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Will Permanent Magnets Save the Rare Earth Industry?

Roskill has released its new rare earths market report with forecasts out to 2026. It is essential reading for anyone needing a comprehensive overview of this rapidly evolving industry. Want to meet the analysts? R...

7 Nov 2016

Stub Graphite Coating and Drying

Pre-bake aluminium smelters coat anode stubs (or “pins”) with a thin layer of graphite before sealing them into the carbon anode with molten cast iron. This graphite film significantly reduces the risk of the cast iron fusing into the stub surface, ensuring easy removal of the cast iron “thimble” when the spent anode rod is recycled.

7 Nov 2016

STMicroelectronics Solutions to Make Everything Smarter at Electronica 2016

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will demonstrate the power of technology to make manufacturing, driving, and devices smarte...

7 Nov 2016

Methods 3D Expands Presence Via New U.S. Additive Manufacturing Labs, Breakthrough Technology/ Presentations at Imts And More.

Methods 3D, Inc., a newly formed subsidiary of Methods Machine Tools, Inc. (www.methodsmachine.com), continues to broaden its presence in 3D printing through the completion of seven additive manufacturing laboratories strategically located across the U.S.

7 Nov 2016

Compact Pulsed UV Fibre Laser

LASER COMPONENTS offers the PUFL series of UV fibre lasers from Keopsys. These are pulsed laser sources emitting at 355nm, delivering high peak power pulse in a very compact package.

7 Nov 2016

PowerCell has Delivered Fuel Cell Stack as Coop in Switzerland Launches Distribution Truck with Fuel Cell Technology.

The leading fuel cell company PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) has, together with Swiss Hydrogen, supplied a fuel cell system to Coop in Switzerland when the company launches Switzerland´s first distribution truck with fuel cell technology. The system is built on PowerCell S3.

7 Nov 2016

New Organic Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor:Reduces Construction Time and Costs, Extends Life of Concrete Structures!

MCI®-2008 ViaCorr, patented, is an organic-based concrete admixture in powder form which combines Cortec’sexclusive Migratory Corrosion Inhibition Technology with a polycarboxylate based, superplastisizing, viscosity modifier. MCI®-2008 ViaCorr offers engineers, owners, contractors, DOTs, and government agencies exclusive corrosion inhibiting technology that will extend the life of all reinforced concrete structures and reduce construction time as well as equipment costs and manpower for placing and compacting.

7 Nov 2016

Introducing the ORLAS CREATOR 3D Metal Printer

OR LASER will unveil its new direct metal additive manufacturing platform and ecosystem, developed and designed for small and medium enterprises, at Formnext 2016. At the upcoming Formnext exhibition in Frankfurt (15-...

7 Nov 2016

Patent Awarded for Green Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Process

A new, green method to produce the carbon fiber that forms heat shields and ablative rocket nozzles has been awarded a patent recently. The method was developed by a professor from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).

4 Nov 2016

Discovery of Atomic Chains in Two-Dimensional Crystal Could Help Researchers Control Properties of Matter

Scientists at Penn State believe that the discovery of atomic chains in a two-dimensional crystal could help them to find a way to handle the direction of materials properties in both two- and three-dimensional crystals. This could have implications in next-generation electronics, optoelectronics and sensing applications.

4 Nov 2016

EAG Laboratories Opens Dedicated ICP-Mass Spectroscopy Laboratory To Address Enhanced Regulation of Metals and Impurities in Pharmaceuticals

EAG Laboratories, a global scientific services company that provides testing, analytical and characterization services to technology- and life-science-related industries, today announced new investment in a dedicated, hi...

4 Nov 2016

Harper Designs Advanced Thermal System to Process Battery Materials for Prayon

Harper International, world leader in custom thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has been awarded a contract for a high volume Rotary furnace system by Prayon, headquartered in Belgium. The innovative reactor will be used for drying and calcining of Prayon’s advanced iron phosphate powder, a key component of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cathode materials used in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, and is a part of their recently announced new plant investment to supply the lithium ion battery market.

From Harper International 4 Nov 2016

Vision Enhanced Materials Testing

With the ever increasing complexity of modern circuits and the inherent reliability issues associated with them, it becomes necessary to adapt tools that minimize product risk. Over time, XYZTEC, along with a number of our customers, have developed specialized materials tests that utilize our bond test equipment.

From XYZTEC 4 Nov 2016

£1.5m Investment in Growing Aerospace Market

JJ Churchill today (28 October 2016) announced that it had made a £1.5m investment in new technology, new people and new systems to meet growing aerospace industry demand. The company is now well placed to meet the expanding opportunities across the European supply chain for engines for the next generation aircraft.

4 Nov 2016

Sabic Expands Its Portfolio of Foamable Polymers

SABIC regards polymer foam technologies as essential to meet growing needs for improvements in sustainability and efficiencies along global production and supply chains. They offer material and energy savings while retai...

3 Nov 2016