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New Data Acquisition Software by Strategic Test

The sixth generation of the SBench 6 data acquisition software has now been released by Strategic Test, and now the software is available for both Windows or Linux users.

From Strategic Test AB 14 Jun 2013

Air Products Wins Ringier Coatings Technology Innovation Awards for SSDL Defoamers

Air Products, a leading global supplier of performance materials, has won the 2013 Ringier Coatings Technology Innovation Awards for its new Airase™ Structured Siloxane Defoamer Line (SSDL™ Defoamers). As a global leader of water-based technology for specialty additives, Air Products has received this prestigious award for the third consecutive year.

14 Jun 2013

New Report on Italian Market for Chemical Cleaning Products

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Chemical Cleaning Products in Italy" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 14 Jun 2013

Premium BASF Automotive Refinish Paint Brand Launched in Morocco

BASF has launched R-M, the premium automotive refinish paint brand, in Morocco. In Casablanca, the R-M experts presented a comprehensive offer, meeting the requirements of the automotive refinish paint market with a focus on colour expertise, services and training, to customers and journalists.

From BASF Corporation 14 Jun 2013

Vishay Expands VJ Automotive Series of Surface-Mount Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitors

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today extended its VJ automotive series of surface-mount multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) for high-temperature automotive applications. To save board space, the VJ….31 / VJ….34 now offer a 0402 case size with an X8R dielectric. In addition, the 0603 and 0805 case sizes featuring an X8R dielectric have been enhanced, now offering working voltages of 100 V.

14 Jun 2013

3D Systems to Acquire Global Direct Metal Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printers Provider

3D Systems announced today that it has signed agreements to acquire approximately 80% of Phenix Systems, a leading global provider of Direct Metal Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printers based in Riom, France.

From 3D Systems 14 Jun 2013

Top Occupational Safety Award Recognizes Momentive Specialty Chemicals’ Lakeland Facility

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (“MSC” or the “Company”) captured the top occupational safety award from the Tampa Area Safety Council’s Occupational Safety organization. The award, presented last month, recognized MSC’s Lakeland, Florida, area facility for its leadership, culture and outstanding safety record.

From Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 14 Jun 2013

Growth in Oil and Gas Exploration Activities Increases Demand for Oil Country Tubular Goods

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global OCTG Market: Trends & Opportunities (2012-2017)" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 14 Jun 2013

Dutch National Chemistry Olympiad 2013 Won By Han Mertens

16 year-old Han Mertens from Malden in the Netherlands, a student at the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Nijmegen, has won the 34th National Chemistry Olympiad (NCO), ahead of around 4000 other participants. Three other co...

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 14 Jun 2013

Closer to reality - a recent publication in Annalen der Physik.

A new microscopy setup, referred to as environmental scanning transmission electron microscopy (ESTEM), provides the possibility of imaging single atoms under controlled temperature and gas environment conditions. This enables more realistic catalyst reaction studies with Angstrom resolution.

14 Jun 2013

Zeiss to Acquire Xradia, Inc. the Innovative US 3D X-Ray Microscope Company

ZEISS, the international leader in the fields of optics and optoelectronics today announced the planned acquisition of the US-based Xradia, Inc. Xradia is an medium-size company providing innovative 3D X-ray microscopes ...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 13 Jun 2013

European Powder Metallurgy Association Launches New Website

After over 6 months of development work the EPMA is launching a new website. The new EPMA website went live on the 10th June. The newly designed EPMA website will be underpinned by a Joomla! system enabling the content and services to be added more freely than the previous version.

13 Jun 2013