Fifteen Dow Technologies Named R&D 100 Award Finalists; Three Products Up for Multiple Awards
August 25 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Dow technologies spanning the automotive, electronics,
packaging, energy and consumer markets reach the final round of
R&D Magazine’s R&D 100 Awards
R&D Magazine named products of The Dow Chemical Company
(NYSE: DOW) finalists for the 2016 R&D 100 Awards, recognizing
new product innovations introduced in 2015. Fifteen Dow
technologies are among the 300 finalists, and three of these
products are finalists in two categories.
Often referred to as the “Oscars of Invention” the annual
R&D 100 Awards celebrate the most significant technology
inventions of the past year. Dow has once again been highlighted as
a leading innovator with a wide range of solutions; from long-term
metal packaging solutions for cans, to longer-lasting and reliable
LED lighting, to innovations that curb tax fraud in petroleum
product usage.
“Having 15 technologies recognized by R&D Magazine,
including three from our Dow Corning subsidiary, is a testament to
the strength and diversity of the Dow innovation engine,” said A.N.
Sreeram, senior R&D vice president and chief technology
officer. “Innovation is critical to our growth strategy and we are
very excited to be expanding our innovation power as we integrate
our capabilities and technology toolbox with that of Dow Corning to
address critical world challenges.”
Dow technologies, recognized by R&D 100, were developed as
market-focused solutions, addressing key customer challenges in a
more sustainable way. The Dow finalists were selected for exemplary
accomplishments in either mechanical devices/materials,
process/prototyping, or analytical testing categories, or special
recognition awards.
This year’s nominations include:
Consumer Solutions
- BETAFORCE™ 2817 Structural
Adhesive joins composites and other dissimilar materials
enabling innovative lightweight vehicle designs.
- CTO™ 2000 Trimming Overcoat is a
spin-on photoresist trim overcoat, a chemical post-treatment used
in semiconductor manufacturing to create smaller features on
silicon wafers than photolithography can do alone.
- IKONIC™ 4100 Polishing Pads are
a series of polishing pads for chemical mechanical planarization
(CMP), optimized for performance in the fabrication of integrated
circuits in the most advanced 14nm/10nm/7nm Logic and Memory
technology nodes.
- Dow Corning® TC-3040 Thermal
Gel delivers a silicone-based thermal management solution for
advanced semiconductor devices. It improves heat dissipation
capability in high performance computing applications using a new
proprietary filler technology.
- Dow Corning® 3rd Gen HRI
Liquid Encapsulants for LED lighting offer enhanced
photo-thermal stability and improved reliability, reduce piece to
piece color variation, and therefore extend the lifetime of LED
lighting systems.
- Dow Corning® 3901 Liquid
Satin Blend is a high molecular weight polymer in dimethicone
that features a novel rheology and distinctive sensory profile for
use in skin care, color cosmetics and hair care applications. This
product is in the running for a special recognition award in the
market disruptor category.
Infrastructure Solutions
- CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersions
provides progressive food and beverage brand owners with the next
long-term can coating alternative that eliminates materials
traditionally found in epoxy or alternative coating systems which
are of concern for many consumers. In addition to being a finalist
in the Mechanical / Materials category, CANVERA is also a finalist
for a special recognition award for market disruptor products.
- PARALOID™ Edge Isocyanate-Free
Technology offers a first in solvent-borne two-component
urethane technology; a high performance, ambient crosslinking
system that is isocyanate-free, formaldehyde free, and decouples
cure time from pot life. PARALOID is in the running for a special
recognition award in the market disruptor category.
- ACCENT™ Wax Inhibitors deliver
unparalleled flow assurance performance to petroleum producers by
using technology designed to control and prevent waxy crystal
formation, providing the right fluid flow in an environmentally
friendly way. They replace antiquated solvent-based systems with a
sustainable aqueous-based affordable chemistry solution. ACCENT is
a finalist in the Mechanical / Materials category as well as a
special recognition award for green technology.
- Flexible Acrylic Resin (FAR) is
a blendable polymer for injection molding, extrusion, calendering
or film-blowing in applications requiring low stress whitening,
flexibility, UV resistance, and excellent ink and paint
adhesion.
Performance Plastics
- Dow AGILITY™ Performance LDPE is
designed for high speed low gauge processing. With enhanced and
globally available process technology, AGILITY™ addresses the most
stringent industry requirements, offering a suitable substitute to
extrusion coating materials.
- MOR-FREE™ L PLUS 1 High Efficiency
Solventless Adhesives are suitable for a variety of flexible
food packaging applications. With a long mixed pot life (as long as
30 minutes) and fast cure technology, MOR-FREE™ L PLUS 1 offers
excellent bonding to numerous substrates with enhanced resistance
to pressure and puncturing.
- RETAIN™ Polymer Modifiers help
make clearer packages, maintain mechanical properties and
significantly reduce gels in films produced from barrier film
recycle streams. RETAIN is a finalist in the Process / Prototyping
category as well as a special recognition award for green
technology.
Performance Materials & Chemicals
- ACCUTRACE™ S10 Molecular Fuel
Marker empowers governments to curb tax fraud by authenticating
petroleum products for their intended use (such as agriculture and
home heating) and prevent them being sold into higher taxed uses
(such as vehicles for road transport) with a chemistry highly
resistant to removal through known fuel laundering techniques.
Agricultural Sciences
- Paradigm™ WG Herbicide with Arylex™
Active is a novel herbicide with a broadened spectrum of
hard-to-control weeds in cereal crops such as wheat and barley. It
combines several chemistries with Dow AgroSciences’ GoDri™
formulation that disperses rapidly and completely when diluted to
enable faster, easier applications.
In 2015, seven Dow technologies were named R&D 100 award
winners, receiving more awards than any other company that year.
Dow Corning also received an award for its Silicone Adhesive
Technology. This year’s winners will be announced at the annual
black-tie awards dinner on November 3 in Washington, D.C.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The
Company is driving innovations that extract value from material,
polymer, chemical and biological science to help address many of
the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean
water, clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing
agricultural productivity. Dow's integrated, market-driven,
industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced
materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad
range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in
approximately 180 countries and in high-growth sectors such as
packaging, electronics, water, coatings and agriculture. In 2015,
Dow had annual sales of nearly $49 billion and employed
approximately 49,500 people worldwide. The Company's more than
6,000 product families are manufactured at 179 sites in 35
countries across the globe. On June 1, 2016, Dow became the 100
percent owner of Dow Corning Corporation’s silicones business, a
global company with sales of greater than $4.5 billion in 2015, 25
manufacturing sites in 9 countries and approximately 10,000
employees worldwide. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The
Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless
otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found
at www.dow.com.
About the R&D 100 Awards
Since 1963, the R&D 100 Awards have identified revolutionary
technologies newly introduced to the market. Widely recognized as
the “Oscars of Invention,” the R&D 100 Awards identify and
celebrate the top technology products and services of the year.
Past winners have included sophisticated testing equipment,
innovative new materials, chemistry breakthroughs, biomedical
products, consumer items, and renewable energy. In 2015, the
program was expanded to include a two-day conference focusing on
high-level insights and discussion on the topics most relevant to
R&D professionals working in today’s pioneering engineering and
laboratory settings.
About R&D Magazine
Since its founding in 1959 as Industrial Research, R&D
Magazine has served research scientists, engineers and technical
staff at laboratories around the world, providing timely,
informative news and useful technical articles that broaden
readers’ knowledge of the research and development industry and
improve the quality of their work. R&D Magazine is a
publication of Advantage Business Media
(www.advantagebusiness.media.com).
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