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Ambrell Ships Induction Heating System for Stress Relief of Steel Bars in Automated Manufacturing

Ambrell, a leading manufacturer of induction heating systems, has installed an EKOHEAT 65 kW/100 kHz induction heating system for stress relieving steel bars. The client was cold bending bars and then tempering them with an oven. The steel bar requires a 50 mm heat zone.

From Ambrell Induction Heating Solutions 11 Dec 2013

ZMD Launches Sensor Signal Conditioning IC with Integrated DSP for Linearization, Calibration Functions

ZMD AG (ZMDI), a Dresden-based semiconductor company that specializes in enabling energy efficient solutions, today announces the launch of the ZSSC3027, a leading-edge 16-bit sensor signal conditioning IC (SSC) with an integrated 18-bit digital signal processor (DSP) for linearization and calibration functions.

11 Dec 2013

Bruker Launches ContourSP Large-Panel 3D Optical Metrology System for Electronics Manufacturing

Bruker announced today that it has launched the ContourSP large panel metrology system, which more than doubles the measurement throughput of the high-density interconnect (HDI) substrates in multi-chip modules (MCM) over previous generation SP models used by the semiconductor packaging industry.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 11 Dec 2013

MPM’s Fluid Applied Silicone Air and Water Barrier System Awarded US Patent

Momentive Performance Materials Inc., the exclusive global licensee of General Electric-branded sealants, recently obtained a patent for the complete, 100 percent silicone Air & Water Barrier (AWB) system by GE. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the system U.S. Patent No. 8,513,328, directed to a novel “Fluid Applied Silicone Air and Water Barrier System and Process Thereof.”

From Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 11 Dec 2013

New Hydrophilic Product for Liquid Silicone Rubber Applications from Cabot

Cabot Corporation today announced the launch of CAB-O-SIL® CLARUS™ 3160 fumed silica, a new hydrophilic product for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) applications. This new fumed silica is designed to improve performance in clear silicone rubber by providing a high level of reinforcement without sacrificing transparency, and with minimal discoloration due to aging.

11 Dec 2013

3D Print Service Launched in MakerBot Retail Stores

MakerBot is launching a 3D print service in its MakerBot retail stores located in New York, Boston and Greenwich, Conn. Starting today, simply walk into one of the MakerBot retail stores with a .STL, .OBJ, or Thing file on a USB drive and MakerBot will 3D print your design for you! All items are 3D printed on a MakerBot® Replicator® 2 Desktop 3D Printer in the MakerBot Store.

11 Dec 2013

Data Report on Paints and Varnishes Market in China

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Paints and Varnishes in China to 2017: Market Databook" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 11 Dec 2013

Thesis on ‘Switchable Selective Absorber Coatings for Overheating Protection of Solar Thermal Collectors’ Awarded PhD

On 6 December, Antonio Paone of the EPFL Solar Energy and Building Physics Lab (LESO-PB) obtained his PhD for his thesis on "Switchable Selective Absorber Coatings for Overheating Protection of Solar Thermal Collectors".

11 Dec 2013

Thickness, Material Property Variation Contribute to Structural Performance of Composites

Building on wider work funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Airbus and GKN, Groh’s research is the first to identify the contribution of both thickness and material property variation on structural performance, and therefore on weight and cost savings.

11 Dec 2013

Air Products and Takamul Enter JV to Establish Integrated Industrial Gases Venture at SEZAD, Oman

Air Products, the leading global hydrogen provider, and Takamul Investment Company, a subsidiary of the Oman Oil Company, today announced they have signed a joint venture agreement to establish an integrated industrial gases venture, which will become a one-stop provider for a full range of industrial gases such as hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen for all customers in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), Oman.

From Air Products PLC 11 Dec 2013

SSEC WaferStorm Platform Selected for Thick-Film Removal Capabilities

Solid State Equipment LLC (SSEC), a leading provider of single-wafer wet processing systems for advanced packaging (including 2.5D and 3D-ICs), MEMS, and compound semiconductor markets, today announces two major wins for its WaferStorm platform at a leading foundry in Asia and a major US integrated device manufacturer (IDM).

11 Dec 2013

US Advanced Ceramics Market Forecast to Rise to $13.5 Billion in 2017

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Advanced Ceramics Market

11 Dec 2013

Suitable Sieve Shaker For Any Sample Material From Retsch

Retsch’s line of sieve shakers is the most comprehensive offering with regards to sieving motions, measuring ranges and sieve diameters, thus covering virtually any bulk material – from agglomerating powders to solid rocks.

From RETSCH GmbH 11 Dec 2013

Researchers Collaborate to Prove that Polymers can be Semimetals

Traditional plastics, or polymers, are electrical insulators. In the seventies a new class of polymers that conduct electricity like semiconductors and metals was discovered by Alan J.Heeger, Alan G. MacDiarmid and Hideki Shirakawa.

11 Dec 2013

Jefferson Lab Develops Three New Neutron Shielding Products

When faced with the challenge of protecting sensitive scientific equipment and computers from radiation, engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility decided to take matters into their own hands. They came up with three innovative products that could soon find their way to nuclear power plants, particle accelerators and other radiation-generating devices around the world.

11 Dec 2013