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MakerBot Announces Order Availability for MakerBot Replicator Z18 3D Printer

Big things are building at MakerBot! MakerBot has two exciting announcements this week: order availability for the MakerBot® Replicator® Z18 3D Printer, MakerBot’s largest 3D printer to date, which is expected to ship this spring, and the start of shipping for the new fifth generation MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printer!

From MakerBot 12 Mar 2014

Comprehensive Market Research Report on Colored Polyurethane Foams

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Colored PU Foams (Flexible PU Foams and Rigid PU Foams) Market - Forecasts to 2019" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 12 Mar 2014

Praxair Announces Acquisition of Packaged Gas Distributors in Oklahoma and Texas

Praxair, Inc. announced today that it has acquired two independent distributors of packaged gas and welding supplies – United Welding Supplies, LLC (United) in Texas and Best Welders Supply, Inc. (Best) in Oklahoma, with combined 2013 annual sales of about $30 million. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

12 Mar 2014

STATS ChipPAC Launches Innovative Fabrication Technique for Wafer Level Packaging

STATS ChipPAC Ltd. ("STATS ChipPAC" or the "Company"), a leading provider of advanced semiconductor packaging and test services, has designed and implemented an innovative new manufacturing method that is a significant paradigm shift from conventional wafer level manufacturing. This breakthrough approach, known as FlexLine™, delivers an unmatched level of flexibility and cost savings for wafer level packaging (WLP).

12 Mar 2014

Microsanj Co-founder Selected to be SEMI-THERM 2014 Recipient of THERMI Award

Dr. Ali Shakouri, Microsanj Co-founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board, has been selected to be the SEMI-THERM 2014 recipient of the THERMI award in recognition of his contributions to the field of semiconductor device and systems thermal issues.

12 Mar 2014

New Report Analyzes International Market for 3D Printing

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Concise Analysis of the International 3D Printing Market - Forecasts to 2020" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 12 Mar 2014

Canadian Agencies Award Funding to Abakan Subsidiary to Establish Wear-Resistant Clad Pipe Facility

In a move that marks the Company's entry into the enormous Alberta Oil Sands market, Abakan Inc. ("Abakan") today announced that, along with the lead project partner, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Abakan's 72% owned subsidiary, MesoCoat, has received a $2.75 million funding commitment from Alberta's Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education (IAE) and Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) for an 18-month collaborative effort to establish a prototype demonstration facility for developing, testing and commercializing wear-resistant clad pipe and components.

From Abakan Inc. 12 Mar 2014

Major Semiconductor Device Supplier Places Order for Axcelis’ Purion XE High Energy Implanters

Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, announced that it has received a multiple system order for the Company's new Purion XE™ single wafer, high energy implanter.

12 Mar 2014

Air Products to Exhibit Industrial Gases and Advanced Technologies at INTERPHEX

Air Products will be exhibiting its range of industrial gases and advanced technologies for a variety of biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical applications at INTERPHEX in New York City from March 18-20.

From Air Products PLC 12 Mar 2014

TenCate Pleased to Announce JEC 2014 Aircraft Interiors Innovation Award for the Titanium Seat by Expliseat

TenCate Advanced Composites, a leading supplier of advanced composite materials for the aerospace industry, is pleased to announce that the JEC 2014 Aircraft Interiors Innovation Award has been won for the Titanium Seat ...

From Toray Advanced Composites 11 Mar 2014

TenCate Sign Agreement for the Manufacturing of Lightweight Air Cargo Containers

TenCate Advanced Armor USA has signed a teaming agreement with Air Cargo Containers, LLC to manufacture lightweight air cargo containers. The fully-certified, lightweight, composite air cargo carriers have a tare weight...

From Toray Advanced Composites 11 Mar 2014

Victrex's PEEK Polymers Helping the Oil and Gas Industry Challenge Operating Conditions

The use of VICTREX® PEEK polymer in composites is helping the oil & gas industry to successfully surmount the challenge of the increasingly difficult operating conditions it now encounters.

11 Mar 2014

B&W Tek Announce Distribution Agreement with VWR International

B&W Tek, an advanced instrumentation company that delivers lab quality Raman spectroscopy solutions through user-friendly mobile platforms, is pleased to announce its newest distribution agreement with VWR International, LLC, a global solutions provider of laboratory suppliers, equipment and services.

From B&W Tek 11 Mar 2014

Titan Introduces New Ruggedized Flowmeter for Metering Low Flow Fluids

Titan Enterprises announces a new ruggedized IP67 / NEMA 4 compliant version of its OG2 flowmeter for metering low flow fluids, such as viscous hydraulic oils used in heavy machinery, at pressures of up to 700 bar and temperatures up to 150°C.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 11 Mar 2014

NSF Honors Johns Hopkins Material Scientist with CAREER Award

Tim Mueller, a Johns Hopkins University assistant professor of materials science and engineering, has been selected by the National Science Foundation to receive its prestigious CAREER Award, which recognizes the highest level of excellence and promise in early-stage scholars. His faculty appointment is within the university’s Whiting School of Engineering.

11 Mar 2014