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WACKER Expands Silicone Elastomer Production in China
Zhangjiagang, China — WACKER has inaugurated a new production line for silicone elastomers at its Zhangjiagang site in China. With an annual capacity of several thousand metric tons, the facility will help to
ment includes world-class kneaders, which are essential for manufactur- ing high-quality HCR grades. “Today’s event not only is an-
other milestone in WACKER’s efforts to expand its operational footprint in China, but also shows our determination to further serve and develop local and regional markets,” said Paul Lindblad, presi- dent of WACKER Greater China, at the inauguration ceremony. The expansion of WACKER’s silicone elastomer plant is yet an- other example of the com- pany’s ongoing invest- ments into its Chinese fa- cilities. “The new manufac-
WACKER’s new manufacturing line in
Zhangjiagang, China, has significantly . expanded its global HCR capacity.
support the company’s future growth path in China and improve the avail- ability of high-consistency silicone rubber (HCR) in the Asia-Pacific re- gion. The plant’s cutting-edge equip-
turing line will contribute significantly to our silicone
rubber production capacity. This will enable us to im- prove our service to cus-
tomers and business partners, who are willing to grasp the opportunities in today’s ever-changing and increas- ingly sophisticated marketplace,” Lindblad said.
Christian Gimber, vice presi-
dent of engineering silicones, empha- sized the growing need for silicone specialties and high-quality silicone rubber. “High-consistency rubbers are widely used, and we expect them to continue on their growth path,” he said. Over the last decades, the de- mand for solid silicone elastomers has grown quickly, especially in Chi- na. “Today, the country is the single largest market for silicone elas- tomers in the world.” WACKER’s production line is
located in a new building complex covering 2,392 ft2 (2,000m2). The fa- cility’s kneaders are currently the largest of their kind in the industry. The plant’s mixing and screening equipment and the state-of-the-art waste treatment process are also cut- ting-edge in terms of productivity and sustainability. The new production line will en-
able shorter lead times, speed up market response and improve overall
customer experience. Contact: Wacker Chemical
Corp., 3301 Sutton Road, Adrian, MI 49221 % 517-264-8500 Web:
www.wacker.com r
Comet Lab ONE Hosts Startup Meet and Greet
San Jose, CA — Comet Group Lab ONE co-hosted a startup pitch event with Global Kinetics, which serves as a corporate advisor and market de- velopment accelerator partner to ear- ly-to-mid stage clients seeking to ex- pand into the U.S. marketplace.
The five selected companies pre-
sented their highly innovative solu- tions with the goal of gaining part- ners in the market to pilot test and demonstrate the benefits of their of- ferings. Each of the selected compa- nies are pre-Series A in their funding journeys, still looking to gar- ner marketplace traction and eager to engage in pilot oppor- tunities. The five startup com -
panies included Active Layer Parametrics (ALP),
CRadar.AI, Photia,SeamlessMicrosys- tems, and TitanLabs. ALP has developed a new
Guests enjoy a startup pitch event at Comet Lab ONE.
The event, held in April, show-
cased five innovative startup compa- nies in the fields of semiconductor, electronics manufacturing, consumer electronics, material science, and aerospace.
semiconductor metrology tool, the ALPro 50, which has the capability of depth profiling all critical electrical properties through thin films at sub-
nanometer resolution. CRadar has de- veloped a unique IP for low-cost, ul- tra-clean frequency generation. This technology is a key enabler to ad- vance automotive radar systems. Photia is developing manufac-
turing methods for making 3D nanostructured materials in large quantities at low cost. Applications include optical coatings and mem- brane separations. Seamless Mi- crosystems builds state-of-the-art analog/mixed signal semiconductor solutions, including analog-to-digital converters. TitanLabs is a photonics compa-
ny that specializes in streak cam- eras, optomechanical products and general photonics services. “The startup presenters provid-
ed inventive, technology-rich and fas- cinating concepts that have the abili- ty to improve our lives in the near fu- ture,” concluded Paul Smith, general manager, Comet Group Lab ONE. “Lab ONE wishes them the best on their new ventures and is proud to
help them on their paths to success.” Contact: Comet Group Lab
ONE, 3055 Orchard Drive, Suite 150, San Jose, CA 95134 % 408-786-0276 E-mail:
paul.smith@
cometusa.com Web:
www.comet-group.com/lab-one r
Executives from HARTING and
TE Connectivity celebrate a new partnership.
HARTING Technology Group’s pres- entation at Hannover Messe 2019 al- so included a live SPE demonstration consisting of a video transmission through an SPE switch and media converter. Internationally standardized in
accordance with IEC 63171-6, these SPE interfaces include both an IP20 version and M8 and M12 IP65/67 versions and have already been in- cluded in international selection processes for IEEE802.3, ISO/IEC and TIA. HARTING began work some
time ago to ensure the necessary standards in all international stan- dards committees, such as ISO/IEC, IEEE802.3 and TIA. Together with numerous supporters, the company succeeded in making its own propos- al for an SPE interface the future standard for the industry. This stan- dard for SPE interfaces will be pub- lished as IEC63171-6 by the end of 2019 and is also designed for rough
industrial environments. Contact: HARTING North
America, 1370 Bowes Road, Elgin, IL 60123 % 847-717-9217 E-mail:
christina.chatfield@
harting.com Web:
www.harting-usa.com r
HEIDENHAIN Opens TNC-CNC Academy
Schaumburg, IL — HEIDENHAIN has opened its TNC-CNC Academy, an expanded CNC controls training center in the Chicago area available for users at all skill levels. An expansive list of competitive and affordable multilevel classes is avail-
able at the company’s website. These include basic CNC training to in- depth training sessions on new HEI- DENHAIN control software up- grades, post-processor optimization and specialized classes for connected machining and in-process inspection,
among others. The Academy offers classes for
service teams to practice trou- bleshooting and repairs of HEIDEN- HAIN components on real machine tools. This includes practice on a five- axis, high-precision machining cen-
ter that can reach spindle speeds of
up to 42,000 rpm. Contact: Heidenhain Corp., 333
E State Parkway, Schaumburg, IL 60173 % 847-490-0387 E-mail:
kherrmann@heidenhain.us Web:
www.hedenhain.us r
HARTING, TE, HIROSE Partner for Single-Pair Ethernet
Elgin, IL — HARTING is looking back at a successful Hannover Messe. The field of single-pair Ether- net (SPE) has seen some dramatic developments, with two new partner- ships and first series parts. As well as the first series parts
of the already internationally stan- dardized SPE connection technology,
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