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Glaston Announces Closing of Major Deal with Jin Jing Group

Glaston has closed a EUR 3.4 million deal with the Chinese company Jin Jing Group. Glaston has a long-term customer relationship with Jin Jing Group and this time the deal includes two Glaston CCS900™ double-chamber tempering furnaces, one Glaston FC500™ flat tempering furnace, one Glaston XtraEdge™ 2640-10 double-edging line and one real-time iLooK™ quality measurement system.

27 May 2013

Axalta Coating Systems Receives Daimler Trucks North America Masters of Quality Award

Axalta Coating Systems, formerly DuPont Performance Coatings, the leading manufacturer and marketer of heavy-duty truck coatings, received the prestigious Daimler Trucks North America Masters of Quality award. This is the seventh year Axalta received the award, and the fourth consecutive year of the past five.

27 May 2013

Tenere Expands Rapid Prototyping Capabilities Through Protogenic Acquisition

Tenere Inc., a full-service designer and fabricator of complex metal and plastic components and assemblies, today announced that it has acquired Protogenic, a quality-driven rapid prototyping and casting company. The acquisition expands Tenere’s portfolio of services for helping manufacturers transform complex engineering concepts into commercial products.

27 May 2013

Lake Shore to Showcase THz System and Cryogenic Probe Stations at IMS

Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. will attend the IEEE MTT International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Seattle, Wash. June 2-7, where it will showcase its family of cryogenic and cryogen-free probe stations for characterizing the performance of early stage devices and materials.

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. 27 May 2013

BASF Announces Production Capability Expansion Plans for Monaca and Wyandotte Plants

BASF today announced plans to expand manufacturing capabilities for products marketed under the Joncryl® trade name at plants located in Wyandotte, Michigan, and Monaca, Pennsylvania, to support customer growth in the printing, packaging, and industrial coating markets.

From BASF Corporation 27 May 2013

Novelis Announces Automotive Sheet Production Capacity Expansion in Europe

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, will expand its production capacity for automotive sheet effective immediately. This step is designed to meet growing demand for light, recyclable aluminum sheet for automobile manufacturing.

27 May 2013

Alcoa Receives Industry Leadership Award for Aluminum

Alcoa was presented with the Industry Leadership Award for Aluminum at the inaugural Platts Global Metals Awards, sponsored by Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemical and metals information.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 27 May 2013

Glaston Cautiously Positive about Development of the Glass Processing Market

Glaston’s expectations for the development of the glass processing market in 2013 are cautiously positive. Following the measures implemented during the beginning of 2013 the company stands on a stable foundation and Glaston can focus on further developing its business and core competence areas. At China Glass Glaston introduces several new products to the market.

24 May 2013

US Demand for Specialty Films Expected to Grow to $8.0 Billion in 2017

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Specialty Films Market

From Report Linker 24 May 2013

International Rectifier Honors TowerJazz with Foundry Supplier of the Year 2012 Award

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced it has received a Foundry Supplier of the Year 2012 Award from International Rectifier, a world leader in power management technology.

24 May 2013

ABB to Commence Production of Central Photovoltaic Inverters in South Africa

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, plans to start production of central inverters in South Africa to support the rapidly growing local photovoltaic (PV) market and local content requirements.

24 May 2013

Havok’s 3D Simulation Development Framework to be Integrated into Nova Systems

Havok™, a leading provider of real-time simulation development and 3D visualization technology, announces today that it has entered into an enterprise agreement with Nova Technologies, a premier provider of high quality simulation training programs.

24 May 2013

Molecular Modelling Helps Describe Chemical Reactions in Complex Enzymes

How our bodies break down the common drugs ibuprofen, diclofenac and warfarin is the subject of a new study from the University of Bristol, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The research should ultimately help predict how new drugs will be metabolized in the body, potentially helping avoid adverse drug reactions in future.

24 May 2013

Manufacturing Processes Contribute to More Than Two-Thirds of a Running Shoe’s Carbon Impact

A typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for one week, according to a new MIT-led lifecycle assessment.

By Jennifer Chu 24 May 2013

LLNL Physicist Receives ECRP Award for Study on Critical Energy Transport Properties of High-Energy-Density Matter

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) physicist Yuan Ping has been selected as a recipient of a Department of Energy Office of Science Early Career Research Program (ECRP) award. These awards provide $2.5 million over five years to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulate research careers in disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science.

From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 24 May 2013