Inside this Issue
  The Impact From Raw Material Costs
  Benefits of Single Barbs Compared to Multi-Barbs
  XQC Series Line Extensions Expand Quick Connect Fittings Application Options
  Build-A-Part Bondable Components Make Impossible Fittings Possible
  Come See Us at MD&M Midwest – Rosemont, IL September 23-25, 2008


  It seems everywhere you turn you are hit with reminders about rising prices. At the gas pump and grocery store; from the media stories about rising consumer prices, wholesale price index increases, and fluctuating oil prices. As a consumer, I am sure you wonder when it will ever end. As a businessperson you wonder what will be the impact to the bottom line and the parts my company purchases.

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  There is a common misconception that if one barb holds well, a multi-barb will hold even better. The old saying “more is better” does not hold true when comparing single barbs and multi-barbs. Here’s why: The barb design greatly affects the performance of your tubing connection. Due to the shape of the barb, it is only possible to injection mold the first barb without a parting line...

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  Recently, Value Plastics expands its successful line of XQC Series quick connect fittings / quick disconnect couplings with 8 new configurations and an additional raw material family.

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  Component designers no longer need be constrained by the limitations of injection molding tool design. The exact fitting, in the optimal layout for the process or product concept, is now available with Value Plastics’ line of Build-a-Part™ bondable components, designed for use with gases or liquids.

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Come see us at MD&M Midwest Booth #2729 September 23-25, 2008 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL

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