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JM Corbond III Closed-Cell Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation Offers R-Value of 5.9/inch

Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company and leading building products manufacturer, today announced that JM Corbond III® closed-cell spray polyurethane foam insulation now offers a R-value of 5.9/inch (11.6 ft2/hr/oF/BTU LTTR), a change that translates to a 13 percent higher R-value compared to previous thermal performance of 5.1/inch.

From Johns Manville 13 Sep 2013

TenCate Advanced Composites Launch the Prepreg Range of AmberTool Composite Tooling Products

The recent purchase of Amber Composites by TenCate Advanced Composites has allowed the materials technology company to merge a number of industry leading composite tooling products into the TenCate AmberTool® prepreg...

From Toray Advanced Composites 13 Sep 2013

TerraSep Announces First Data from HPLC-Beating Centrifugal Liquid Chromatgoraphy

In the first formal laboratory test of its process separation technology, TerraSep LLC has confirmed that its multi-column Preparative/Process scale Centrifugal Liquid Chromatograph (P-CLC) achieved a level of separation efficiency that is orders of magnitude higher than current industry standard processes.

12 Sep 2013

New Olympus 40x Silicone Oil Microscope Offers Brighter, High-Resolution Live Cell and Time-Lapse Imaging with Continuous Autofocus

Olympus has introduced a 40x silicone oil microscope objective, its latest innovation in silicone immersion microscope optics. The new objective fills out the company’s full line of silicone oil optics, which al...

12 Sep 2013

Leica Microsystems Adds To Accessories And Advice For DMS300

After launching the Leica DMS300, a digital microscope system without eyepieces, in March 2013, Leica Microsystems now adds to its accessories and gives more hands-on advice.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 12 Sep 2013

Woodhead Publishing: Corrosion and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Metallic Artefacts

The conservation of metallic archaeological and historic artefacts is a major challenge whether they are ancient bronzes or relics of our more recent industrial past.

12 Sep 2013

ROFIN Macro Group to Present New Laser Sources for Welding and Cutting at SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN 2013

Hamburg/Germany, 12 September 2013: From 16th to 21st September the SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN opens its doors in Essen, Germany, and invites visitors to the most important event of joining technology.

12 Sep 2013

Exeter Analytical Model 440 Elemental Analyser - Precise Tool for the Biomass Industry

Exeter Analytical reports that its Model 440 Elemental Analyser provides a fast and precise analytical tool for the biomass industry.

From Exeter Analytical (UK), Ltd 12 Sep 2013

IndustryWeek Selects L.B. Foster’s Concrete Facility as Finalist for Best Plants Award

Pittsburgh, PA-based L.B. Foster Company announced that its CXT® Concrete Buildings plant in Spokane, Washington has been selected as a finalist by IndustryWeek magazine for their 2013 Best Plants Award. L.B. Foster's Pueblo, CO rail products facility previously won the publication's 2011 award as one of North America's top manufacturing plants and the company has been chosen as a finalist for each of the last four years.

12 Sep 2013

New Report Covers Trends and Forecasts of Global Polyether Ether Ketone Market

"Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) Market by Types (Unfilled, Carbon Filled, Glass Filled), Applications (Automotive, Aerospace, Medical, Electronics & Electrical, Industrial) & Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2018", defines and segments the global Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) market with an analysis and forecasting of the global consumption volume.

12 Sep 2013

Momentive’s Products for Rapid Production of Carbon Fiber Composite Components

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., (“Momentive Specialty Chemicals,” “MSC” or the “Company”) a leading global supplier of epoxy resins and curing agents will showcase several examples of its products suited for the rapid production of carbon fiber parts for the automotive industry.

From Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 12 Sep 2013

Insulate America Honors Johns Manville with ‘Supplier of the Year’ Award

Johns Manville (JM), the global building products manufacturer, today announced it has been named “Supplier of the Year” for 2013 by Insulate America, Inc., the nation’s largest independent insulation contractor association. This marks the third time JM has been honored by the organization for superior customer service and overall support of the organization.

From Johns Manville 12 Sep 2013

Icynene Launches Regionally-Specific European Product Line, H2Foam

Global spray foam insulation manufacturer Icynene announced today the launch of its regionally-specific European product line, H2Foam™ to address specific needs of architects and builders within the region.

12 Sep 2013

Researchers Find Solution for Century-Old Chemistry Problem

Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a “foundational reaction” of organic chemistry to a stubborn class of chemicals, in a transformation that has been thought impossible for a century.

12 Sep 2013

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes AB SCIEX as Mass Spectrometry Market Leader

AB SCIEX is ranked #1 in the mass spectrometry technology industry once again, according to an independent market research firm that tracks revenues and unit sales globally in the highly competitive sector of scientific instrumentation. Frost & Sullivan has awarded AB SCIEX the 2013 Global Market Share Leadership Award for Mass Spectrometry.

12 Sep 2013