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Heraeus Increases Production Capacity for PV Paste at Singapore Facility

Heraeus' Photovoltaics Business Unit is increasing their production capacity at its site in Singapore. As Pete Horan, Vice President Operations, points out, "ever since we built our Singapore factory we have seen increasing concentration of our customer base in Asia. I expect our paste production volume in Singapore to increase significantly over the next years."

From Heraeus Holding GmbH 10 Dec 2013

3D Printer Transforms Complex Theoretical Physics into Physical Objects

Students may soon be able to reach out and touch some of the theoretical concepts they are taught in their physics classes thanks to a novel idea devised by a group of researchers from Imperial College London.

10 Dec 2013

Hosokawa Micron Offers Expanded Toll Processing Services

Choosing the right toll processing partner can make all the difference to your business in satisfying the fluctuating demands of today’s challenging marketplace or developing new products for the market.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 10 Dec 2013

University of Leuven Collaborates with Nikon Metrology to Apply Computed Tomography for Accurate Analysis of Internal Geometries of Complex Components

Many components and assemblies have internal features that are difficult to inspect non-destructively, as conventional metrology requires them to be sectioned. Examples are a hollow hydroformed camshaft, a 3D printed ...

From Nikon Metrology 10 Dec 2013

Delft University Research Uses Magritek Benchtop NMR to Study Novel Polymers

Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, report on the use of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR spectrometer to study polymers at the Delft University of Technology.

From Magritek 10 Dec 2013

Most Innovative Ideas Awarded in Fusebox Competition

The first challenge put forward by the open idea platform Fusebox was to rethink the interior of the car of the future. The jury has deliberated, and the most innovative ideas have been selected and their contributors awarded.

9 Dec 2013

Research Report on Global and China Machine Tool Industry 2013

ChinaMarketResearchReports.com adds Global and China Machine Tool Industry Report, 2013 research report to its store that says the Trumpf has stepped up the exploration in Chinese mid-end machine tool market.

9 Dec 2013

Eaton to Address Critical U.S. Manufacturing and Energy Challenges at AEMC Summit

Ramanath Ramakrishnan, executive vice president and chief technology officer for power management company Eaton, will address critical U.S. manufacturing and energy challenges at the American Energy and Manufacturing Competitiveness (AEMC) Summit on December 12 at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

From Eaton Corporation 9 Dec 2013

Economic Slowdown Impacts Development of Global Laser Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Laser Equipment and Processing Industry Report, 2013-2017" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 9 Dec 2013

New Feedback Method for Optimizing Laser Pulse Shapes in Chemical Reaction Control

In many ways, traditional chemical synthesis is similar to cooking. To alter the final product, you can change the ingredients or their ratio, change the method of mixing ingredients, or change the temperature or pressure of the environment of the ingredients. Like an accomplished chef, chemists have become very skilled at the manipulation of these parameters to produce many of the products that make our lives better.

9 Dec 2013

Novel Morphing Material, When Heated, Changes Shape in a Predetermined Pattern

Heating a sheet of plastic may not bring it to life – but it sure looks like it does in new experiments at Rice University.

9 Dec 2013

ABB Utilizes BASF Flame-Retardant PBT for DC Contactors in Railway Applications

The company ABB in Lyon has recently started to use the polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) Ultradur® B4450 G5 from BASF for its DC contactors. Since these contactors are used on railways, they must satisfy the stringent fire prevention requirements of the French Railway Standard NF F 16-101.

From BASF Corporation 9 Dec 2013