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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. You can order a free copy by e-mailing: info@ibgfittings.nl. For more information, please visit www.ibgfittings.nl. PLASTICS PLUS CELEBRATES 15 YEARS That’s 15 years the company’s customers have been able to count on Plastics Plus for the best quality material, competitive prices and first-class service. With a team boasting more than 320 years’ experience in the plastics industry, the company is proud of the knowledge and expertise it has to offer. For 15 years, the company has worked in partnership with some of
Europe’s leading plastic manufacturers, including Arla, Brett
Martin, Eastman, Quinn Plastics and Veka, to develop a range of
quality sheet materials that provide a wealth of design opportunities. COMPANIES JOIN TO FORM PARTNERSHIP For more information, please visit www.industrialpp.fi. An English version of the web site is coming soon.
Stephen Lawless is in charge of the entire operational functions for the manufacturing and additionally for the distribution sites of Quinn Plastics in the United Kingdom. He is responsible for production, engineering, technical, health and safety and purchasing. He holds a master of engineering design degree in advanced manufacturing technology and robotics from University College of Dublin. Lawless started his career in plastics as a project engineer with Consolidated Plastics Ltd. Working in various industries over the years, he held different senior manager functions in several internationally oriented firms. For more information, please visit www.quinn-plastics.com. |
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products are prepared from information furnished by SIMONA AG TO EXHIBIT AT ACHEMA TRADE FAIR SIMONA® PVC-C range: The material’s outstanding chemical
resistance and high impact strength, as well as its extensive temperature
range of SIMONA® Twin wall sheets: Made of PE, PP or low-flammability PP, the sheets offer high rigidity together with low weight. SIMONA® Twin wall sheets are the perfect choice for cost-effective solutions in a wide field of applications. SIMONA® PP-H 100 AlphaPlus pipe range: The key strengths of PP-H 100 AlphaPlus are its enhanced chemical resistance, lower degree of stress and reduced surface roughness. SIMONA will be presenting these and other products at ACHEMA in Hall 8.0, Stand D29-32. For more information, please visit www.simona.de. SILWOOD
PLASTICS LTD. LAUNCHES NEW PRODUCTS Acrysign is an 8 mm vast product in colours, with a gloss finish on one side and a satin finish on the other and is available in 27 colours, which makes it great for all signage.
For more information, please visit www.silwoodgroup.co.uk. INNOVATIONS FOR THE FUTURE — NEW
MATERIALS FOR NEW CHALLENGES The ‘S’® Plus+ Family keeps growing. Consumers’ demands help the company’s specialists continue to develop additional members to this family.
Electrostatic energy is produced wherever plastics slide against each other. In daily life, we’ve all experienced the unpleasant effect of an electrostatic discharge when getting out of a car. In industry, such discharges can cause substantial damage to electronic components. Thanks to its low surface resistance and its high discharge speed, ‘S’® Plus+ ESD has proved extremely successful both in the automotive and semiconductor industries, for instance as holohedral slide supports for modular link belts, but it is also ideal for use in work piece carriers for sensitive electronic components. In areas at risk of explosion, ‘S’® Plus+ ESD prevents sparking. For more information, please visit www.murtfeldt.de.
QUINN SPC ACCREDITED BY BBA Quinn SPC Multiwall Polycarbonate glazing sheets are designed for use as roof glazing in areas such as greenhouses, horticultural buildings, conservatories and as northern lights in domestic, industrial and commercial installations calling for Tp(a) classification.
When installed, Quinn SPC sheets have an acceptable maximum deflection of 5 percent and a critical deflection of 7 percent of the width of the sheet. The sheets have a good resistance to impact from hard bodies such as hailstones or impacts due to vandalism, such as, for example, objects thrown onto the roof from ground level. Quinn SPC Multiwall Polycarbonate glazing sheets are available with 2, 3, 5 or 7 walls, or with diamond structured walls. The sheets are available in clear, bronze, opal, arctic pearl, bronze/opal and silver/diffuse grades in thicknesses of 10, 16, 25, 32 and 35 mm. For more information, please visit www.quinn-plastics.com. PERSPEX®
FROST ON THE ROCKS It was the cool, clean, glacial theme which inspired MCA Architectural Studio to design a special new bar display for Finlandia vodka using Perspex® Frost as the central element of the design. The simple yet elegant bar is constructed from Perspex® Frost Crystal Clear acrylic sheet, 20 mm thick, which uses a number of structural elements to create a unique and atmospheric effect. The illusion of a cool North is enhanced by a photograph of an emerging ice crystal printed on a transparent foil sheet, located on the rear of the bar. By contrast, an aurora borealis effect is created by rotating red laser beams that refract in the glass of the Finlandia vodka bottles and project onto the surface of the bar. The striking vertical Perspex® structure is illuminated to give a glow which spreads over the entire length of the bar and creates the cool atmosphere of the northern glacier, whose water is used in the production of Finlandia vodka. For more information, please visit www.lucitesolutions.com. |
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| THE ART
OF PLASTICS DESIGN 2005 REPORT Title 1 : The Art of Plastics Design
2005 There are other reports available. Please visit www.researchandmarkets.com. DON’T SELL THEM AND LEAVE THEM What appears, then, to be the end of the sales relationship with your prospect is really just the beginning — that is, the beginning of a long-term, proactive, customer needs-oriented building process toward the goal of complete client satisfaction. Making the sale should be seen as the transition point where the prospect starts to become your long-term client. The key to establishing this relationship, and thereby ensuring that your sale wears well, is to establish that your product or service is right for the buyer and that they are happy and satisfied. While identifying your prospect’s needs is a pivotal component of the second step of the selling process, qualification, it should not end there. Long after the sale has been made, those needs must continue to be met and you must continue to investigate whether that is happening or whether those needs have changed. Your goal should be that the product or service always fits the customer’s needs precisely. There is more to this article. To see it in its entirety, please go to www.maxsacks.com/articles/article1005.html. Roy Chitwood is an author and consultant on sales and customer service. He is the former president and chairman of the Board of Sales & Marketing Executives International and is president of Max Sacks International, www.maxsacks.com. If you would like to subscribe to his free Tip of the Week please e-mail contact@maxsacks.com. |
| For a list of all events, please visit www.epda.com/industry.cfm SIGN UK OUTDOOR MEDIA,
DIGITAL EXPO & SCREENPRINT 2006 EPDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE ACHEMA 2006 AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS CONDUCTIVE COMPOUNDS & ADDITIVES MEDICAL POLYMERS 2006 Rapra Technology Limited is pleased to announce the Fifth International Conference on Medical Polymers, to be held in Cologne, Germany 6 to 7 June 2006. This event will bring together world experts in plastics and rubber to talk about the latest materials and to tackle issues affecting medical device manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.rapra.co.uk. FOOD CONTACT PLASTICS |
NEW
2006-2007 PRODUCT CATALOGUE AVAILABLE FROM IBG
On 1 May 2006, Plastics Plus celebrated 15 years of supplying plastics
to the industry. 
QUINN
PLASTICS APPOINTS OPERATIONS MANAGER
At this year’s ACHEMA trade fair, the international forum
for the process industries, which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany
from 15 to 19 May 2006, SIMONA AG will be showcasing a number of
pioneering new products tailored to the requirements of the chemical
industry.
The
other product, Altuglas® Soft Fluo-FX consists of five soft-tone
colours that give a stunning effect under UV light. Soft Fluo has
the same machining and handling properties as normal cast and has
a good resistance to solvents. This product is available in soft
pastel colours and many different surface finishes. The edge gives
a multi-coloured effect, which enhances this unique product.
Another
family member is original material ‘S’® Plus+ ESD.
Due to its low surface resistance, Material ‘S’®
Plus+ ESD — an economical alternative to carbon filled PTFE
— offers extremely high conductivity which, in turn, results
in the complete discharge of any static electricity along the material’s
surface, which ensures a spark-free and safe working environment.
The static discharge at the surface of ‘S’® Plus+
ESD actually takes place in less than 0.1 seconds.
Tests
confirm that Quinn SPC sheets (16, 25, 32 and 35 mm), when used
in a suitable structural specification, can resist distributed loads
up to 1.5 kNm-2 and point loads up to 1.8 kN. Snow loadings for
a specific structure should be calculated using BS 6399-3:1988.
Finlandia vodka is renowned for its cool clean taste — a taste
which is based on the northern glacial water used to make this iconic
spirit. |
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