Midland, Mich. – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicon and wide-bandgap semiconductor technology, today established a higher industry standard for silicon carbide (SiC) crystal quality by introducing a product grading structure that specifies ground-breaking new tolerances on killer device defects, such as micropipe dislocations (MPD), threading screw dislocations (TSD) and basal plane dislocations (BPD). This groundbreaking new grading structure aims to optimize the range, performance and cost of next-generation power electronic device designs fabricated on Dow Corning’s high-quality Prime Grade portfolio of 100-mm SiC wafers, which the company now offers in three new tiers of manufacturing-quality substrates labeled Prime Standard, Prime Select and Prime Ultra. View more and related images
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Lyon, FRANCE – May 8, 2014 – Solvay Engineering Plastics, a global leader in advanced polyamide solutions, took the opportunity of Chinaplas 2014, Asia’s leading plastics and rubber industry exhibition, to introduce Technyl® One, its latest innovation in polymer technology, to customers in the region. View more and related images
Lyon, FRANCE – May 7, 2014 – Solvay Engineering Plastics, a global leader in advanced polyamide solutions, introduced at Chinaplas 2014 a new 40% glass-filled grade of its range of Sinterline™ polyamide 6 powders designed for Selective Laser Sintering (SLS). The new material meets a growing demand for higher-performance rapid prototyping and low-volume series applications in China and other Asian markets, with a focus on engineering plastics applications in automotive under-the-hood components, electrical and consumer goods. View more and related images
Lyon, FRANCE – May 6, 2014 - Solvay Engineering Plastics, a global leader in polyamide solutions, and e-Xstream engineering, an MSC Software Company, have formed a partnership to open source MMI1 Technyl® Design for automotive OEMs. MMITechnyl® Design is an advanced simulation service that offers industry players a tool to meet the challenges of light-weighting, a key driver for metal replacement especially in the automotive industry. View more and related images
HOUSTON, TX USA May 5, 2014– Solvay Specialty Polymers has announced that stock shapes made of its KetaSpire® KT-820 polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin have achieved NORSOK M-710 compliance for use in highly demanding oil and gas applications. The ultra-high performance material is one of the NORSOK M-710 compliant resins used by Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (EPP) to produce Ketron® PEEK stock shapes. View more and related images
SHANGHAI, China, April 23, 2014 --Solvay Specialty Polymers has launched two new film grades of Halar® ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE) that are specifically designed for front sheet applications for photovoltaic (PV) modules. Halar® PV ECTFE and Halar® ECTFE UV blocking technology mark Solvay’s entrance into PV front sheet applications. The new products complement Solvay’s extensive material offering for PV modules which includes Solef® polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and Halar® ECTFE for back sheets and Cogegum® XLPO HFFR for cables and Polidiemme® XLPO for innovative encapsulants. View more and related images
Midland, Mich. – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, filed a complaint through its Chinese subsidiary and licensee with the Shanghai First Intermediate Court. The complaint alleges that Beijing KMT Technology Co., Ltd (Beijing KMT) infringed Dow Corning’s Chinese patent by manufacturing and selling products using proprietary Dow Corning silicone technology under the Beijing KMT label. View more and related images
BOLLATE, Italy, April 10, 2014 – Solvay Specialty Polymers has expanded its family of Cogegum® cross-linkable, halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) compounds for cable jacketing for the railway, shipboard, industrial, and oil and gas industries. The new polyolefin grade, Cogegum® GFR 380, delivers greater flexibility and superior flame resistance compared to competitive silane-grafted HFFR materials. This material will be included in Solvay’s exhibition at Wire 2014 in Hall 12 Booth B33. View more and related images
BOLLATE, Italy, April 10, 2014 – Solvay Specialty Polymers has expanded its family of Cogegum® cross-linkable, halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) compounds for cable jacketing for the railway, shipboard, industrial, and oil and gas industries. The new polyolefin grade, Cogegum® GFR 380, delivers greater flexibility and superior flame resistance compared to competitive silane-grafted HFFR materials. This material will be included in Solvay’s exhibition at Wire 2014 in Hall 12 Booth B33. View more and related images
HAMBURG, Germany., April 9, 2014 – Technifab Inc., Avon, Ohio, a leading solutions provider to the aerospace industry, has developed a new high-performance polymeric foam ducting system that features structural components made of AvaSpire® polyaryletherketone (PAEK) resin from Solvay Specialty Polymers. The new ducting system is a key element of a newly developed aerospace Environmental Control System (ECS) for a major aircraft manufacturer. Solvay made the announcement at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIE), Booth 7A29, in Hamburg, Germany. View more and related images