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Ticona Receives Aeronautics Prize for First Helicopter Thermoplastic Composite Tailplane
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai – Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, will again receive a prestigious JEC Innovation Award for the first thermoplastic composite tailplane developed and put into production for a helicopter. It uses a composite prepreg made with Fortron-® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). Together with Fokker Aerostructures, AgustaWestland...
Read More »Ticona Fiber Reinforced Material Innovations on Display at ITB Automotive Mass Reduction Strategies 2012
Ticona, a leading supplier of engineering polymers, is showcasing fiber reinforced material innovations to reduce weight and save costs during the ITB Group Automotive Mass Reduction Strategies 2012 conference on Friday, May 18, at the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel in Michigan. Ticona will highlight: o Celstran-® long fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFRT) for weight reduction and parts/component...
Read More »Ticona to Showcase Thermoplastics for Composites at SAMPE Carolinas' Composites Expo
Ticona Engineering Polymers is showcasing its thermoplastics for composites at the SAMPE Carolinas' Composites Expo Tuesday, April 17, at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C. The Ticona exhibit will highlight thermoplastic solutions for continuous-fiber composites used in light and tough components that can reduce weight, drive down costs and perform in extreme environments. The...
Read More »Ticona Providing Material Alternatives to Nylon-12 Shortage
Ticona Providing Material Alternatives to Nylon-12 Shortage Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China - Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced that it is working with global automotive original equipment manufacturers and suppliers to deliver alternative material options in response to the Nylon-12 shortage. Ticona is offering its application...
Read More »Ticona Technology Calculates Fiber Orientation to Help Customers Optimize Design of Complex Reinforced Parts
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China, - Ticona Engineering Polymers today announced the global availability of integrative simulation technology that can help customers design cost-effective complex glass fiber reinforced parts. As a solution provider, Ticona recognizes that successful new components rely on the speed and quality of computer-aided engineering (CAE) predictions,...
Read More »Ticona to Exhibit Engineering Polymers and Composites at CORROSION 2012
Ticona Engineering Polymers is showcasing its high-performance engineering polymers and continuous fiber reinforced composites for the most extreme and challenging oil and gas operating environments at Booth # 2004 during NACE International's CORROSION 2012 Conference & Expo from March 12 to 15 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The Ticona exhibit will highlight Fortron-®...
Read More »Liquid Crystal Polymer is designed for thermoforming processes.
Vectra-® TREX(TM) 541 Liquid Crystal Polymer is 40% mineral-filled grade that provides high-impact and notched-impact strengths. Chemical-resistant product can tolerate heat deflection temperature up to 473-
Read More »High-Strength Acetal Copolymer offers long-term stability.
Hostaform-® HS15 acetal copolymer delivers optimal mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties. Design of copolymer includes resistance to hot water, automotive fuels, fluids, and concentrated alkaline solutions from pH4 to pH14. Offering long-term thermal stability and chemical resistance, they are suited for automotive, fluid handling, and conveying system applications.
Read More »Liquid Crystal Polymers are halogen-free.
Inherently flame resistant without additives, Vectra G141 is 35% glass-filled, while Vectra G441 is 35% mineral- and glass-filled. Both Vectra G grades offer E/E component manufacturers opportunity to achieve dimensional stability in thin-wall parts, even at temperatures higher than 260-
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Innovation Award for Breakthrough Technology of G650 Rudder and Elevator
Florence, Ky., Kelsterbach, Germany - Fokker Aerostructures (NL), Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (USA), KVE Composites Group (NL), TenCate Aerospace Composites (NL) and Ticona GmbH (GER) have won the prestigious JEC innovation award in the category Aeronautics, for the first welded thermoplastic composite rudder and elevator of the all new Gulfstream G650 tail section. The award will be...
Read More »Ticona Wins 2013 SPE ACCE Best Paper Award
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China,- – Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced its paper on integrative simulation technology for glass fiber reinforced parts will receive a Best Paper Award in September during opening ceremonies of the 13th annual SPE-® Automotive Composites Conference Exhibition (ACCE). David Sheridan, lead author...
Read More »Ticona to Deliver Keynote Speech and 5 Papers at 8th Annual SPE® AutoEPCON in April
Jeffrey H. Helms, Ph.D., global automotive OEM manager- - Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, will deliver a keynote speech on “Navigating Global Regulations Specifications- - Materials Supplier Perspective” at the 8th Annual SPE-® Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) on Tuesday, April 30, in Troy, Mich. Helms will highlight various...
Read More »Ticona to Present Technical Papers at SPE ANTEC 2013
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is presenting 10 technical papers and one poster on material innovations during the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC 2013) Sunday to Wednesday, April 21 to 24, at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati. Ticona, also an exhibitor at Booth #205, will deliver the papers during the...
Read More »Ticona to Host Free Technology Day on Molded Part Quality and Performance on May 21
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is hosting a free Technology Day for molders interested in resolving part quality issues. The seminar will be held from 8 to 5 p.m. on May 21, Tuesday, at its headquarters in Florence, Ky. Developed by RJG Inc., the international leader in injection molding training, technology and resources headquartered in Traverse City, Mich.,...
Read More »Ticona Receives Aeronautics Prize for First Helicopter Thermoplastic Composite Tailplane
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai – Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, will again receive a prestigious JEC Innovation Award for the first thermoplastic composite tailplane developed and put into production for a helicopter. It uses a composite prepreg made with Fortron-® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). Together with Fokker Aerostructures, AgustaWestland...
Read More »Ticona to Join SAE International 'Composites: are They Ready for Prime Time?' Webcast
Duane Emerson, senior development engineer, Automotive OEM Marketing Group – Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, will participate Thursday, March 7, in a technical editorial webcast from the editors at SAE International. The webcast will explore ways in which automakers are unleashing a new wave of lightweight, structurally robust composite materials that they...
Read More »Fortron Industries Passes Fortron® PPS Production Mark in October as Joint Venture Celebrates 20th Anniversary
230 Million Pounds Produced Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China - Fortron Industries, a joint venture of Celanese Corporation and Kureha Corporation of Japan, passed the 230 million pound production mark in October, the month that the world's largest producer of linear polyphenylene (PPS) celebrated its 20th anniversary. Since creating Fortron Industries in 1992, Celanese -...
Read More »Ticona Announces Plants Set LFRT Production Records to Support Global Demand for Lightweight Thermoplastics
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China- Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced its Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics (LFRT) business set new global production records in the third quarter 2012 that will enable it to support the increasing demand for this metal replacement material in innovative automotive, industrial, electrical and...
Read More »Ticona to Sell DURACON® POM and DURANEX® PBT Through Sept. 1 in Americas and Nov. 15 in Europe
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China- Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced it will discontinue the sale of the DURACON-® POM and DURANEX-® PBT brands from Polyplastics Co. Ltd. on September 1, 2012, in the Americas and November 15, 2012, in Europe. Customers that intend to use DURACON POM and DURANEX PBT after these dates are advised...
Read More »Ticona Announces Fortron® PPS Plant in North Carolina Sets Production Record to Meet Robust Global Demand
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China, - Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced the Fortron Industries LLC plant in Wilmington, N.C., set a new production record, positioning it to satisfy the robust global demand in electrical and electronics, automotive, and industrial applications for Fortron-® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). By...
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