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Nadcap Approval Aim For Hardide

Hardide Coatings’ plan to secure the aerospace industry’s prestigious Nadcap approval is taking off. The provider of advanced surface coating technology aims to reach new frontiers of surface engineering by securing the accreditation within the next 18 months.

From Hardide Coatings 4 Dec 2013

Dynamic Precision Group Closes Acquisition of Eight Unison Engine Components Facilities

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group today announced that Dynamic Precision Group, operating under the market-facing name Paradigm Precision, a DPG Company, has closed its acquisition of eight aerospace component fabrication and machining facilities located on three sites in the U.S., Canada and the UK from Unison Engine Components, a subsidiary of GE Aviation.

4 Dec 2013

Voxeljet Introduces New Large Format Industrial 3D Printer, VX2000

voxeljet AG, a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers, today announced the launch of the latest in its full line of large format industrial 3D printers, the VX2000.

4 Dec 2013

Global Biodegradable Plastics Market Expected to Grow at 19.6% CAGR During 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biodegradable Plastics - 2013 Report" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 4 Dec 2013

3D Systems Announces Flexible, Versatile ProX 950 SLA 3D Printer

3D Systems today announced the immediate availability of its ProX™ 950 Stereolithography (SLA®) 3D printer, the largest-format, highest-speed, greatest accuracy and greenest 3D printer available today.

From 3D Systems 4 Dec 2013

Using Ruby Or Diamond Orifices With WARDJet waterjets

Can you use ruby or diamond orifices with WARDJet waterjets? Yes, you can use either. Of course, the next question is which one should be used. That answer depends on the environment the machine will be working in and a number of other issues.

From WARDJet - Waterjet Cutting Machines 4 Dec 2013

Researchers Develop Innovative Energy-Absorbing Aluminum Hybrid

It has been said that nature provides us with everything that we need. A new study appearing in Springer's Journal of Materials Science may lend credence to that claim. Researchers from the Foundry Institute of the RWTH Aachen University in Germany, and Plant Biomechanics Group of the University of Freiburg, Germany, have developed an aluminum hybrid that could be used to optimize technical components and safety materials. And the inspiration came from an unexpected source – the peel of the pomelo fruit (Citrus maxima).

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 4 Dec 2013

Study Provides New Insights into Silver Corrosion in Atmospheric Conditions

Small test strips made of silver or other metals, called "coupons," are frequently used to assess and predict the speeds at which metals used in outdoor environments—pipelines, aircraft, bridges, as well as countless other types of infrastructure and machinery—will succumb to corrosion.

4 Dec 2013

Northwestern University-Led Consortium Gets Fund to Establish New Center for Materials Research

A Chicago-based consortium led by Northwestern University has been awarded $25 million over five years from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, to establish a new center of excellence for advanced materials research.

4 Dec 2013

Soitec Reaches High-Volume Manufacturing of New Enhanced Signal Integrity Substrates

Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, today announced it has reached high-volume manufacturing of its new Enhanced Signal Integrity(TM) (eSI) substrates, enabling cost-effective and high-performance radio-frequency (RF) devices.

4 Dec 2013

TowerJazz to Provide Technical and Manufacturing Capabilities to Shanghai ICC’s Customers

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Shanghai ICC, launching an exclusive partnership to offer Shanghai ICC’s customers TowerJazz's technical and manufacturing capabilities using its mixed-signal CMOS and power technologies, while expanding TowerJazz’s business opportunities in China.

4 Dec 2013

3D Systems Announces Availability of ProX 500 SLS 3D Printer

3D Systems today announced the immediate availability of its ProXTM 500 SLS® 3D printer that delivers superior parts with greater precision, durability and quality in a compact production-grade Selective Laser Sintering system that is easy to own and economical to use.

From 3D Systems 4 Dec 2013

Ecronova Polymer To Present A Paper At The European Coatings Conference

Ms. Martha Bazyluk, Head of Technical Service, at Ecronova Polymer will present a paper at the European Coatings Conference being held December 3-4, 2013 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The paper is entitled “High Pe...

From Michelman Inc 4 Dec 2013

Comprehensive Report on US Market for Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metals

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2013 Q4 Edition]" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 4 Dec 2013