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Polyimide – High Performance Without the Weight of Metals

High-performance polyimide can serve as a valuable alternative to metals in demanding applications where weight reduction is also needed. Well-suited for use throughout diverse industries, this lightweight polymer is stable across a broad temperature range (-270°C to 300°C) and offers other outstanding characteristics:

From Goodfellow 29 Sep 2016

Morgan Advanced Materials Quadruples Capacity for Industry Leading Co-Fired Actuator Product Line

Morgan Advanced Materials, a global leader in specially engineered materials, has quadrupled its capacity for the production of co-fired multilayer piezoelectric components (PCMAs) as it prepares to take advantage of attractive projected market growth.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 29 Sep 2016

Solar Atmospheres Greenville, SC Facility Is Now Nadcap Approved for Low Pressure Vacuum Carburizing

Solar Atmospheres Southeast has successfully completed its first round of surveillance audits for maintaining its AS9100 and Nadcap accreditations.

From Solar Atmospheres 28 Sep 2016

Picosun Patents ALD Nanolaminate to Prevent Electronics from Overheating

Picosun Oy, the leading provider of high quality industrial ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) technology, has patented a novel ALD nanolaminate to protect electronics such as smartphones, tablets, computers, and lighting dev...

From Picosun Oy 28 Sep 2016

Microstructural Defects Improve Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell Conductivity

Scientists studying cadmium telluride-based solar cells, which are a promising substitute for silicon-based cells, have found that microscopic "fault lines" present within and between the material’s crystals function as conductive pathways that enable the flow of electric current.

28 Sep 2016

FerroCheck Portable Magnetometer From Spectro Scientific Provides Fast, Simple Measurements of Ferrous Wear Particles in Lubricants

The FerroCheck portable magnetometer from Spectro Scientific provides accuracy and convenience in measurement of total ferrous wear particulates in lubricating fluids.

From AMETEK Spectro Scientific 28 Sep 2016

Extend Equipment Performance with 360° Service

When it comes to spare parts, there’s no matching the genuine quality you gain from using Alfa Laval genuine parts, designed and manufactured for durability, reliability, productivity, less environmental impact and long life.

28 Sep 2016

Dr Barbara Armbruster Promoted to Worldwide Sales and Marketing Director for XEI Scientific

XEI Scientific, the leading supplier of Evactron® remote RF plasma de-contaminators for electron microscopes, announced the promotion of Dr Barbara Armbruster to the position of Worldwide Sales and Marketing Director...

From XEI Scientific 28 Sep 2016

Oxford Instruments Systems Now Facilitate Water Purification Technology

As key providers of leading edge process technology equipment for HBLED manufacture, Oxford Instruments has been a major part of the HBLED industry since its very beginning.

From Oxford Instruments 28 Sep 2016

Xylem’s YSI Offering New Handheld DO Meter for Wastewater Applications

YSI, a Xylem brand, is launching the Pro20i handheld DO meter at WEFTEC 2016 in New Orleans, as part of their portable and lab equipment offering to the wastewater market.

27 Sep 2016

Xylem’s YSI Launches New Portable Samplers for Wastewater Applications

YSI, a Xylem brand, is expanding their process monitoring and control equipment offering to the wastewater market. The YSI ProSample Series of fully automated portable samplers are lightweight and easy-to-use, and provide a unique combination of design and technology.

From Xylem Analytics 27 Sep 2016

Enhanced Mahr Federal Multimar 36 B ID/OD Indicator Gage Offers More Measurement Capability

Long a shop floor standard for precision ID and OD measurements, Mahr Federal's Multimar 36 B Indicator Gage has been enhanced to accept a wider range of contacts and anvils, enabling measurement of pitch, gear diameters, threads, taper diameters and recesses, and more. It can also accept a Mahr Integrated Wireless Indicator for wireless data transmission. Handy and economical, the Multimar 36 B is available in both T-Plate and V-Plate styles and in two sizes. The 36 B ID/OD Indicator Gage can measure inside diameters from 0.75" to 9" and outside diameters from 0.25" to 9.5", and can accept any indicator with an 8 mm mounting shank.

27 Sep 2016

Shengyi Announces Availability of New Low-Loss Material for RF/Microwave Applications

Shengyi Technology (SYTECH), a world-leading developer and supplier of innovative laminate materials that meet the needs of today’s broad electronic product, announced the commercial availability of AeroWave™, a cost-effective, high reliability material system for auto radar (24 GHz.), power amplifiers, telemetry devices, antenna systems, and base station transceivers.

27 Sep 2016

Cold Sintering Process Helps Develop New Materials and Reduce Energy Cost

Penn State researchers have developed a new technology called Cold Sintering Process (CSP), which has opened the ability to merge incompatible materials like plastics and ceramics into useful, new compound materials, and also to decrease the energy cost of several types of manufacturing.

27 Sep 2016

New TOP 5000 P dosing system increases convenience and reliability in the injection molding of LSR

At K 2016, ELMET (www.elmet.com) – an international systems supplier for the injection molding of two-component liquid silicone rubbers (LSR) – will present for the first time its new TOP 5000 P multi-component dosing system. Among the new features that distinguish it from its present sister model, the TOP 3000 S, are the "easy access" concept, which means that it is open on all sides to make drum changing easier and faster.

27 Sep 2016