'E-Biz' Was the Buzz at NPE 2000.At least 24 internet-based e-commerce ventures exhibited in Chicago last month, and new e-initiatives were announced daily at the show: * Two more resin suppliers are joining the e-business site (www.omnexus.com) to be launched Oct. 1 by BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida , Bayer, Dow, DuPont, and Ticona. One is M.A. Hanna Co., Cleveland, which is about to merge with Geon into a firm called PolyOne. Also joining Omnexus is the Solvay Group of Brussels, Belgium. * Advanced Elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. Systems, Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of , joined the e-commerce site (www.elastomersolutions.com) that Bayer, Crompton Corp., DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. Elastomers, DuPont Dow Elastomers, Flexys, MA. Hanna Rubber Compounding, and Zeon plan to launch by September. * Two resin suppliers that announced new e-commerce portals for plastics are Bayer Corp. of Pittsburgh, and Ticona of Summit, N.J. Bayer says its BayerONE service is the first to include polyurethanes. It will be extended to coatings, colorants, and additives this summer. Ticona calls its service Buy Ticona Direct. * Tosbiba Machine Co., America, Elk Grove Village Elk Grove Village, village (1990 pop. 33,429), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of c.100 at the time of its establishment on open farmland, the village has grown dramatically and steadily, largely because of its , Ill., launched www.toshiba-machine.com. Molders can order spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. , request a machine quote, apply for credit, and register for training classes. * Chicago-based fob.com launched www.fobplastics.com, an electronic "purchasing hub" for buying resins, sheets, films, and profiles. The site has a database of 32,000 plastic products for purchase. * A new e-commerce portal for buying screws, tips, barrels, and nozzles is www.feedscrews.com. It was started by AmericanManufacturers.com, Cocoa, Fla., following its recent purchase of screw and barrel maker Flite Technology, Inc. in Cocoa. It complements the e-commerce site (www.AmericanManufacturers.com) started in March to help users find customers or suppliers in 34 markets, including plastics. New at NPE NPE NullPointerException (Java) NPE Network Processing Engine NPE National Policy on Education NPE National Plastics Exposition NPE Natural Penis Enlargement NPE Nutrition Program for the Elderly was an electronic request for quote (eRFQ). * London-based MacbinePoint.com made its U.S. debut at NPE. It's a year-old electronic forum for buying and selling used molding machines and auxiliaries. The site (www.machinepoint.com) reportedly lists an average of 2000 machines and sells some 187 machines a month. Click on the type of machine you seek and then search listings that note manufacturer, age, technical specs, and perhaps even a photo. |
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