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TU Wien Researchers Develop New Procedure to Produce Angular Polyimide Particles

Polyimides are considered to be a lot denser than metals and are capable of withstanding chemically aggressive solvents and heat. This is the main reason why polyimides remain popular in the industry especially in aerospace applications or as an insulation layer used on PCBs. Researchers at TU Wien have developed a synthesis procedure, providing new possibilities for polyimides. For the first time, it is now possible to develop angular polyimide particles.

22 Jan 2016

3D Printing Technique Needs to Go One Step Further for Fourth Industrial Revolution

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos a key topic is focusing on the "Digital Transformation of Industries”. The fourth industrial revolution is imminent. It goes by the name “Industry 4.0” and is expected to fundamentally change, among other things, the production methods and business models currently used in industrialized countries.

22 Jan 2016

Researchers Successfully Weave 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks from Helical Organic Threads

There are many different ways to make nanomaterials but weaving, the oldest and most enduring method of making fabrics, has not been one of them – until now. An international collaboration led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley, has woven the first three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (COFs) from helical organic threads.

22 Jan 2016

Key-Tech Electronic Systems Advances Production Ambitions with Installation of Modular Surface Mount Machines

Key-Tech Electronic Systems, a leading UK expert sub-contract manufacturer of complex electronic and electromechanical equipment, with an annual turnover of over £5million and an employee workforce of just under 60, today announced it is further advancing its production ambitions with the recent installation of two, new, fully automated Yamaha Z:LEXYSM20 modular surface mount machines, within the busy 46,000 sq. ft. facility.

22 Jan 2016

New 3D Microprinting Process Helps Create Tiny Copper Objects

A group of researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an advanced 3D microprinting method, that can be utilized to develop small, intricate, overhanging metal structures in just one simple step. This latest technique holds potential for designing a wide range of microtools, such as tools for keyhole surgeries and complicated components for watches.

22 Jan 2016

Dow Corning’s Siloxane-Based Additive Offers Foam Control in Coatings and Inks

Dow Corning Corporation, a leader in silicon-based solutions for inks, paints, and coatings, have launched a new siloxane-based additive. Called Dow Corning® 108F Additive, it can be used for controlling foam in low-to-medium-PVC water-based inks and coatings.

22 Jan 2016

Omniseal Solutions Presents Technical Paper on Cold Temperature Sealing at SAE A-5/A-6 Committee Meeting

Omniseal Solutions presented a technical paper at the SAE International Joint Technical Committee event titled, “Cold Temperature Hydraulic Seals for Aerospace Hydraulic Systems,” during the A-5B Struts and Couplings and A-6C2 Seals panels, and A-5/A-6 Joint Committee meeting.

From Omniseal Solutions 22 Jan 2016

Harper Awarded Major Contract for Nuclear Material Processing Equipment with KEPCO Nuclear Fuel (KNF)

Harper International, world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, was recently awarded a contract for a Pusher furnace line with KEPCO Nuclear Fuel (KNF).

From Harper International 21 Jan 2016

Hexcel congratulates Airbus on the first delivery of the A320neo

Hexcel Corporation congratulates Airbus on the first delivery of the A320neo (new engine option) to Lufthansa on January 20, 2016.

From Hexcel 21 Jan 2016

Peel Back Heat-Sealed Food Lids Without Strain

Lloyd Instruments, a market leader in the field of materials testing instruments, has developed a fixture specifically to test the peel strength of heat sealed plastic film covers on food containers.

From Lloyd Instruments Ltd. 21 Jan 2016

Lehigh Professor Receives Grant to Explore Anti-Thermal Behavior of Materials

The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to Lehigh to study and discover the mechanisms that govern anti-thermal processes that appear to reverse nature.

21 Jan 2016

Pitt Scientists Work on Development of New Storage System Using Metal-Organic Frameworks

Although compressed natural gas represents a cleaner and more efficient fuel for vehicles, its volatile nature requires a reinforced, heavy tank that stores the gas at high pressure and therefore limits vehicle design. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering are utilizing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to develop a new type of storage system that would adsorb the gas like a sponge and allow for more energy-efficient storage and use.

21 Jan 2016

RocTool Introduces New Performance Cooling Units

RocTool, the technology and manufacturing solutions provider, enriches its range and launches new RocTool Performance Cooling (RPC) units! They are used to complement its induction heating process for plastic injection and composites processes. “RocTool Systems & Engineering teams have developed a wide range of new performance cooling units to meet the manufacturers’ growing demand in our Heat & Cool technologies in production globally” says Jean-François Martinez, RocTool’s Manager for Systems and Peripherals.

21 Jan 2016

CPI Acquires Digital Prototyping Assets of CIT Technology

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has recently acquired the digital prototyping assets of CIT Technology Limited (CIT) and its associated licences and know-how. Going forward the technology will be available under the name of Inkjet Flex®.

21 Jan 2016

DuPont, ADM Develop Method for Producing Furan Dicarboxylic Methyl Ester from Fructose

Today, science and agricultural leaders DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced a new breakthrough process with the potential to expand the materials landscape in the 21st century with exciting and truly novel, high-performance renewable materials. The technology has applications in packaging, textiles, engineering plastics and many other industries.

21 Jan 2016

Materials Science News

TU Wien Researchers Develop New Procedure to Produce Angular Polyimide Particles

3D Printing Technique Needs to Go One Step Further for Fourth Industrial Revolution

Researchers Successfully Weave 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks from Helical Organic Threads

Key-Tech Electronic Systems Advances Production Ambitions with Installation of Modular Surface Mount Machines

New 3D Microprinting Process Helps Create Tiny Copper Objects

Dow Corning’s Siloxane-Based Additive Offers Foam Control in Coatings and Inks

Omniseal Solutions Presents Technical Paper on Cold Temperature Sealing at SAE A-5/A-6 Committee Meeting

Harper Awarded Major Contract for Nuclear Material Processing Equipment with KEPCO Nuclear Fuel (KNF)

Hexcel congratulates Airbus on the first delivery of the A320neo

Peel Back Heat-Sealed Food Lids Without Strain

Lehigh Professor Receives Grant to Explore Anti-Thermal Behavior of Materials

Pitt Scientists Work on Development of New Storage System Using Metal-Organic Frameworks

RocTool Introduces New Performance Cooling Units

CPI Acquires Digital Prototyping Assets of CIT Technology

DuPont, ADM Develop Method for Producing Furan Dicarboxylic Methyl Ester from Fructose

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