RōG Sports Medicine Inc., an environmentally-focused start-up company which produces affordable, high-quality implants, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its new RōG Suture Anchor made of Zeniva polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin from Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, a Solvay Specialty Polymers company.
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics, the global leader in high performance Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) materials, meets the rapidly-changing design and functional requirements of the portable electronics market with the first-time availability of full-color Xantar LDS grades, including newly-introduced full-color high practical impact strength, and chlorine- and bromine-free innovations.
DuPont has raised the performance of engineering polymers to a new level with the global launch of DuPont Vespel SCP-5009 polyimide shapes.
Tri-Medics, LLC, Foxboro, Mass., a leading manufacturer of medical devices and instrumentation, has unveiled the industry’s first fully-adjustable plastic positioning support for orthopedic trauma surgery.
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ tough Ultem HU1004 resin validated as top material of choice for multiple sterilization capabilities vs. PPSU.
SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that its versatile, high-performance Ultem polyetherimide (PEI) fiber has found an important new application in high-end work wear and protective clothing.
The European PVC industry has announced an ambitious new set of targets for sustainable development.
Modern healthcare would be impossible without many plastics medical products that we take for granted: disposable syringes, intravenous blood bags and heart valves, etc.
LyondellBasell has launched two new low density polyethylene (LDPE) resins that offer enhanced performance for a wide range of film applications.
The solar power industry is continuing to grow exponentially worldwide and a total 16,000 MW of PV systems were installed globally in 2010, up from 7,200 MW in 2009. This expansion is expected to continue into 2011 according to Kerry Setterthwaite, Senior Consultant at Applied Market Information (AMI).
A new Hyperform HPR high performance reinforcing agent from Milliken & Company yields finished parts with higher stiffness and impact resistance but lower weight than talc-filled parts. It also has improved feeding and handling characteristics for compounders and yields whiter compounds – so users can cut back on colour masterbatch.
Non-reinforced, flame-retardant and non-hydrolysis-stabilized polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) has long-term resistance to natural climates worldwide. This was the result of a study conducted jointly by Weidmüller and LANXESS on specimens and components made of the PBT Pocan KU 2-7503/1.
