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Comprehensive Report on Worldwide Markets for Industrial X-Ray Inspection Systems

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Industrial X-Ray Inspection Systems - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 18 Jul 2013

Novel Process Inserts More Water Molecules into Zeolites

More than a decade ago, Thomas Vogt and Yongjae Lee, then colleagues at Brookhaven National Laboratory, uncovered a counter-intuitive property of zeolites. When they put these porous minerals in water, and then put the water under high pressure, the tiny cavities within the zeolites actually grew in size.

18 Jul 2013

Fairchild Semiconductor Awarded 2012 TCOO Supplier Award from Celestica

Fairchild Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile solutions, today announced it has been awarded a 2012 Total Cost of Ownership (TCOO™) Supplier Award from Celestica, a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions.

18 Jul 2013

De Sangosse Agroquimica to Distribute MPM Silwet Adjuvants in South Brazil

Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (MPM) announces today that De Sangosse Agroquimica has been appointed as a new distributor for Silwet* adjuvants in the South region of Brazil, effective July 1, 2013. The move is part of MPM’s strategic plan to continue growing its sales in the agriculture business in Latin America.

From Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 18 Jul 2013

U.S. Zinc Partners With KODA to Launch New National Distribution Strategy

U.S. Zinc announced today it will launch a new national distribution strategy for its zinc oxide division through an alliance with the KODA Distribution Group, Stamford, Conn. The new approach, which will go into effect as soon as contracts permit, will streamline points of contact for customers across the U.S.

18 Jul 2013

Nominations Invited for Rockwell Automation’s Manufacturing Safety Excellence Award

Recognize a company for exemplary manufacturing safety performance. Celebrate their commitment to worker safety. Acknowledge top-notch safety professionals.

18 Jul 2013

Praxair Korea Commences Second Air Separation Plant at Samsung Semiconductor Facility

Praxair Korea, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., announced the start-up of its second state-of-the-art air separation plant at the Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung) semiconductor facility in Hwasung, Korea. Through a long-term contract, the plant will supply on-site high-purity oxygen, nitrogen and argon to Samsung, one of the largest electronics companies in the world and the largest global producer of memory chips, TFT-LCDs, CDMA mobile phones and monitors.

18 Jul 2013

Global Strategic Business Report on Metal Packaging

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Metal Packaging - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 18 Jul 2013

Avantor™ Performance Materials Expands Distribution Arrangement with VWR International, LLC for Pharmaceutical Production Chemicals in Europe, Middle East and Africa

Avantor™ Performance Materials, a global manufacturer of performance materials and chemicals, today announced it has expanded its arrangement with VWR International, LLC for distribution of its pharmaceutical produ...

17 Jul 2013

First Successful Systematic Investigation of Factors That Control Boiling Heat Transfer

A team of MIT researchers has succeeded in carrying out the first systematic investigation of the factors that control boiling heat transfer from a surface to a liquid. This process is crucial to the efficiency of power plants and the cooling of high-power electronics, and could even lead to improvements in how vehicles travel through water.

By David L. Chandler 17 Jul 2013

Manchester Laser Expert Honored for Outstanding Engineering Innovations in Manufacturing

A University of Manchester laser expert will this week receive one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s highest accolades – the Sir Frank Whittle medal – for his outstanding and sustained research achievements for engineering innovations in manufacturing that have directly benefitted the UK economy.

17 Jul 2013

Duke Researchers Develop New Biomaterial to Regenerate Back Discs

Cell therapies may stop or reverse the pain and disability of degenerative disc disease and the loss of material between vertebrae, according to Duke University scientists.

17 Jul 2013

DILAS Delivers 10W Output Power from Multi-Single Emitter Based Fiber-Coupled Module

DILAS, the diode laser company, now delivers 10W output power from a multi-single emitter based 450nm, 400-micron, 0.22NA, fiber-coupled module developed for cinema projection and medical applications.

17 Jul 2013

PI Announce New Catalog of Piezo Positioning and Motion Control Products

The new hardcover and online catalog from PI covers their precision positioning technologies and product families from motorized linear translation stages to 6-axis parallel kinematic positioners and from piezo flexure nanopositioning systems to high-speed ceramic linear motors along with the associated drivers and motion controllers.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 17 Jul 2013

Leco Corporation to Hold E-seminar on Future Developments in 2D Gas Chromatography

On Thursday, July 18 at 10 am EST (1600 hours CET), LECO Corporation will hold a complimentary e-seminar titled Current Research and Future Developmental Focus in Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography (GCxGC)....

From LECO Corporation 16 Jul 2013