McClean Anderson celebrate 40 years

industry

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McClean Anderson celebrates 40 years

Anderson

introduced

tht

OmniwindTM filament windins machine L’S

MANUFACTURER

of fila-

ment winding equipment McClean Anderson is celebrating its 40th year.

anniversary

this

control

system

which enabled users to realize accurate high-speed produc tion and advanced research and development (R&D) wind ing, while its latest introduc

Founded in 1961 as a creative engineering firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the

tion, the WLC-Light Capacity is a new series for multi-axi:

company

developed

its

can be configured

computer

controlled

filament

first

winding machines in the 1970s. In 1985 it introduced the

CompositrakTM

control

system, which enabled production of complex non-linear wound parts and incorporated full six-axes of controlled motion. In 1992, Industrial Service

and

Machine

Inc

production

winding,

four axes of controlled motion. series

of

computer The WL(

filament

offers high-speed suitable for small duction,

as

which

with two tc

winder precisior part pro

well

as

environments. McClean Anderson; 715-355-3006; website: mcclean-anderson.com.

R&L tel: +l www

Raw materials pricing Product

Units

Average monthly prices May 2001

Bisphenol A

DM/kg

2.60-2.85

DM/tonne

1700-1850

MaIeic anhydride: Liquid Flake

DM/tonne

1825-1925

Ethylene glycol

US$/tonne

404-419

Propylene glycol

DM/tonne

1607-1677

Phthalic anhydride: Liquid

DM/kg

1.32-1.40

Flake

DM/kg

1.24-1.30

PTA 42

DM/tonne

167.5-1710

Styrene

US$/tonne

Sol-516

Pricing information supplied by ICE-LOR. Contact Nel Weddle, ICISLOR; tel: +44-20-8652-3.535; fax: +44-20-8652-3929; e-mail: Nel. [email protected]. RES No.310 - USE THE FAST NEW ENQUIRY SERVICE Q www.reinforcedplastic.com July/August

2001

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