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Issue 21 | January 2007 | www.epda.com
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2007 ANNUAL
CONFERENCE IN TORINO, ITALY UK DIVISION MEETING UPDATE The group decided to approach the EPDA Board for funding approval in order to organise a social evening to which both member and non-member plastic stockholding businesses would be invited in order to ascertain the potential level of support for EPDA and what benefits people expect from membership in a trade or industry association. This social evening is planned to take place mid-March at a suitable venue in the Midlands. EPDA’S NEW WEB SITE |
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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. AGRUQUERO UPDATE The company started with the ISO 9001 system development in order to assure maximum quality and service to its customers, as well as investments on a new logistic system, which provides faster and better deliveries with a lower cost. Also during this period, the company added four new people in its technical and commercial department, in order to improve its consultant capabilities to customers, as well as increase its presence in new markets. For more information, visit www.agruquero.com. MADREPERLA
AT VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS 2006 Madreperla spa exhibited at the show. Its materials, Setacryl, Setasand, Satinglas and Metallic, are specially designed for the new trend ‘’fusion design.’’ Setacryl, produced in 15 standard colours in 15 mm and married with a traditional design, gives new enhancement in the use of cast acrylic in the most sophisticated ambiance. For more information, visit www.madreperlaspa.com. IPS LAUNCHES
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products are prepared from information furnished by SAFE STEAM AND HOT WATER HOSE SYSTEMS VAPOTHERM™ 160, with a synthetic textile braid, is suitable for saturated steam pressures of up to 6 bar/+164° C. VAPOTHERM™ 210, reinforced with two steel wire braids, is designed for applications with saturated steam pressures of up to +210° C/18 bar. A reliable connection between the fittings and the hoses is essential for safe operation of the hose systems. The RACOSTEAM™ steam hose fittings were specially designed for this purpose. Due to the clamp fittings, they can be retensioned and reused. In addition to hoses by the meter, ready-to-install confectioned and tested hose systems are available on short notice. For further information contact Angst+Pfister AG at ch@angst-pfister.com
or CENTROPLAST
PRESENTS FDA-CONFORMING CENTRODAL POM C BLACK Black-coloured POM products have previously obtained their colour from dyes containing carbon-filled black colour and their use has therefore not been possible for applications in the food or medical technology markets. The new CENTRODAL POM C black stock shapes are available as standard stock items. For more information, visit www.centroplast.de. SHOPPING
UNDER THE SEA These enormous structures, each measuring more than 14 meters across, were made using Lucite® acrylic resin, to create a wonderful under-the-sea experience for shoppers. The panels are 65 mm thick and joined with invisible seams. Together the two tanks weigh a massive 108 tonnes and hold 75.000 litres of sea water. The superb optical clarity of the Lucite® resin means that shoppers get the best possible view of the under-sea creatures in their new shopping centre home! Visit www.lucitesolutions.com for more information. COLOUR DIVERSITY
IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Previously, ENSINGER had only offered a broad range of colours for TECASON P MT rods (Radel® R) in popular sizes; this has now been extended with six bright colours in small diameters (12.7 mm). The following brilliant colour tones have now been added to the standard portfolio: orange, yellow, green, blue, violet and red. In addition, customer-specific colour matching is possible. In addition to the material’s high degree of resistance to cleaning and disinfecting agents and numerous mild solvents, further advantages are the good strength, rigidity and toughness of the material, as well as its low water uptake. TECASON P MT is a very good electrical insulator. It also satisfies the relevant prerequisites for use in medical technology: Both the raw material and colour pigments conform to FDA requirements and satisfy the biocompatibility standards according to USP cl. VI (for the raw material) and ISO 10993-5 (semi-finished goods). For more information, visit www.ensinger-online.com. GEVACRIL®
ACRYLICS BUBBLE RODS Hand-rails made of GEVACRIL´s acrylic bubble rods, which have a perfect smooth and brilliant surface and a perfect light transmission, can give your design a special eye-catching touch. Acrylic bubble rods are high-competitive, high-quality items, which are easily workable, have a high break resistance and are well suited, not only for signage and lighting, shop fittings, P-O-P and P-O-S displays, but also for every architectural application. Acrylic bubble rods are produced from OD 15 mm to OD 40 mm and are available from stock in different diameters. For more information visit www.gevacril.com. QUINN PLASTICS
IS STAR OF VIRGIN RADIO CAMPAIGN Virgin Radio was running an on-air and online promotion called the Virgin Radio Big Star, based upon a 42 sq. ft. star suspended above London’s popular Regent Street. Quinn Plastics 5 mm clear PETG product was creatively used by Talbot Designs to make the giant star centrepiece. Quinn PETG is an easily moulded product, with low water absorption and high impact properties, making it the perfect choice to develop this unique outdoor promotional piece. The positioning of the star on London's Regent Street, which runs from north to south of the city, with winds travelling from the north side, deemed it absolutely necessary to use a material with extremely high structural strength. Silwood Plastics Ltd, of Brackley, Northants, supplied the sheet cut-to-size after working with Talbot to identify a material that combined high transparency with outstanding toughness to cope with the environment in Regent Street. Debbie Coxall, of Silwood Plastics, commented, “We were happy to recommend Quinn PETG for this demanding job, which also involved a high degree of fabrication and on site assembly.” The star was packed full with an undisclosed amount of Virgin Radio Big Star cash hanging in the balance until a lucky listener guessed the exact figure of the sum contained within the realms of the lucky star. Upon guessing the correct amount of money within the star, the lucky winner from Buckinghamshire collected £108,125.25. For more information, please visit www.quinn-plastics.com. |
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Plastic Pipes Fittings and Joints 2007
— Call for Papers Plastic Pipe Fittings and Joints 2007 will provide an international forum for all companies involved in the technology of joining pipes, including pipe industry experts, fitting designers and manufacturers, plastics welding experts and suppliers to the plastic pipe fittings industry. The deadline for offering a paper is 9 June 2007. Offers of papers should be sent to Dr. Sally Humphreys by e-mail: sh@amiplastics.com or by post to Applied Market Information Ltd., 45-47 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QP, United Kingdom, fax: +44 (0)117 924 9442, tel: +44 (0) 117 311 1534. Further information can be found on the conference web site at: http://www.amiplastics.com/ami/AMIConference.asp?EventID=98. |
| Industry Events |
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For a list of all events, please visit www.epda.com/industry.cfm POLYMERS IN ELECTRONICS INTERPLASTICA 2007 JEC 2007 EPDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
After seven months of AgruQuero’s new joint venture, the company
is pleased to announce evident success in business development,
as well as a strong separate concentration in each party’s
core business of fabrication and distribution. 
A great success of the Visual Communications 2006 exhibition in
Milan, Italy, was not only its information for all who are concerned
with printing on rigid support, but also for the many materials
on display.
When
high demands are placed on the reliability of flexible hose systems
for steam and hot water, then VAPOTHERM™ hoses by Angst+Pfister
are the safe solution. Made of high value anti-static elastomers,
these steam and hot water hoses are available in two versions.
CENTROPLAST
Engineering Plastics GmbH recently started supplying POM semi-finished
plastic products (rods, sheets, hollow rods and films) made from
black polyoxymethylene copolymer (similar to RAL 9017), which are
approved for use with food according to the U.S. FDA standard. 
Two giant aquaria, the biggest of their kind in Eastern Europe,
have been installed inside the Galerie Butovice, one of the most
prestigious shopping centres in Prague — thanks to Lucite
International.
Colour coding is a common practice in medical technology in order
to be able to identify different instruments and sizes easily. It
is important in this respect that the colours standard do not vary
much, as well as satisfy the guidelines for use in medical engineering.
This unique internal architecture application has been designed
for a Turkish fashion shop chain made by Pleksi Ticaret in Istanbul.
The unique design of GEVACRIL® transparent bubble rods adds
a new dimension to interior and exterior decorations.
When Talbot Designs was asked by designers 3D Studios to recommend
a sheet material to make a huge transparent star for use in London’s
Christmas decorations, they chose Quinn PETG as the most suitable
for this difficult application. |
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