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Issue 4 | August 2005 | www.epda.com
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| EPDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE DATES ANNOUNCED The 2006 EPDA Annual Conference will be held at the Marriott Forest of Arden in The Midlands, UK, from 12 to 15 May 2006. Please mark the dates in your calendar. Easily accessible through Birmingham’s international airport, this country property is surrounded by such historic sites as Warwick Castle and Stratford-upon-Avon. Please mark the dates in your calendar. E-UPDATE SUBMISSIONS REQUESTED EPDA members are invited to submit news on their company and products for publication in EPDA’s E-Update newsletter. Submissions should be about 100 words and may include photographs. News may also be submitted in any language, to be translated by EPDA staff. 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. |
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CEPEX OFFERS CAD FILES OF ALL PRODUCTS ONLINE Keeping to its commitment to offer new technologies, Cepex has added a free library with CAD files of all of its products in 2D and 3D to its web site.
Receiving this information at the initial stages of the design process significantly reduces design and lead times. It allows designers to either finish their work more rapidly or spend more time on the truly technical decisions. For more information and to download the files go to www.cepex.com. ADREANI AND LUCITE INTERNATIONAL SPONSOR LEADING ITALIAN ARTIST FOR VENEZIA BIENNALE Adreani spa and Lucite International are proud to announce that Loris Cecchini is the winner of the Young Art Award 2005, which was presented during the 51st Biennale of international art.
“We are always open to this kind of initiative,” said Maurizio Adreani, “and we are very proud of our contribution to the success of such a brilliant project. Loris Cecchini has a great future and we have offered to help him again in the future. We see artists as a way to innovate and explore new possibilities for our materials.” Adreani is the sole distributor in the Italian market for Perspex® acrylic sheets from Lucite®. For further information, please contact info@adreani.it. COX PLASTICS SELLS LIGHTSCRIPT™ TO CINEWORLD UK TIR Systems Ltd., a world leader in light-enabling technologies for Solid State Lighting, announced that it has received a multi-location contract through its Cox Plastics distribution partner. The contract, with Cineworld, is the largest single customer order placed by Cox Plastics since the distribution agreement was signed in January 2005. It marks the closure of the first of a number of opportunities that Cox Plastics has identified as suitable for TIR’s products and is actively pursuing. “Although the relationship is still in its infancy, I am encouraged with the teamwork that won this order, and I’m optimistic that the partnership can only grow and yield further success in the future with more such orders,” said Robert Gray, Director of Sales for Europe, Corporate Identity Markets. Cineworld is the fastest growing multiplex cinema chain in the UK and had recently expanded with its purchase of the UGC cinema chain. Cineworld asked its sign company partner, Image Technique Ltd., a leading UK sign manufacturer, to find a simple but effective lighting solution to rebrand the 50 UGC sites to Cineworld colors. Image Technique Ltd., in turn, approached Cox Plastics, who recommended TIR’s LightScript™ channel letter illumination solution. Red LightScript™ modules will illuminate the Cineworld lettering from within the channel letter units, while white LightScript™ modules mounted behind the lettering form a white halo effect to further accentuate the Cineworld branding. “The signage market in the UK is a tough market to crack, but when you have total confidence in your products and your partners, you know these kinds of orders are going to come,” said Jamie Manifold, National Sales Manager, Cox Plastics. “We are delighted that TIR’s products are so readily satisfying a demand in the UK signage market and to have gathered so much interest and momentum in such a short time.” To find out more about Cox Plastics, visit www.coxplastics.co.uk. |
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Articles reporting on plastic
products are prepared from information furnished by ONE MATERIAL FOR ALL APPLICATIONS Every application is different, and the technicians at Murtfeldt Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. have found practical solutions with Dialen-Lining®. Bulk materials can behave and flow like water but can also cause severe problems, requiring new methods of flow promoting. The Dialen-Lining ® engineers are concentrating on tailor-made solutions, starting with an inspection which includes measurement of quantities, followed by material selection, up to assembly and handing over of the facility to the customer. Dialen-Lining® combines the know-how of plant operators with the experiences of the assembly crew and the plastic specialists. The result is a well-balanced material range that offers unequalled opportunities in the market.
The diagram, at left, shows the wear properties of different Dialen-Lining® materials, compared to common steel and other materials. The diversity of Dialen-Lining® means there is a material for every need. For material descriptions on Dialen®, Dialen® BS, Dialen® LW, Dialen® AST or Dialen® HM, contact Murtfeldt Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. at info@dialen.de. PERSPEX FROM LUCITE In redeveloping their stairwells, plastic processing companies Arthur Krüger in Barsbüttel, Germany, and Findeis in Kirchlengern, Germany — independent of each other — decided in favour of a striking, attractive solution: Perspex Frost. By using translucent materials for banisters, the entrance area is modern, bright and pleasant.
Perspex Frost, with its matte and cool surface, is also excellent for other attractive applications in the office or living area. For more information, visit www.lucitesolutions.com. CAST CONTINUED® ACRYLIC TUBE For further information, please visit www.gevacril.com. |
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LATEST EDITION OF CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS ALMANAC NOW AVAILABLE The Chemicals, Coatings and Plastics Industry Almanac is now available for purchase for Euro 267. The almanac covers business trends analyses and industry statistics as well as a business glossary of chemicals, plastics and coatings and a listing of industry contacts, such as industry associations and government agencies. It also profiles hundreds of leading companies, which include complete business descriptions and up to 27 executives by name and title. Both online and printed versions of the Chemicals, Plastics and Coatings Industry Almanac enable you to search, filter and view selected companies and organizations, and then to export selected company contact data, including executive names, either online or via the CD-ROM that is included with the book version. For a complete index of this report, or for ordering information, go to www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c21339. UK TOPS WORLD TRADE MAGAZINE LIST OF TOP COUNTRIES FOR TRADE AND EXPANSION The UK is the top pick for the third straight year in the World Trade Magazine’s annual survey of the leading countries for trade and expansion. The survey provides an overview on a number of factors — domestic demand, GDP per capita, inward direct investment, political risk, stock market capitalization — that lay the groundwork for in-depth analysis of a particular country and/or region. The country making the biggest gain on the Top 30 list was Norway. It scored high for its strong increase in domestic demand. High marks were also earned for having one of the highest GDP’s per capita in the world and low political and economic risk, corruption, inflation, and unemployment. As a whole, the Scandinavian countries are standouts this year. Newcomers to this year’s Top 30 list are Israel, which placed 24th, and Brazil, which moved ahead of Mexico, Malaysia, Greece and China to become 26th. Both countries have been steadily building their economies and adhering to the fundamentals, and the results are evident. Absent from the list for 2005 are Thailand, which slipped from 28 to 32 in the rankings, and the Czech Republic, which fell from 29 last year to 31 this time. For more information, go to www.worldtrademag.com. RESIN PRICING REPORT AVAILABLE IDES, a plastic materials information management company, has announced the published release of its Resin Pricing Report. IDES gathers pricing information from more than 14,000 resin buyers and then aggregates the data into a report that is recurrently updated and available online through their Prospector plastics search engines. For more information, go to www.ides.com/prospector. |
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2005 49TH IAPD ANNUAL CONVENTION PLASTICS ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND SHOWCASE
2005 THE ART OF PLASTICS DESIGN MULTILAYER FILMS CONFERENCE The conference will be of interest to all those involved in multilayer film, from material suppliers to equipment manufacturers, processors and end-users. Visit www.rapra.net/conferences/MultilayerFilms05/index.asp for more information. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLASTICULTURE
AND PRECISION FARMING |
Libraries
have always been recognised as exceptional productivity tools, enabling
designers to work faster and more efficiently. The availability
of a regularly updated and complete library of CAD models is a primary
requirement for all CAD users. It is necessary that the designers
themselves have direct access to all of the component and product
data — rather than having to search through endless catalogues
or CDs — as well as access to quick and easy downloads. 
Adreani
spa and Lucite International sponsored Loris Cecchini for this project.
Cecchini’s winning piece, “Crisalide” was made
using Perspex® Clear from Lucite®, offered by Adreani and
Lucite. Cecchini’s work was selected from more than 377 entries
in the Una Opera per il MAXXI contest and is on display at the Padiglione
Venezia.
Starting
with the all-around material Dialen®, followed by Dialen®
BS — with the best sliding properties — and up to linings
with Dialen® HM for low-charged plants.
“Perspex
Frost guarantees a permanent inviting entrance,” Andreas Reinhold,
sales director of Lucite International, Germany, said. “Its
porous-free surface area is especially easy to care for and insensitive
to dirtying.”
GEVACRIL®
understands the need for innovation as well as the need for sustainable
development. Using those principles and its many years of experience
in research and development, it has created a brand new product:
CAST CONTINUED® ACRYLIC TUBE. The tube features a very convincing
profile. A completely new production technology guarantees the same
high-quality features of the CAST CONTINUED® ACRYLIC TUBE as
given by the CAST TUBES. But it also provides the competitive price
of the EXTRUDED TUBES. This price-performance ratio is unique. As
a high-quality article, the CAST CONTINUED® ACRYLIC TUBE is
a long-life product that remains fully functional even after many
years.  |
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