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Product News
Published online: 16 September 2008 ASM International 2008
Custom Molded Composite Products Control Noise and Vibration Polymer Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of composites for noise control and thermal management, has four formulations of Polyform Molded Products that can be customized to provide precise performance for energy management applications. Noise absorption, transmission loss, vibration damping, and isolation can be achieved in one economical three-dimensional part tailored to meet customers’ specific geometry and design requirements. One Polyform molded product can replace multiple components to create a single solution. Typically, installed costs are much lower and performance higher, resulting in enhanced value for the user. For more information: Polymer Technologies, Inc., 420 Corporate Blvd., Newark, DE 19702; tel: 800/850-9001; fax: 302/738-9085; e-mail: [email protected]; web: www.polytechinc.com.
Dow Corning Silicones Help Create Iconic Cultural Centers Adding to the joy that music and theater bring to cultural patrons—as well as to the cities in which they are located— is a new generation of striking architecture made possible by silicone glazing technology. ‘‘Architects, designers, and builders can now create venues with the elegance, drama, and sophistication that befit their imaginations,’’ said Mike Blaszkowski, Dow Corning Construction industry marketing manager. Compared to other types of sealants, the chemical structure of silicone gives it superior adhesion and
Dow Corning weatherproofing sealant was used to assemble more than 40,000 square meters of laminated glass on China’s Shanghai Oriental Arts Center.
compatibility to a wide variety of building substrates, such as ceramic, glass, plastic, and metal. This allows buildings to incorporate more artistic three-dimensional glass curtain wall designs without sacrificing the strength, stability, and longevity of traditional mechanical fasteners. ‘‘Silicone glazing systems are able to flex, extend, and compress with the daily stress of thermal shear that allows them to maintain their strong adhesion, even under the most extreme of environmental conditions,’’ said Blaszkowski. Examples of aesthetically innovative buildings that have benefited from silicone technology include Opryland Hotel Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., Shanghai Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai, China (pictured), and Złote Tarasy cultural center in Warsaw, Poland. For more information: Dow Corning Corporation, Corporate Center, P.O. Box 994, Midland, MI 48686-0994; tel: 989/496-4400; fax: 989/496-6731; web: www.dowcorning.com.
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Handheld C-Scan System Maps Internal Corrosion The Pocket UT from MISTRAS Group Inc. and NDT Automation is a handheld, battery-powered C-scan system that can map internal corrosion using manual or motorized X-Y scanners. The system runs on Windows CE and Pocket UT Win for data acquisition, analysis, and archiving. ‘‘Customers are seeing a major breakthrough in UT technologies compared to thickness gages,’’
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