Dow sets record with high-speed coating system.DOW SETS RECORD WITH HIGH-SPEED COATING SYSTEM. Dow Corning Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. Dow Corning specializes in silicon and silicone-based technology, offering more than 7,000 products and services. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Inc. , Midland, Michigan Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in Flint/Tri-Cities region of the state. It is the county seat of Midland County6. A small portion of the city is in Bay County. The city's population was 41,685 as of the 2000 census. , USA said its new Syl-Off[R] Advantage Series high-speed, solventless silicone silicone, polymer in which atoms of silicon and oxygen alternate in a chain; various organic radicals, such as the methyl group, CH3, are bound to the silicon atoms. coating system has set a new world speed record for siliconizing paper at 1610 meters/min. Coverage was excellent and there was no visible silicone mist at the coating head, a common problem in high-speed coating. The Advantage Series' capability was demonstrated at a high-speed coating symposium hosted by equipment maker Maschinenfabrik Max Kroenert in Hamburg Hamburg, city, Germany Hamburg (häm`b  rkh), officially Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg), city (1994 pop. , Germany,
September 7-8, 2005.
IN OTHER DOW CORNING NEWS: The company has expanded its Application Center in Shanghai, China, increasing the company's ability to support joint customer research on new product applications, formulations, and analytical testing. The expansion gives local companies greater access to Dow Corning's technical professionals and expertise. The expanded center adds another 2500 square meters Noun 1. square meter - a centare is 1/100th of an are centare, square metre area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas of space for laboratories and equipment. Dow Corning will hire several dozen additional chemists, chemical engineers, and analytical scientists at the center over the next three years. |
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