Polycarbonate Compounds have anit-static properties.
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Formulated using halogen-free, flame-retardant technology, D Series LNP(TM) Stat-Loy(TM) resins are impact-resistant, anti-static polycarbonate (PC) compounds that provide surface resistivity performance between 1,011 and 1,012 ohms/sq. Lexan(TM) resin-based LNP compounds are suited for applications such as high-density media, internal hard disk parts, and air duct housings.
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GE's New Anti-Static, Impact-Resistant LNP* Stat-Loy* Compounds Help Enhance Security for Plasmon UDO(TM) Optical Media
EXTON, PA. - May 12, 2005 - Plasmon, a market leader for professional data archival solutions, designed its cutting-edge UDO(TM) (Ultra Density Optical) media to be a highly secure archival storage medium for its customers' valuable electronic data. Part of that security solution stems from Plasmon's use of new D Series LNP* Stat-Loy* resins from GE Advanced Materials. Used to form the shell of Plasmon's SLMD2005 UDO media, the Lexan* resin-based LNP compounds contribute an excellent balance of impact performance and resistance to static build-up.
Plasmon's UDO media signifies a leap forward in optical storage. Its 5.25-in. UDO technology breaks the mold for optical storage solutions, by increasing storage capacity and dramatically lowering archival storage costs. Plasmon's selection of GE's impact-resistant, anti-static compounds lends UDO media an added degree of security for the important data they store.
"GE Advanced Materials and, more specifically, the performance of its new LNP brand of anti-static polycarbonate (PC) compounds contributed notably to our successful development of an extremely cost-competitive and reliable, optical storage media," said Nigel Street, chief executive, Plasmon. "We are very pleased with the results."
Like GE's other LNP Stat-Loy compounds, the new D Series provides excellent surface resistivity performance between 1011 and 1012 ohms/sq. This quality helps reduce accumulated static charge that can cause dust to collect or plastic parts to discharge static electricity. The compounds are, therefore, an excellent consideration for applications such as high-density media, internal hard disk parts, and air duct housings.
The new Lexan polycarbonate-based D Series products are formulated using halogen-free flame-retardant technology and offer an excellent balance of mechanical properties including impact resistance, tensile strength, and flexural modulus.
"This new series of polycarbonate-based compounds both expands and enhances GE's LNP Stat-Loy product line by offering the option of enhanced impact resistance with the excellent anti-static performance typical of traditional LNP Stat-Loy compounds," said Tsutomu Kinoshita, Asia/Pacific product manager for Stat-Loy products, GE Advanced Materials.
About GE Advanced Materials
GE Advanced Materials (geadvancedmaterials.com) is a world leader in providing high-technology material solutions. Headquartered in Pittsfield, Mass., its businesses include Plastics, Silicones, Quartz, Automotive, Specialty Film & Sheet, Polymershapes, and Sealants and Adhesives.
GE (NYSE: GE) is Imagination at Work - a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com.
* LNP, Stat-Loy, and Lexan are trademarks of General Electric Company.
(TM) Plasmon, UDO, and Raidtec are registered trademarks of Plasmon Plc.
Contacts
The Americas
Christopher Tessier
GE Advanced Materials, Pittsfield, Mass.
Tel: +1-413-448-6926
E-Mail: christopher.tessier@ge.com
Europe
Helen Vandebovenkamp
GE Advanced Materials, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 164 29 2097
E-Mail: helen.vandebovenkamp.@ge.com
Sally Fisher
Plasmon Data Ltd, Melbourn, Herts, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1763 262963
Email: sfisher@plasmon.co.uk
Asia
Cecilia Siu
GE Advanced Materials, Shanghai, China
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E-mail: cecilia.siu@ge.com
Agency Contact
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Jim Allison
AH&M Marketing Communications, Pittsfield, Mass.
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Marketing Solutions, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
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Weber Shandwick, Shanghai, China
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Tokyo PR Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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