & Co. GmbH’s CeramX® is available and excels in the following properties:
BENCORE INTRODUCES HEXABEN Hexaben is achieved by gluing two external layers of PMMA, PC or PETG to an aluminium honeycomb core. In this ultra-light panel, the highly technological honeycomb core, designed for aerospace applications, gives a great aesthetical effect to design and architectural projects. Hexaben is produced in standard thickness 19/21 mm and the core cell can be supplied in two diameters: 1″ and ½″. The external layers are the same as the Starlight and Lightben families so the material is available in a wide variety of colours and in glossy and satin finishing. Visit www.bencore.it for more information. QUINN PLASTICS INTRODUCES QUINN ABS-ST
QUINN ABS-ST is a stronger material than high impact polystyrene, with the styrene giving the plastic an impervious surface and the butadiene providing resilience even at low temperatures. Available with added improvement against UV, QUINN ABS-ST also comes in a palette of standard colours, with silver or metallic options available on request. Not only is QUINN ABS-ST a highly resistant and tough material but it can also be recycled, which is good news when it comes to protecting the environment! For further information on this and other Quinn Plastic products, please visit: |
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For a list of all events, please visit www.epda.com. POLYOLEFIN ADDITIVES 2008 Please contact Rebecca Merriott, rm@amiplastics.com for more information. HANNOVER MESSE At HANNOVER MESSE you'll make new customer contacts, meeting the very people your business needs. Ten flagship international trade shows attract knowledgeable professionals from all branches of industry. So you can present your innovations and solutions to exactly the right target groups — with just one trade fair appearance and at minimal cost. Visit www.messe.de for more information. STRETCH & SHRINK FILM 2008 MEDICAL MOULDING & EXTRUSION 2008 Go to www.amiplastics.com for more information. COMPOTEC IPACK 2008 NPE 2009 Visit www.npe.org for information. |
f, Germany, which took place in February 2008. 
Specchidea Srl reached more than 200 significant contacts from around the world at Euroshop 2008. During the trade fair, specifically for retail, shopfitting and store equipment, the Italian company showed its wide range of goods, including its safety mirrors for internal and external use. 
The advantages of drainage elements made from ceramics are obvious. They have been established for many years in high speed paper lines, such as for tissue paper. Only the very
Bencore Srl has introduced a new product in its gamma of composite panels: Hexaben panel, which was previewed during Euroshop 2008, the world’s largest and most important trade fair for the retail industry.
QUINN ABS-ST is the only choice when you require a product that combines strength, rigidity and toughness. It is ideal for turning, drilling, milling, sawing, die-cutting and shearing and therefore the perfect choice for light, rigid, moulded products such as suitcases, containers, signage and car body parts. |
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