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 Are you sitting comfortably?

Are you sitting comfortably?

04/01/2013

Knoll's 'Generation' work chair embraces the idea of elastic design – where a product rearranges itself in response to its user. Key to the chair’s flexing and supportive features is the use of high performance thermoplastics supplied by DuPont.

 Tooling specialist gets stuck into Airbus project

Tooling specialist gets stuck into Airbus project

04/01/2013

French tooling specialist, Loiretech is using Araldite 8615 resin in the manufacture of prototype lower front panels for Airbus' new A350 passenger airline, which is expected to go into service with launch customer, Qatar Airways in approximately two years time.

 'Lacquered carbon weave' - a finish to be proud of

'Lacquered carbon weave' - a finish to be proud of

04/01/2013

Niche automotive manufacturer, Noble gets its prototypes and low volume composite production parts from materials specialist, ARRK. During the course of development, the Nuneaton based supplier suggested an alternative to conventional body paintwork for its customer's high-performance M600 supercar - a special finish that took full advantage of the carbon fibre fabric surface texture.

 RTM speeds production of automotive composites

RTM speeds production of automotive composites

11/10/2012

Out-of-autoclave processes, such as resin transfer moulding (RTM), as well as other fast curing epoxy systems, are accelerating the take-up of lightweight automotive composites as their rapid manufacture matches the mass production needs of this demanding industry. Klaus Ritter reports.

 Corrosion-resistant heat exchangers feature pressure tubes made from DuPont PTFE

Corrosion-resistant heat exchangers feature pressure tubes made from DuPont PTFE

03/07/2012

AlWaFlon pressure tubes supplied by Wallstein Ingenieur GmbH of Recklinghausen, Germany are made with DuPont Teflon polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). This enables them to resist the highly corrosive media present within the flue gas desulphurisation plants of coal-fired power stations. Unlike heat exchangers made of nickel-base alloys, these systems withstand a long-term exposure to aggressive acid mixtures.

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