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IMS Conducts Manufacturing Research Workshop at SCRA’s Applied Research Center

IMS Conducts Manufacturing Research Workshop at SCRA’s Applied Research Center

Following the International Manufacturing Systems (IMS) Steering Committee meeting to be held today, the IMS will conduct a manufacturing research workshop at SCRA’s Applied Research Center on Friday, May 17. [More]
Specialty Additives Leader, Addivant,to Exhibit at Chinaplas 2013

Specialty Additives Leader, Addivant,to Exhibit at Chinaplas 2013

Addivant™ USA, LLC, the global leader in specialty additives with regional headquarters in Shanghai, China, will exhibit in Hall 11.2, stand M25 and host a technical seminar for customers during Chinaplas 2013. [More]
H.B. Fuller Introduces Low Odor Construction Adhesives

H.B. Fuller Introduces Low Odor Construction Adhesives

H.B. Fuller Company, a leading supplier of adhesives to the hygiene market has introduced two families of nonwoven adhesives to meet the growing demand for lower odor construction adhesives as well as enhanced supply. [More]
New Report on Chinese Markets for High-Density Polyethylene

New Report on Chinese Markets for High-Density Polyethylene

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Chinese Markets for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)" report to their offering. [More]
MakerBot to Showcase Desktop 3D Printer and NYC-Themed 3D Printed Novelty Items at MoMA Design Store

MakerBot to Showcase Desktop 3D Printer and NYC-Themed 3D Printed Novelty Items at MoMA Design Store

MakerBot® made with “Brooklyn pride,” is proud to be one of the selected New York City-based designers to be highlighted at the MoMA Design Store Destination: NYC – Made in the USA, that launches May 15, 2013, at the MoMA Design Stores in New York. [More]
New Visikol Formulation Effectively Clears Organisms to be Viewed Under Microscopes

New Visikol Formulation Effectively Clears Organisms to be Viewed Under Microscopes

Researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and City University of New York have invented a proprietary new formulation called VisikolTM that effectively clears organisms to be viewed under microscopes. Visikol can be used in place of chloral hydrate, which is one of the few high-quality clearing solutions currently available but which is tightly regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) due to its use as a narcotic. [More]
AP Introduces Rub & Buzz and Air Leak Detection Tests for Loudspeakers

AP Introduces Rub & Buzz and Air Leak Detection Tests for Loudspeakers

Audio Precision, the recognized standard in audio test, today announced the availability of new Rub & Buzz and Air Leak detection acoustic tests for electro-acoustic devices using the APx series of audio analyzers. [More]
New Report Analyzes Chemical Industry in the UK

New Report Analyzes Chemical Industry in the UK

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the Chemical Industry in the UK" report to their offering. [More]
High Temperature Thermal and Vacuum Products Provider Acquired by GT Advanced Technologies

High Temperature Thermal and Vacuum Products Provider Acquired by GT Advanced Technologies

GT Advanced Technologies, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the business of Thermal Technology LLC for purchase consideration consisting of approximately 3.4 million shares of GTAT common stock and an earn out. [More]
Strength of Iron Found to be Weak Under Extreme Pressures

Strength of Iron Found to be Weak Under Extreme Pressures

The massive ball of iron sitting at the center of Earth is not quite as "rock-solid" as has been thought, say two Stanford mineral physicists. By conducting experiments that simulate the immense pressures deep in the planet's interior, the researchers determined that iron in Earth's inner core is only about 40 percent as strong as previous studies estimated. [More]
Vitronic Receive ZIM Award 2013 for Commercial Success and Innovation

Vitronic Receive ZIM Award 2013 for Commercial Success and Innovation

Machine vision expert VITRONIC, based in Wiesbaden/Germany, has received the ZIM award 2013 for the outstanding commercial success it has achieved through innovation. [More]

New Handheld Raman Spectrometer Units by SciAps to Aid in World Cup Security

SciAps, a Woburn, MA based portable analytical instrumentation company, is pleased to announce the sale of a large number of handheld Raman spectrometer units – The ReporteR™ –  to the Brazilian... [More]
BASF Supplies Basecoats and Clearcoats to Ford Otosan Plant in Kocaeli, Turkey

BASF Supplies Basecoats and Clearcoats to Ford Otosan Plant in Kocaeli, Turkey

BASF has acquired new business with Ford Otosan and has supplied basecoats and clearcoats for the company’s plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, since the beginning of this year. Ford Otosan, the leader of Turkish automotive industry, is positioned as the commercial vehicles production hub of Ford Europe. [More]
Siemens and Gebr. Pfeiffer Develop New Drive System for Powerful Cement Mill in Brazil

Siemens and Gebr. Pfeiffer Develop New Drive System for Powerful Cement Mill in Brazil

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has developed a new drive system for a cement mill as part of a joint project with Gebr. Pfeiffer SE, a company with a long and successful tradition in the manufacture of processing systems for the cement, lime, gypsum and ceramics industries. [More]
Dow Corning to Showcase High-Performance Building Technologies at AIA Convention

Dow Corning to Showcase High-Performance Building Technologies at AIA Convention

Nearly 40 percent of global carbon emissions are the result of energy consumption by buildings. This, combined with tightening regulations and greater public awareness, is creating a demand for technologies that will one day make near-zero-energy high-performance buildings the norm. [More]
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