'Art to Part' describes the comprehensive support, provided to moulders and OEMs, with conceptual design, materials selection, tooling advice, testing, sampling and production optimisation.

'Art to Part' is to be the main focus of Distrupol's exhibit at PDM 06 in Telford, UK, September 26-28. The term is used by Distrupol to describe the comprehensive support provided to customers with conceptual design, materials selection, tooling advice, testing, sampling and production optimisation. The exhibit should be of special interest to designers, moulders and OEMs, who can find Distrupol, a founding partner of Plastics Design and Moulding (PDM), at stand No.

G31 in Hall 2.

A large portion of the Distrupol display at PDM 06 will be dedicated to practical demonstrations of Distrupol's technical support.

Visitors are invited trial the company's PIC (Product Information Centre), a database of more than 3000 polymer grades which enables a simple on-screen comparison, or to delve into its web-based polymer training programmes.

Further the full range of Distrupol's polymer comparator cards will be available, including the Food Approved Polymers comparator card - facilitating polymer selection for food and beverage applications.

It extends the existing range of cards, which have proven to be particularly valuable for those considering the use of polymers for the first time.

Finally, Distrupol's presentation at PDM 06 will also reflect the breadth of its portfolio of material solutions.

This has recently been extended to include new grades from Chi Mei's 'Wonderlite' polycarbonate and 'Wonderloy' PC/ABS ranges.

The Wonderlite range is produced using a non-phosgene melt process, which gives significant advantages in terms of low tool corrosion and mould deposit.

Additions to the range include a high flow, high purity grade specifically designed for the optical media (CD/DVD) markets, as well as several flame retardant grades.

The Wonderloy PC/ABS range has been extended to include three new standard grades - general purpose, high heat and high impact - in addition to the existing FR grades.

* A Univar Company - commenting on the company's participation at PDM 06, Gerry Moore, managing director of Distrupol UK said: 'Our success is built upon sharing our customers' objectives, identifying with their needs and supplying a cost effective solution to their material requirements'.

'Whilst much of this is hidden behind the scenes of the one-to-one relationships we have with our customers, we view PDM as the ideal opportunity to showcase the full breadth of our services directly to the wider market of designers, moulders and OEMs, to whose projects they can add significant value.' * About Distrupol - Distrupol provides plastics processors with the most comprehensive link to the world's leading polymers.

Underpinning its customer-centric, Europe-wide materials distribution business is a full range of technical and application development assistance to supplement customers' own resources.

Adapted to individual needs and local conditions, Distrupol's services give the support that delivers optimised technical and commercial solutions.

A daughter company of Univar NV, Distrupol is a major polymer industry distribution and service supplier in Europe where it already leads the market in the UK, Ireland and the Nordic region.

Headquartered in the UK, Distrupol has a network of offices and logistics centres in Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, as well as the in UK.

* About Univar - Univar NV is a chemical distribution leader in North America and Europe, with annual sales of approximately EUR 6 billion.

The company serves customers in key industry sectors from a broad-based product offering sourced from the world's foremost chemical producers.

Customer sectors include food, pharmaceuticals, personal care, natural resources, cleaning products and coatings, and they are supported through an extensive network of 163 centres located throughout the USA, Canada and 18 European countries.