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Engineers Begin Heat Shield Installation for Orion Spacecraft’s Crew Module

Lockheed Martin and NASA engineers have started the process of installing the largest heat shield ever built onto the Orion spacecraft’s crew module. The heat shield installation marks one of the final steps in the spacecraft’s assembly leading up to its first test flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), later this year.

22 May 2014

Two New Pigmented Topcoats for Decorative, Industrial Applications from BASF

BASF has launched two new MasterTop topcoats for decorative and industrial applications which can be used in public rooms such as education, office and healthcare facilities as well as in industrial environments.

From BASF Corporation 22 May 2014

Forecast Report on Aluminium Wire Markets in Top 5 American Countries

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Aluminium Wire Markets in the Top 5 American Countries to 2018 - Market Size, Trends, and Forecasts

22 May 2014

SIMTech-NUS to Launch Joint Labs in Natural Fibre Composites and Large Format Machining

A*STAR SIMTech and NUS Faculty of Engineering have launched two joint labs in Natural Fibre Composites and Large Format Machining to boost R&D in manufacturing and support the local industry needs. New scholarships are being provided to develop talent for these labs.

22 May 2014

Yingli Solar Begins Trial Production of Monocrystalline Silicon Modules with N-MWT Technology

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar," today announced that it has begun trial production of monocrystalline silicon modules with N-type Metal-Wrap-Through ("N-MWT") technology, by adopting equipment provided by Formula E s.r.l. (Formula E), a leading supplier of photovoltaic technology and automated manufacturing lines.

22 May 2014

Forecast Report on Global Molded Plastics Market

Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report: Molded Plastics Market - Global Forecast, Market Share, Size, Growth and Industry Analysis, 2013 - 2019

22 May 2014

Hamilton Scientific Launches Mistral Fume Hood Platform

Hamilton Scientific, a global leader of laboratory workstations and fume hoods for the education, healthcare and industrial laboratory markets, introduces the new Mistral fume hood. The Mistral fume hood platform is a new, innovative product developed specifically to meet the demands of modern laboratories moving at the speed of science.

22 May 2014

Michelman Strengthens ColorCoat Product Line

Michelman continues to invest resources and capital to strengthen its ColorCoat line of water based color coatings.

From Michelman Inc 22 May 2014

Platts Honors Novelis with Aluminum Industry Leadership Award

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today received the Industry Leadership Award in Aluminum at the Platts 2014 Global Metals Awards ceremony in London. The award recognizes Novelis' decisive action to transform its business, demonstrated leadership as a first-mover and willingness to take risks by making fundamental changes in the way it operates.

From Novelis Corp 22 May 2014

LOPEC: Optomec to Highlight Aerosol Jet Printers for 3D Printed Electronics Applications

Optomec announced today that the company will feature Aerosol Jet printers for 3D Printed Electronics applications at the LOPEC International Conference and Exhibition. The conference will be held May 26-28 at the Messe Munchen in Germany. Aerosol Jet Systems will be showcased in Hall B0, stand # 311.

22 May 2014

BASF Begins Commercial Production of LFP Cathode Materials in Weimar, Germany

BASF today announces the launch of commercial production of LFP (lithium iron phosphate) cathode materials in Weimar, Germany. BASF is operating a 3,000 metric ton (MT) per year plant in Weimar, leveraging LFP precursors produced at the BASF headquarters site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. IBU-Tec, a specialist in rotary kiln technology and systems, is carrying out operations at the Weimar manufacturing plant under the supervision and full operational control of BASF.

From BASF Corporation 22 May 2014

Hamilton Introduces BiOS M and L High-Density Automated Systems at ISBER 2014

At the ISBER 2014 Annual Meeting, Hamilton Storage Technologies introduced Hamilton BiOS® M and L, two compact, high-density automated systems designed to fit into existing laboratories that require ultra-low-temperature storage of sensitive biological samples. These flexible, energy-efficient and scalable systems ensure the viability of 100,000 to over one million long-term samples.

From Hamilton Process Analytics 22 May 2014