WATERFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002--General Electric
GESilicones.com is first again, this time, with Global Customer
Service featuring The World's Largest Variety, of New
Online Silicone Material Selection tools
GE Silicones today announced the release of 55 new wizards that can be found exclusively within the new Technical Solutions Center.
This brand new set of tools enable customers to research faster, calculate more easily and specify materials and products more precisely; making this is the most diverse and largest worldwide cluster of electronic tools available to the Silicones Industry to date!
"We have taken online technology to a new level of performance," says Sandra Velez Van Dongeren, GESilicones.com Global Interactions Manager. "The new Technical Solutions Center serves the unique needs of silicones customers throughout the world."
The Technical Solutions Center can be entered from the GESilicones.com top page or directly, by going to TechnicalSolutionsCenter.com. A brand new world of exclusive time saving, interactive applications await you ... as GE Silicones fulfills its promise of delivering performance to extremes. Some of the wizards available are as follows:
-- Chemical Compatibility Wizard - checks compatibility of silicone and fluorosilicone products with more than 1,000 chemicals. -- Fluid Blender - calculates blend ratios for two fluids to achieve target blend viscosity. -- Polish and Personal Care Formulators - provide starting formulations for polish, household and personal care applications using GE Silicones' products. -- RTV Material Selector - provides fast access to our extensive RTV product line, including products for bonding, sealing, or insulating. -- Search Wizard - the fast way to search for a product: keywords, competitive offsets, CAS numbers, documents, and alphabetically. -- Specification Wizards - allow user to specify a GE Silicones product in their application and find a GE silicone product, which meets their compliance specification needs. -- Viscosity at Temperature Calculator - calculates a viscosity at your desired temperature -- Weatherseal Wizard - allows user to select a construction weatherproofing material and specify color and quantity.
According to Elizabeth Wimborough, Inside Sales Manager at RS Hughes, "I have urged my inside sales team to use the RTV Selector found in the GE Silicones Technical Solutions Center. The wizard is user friendly, quick and very specific in its search quality. I recently used the wizard on the phone with a customer and got the answer, fast and easy!"
Scott Fallon, Manager of Global Digitization at GE Silicones said, "With the creation of these new Wizards we are raising the bar and creating a new standard for the industry. The Technical Solutions Center is dedicated to delivering value to our customers because we follow their rules and pay attention to their needs. Our Commitment to the industry is and always will be around value that exceeds expectations. Regardless of how you choose to interact with us, on-line, on-land or through a distributor, we want to deliver more than silicones to your door."
About GE Silicones
GE Silicones, headquartered in Waterford, NY, is an operating division of the newly formed GE Specialty Materials Business and has major manufacturing Facilities in Waterford, NY; Ohta, Japan; Levekusen, Germany; and Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands. It employs 3,300 people and manufactures more than 4,000 applications. Most major industries, including automotive, consumer retail, building and construction, healthcare, electrical and electronics, aerospace, cosmetics, specialty coatings and various chemical and mechanical markets use GE silicones. For more information, visit www.GESilicones.com.
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GE Silicones, Waterford
Milissa Rocker/Barry Stein, 518/233-3251