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European Automotive Composites Market Estimated to Reach $2,270 Million in 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Opportunities for Composites in European Automotive Market 2013-2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 10 Dec 2013

Aehr Test Receives $1 Million Follow-on Order for FOX-15 Wafer-Level Burn-In and Test System

Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq:AEHR), a leading supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, today announced it has received over $1 million in a follow-on order for its FOX-15 wafer-level burn-in and test system and WaferPak full-wafer contactors from a leading supplier of automotive and industrial integrated circuits.

10 Dec 2013

Lindamar Nature's Reward Compostable Bags Receive 100% Biodegradability Certification

Nature's Reward®, a new line of compostable bags manufactured and marketed by Lindamar Industries, Inc., an ISO 9001-2008 certified, California-based plastic packaging manufacturer, recently received the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) ASTM-D6400 certification, proving 100% biodegradability.

10 Dec 2013

Innovative Aluminium Solutions for Functional Surfaces from Constellium

Constellium N.V. unveils two innovative aluminium solutions for functional surfaces with highly demanding technical requirements. STAYBRIGHT™ is a long-lasting, brilliant aluminium product used in decorative trims for cars. HELARIS™ brings revolutionary surfaces for solar thermal energy collectors to the market.

10 Dec 2013

Compact, Cost-Effective Micro-Combined Heat and Power System for Home Energy Needs

Nirvana Energy Systems, Inc., a Silicon Valley startup company founded by two Stanford Professors, announced today that it had developed an efficient micro-combined heat and power (m-CHP) system for home use that converts gas into electricity and provides for domestic water and space heating.

10 Dec 2013

New Forecast Report on Global Filter Cartridge Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International Filter Cartridge Market - Includes Forecast to 2016" report to their offering.

10 Dec 2013

Triboelectric Generators Capture Foot Stomping Power to Illuminate LED Lights

With one stomp of his foot, Zhong Lin Wang illuminates a thousand LED bulbs – with no batteries or power cord. The current comes from essentially the same source as that tiny spark that jumps from a fingertip to a doorknob when you walk across carpet on a cold, dry day. Wang and his research team have learned to harvest this power and put it to work.

10 Dec 2013

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