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New Technique to Extract Plastic-Like Material from Cork Trees

On the scale of earth-friendly materials, you'd be hard pressed to find two that are farther apart than polyester (not at all) and cork (very).

18 Apr 2014

Aluminium Norf Places Order for Siemens Automation and Drives Systems

Siemens Metals Technologies has won an order from German company Aluminium Norf Gmbh (Alunorf) to supply automation and drives systems to expand and modernize hot rolling mill no. 1 in its Neuss Plant.

From Primetals Technologies Limited 18 Apr 2014

IMAPS New England: Indium to Present on Solder Pastes and 3D Packaging

Indium Corporation technology experts will serve as session chair and give a poster presentation at IMAPS New England May 6 in Boxborough, Mass.

18 Apr 2014

EXO Water Quality Monitoring Sondes by Xylem Analytics Used to Monitor Nuclear Waste Ponds

Following a rigorous assessment period, EXO water quality monitoring sondes from Xylem Analytics are being deployed in what is arguably one of the most hostile environments imaginable – nuclear waste legacy storage ponds at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site in Cumbria, UK.

From Xylem Analytics 17 Apr 2014

Freeman Technology Experts to Present on Powder Characterisation and Critical Powder Handling Issues at 7th World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT7)

Tim Freeman, Managing Director, and Dr Xiaowei Fu, Product Specialist at Freeman Technology, will deliver four oral presentations relating to aspects of powder characterisation and critical powder handling issues at the 7th World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT7) taking place from 19-22 May 2014 in Beijing, China.

From Freeman Technology 17 Apr 2014

BASF to Expand Global Production Network of Amines with New Plant in Ludwigshafen

BASF is building a new world-scale plant for the production of specialty amines in Ludwigshafen. Start-up of the facility with a total annual capacity of about 12,000 metric tons is scheduled for 2015. The product range of this flexible multi-product plant comprises 15 amines for different applications.

From BASF Corporation 17 Apr 2014

Twenty-Ninth Annual International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly to be Held June 4-5, 2014

Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc. will host the twenty-ninth annual International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA®) on June 4-5, 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Providence-Warwick, R.I., USA. Presenters at this year’s forum will discuss how DFMA promotes Lean and Value Engineering through simplification, leading to improvements in design, manufacturing and business profits.

17 Apr 2014

AAPS National Biotechnology Conference to be held May 19-21, 2014 in San Diego

WHO: The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists is a professional, scientific society of approximately 11,000 members employed in academia, industry, government and other research institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to serve the public and enhance their contributions to health.

17 Apr 2014

ECOAT 14 Conference: BASF Experts to Present Technical Papers

BASF will serve as a Gold Level sponsor and experts from the company will present technical papers at the upcoming ECOAT 14 Conference in Orlando from April 22-24 at the Rosen Centre.

From BASF Corporation 17 Apr 2014

Deca Achieves Milestone Shipment of 100-Millionth Wafer-Level Chip Scale Package Component

Deca Technologies, an electronic interconnect solutions provider to the semiconductor industry, today announced that it has shipped its 100-millionth component. The company attributes this milestone to strong demand from portable electronics manufacturers for wafer-level chip scale packages (WLCSP) manufactured using Deca's unique, integrated Autoline production platform, which is designed to achieve faster time-to-market at lower cost.

17 Apr 2014

Latin-American Additive Manufacturing Service Bureau, Robtec, to be Acquired by 3D Systems

3D Systems announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Robtec. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Robtec is the largest Latin-American additive manufacturing service bureau and the leading 3D printing and scanning products distributor in the region. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, 3DS will acquire 70% of the shares of Robtec at closing and the remainder of the shares on the 5th anniversary of the closing.

From 3D Systems 17 Apr 2014

Registration Open for Course on ‘Marketing and PR for Composites Companies’

The Trade Association will be teaming up once more with experts from Aro Consulting and Outsourcing B2B Marketing to host the one-day course on 19th June in Birmingham, UK.

17 Apr 2014

Omniseal Solutions’ Rulon 1439 Material Complies with Stringent Medical Device Requirements

Omniseal Solutions’ Rulon® 1439 material has achieved full USP Class VI certification, complying with stringent disposable and reusable medical device requirements. USP (United States Pharmacopeia) is an independent public health organization that promotes public health by establishing state-of-the-art standards, and USP Class VI compliance is often requested by end users such as medical device and pharmaceutical processing companies as it does provide added assurance for the quality and performance of utilized materials.

From Omniseal Solutions 17 Apr 2014

Novel X-ray Detector Produced on Thin Plastic Substrate Delivers Breakthrough Medical-Grade Performance

Researchers from Holst Centre and imec have demonstrated the first ever X-ray detector produced on a plastic substrate that is capable of medical-grade performance. The proof-of-concept device delivers high-resolution, dynamic images at 25 frames per second (fps) and 200 pixels per inch (ppi) with high contrast using medical-level X-ray doses.

From IMEC 17 Apr 2014

Aerotech Launch New High Precision X-Y Ball-Screw Stage

Aerotech has introduced an X-Y ball-screw stage for high precision applications from surface metrology to automation. The new PlanarSL is an economical alternative for applications that do not require the ultra-high speed and precision of the recently introduced PlanarDL.

From Aerotech, Inc. 17 Apr 2014