Ranger Group Launches Organikglass(1) with GE's Lexan(2) GLX Resin for Automotive Glazing Solutions.SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Italy's Ranger Group announced in September that it has chosen GE's Lexan(2) GLX GLX Galaxie (Digital Satellite Broadcasting Service) GLX Opengl Extension to the X Window System GLX Grande Luxe GLX Grand Luxury GLX Open Gl Extension to the X Window System GLX Grand Luxe Extra GLX Graphics Language Linux resin to launch its new premium automotive glazing line with the tradename Organikglass(1). GE's Lexan GLX polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. (PC) resin, which provides high impact strength, UV protection, and light weight that are especially valuable in large panoramic roofs, sunroofs, and backlights, will be injection-molded at Ranger's state-of-the-art production facility in Carate Brianza, Italy. Ranger expects to develop new automotive glazing applications that will take advantage of the unique properties of GE's thermoplastic materials vs. conventional materials. "Ranger is very excited about developing our new glazing line Organikglass using GE supplied materials. This will make Ranger the first company to manufacture world-class, light-weight, and impact-resistant PC side and rear car windows and especially panoramic roofs for automotive manufacturers. Our focus is on growth and innovation," said Ranger CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Matteo Rossini. "Lexan GLX polycarbonate resin will help us meet changing customer requirements for the latest glazing designs, colors, and shapes, while helping to reduce overall vehicle weight as a glass replacement." Headquartered in Carate Brianza with several production sites across Europe, Ranger is devoting this new facility to injection mold components such as roof glazing, side and rear windows, and backlights. With a proven thirty-year experience in the production of molds and complex equipment, its metallurgy and plastic materials know-how is the starting point for each project including this new glazing line. Ranger Group has doubled its sales, production sites, and staff in three years as a result of this dedication to advanced material technology solutions. Correspondingly, GE will provide technical guidance to Ranger regarding best practices for the use of its Lexan GLX PC resin in automotive glazing. About GE - Plastics GE - Plastics (http://www.geplastics.com/) is a global supplier of plastic resins widely used in automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, performance packaging, building & construction, telecommunications, and optical media applications. The company manufactures and compounds polycarbonate, ABS, SAN, ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and , PPE PPE (Brit) n abbr (Univ) (= philosophy, politics, and economics) → Studiengang bestehend aus Philosophie, Politologie und Volkswirtschaft PPE n abbr (BRIT ) (SCOL , PC/ABS PC/ABS Polycarbonate/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene , PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet) PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT Profit Before Tax PBT Paper Based Test (education) and PEI resins, as well as the LNP (Local Number Portability) The capability of keeping the same local telephone number when switching carriers. See NP and WLNP. (2) line of high-performance specialty compounds. GE - Plastics, Specialty Film & Sheet manufactures high-performance Lexan sheet and film products used in thousands of demanding applications worldwide. In addition, GE - Plastics' dedicated Automotive organization is an experienced, world-wide competitor, offering leading plastics solutions for five key automotive segments: body panels and glazing; under the hood under the hood - [hot-rodder talk] 1. The underlying implementation of a product (hardware, software, or idea). Implies that the implementation is not intuitively obvious from the appearance, but the speaker is about to enable the listener to grok it. applications; component; structures and interiors; and lighting. As a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, GE is the exclusive provider of a wide range of innovative products and services that are integral to a successful Games. (1) Organikglass is a trademark of Ranger Group. (2) Lexan and LNP are trademarks of General Electric Company. |
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