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PRODUCT NEWS

Royal DSM introduces ForTii®                                            Nordson’s new generation

Ace next generation high                                                gear pumps

performance polyamides                                                  Harmonizing the technologies of two world-renowned
                                                                              product lines, Nordson Corporation has created
Royal DSM, launched new polymer ForTii® Ace at K 2016.                                                                a new generation
     ForTii® Ace, a polyphthalamide (PPA) based on 4T                                                                 of gear pumps that
chemistry, has an outstanding set of mechanical, thermal and                                                          provide up to 15%
                                                                                                                      greater throughput
                                                chemical properties.                                                  without an increase
                                                Automotive OEMs                                                       in rpm and deliver
                                                are expected to take                                                  a more consistent
                                                around 200 kg on                                                      and stable polymer
                                                average out of every                                                  melt for enhanced
                                                car they make by                                                      product quality. The
                                                2025, in order to meet   optimized pump design was introduced at K 2016, where it
                                                increasingly stringent   also highlighted the availability of a comprehensive range
                                                CO2 emission norms       of these components with options that meet the needs of
in major automotive markets around the world. ForTii                     virtually all melt processing applications in all geographic
Ace has aGLASS transition temperature—the point at                       regions. BKG® BlueFlow™ gear pumps are a new-generation
which amorphous areas of a material begin to lose their                  product range that improves upon well-known technologies
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