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SEMICON West: FormFactor to Discuss Newest Wafer Test Technologies

At SEMICON West this week in San Francisco, executives from FormFactor, Inc. will discuss the company's newest wafer test technologies at a series of events and forums. SEMICON West is the premier annual conference and tradeshow for the global semiconductor manufacturing industry.

8 Jul 2014

ON Semiconductor Receives Superior Security Rating for North American Manufacturing Facilities

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficiency innovations, is pleased to announce that its North America manufacturing facilities in Pocatello, Idaho, and Gresham, Oregon, have received a superior security rating in an annual vulnerability assessment by the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Security Service.

8 Jul 2014

Air Products to Present on Materials Recovery, Reuse at SEMICON West

Materials recovery and reuse, or using resources efficiently to achieve better results at a lower cost and with less impact on our planet, is an important element of sustainable manufacturing. That is why Air Products experts will be participating in both the “Sustainable Manufacturing Forum” (SMF) and “Global Summit on Advanced Manufacturing” (GSAM) as part of this year’s SEMICON West in San Francisco, July 7-10.

From Air Products PLC 8 Jul 2014

Hosokawa Announce New Plant Performance Monitoring Technology

Materials processors and manufacturers can now see for themselves how they can improve the performance of their plant and operations thanks to Hosokawa Micron’s new Performance Improvement Service’s on-line r...

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 8 Jul 2014

Kennedy Group's Pressure-Sensitive Labels Exceed APR's Critical Guidance Recognition Program Guidelines

The Kennedy Group, a leading provider of labeling, packaging, and identification solutions, was recognized by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) at its June Membership Meeting for exceeding voluntary guidelines under APR's Critical Guidance Recognition Program.

8 Jul 2014

Forecast Report on Global Advanced Functional Materials Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Advanced Functional Materials Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 8 Jul 2014

Advanced Range of High Purity Materials for Semiconductor Applications Announced by Morgan Advanced Materials

Morgan’s improved CVD SiC growth capability enables the manufacture of 300+ millimeter diameter components with thicknesses of more than 10mm at production volumes for recently developed plasma etch applications.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 8 Jul 2014

Dow Corning Moves to Become Leading Global Supplier of Crucial Precursor, Hexachlorodisilane, for Semiconductor Manufacturing

MIDLAND, Mich. – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced today that it has significantly ramped up production capacity for hexachlorodisilane (HCDS), and is wor...

From Dow Corning 7 Jul 2014

'Innovation Trends in Plastics Decoration and Surface Treatment' Release Announced by Smithers Rapra Publishing

The plastics industry is a major player for consumer items, notably for the automotive, consumer electronics and packaging industries, and is necessarily very active in innovation. As a result, moulded thermoplastics ...

From Smithers Rapra 7 Jul 2014

ALMSCO International Merges with Markes International

Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced it has fully integrated its mass spectrometry division, ALMSCO International, into its core business operations. This process, which was initiated in September 2013, i...

From Markes International Limited 7 Jul 2014

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Modernizes Converter Plant for Duisburg-Bruckhausen Steelmaking Plant

A part weighing the equivalent of ten elephants dangles at a height of almost 90 meters: A special crane moves a 50 ton boiler segment into a shop building of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe. The spectacular lifting operation is part of the modernization of converter 2 and associated waste-heat boiler system in the Duisburg-Bruckhausen steelmaking plant, one of the biggest in Europe.

7 Jul 2014

SKF to Provide Nautilus Bearings for Dongfang Electric New Energy Equipment ’s International Wind Turbine Orders

SKF has been selected to deliver Nautilus bearings for Dongfang Electric New Energy Equipment (Hangzhou) Co Ltd.’s first order of wind turbines outside China.

From SKF (U.K.) Limited 7 Jul 2014

Cabot Named Top Carbon Black Company in Energy Efficiency in China

Cabot Corporation announced that it has been honored with the top listing in the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation’s (CPCIF) 2013 “Energy Efficiency Frontrunner” benchmark company listing for the carbon black manufacturing industry.

7 Jul 2014

New Alloy Vibration Dampers Demonstrate 10 Times Longer Fatigue Life

Takenaka Corporation, in collaboration with the National Institute for Materials Science (hereafter referred to as NIMS) and Awaji Materia Co., Ltd., jointly developed vibration dampers made of a new alloy, which has about 10 times longer low-cycle fatigue life than the steel material in common use today for vibration dampers.

7 Jul 2014