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| 2008 EPDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL Be sure to join us during the Annual General Meeting where we will vote on the amended bylaws as well as elect new EPDA leadership. President Bryan Heath will also present the results of the recent survey regarding the strategic direction of the association. If you have not already done so, please consider donating an auction item to the EPDA Charitable Auction. Contact Sabine Reinhold at sreinhold@epda.com for information. EPDA LOGO AVAILABLE FOR MEMBER USE Go to www.epda.com to log in. If you need log-in information, please contact Wendy Schantz at wschantz@epda.com to receive your password. |
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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® OPENS NEW LOGISTIC CENTRE “The shortening of the so called time-to-market has been one of the priority tops on our agenda; with the new logistic hall and the increasing of our stock volumes we can grant punctual, rapid deliveries to our distributors and reach through our distribution chain end users in a proper way,” said Mr. Valerio Cattaneo, Vice President of GEVACRIL. The additional warehouse ensures continued business development and accurate customer service. GEVACRIL ACRYLICS keeps more than 1.000 articles and more than 100.000 meters of acrylic and polycarbonate tubes and rods on stock. More information is available at www.gevacril.com. |
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products are prepared from information furnished by LIGHTBEN KAOS OFFERS IDEAS TO DESIGNERS Lightben Kaos is a variation of the Lightben panel and has a honeycomb core with cylindrical cells of variable diameter. Thanks to these characteristics and its pleasantly irregular aspect similar to natural materials, Lightben Kaos is having great success in furniture, interior design and architecture application. Lightben Kaos is produced in the standard thicknesses of 19 and 21mm, bonding the honeycomb core to layers in Polycarbonate, PETG or acrylic in various finishing and colours. The Lightben Kaos panel’s particular core structure creates a partial transparency which varies according to the visual angle, while the external layers allow a variation in transmittance and colour shading of the light. Visit www.bencore.it for more information.GUIDE RAILS IN TWO-PART DESIGN MINIMIZE MACHINE DOWNTIMES The advantage of these new products is obvious. There is no need to remove the chain from the profile when overhauling the guides. The exchange of the chain guide is done in a quick, clean and chain-protecting manner. First of all, the steel backing — now offered by Murtfeldt in the two-part designs C16H and C17V — is removed. Then the two halves of the plastic guide are exchanged. The new chain guides CKG 16H and CKG 17V (for roller chains) are available as a standard in Original Material “S”® green, but can be produced out of other materials as well, in different intermediate sizes or according to specifications for round link chains and belts. The new steel-C-backings in lengths of 2000 mm in galvanised and stainless steel, as well as the corresponding Material “S” profiles, are available from stock. Full information on these new developments is given in the company’s forthcoming catalogue. For more information, visit www.murtfeldt.de.
PERSPEX® ADDS A LITTLE HEAT TO THE CHILL FACTOR Featuring an indoor Alpine ski village and resort with real snow Chill Factor is creating a real buzz amongst the seasoned ski fraternity, as well as those who prefer the après-ski to the cut and thrust of the slopes. Chilli’s bar is one of the main attractions in the ski village, offering a warm and cosy retreat from the cool chill of the slopes. It is in Chilli’s that Perspex® Frost has been used in two distinct different ways. Perspex® Frost in Chilli Red has been used in the "snug" area in the bar to help create a warm, welcoming feel. The warm red echoes the colour in the back of the bar and the narrow window in the snug. When lit, the Perspex® creates a vivid glow from outside of the bar enticing customers inside. At the other end of the warm/cool spectrum, Perspex® Frost in cool arctic blue was used in the key viewing areas from inside the bar out to the slopes. The viewpoints continue the snow theme and have been cleverly designed and fabricated to look like igloos sitting amongst blocks of ice, with backlit arctic blue Perspex® Frost creating the effect of light breaking through the gaps between the blocks. Visit www.lucitesolutions.com for more information. 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. |
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POLYURETHANE INDUSTRY AND MARKETS IN CHINA China is already the biggest polyurethane market in the world, and forecast to grow at a remarkable 10 percent per year for the next 12 years, with downstream customer industries growing at similar rates. However, in spite of its scale, the industry is still relatively immature and supply chains are incomplete. The first feedstock plant was constructed in China in the 1950s, but development of the industry was slow until the 1980s and 1990s. Recent economic advances have created huge markets for PU in areas such as vehicles, domestic appliances and furnishings, and there are clearly many opportunities for local and overseas firms to flourish. Many firms are looking for opportunities to work with Chinese partners or access Chinese markets. However, it can be difficult to find reliable information about the structure of an industry and the key players within it. Investment decisions are based on many factors, and the polyurethane industry is particularly complex. Local knowledge is particularly valuable, which is why Plastics Information Direct commissioned Shanghai-based PU World to write this report. To order a copy of the report, visit www.pidbooks.com. |
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For a list of all events, please visit www.epda.com. 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. |
GEVACRIL ACRYLICS has opened a brand new logistic centre. The new logistic facilities, with a total surface of 4.500 square metres and a show room surface of 600 square metres was opened with the aim of expanding the warehouse and therefore guaranteeing a better logistic service to distributors. 
Bencore Srl introduces Lightben Kaos and widens its products range while also offering new ideas to architects and designers.
The problem is well-known: a chain causes wear on the plastic guide. Even if the wear is extremely low, like with Murtfeldt materials, the guides have to be exchanged from time to time. When using one-piece cage profiles, like Murtfeldt type K or CKG, the chain has to be separated and removed from the profile.
Chill Factor is the UK’s latest and most authentic indoor ski resort, based in the northwest near the ever popular Trafford Centre shopping complex.
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. |
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