Avocent Wins Broadcast Engineering's Pick Hit Award

The Emerge(TM) MPX1000 HD Multipoint Extender wins 'Innovative Product' award at IBC show in Amsterdam HUNTSVILLE, AL - November 15, 2006 - Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), a leader in IT operations and infrastructure management solutions, was recently awarded the Broadcast Engineering 'Pick Hit' Award for Innovative Product at this year's IBC show in Amsterdam for its new HD multipoint...

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GE's Super High Flow Valox* Resins Help Fill Automotive Industry's Needs for Lighter Parts, Energy Savings, and Increased Part Consolidation

GE's Super High Flow Valox* Resins Help Fill Automotive Industry's Needs for Lighter Parts, Energy Savings, and Increased Part Consolidation

SOUTHFIELD, MICH. - December 7, 2006 - GE Plastics today announced the launch of Valox* Super High Flow resins, a family of glass- and mineral-filled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) materials. Valox Super High Flow resins are aimed at helping automakers and tiers achieve thinner, larger parts with greater detail at lower injection pressures without sacrificing performance. The GE materials help...

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Ashland's new PLIODECK-® Membrane Adhesive Features Labor-Saving Application

DUBLIN, Ohio - Saving time means saving money on roofing installations, and that's what Ashland's new PLIODECK membrane adhesive brings to roofing contractors. Formally introduced at the International Roofing Exposition by Ashland Specialty Polymers and Adhesives (SP&A), a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH), PLIODECK membrane adhesive is a...

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Composite Resin promotes optimal sidewall characteristics.

Composite Resin promotes optimal sidewall characteristics.

Filled with non-crystalline nanoparticles, NanoTool(TM) stereolithography (SL) resin accelerates processing of parts while minimizing finishing requirements. This ProtoComposite(TM) material has flexural modulus of 10,500 MPa, heat deflection temperature of 260-°C, and linear shrinkage under 0.001 in. Able to be used in applications involving metal plating, resin is formulated so that water...

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New PLIOGRIP-® by Valvoline Tape for Molding and Emblems Introduced to Auto Repair Market

DUBLIN, Ohio - A new acrylic double-sided tape for moldings and emblems is now available to the automobile repair market from Ashland Specialty Polymers & Adhesives, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH). The new double-sided tape, part of the PLIOGRIP by Valvoline line of auto body repair products, is water clear, and features a solid core. We are...

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GE Plastics' Lexan* HPX Resin Delivers Outstanding Performance to the Intlock ITL-S Disposable Blade in PENTAX's New Airway Scope

PITTSFIELD, MASS. - November 28, 2006 - GE Plastics today announced that its Lexan* HPX resin - a tough, high-tech transparent polycarbonate (PC) widely used in critical healthcare applications - has been selected by PENTAX to mold a specialized Intlock ITL-S disposable blade for the company's new Airway Scope AWS-S100 video laryngoscope. Lexan HPX resin was selected by PENTAX for the material's...

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FDA-Compliant TPV bonds with engineering thermoplastics.

Santoprene(TM) thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) B100 bonds with engineering thermoplastics such as ABS, polycarbonate, polystyrene, acrylic, acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, PET, and polyphenylene oxide/PS blends using cold insert, 2-shot injection or extrusion molding. Dishwasher- and microwave-safe, non-hygroscopic elastomer is compliant with FDA regulations for food/liquid contact and can reduce...

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ExxonMobil Chemical Film Label Innovation on Show at LabelExpo Americas

LabelExpo Americas 2006 Stand 5603 MACEDON, N.Y--Aug. 4, 2006--The Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical will feature innovative applications from around the world to demonstrate the versatility of its Label-Lyte(TM) labelling films at LabelExpo Americas 2006, Chicago, September 11-14. ExxonMobil Chemical's newest oriented polypropylene (OPP) films and labelling technology for pressure sensitive...

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Eastman Introduces the Next Generation of PET

New ParaStar resins offer significant performance, economic and environmental benefits to beverage brand owners and converters Chicago, Ill. (October 30, 2006)- Eastman Chemical Company, the world's largest producer of PET for packaging, introduces the next generation of PET resins. Named ParaStar, these innovative resins offer enhanced bottle clarity, product purity, production and supply chain...

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Epoxy Adhesive provides temperature resistance to 365-

Epoxy Adhesive provides temperature resistance to 365-

Used in applications requiring bond strengths up to 4,770 psi, 2-part, ceramic-filled Aremco-Bond(TM) 2310 is gray-pigmented, 100% solids epoxy adhesive with flexural strength of 12,000 psi, volume resistivity of 3.0 x 1013, dielectric strength of 410 V/mil, and dielectric constant of 4.28 at 1 kHz. Cured product exhibits linear shrinkage of .001 in./in. and Shore-D hardness of 78. Recommended...

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