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The Graduation Ceremony for the fourth, fifth and sixth batches of HIPF trainees was held on the 10th of December, 2011. The graduation rite was sponsored by his Excellency Eng. Adel Bin Mohammed Al-Fakieh, Minister, MOL (Ministry of Labor). The ceremony was presided upon by his Excellency Dr.Ali bin Nasser Al-Ghafees, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of HIPF and Governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) who awarded the Diploma certificates to the graduating trainees. The highly honored HIPF Board members and the esteemed owners or managers of about 40 trainee sponsoring companies were also among our most respected and welcome guests. Our trainee’s sponsoring companies have effectively supported our efforts in transforming our graduates into efficient employees for furthering Saudization in the plastics fabrication industry Second Graduation Ceremony at HIPF
Injection Molded Car Wheels Injection molded wheel is a polymer-based innovation for Smart Forvision electric concept car, developed by Daimler and BASF. Smart Forvision concept car was launched at the Frankfurt motor show in Germany on September 2011. It is a joint development between car maker Daimler and chemicals group BASF intended to show how light weight design ideas can contribute to the energy efficient electric vehicles of the future. Among the polymer based innovations packed into this compact car are Injection molded thermoplastic wheels together with a number of light weight interior and exterior body parts and use of thermal management glazing films. The car’s wheel rims are made of two injection molded parts that are produced by Hummel Formen in Lenningen in BASF’s Ultramid Structure 50% long glass fibre reinforced PA6. BASF claims the plastic rims are the first of their kind to be capable of use in full serial production cars. They also lower weight by 3kg per wheel – or 12kg for the whole car. Making vehicles lighter will be one of the key challenges for electric mobility in the future, says BASF.
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Source: www.europeanplasticsnews.com
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Events at HIPF Injection Molded Car Wheels PBT from recycled PET iPhone App for Plastics Fabrication Nucleating Agent for PE Electric Injection Molding Machine International Plastics Events Contact Details
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