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Introducing the Range of SPECTROBLUE Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometers (ICP-OES)

Introducing the Range of SPECTROBLUE Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometers (ICP-OES)

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments now offers three versions of its SPECTROBLUE inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES). These models set new benchmarks for compact, mid-range analyzers characterized by high performance, simple operation, low maintenance, and great affordability. [More]
Hiden Launch New ESPION Langmuir-style Probe with Pulsed Plasma Characterisation

Hiden Launch New ESPION Langmuir-style Probe with Pulsed Plasma Characterisation

The ESPION Langmuir-style probe from Hiden Analytical is believed to be the most versatile commercial electrostatic probe currently available. The probe automatically reports the critical plasma characteristics of electron density and energy distribution, electron temperature, ion density, plasma potential and floating potential, providing the rapid accurate feedback essential for plasma-based process analysis and control. [More]

Analytik Jena Opens Company Museum on the History of Analytical Measuring Technology

Analytik Jena AG's company museum presents the exciting history of analytical measuring technology in Jena to visitors, customers, business partners and interested guests over 70 square meters, and showcases the s... [More]
Malvern Instruments' Houston Office hosts Working Groups Focused on the Best way of Analyzing Drilling Mud

Malvern Instruments' Houston Office hosts Working Groups Focused on the Best way of Analyzing Drilling Mud

The team at Malvern Instruments’ Houston (Texas, USA) office was delighted to host recent meetings on the 15th May 2013 of two American Petroleum Institute (API) working groups focussed on addressing the critical issue of how best to analyze drilling muds and the mineral components that they consist of. [More]
Exova Lab Wins Contract for Titanium Implants, Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

Exova Lab Wins Contract for Titanium Implants, Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

A leading aerospace testing laboratory has announced a contract which will see it apply metallurgical expertise to titanium human body implants, as the facility celebrates 10 years in business. [More]
Ipsen Selected By ExOne For 3D Printing Solution

Ipsen Selected By ExOne For 3D Printing Solution

Ipsen is pleased to have been selected by ExOne, a global provider of three-dimensional ("3D") printing machines and printed products, as a vacuum furnace provider as a part of an initiative to streamline pr... [More]

Beneq Offers Thin Film Coating Services

To make it easier for customers to enter the thin film market, Beneq now offers a unique collection of coating services at its facilities in Espoo, Finland. This lowers the risk of new product development and provides... [More]
Novel Polycarbonate Resin for In-Mold Decoration

Novel Polycarbonate Resin for In-Mold Decoration

Teijin Limited announced today its development of a polycarbonate (PC) resin suitable for in-mold decoration, an efficient method of decorating plastic parts during the injection molding process. The new PC resin will allow manufacturers to enhance productivity while reducing product weight. [More]
Molded Fiber Glass Southeast Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Re-Certification

Molded Fiber Glass Southeast Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Re-Certification

Molded Fiber Glass Southeast, was ISO 9001:2008 re-certified late May 2013for conforming to the universal quality management systems of International Organization for Standardization (ISO). [More]

New PlasmaPro®100 Sapphire Single Wafer Etch Technology From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology a major supplier of plasma processing equipment, presents an evolution in single wafer etch technology, the PlasmaPro100 Sapphire. $$IMAGE$$ Designed to enable the Solid St... [More]
SAS Signs Spare Parts Distribution Agreement with AlpTeknik Havacılık

SAS Signs Spare Parts Distribution Agreement with AlpTeknik Havacılık

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today the signing of a spare parts distribution agreement with AlpTeknik Havac©¥l©¥k AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alp Aviation based in Turkey¡¯s capital city of Ankara. [More]
Spirit AeroSystems and NTiC Enter Multi-Year Collaboration for Direct Metal Deposition Technology

Spirit AeroSystems and NTiC Enter Multi-Year Collaboration for Direct Metal Deposition Technology

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., and Norsk Titanium Components AS (NTiC), reached a significant milestone in a multi-year collaboration for Direct Metal Deposition (DMD) technology. Together the companies have achieved technology readiness level six (TRL6), demonstrating the ability to meet aerospace material requirements. [More]
Rolls-Royce Awards ATK Aft Fan Composite Case Contract for Trent XWB-97 Engine

Rolls-Royce Awards ATK Aft Fan Composite Case Contract for Trent XWB-97 Engine

ATK announced the award of a contract valued at more than $50 million from Rolls-Royce plc, United Kingdom, to produce aft fan composite cases for the new Trent XWB-97 engine. The contract has the potential to grow to more than $200 million. This Rolls-Royce engine is the sole engine now available to power the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft variant. [More]
Air Products Expands Capabilities of Packaged Gases Plants in China

Air Products Expands Capabilities of Packaged Gases Plants in China

Air Products today announced it has expanded the capabilities of three packaged gases plants to primarily serve the increasing needs of the country’s high-growth metal fabrication industries. [More]
UTC Aerospace Systems to Supply Wheels, Carbon Brakes for Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 Aircraft

UTC Aerospace Systems to Supply Wheels, Carbon Brakes for Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 Aircraft

UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Virgin Atlantic Airways to supply the wheels, carbon brakes and MRO services for its fleet of 16 new Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The company will provide the equipment through its Wheels & Brakes business in Troy, Ohio. [More]
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