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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Polyvinylidene fluoride resin is strong, tough</title>
      <description>CS Hyde's Kynar polyvinylidene fluoride thermoplastics resin has excellent resistance to creep and fatigue, yet it is flexible and transparent.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>CS Hyde Company</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/csy/csy108.html</link>
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      <title>Color resin compounding capacity expanded</title>
      <description>RTP Company's Color Division of specialty compounds has expanded its capacity for producing masterbatches and precolored resins to give five-day delivery.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>RTP Company</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rtp/rtp102.html</link>
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      <title>Plate chrome on plastics trim without stress</title>
      <description>Automotive trend is the reappearance of chrome trim and developments in chrome-on-plastics plating feature extremely low stress and superior adhesion to the metal layer.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Sabic Innovative  Plastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/gad/gad143.html</link>
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      <title>Thermoplastic elastomer compounds are bondable</title>
      <description>RTP Company said that the critical element in any over-molding process is the chemical bond between the soft elastomeric material and the rigid substrate, hence its bondable TPEs.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>RTP Company</category>
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      <title>High performance thermoplastics reviewed</title>
      <description>At the UK's Plastics and Design Moulding 2008 show, Victrex will show the evolution of high performance thermoplastics such as a product for complex geometries and long flow lengths.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Victrex</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aok/aok145.html</link>
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      <title>Polymer and engineering know-how exhibited</title>
      <description>Company provides plastics processors with the most comprehensive link to the world's leading polymers along with a full range of technical and application development assistance.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Distrupol</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dtt/dtt102.html</link>
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      <title>Polyamide is compatible with lead-free soldering</title>
      <description>A polyamide offers dimensional stability, compatibility with lead free soldering, high stiffness and mechanical strength at elevated temperatures and excellent processability.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>DSM Engineering Plastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dsn/dsn106.html</link>
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      <title>Polymer replaces metal/rubber in connector</title>
      <description>To reduce manufacturing costs, a supplier of industrial flash storage devices, has replaced the metal shell and rubber core of a USB drive connectors with a high performance thermoplastics.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Victrex</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aok/aok144.html</link>
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      <title>High performance plastics work under the hood</title>
      <description>A high performance grade of engineering plastics is formulated for under the bonnet applications and offers a revolutionary improvement in long term thermal stability up to 230 deg C.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>DSM Engineering Plastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dsn/dsn105.html</link>
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      <title>Rubber compounds used for gaskets</title>
      <description>Dispersed fibre technology rubber compound material replaces coated fabric sheet allows manufacturers to improve the performance and durability of gas pressure regulators and gas meters.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Metflex Precision Rubber Components</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mds/mds100.html</link>
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      <title>Engineering plastics firm opens UK tech centre</title>
      <description>Victrex has opened a GBP 1.5 million, 900m2, Victrex Applied Technology Centre at its primary UK production facility and carries an extensive material specification and testing services.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Victrex</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aok/aok143.html</link>
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      <title>Resin development lowers moulding costs</title>
      <description>Compared with existing, standard resins, a product shortens production cycles in injection moulding and packaging to lower costs per part.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>DSM Engineering Plastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dsn/dsn104.html</link>
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      <title>PVC-U plastics recycling service extended</title>
      <description>A PVC-U plastics recycler is collecting plastics waste from over 1000 UK window and door fabricators and processes over 17,000 tonnes of production waste/year.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Axion Recycling</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/axr/axr108.html</link>
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      <title>High-temperature spinning fiber line installed</title>
      <description>In the USA, a plastics materials producer has invested in a high-temperature melt spinning fiber line to evaluate materials and optimize process conditions for making low-denier fibers.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Plastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/gad/gad140.html</link>
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      <title>Thermoplastic resins are flame-retardent</title>
      <description>Flame-retardant thermoplastic polyester resins are intended to help electrical/electronics manufacturers comply with regulations restricting use and disposal of hazardous substances.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Plastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/gad/gad139.html</link>
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      <title>Engineering plastics improve characteristics</title>
      <description> Latest innovative engineering plastics developments include materials for automotive 'under the bonnet' products and improved materials for injection moulding.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>DSM Engineering Plastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dsn/dsn103.html</link>
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      <title>Why export waste plastics materials?</title>
      <description>A novel polymer separation and analysis technologies for waste plastics materials research project has identified a number of processes capable of being commercialised.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Axion Recycling</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/axr/axr107.html</link>
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      <title>Metal detectable plastics machines easily</title>
      <description>Metal detectable engineering plastics is X ray visible, has excellent wear resistance, is high impact resistant and is is easy to machine.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>E-Components and Chains</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/epo/epo140.html</link>
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      <title>Activated carbon cloth made to 1.4m width</title>
      <description>An activated carbon cloth is now manufactured in a 1.4m width, more than 40cm wider than competitor products, and ensures more effective utilisation of materials laminated to the carbon cloth.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Mast Carbon Advanced Products</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mtg/mtg100.html</link>
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      <title>Resins can replace metal substrates</title>
      <description>Noryl GTX resins, added to GE Plastics' range, can replace metal substrates, eliminating costly and potentially hazardous chemical pre-treatments and offering increased design freedom.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Plastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/gad/gad136.html</link>
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      <title>Speciality thermoplastic compounding acquisition</title>
      <description>Premix Oy, speciality thermoplastic compounding company, has acquired 89 % of the shares in Optatech, a Finnish speciality plastics developer and producer.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Premix Thermoplastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pix/pix105.html</link>
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      <title>Polymer RFID tags withstand extreme temperatures</title>
      <description>Merrick Systems chose Victrex Peek polymer because of its superior combination of properties including the ability to withstand extreme temperatures, physical and chemical conditions.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Victrex</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aok/aok142.html</link>
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      <title>Recycling process handles the polymer waste stream</title>
      <description>Axion Recycling has developed a recycling process to handle the polymer waste stream produced by the primary treatment of WEEE.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Axion Recycling</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/axr/axr106.html</link>
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      <title>Recycled PET bottles make speciality fibres</title>
      <description>A 100% recycled polyester fiber can be enhanced with antimicrobial fiber to make the ultimate 'green' fabric for adding to any textile product - including automotive interiors and trim.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Foss Manufacturing</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/fvl/fvl102.html</link>
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      <title>Recycled plastics reduce vehicle noise</title>
      <description>A novel one-step manufacturing process that combines recycled materials with a top virgin-facing material provide a barrier to absorb sound and reduce noise vehicle interiors by 25 to 30%.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Polymer Group</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pym/pym107.html</link>
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      <title>Flame-retardant resin flows easier</title>
      <description>A flame-retardant resin for aircraft interiors offers better flow and ductility than current resins to enable thinner-wall parts with excellent impact strength.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Plastics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/gad/gad133.html</link>
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      <title>Spun copolymer yarn for composites gains award</title>
      <description>A matrix soluble yarn - a thermal binder yarn, which exhibits flawless compatibility with epoxy resin systems - has gained international recognition through gaining the JEC 2007 Innovation Award.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Huntsman Advanced Materials</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/vnt/vnt126.html</link>
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      <title>Chopped strand glass fiber reinforces PPS</title>
      <description>Chopped strand glass fiber reinforcement is for use with polyphenylene sulfide - one of highest continuous temperature resistant thermoplastics - to which it brings optimum heat resistance.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Owens Corning</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/owe/owe108.html</link>
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      <title>Chopped strand glass fiber boosts LCP, PPS moulds</title>
      <description>Chopped strand glass fiber reinforcement offers temperature resistance exceeding 400 deg C and up to 40% lower outgassing in LCP and PPS electrical/electronics product moldings.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Owens Corning</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/owe/owe109.html</link>
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      <title>Stylish concept car based on composites</title>
      <description>The elegant streamlined shape of a sports coupe car showed the superb quality of finish that can be achieved on concept models using styling and modelling boards and a laminating resin system.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Huntsman Advanced Materials</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/vnt/vnt124.html</link>
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      <title>High performance polyamide (nylon) foam stocked</title>
      <description>Polyformes, now stocks and processes Zotek N high performance polyamide (nylon) foam, complementing  the existing range of polyolefin foams.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Polyformes</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pog/pog102.html</link>
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      <title>Hardcoated polyester film ideal for displays</title>
      <description>MacDermid Autotype has launched a hardcoated polyester film specially designed to offer excellent levels of clarity and scratch resistance for the displays of communications devices.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>MacDermid Autotype</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ato/ato136.html</link>
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