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PRE-PREC MATERIAL Polymat Glass felt Glaswek Schuller (W. Germany)
PRODUCT DETAILS
Made from cut and corded glass fibres which are bonded by means of needling. Designed for use as a carrier for pre-pregs and for use in glass fibre reinforced thermoplastics. Has high absorbency value.
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FIBRE REINFORCED PPS PPSGL-30-001 PPSGL-40-001 PPSGL-50-001 Long-fibre reinforced PPS Polymer Composites Inc.
CHEMICAL TYPE COMPANY PRODUCT DETAILS
Have low ionic contamination. Fibre reinforcements carbon and aramid. Have a light, naturalcolour.
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APPLICATIONS TALC-FILLED POLYPROPYLENE KITCHEN DRAWERS
Drawers for kitchen furniture are either assembled from chipboard, hardboard, and extruded plastics profiles or they are injection moulded. Hitherto the material used for the latter process has almost exclusively been impact modified polystyrene. This article introduces and describes a more cost-effective, noiseless, and lighter talc-filled polypropylene design. Kunststoffe,
1988, 78, (Feb.), 149-150
ANTISTATIC SHOVELS
Harold Moore (Injection Mouldings) Ltd. in the U.K. is marketing antistatic shovels, manufactured from Cabelec 3140, a carbon These black filled modified polypropylene from Cabot Plastics. are designed specifically for use in situations where a spark can cause fire or explosions because of the combustibility of The shovels have good physical the material being handled. strength.
POLYMER-BONDED MAGNETS
Dynacast, the precision die-casting subsidiary company of Coat Viyella, is investing in new manufacturing facilities at its Alcester site for injection moulding of polymer-bonded magnets. The magnets consist of strontium ferrite or iron oxide powders in a matrix of thermoplastic, usually nylon, polythene or polyCont./...... @1988 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam./tkl/$O.OO + 2.20 No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers. (Readers in the U.S.A. - please see special regulations listed on back cover.)