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Hon Hai/Foxconn to Invest $40 Million in Pennsylvania for Advanced Technology Manufacturing Facility

Governor Tom Corbett today announced that Hon Hai/Foxconn, the largest contract electronics manufacturer in the world, plans to invest $40 million in Pennsylvania to establish a high-end technology manufacturing facility, creating 500 jobs and to launch a strategic R&D partnership with Carnegie Mellon University.

25 Nov 2013

New Polishing Cloth System Introduced By LECO

LECO has introduced the Fastick system for grinding and polishing samples. This new system offers customers a cost-effective alternative to the magnetic disc systems often used for grinding and polishing.

From LECO Corporation 22 Nov 2013

Clariant Uses Green Chemistry to Create Safer, Halogen-Free Flame Retardants

Clariant’s halogen-free flame retardants lock in safe fire protection for new class of natural oil based, renewable polyurethane foams. Halogen-free, non-migratory Exolit® OP 560 flame retardant remains fi...

From Clariant Corporation 22 Nov 2013

A*STAR Launches Industrial Additive Manufacturing Programme

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has launched the Industrial Additive Manufacturing (AM) Programme to develop a number of critical technologies to grow an internationally competitive AM industry in support of the manufacturing sector in Singapore, particularly the aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, marine and precision engineering industries.

22 Nov 2013

Rudolph Receives Orders for AWX FSI Unpatterned Wafer Inspection System

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has won orders for its AWX™ FSI unpatterned wafer inspection system at both a major Southeast Asia-based outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) facility and a key Korean memory manufacturer.

From Onto Innovation 22 Nov 2013

SCI-Arc to Break Ground on ‘Magic Box’ Digital Fabrication Lab

The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) today announced that it will break ground on a technologically transformative new digital fabrication space that will ignite the kinds of innovation, entrepreneurship and out-of-the-box thinking that are the hallmark of a SCI-Arc education.

22 Nov 2013

New Report on Global Organic and Inorganic Corrosion Inhibitors Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Corrosion Inhibitors (Organic And Inorganic) Market to 2019" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 22 Nov 2013

USC Viterbi Researchers Develop Faster 3D Printing Process

Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a faster 3D printing process and are now using it to model and fabricate heterogeneous objects, which comprise multiple materials.

22 Nov 2013

Growing Demand for Silver Highlighted at 2013 Silver Industrial Conference

The growing industrial demand for silver and its multiple uses throughout the world was highlighted at the 2013 Silver Industrial Conference, recently held in Washington, D.C. The well-attended conference, which included presentations by global industry leaders, was sponsored by the Silver Institute.

22 Nov 2013

New Findings May Resolve Debate on How Organic Photovoltaics Turn Sunlight into Electricity

Organic solar cells have long been touted as lightweight, low-cost alternatives to rigid solar panels made of silicon. Dramatic improvements in the efficiency of organic photovoltaics have been made in recent years, yet the fundamental question of how these devices convert sunlight into electricity is still hotly debated.

22 Nov 2013

Specialty Chemicals Leader, Perstorp Group, Increases Investment in North East Asia Region

The Perstorp Group, an innovative world leader in specialty chemicals, is increasing its investment in the North East Asia Region. Considerable investments have already been made into a new Neopentyl Glycol plant at Zibo, in China, as well as increasing sales, market development and customer support resources throughout the region. Jan Secher, Perstorp’s President & CEO sees these latest investments as part of Perstorp’s long-standing strategic commitment to the region, and its future development potential.

From Perstorp Holding AB 22 Nov 2013

Holst Centre, imec and ZOL Partner to Develop Wearable Sensor Technologies for Healthcare Applications

Imec, Holst Centre and the East-Limburg Hospital (Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, ZOL) have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of wearable sensor technologies for remote healthcare and personal health applications.

From IMEC 22 Nov 2013

Composites UK Honors Winners of the 2013 Innovation Awards

Composites UK celebrated industry innovation by presenting the UK Composite Industry Awards 2013 at the annual awards dinner on 12th November 2013 at the Crowne Plaza, NEC Birmingham UK.

22 Nov 2013

IPLEX RX And IPLEX RT Industrial Videoscopes Introduced By Olympus

Olympus Introduces the IPLEX RX and IPLEX RT Industrial Videoscopes Featuring the Unique PulsarPic™ Image Processor to Produce Exceptionally High-resolution Images.

From Evident Corporation - NDT 21 Nov 2013

Production Location In China Opened By Plansee

Plansee High Performance Materials has had its own sales organization in China for more than 20 years. As the importance of this market has grown, the next logical step was for Plansee to set up their own production location, which has just opened near Shanghai.

From PLANSEE 21 Nov 2013