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LECO to Hold Seminar on the Importance of Using GC-TOFMS for the Analysis of Packaging-Related Issues

On Thursday, September 19 at 10 am EST (1600 hours CET), LECO Corporation will hold a complimentary e-seminar titled The Importance of Using GC-TOFMS (Gas Chromatography—Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry) for Flavor...

From LECO Corporation 9 Aug 2013

Cavotec Wins Substantial Orders for Ports & Maritime Technologies

The Cavotec engineering group has won orders worth EUR 7.2 million for several of its Ports & Maritime technologies, including Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) systems, marine propulsion slipring systems, cable reels and high voltage cables for customers in the US, China, Australia, South Korea, and Japan.

9 Aug 2013

Inteplast Acquires Production Facilities of Trinity Packaging

Inteplast Group is pleased to announce that effective August 1, 2013 it has acquired a portion of the assets of Trinity Packaging Corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York. The acquisition includes the manufacturing facilities in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, and Pueblo, Colorado.

9 Aug 2013

DoE's HSSL Virtual Nuclear Control Room Aids Duke Energy Project

Modernizing nuclear power plants to help extend their operating lifetimes is no small task. But the endeavor offers an opportunity to improve control-room design and layout.

9 Aug 2013

Emerging Trends and Opportunities in the UK Retail Packaging Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Latest Trends and Key Issues in the UK Retail Packaging Market - The outlook for primary packaging and outers to 2017

From Report Linker 9 Aug 2013

AVX Releases Updated SpiTanIII Tantalum and Niobium Oxide Capacitor Simulation Software

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released an updated version of its SpiTanIII tantalum and niobium oxide (Oxicap®) capacitor simulation software, which helps electronic design engineers model and build stable, robust, and reliable designs.

9 Aug 2013

Albemarle Starts New Catalyst Manufacturing Plant at Yeosu Facility in South Korea

Albemarle Corporation, announced today the successful start-up of a new catalyst manufacturing plant at its facility in Yeosu, South Korea. The plant will produce commercial quantities of single site metallocene catalysts, including grades enhanced by Albemarle's proprietary ActivCat® activation technology, as well as catalyst components such as methylaluminoxane (MAO).

9 Aug 2013

USDA Awards Microvi Grant to Develop Butanol Production Technology

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Microvi Biotechnologies a grant to develop a breakthrough technology to dramatically improve the yield and performance of biobutanol processes. The technology overcomes toxic and inhibitory effects on butanol producing microorganisms, a major bottleneck in scaling existing biobutanol processes.

9 Aug 2013

Global Semiconductor Market Revenue for Process Control Forecast to Reach $7.1 Billion in 2013

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Semiconductors in Process Control Applications" report to their offering.

9 Aug 2013

ATK Provides Graphite Epoxy Motors and Composite Structures for ULA's Delta IV Rocket

ATK propulsion, composite and spacecraft technologies supported today's successful launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This rocket carried a Wideband Global SATCOM satellite (WGS-6) into orbit for the U.S. Air Force.

9 Aug 2013

Océ to Replace Metal in Cartridge Holder with Lehvoss LUVOCOM Polycarbonate Compound

Océ, a division of Canon Business Solutions and a leader in the printing industry for production and wide format printing systems, has specified LUVOCOM® 50-7856/FR/BK, developed and manufactured by Lehmann & Voss & Co as well as its U.S. subsidiary, Lehvoss North America, to replace metal in a cartridge holder assembly.

9 Aug 2013

Nordson ASYMTEK Releases the Spectrum S-820-C Stainless Dispensing System for Class 100 Use

Nordson ASYMTEK, a Nordson company a leader in dispensing and jetting technologies, has released its Spectrum™ S-820-C stainless steel dispensing system that is third-party certified for Class 100 cleanroom use.

8 Aug 2013

Package To Monitor And Certify Spectrophotometers From Ceram and CyberChrome

Ceram, the international materials technology company has collaborated with CyberChrome to create a package which facilitates the monitoring and certification of spectrophotometers. Ceram’s Colour Standards and ...

8 Aug 2013

Isola Debuts Breakthrough Very Low-Loss Dielectric Constant Product for PCB Designs

Isola Group S.a.r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multi-layer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), today announced Astra(TM), the company's breakthrough very low-loss dielectric constant (Dk) product for millimeter wave frequencies and beyond. Astra revolutionizes RF and microwave designs, as it delivers a thermoset solution, which is very easy to process and has stable electrical properties over a wide range of temperatures and frequencies.

8 Aug 2013

AkzoNobel Receives Binding Offer from Sika for Building Adhesives Business

AkzoNobel today announced that it has received a binding offer for the purchase of its Building Adhesives business by Sika AG for €260 million. Building Adhesives generated annual revenues of €185 million in 2012.

From AkzoNobel 8 Aug 2013