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Dow Corning to Showcase High-Performance Building Technologies at AIA Convention

Nearly 40 percent of global carbon emissions are the result of energy consumption by buildings. This, combined with tightening regulations and greater public awareness, is creating a demand for technologies that will one day make near-zero-energy high-performance buildings the norm.

From Dow Corning 17 May 2013

Innovative Gas Technologies Showcased at China’s National University Chemistry Video Contest

Air Products, a leading global industrial gases and performance materials supplier, today attended the opening ceremony of 2013 China’s National University Chemistry Video Contest held in Beijing and presented to around 150 university students its innovative gas technologies and applications in the energy and environment sectors.

17 May 2013

Alcoa Postpones Construction of New Potline at Québec Baie-Comeau Smelter

Alcoa announced today it is postponing construction of a new potline at its Baie-Comeau smelter in Québec as part of a revised modernization plan for the smelter, but will begin preparations for the upgrade by investing $100 million in the smelter over the next three years and by permanently closing the plant’s two Soderberg potlines.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 17 May 2013

K-TOR Releases Second-Generation Human Powered Pocket Socket Hand Crank Generator

K-TOR, LLC, designer and manufacturer of portable power generators, announced today the release of their second-generation Pocket Socket hand crank generator, the Pocket Socket 2. This affordable human powered generator features a standard outlet interface, which provides backup energy and emergency power to a wide range of electronic devices.

17 May 2013

Novelis to Open Aluminum Recycling and Continuous Casting Line at Italy Pieve Emanuele Facility

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced the opening of a new aluminum recycling and continuous casting line at its Pieve Emanuele facility in Milan, Italy. The 12 million euro expansion represents the largest single investment by Novelis in Italy in the past decade and is a key part of the company's drive to enhance the competitiveness of its Italian operations.

From Novelis Corp 17 May 2013

Brady to Sell Die-Cut Business Based in Asia

Brady Corporation (“Brady”), a world leader in identification solutions, today reported that it plans to sell its Asia-based Die-Cut business. This business, with sales of $179 million during the year ended July 31, 2012, consists of the manufacture and sale of high-performance products such as gaskets, meshes, heat dissipation materials, antennae, dampers, filters, and similar products sold primarily into the electronics industry with a concentration in the mobile-handset and hard-disk drive industries.

17 May 2013

Porvair Introduces North American Edition of Microplates and Microplate Equipment Catalog

Porvair Sciences has announced the first North American edition* of its internationally trusted ‘Catalog of Microplates and Microplate Equipment’.

17 May 2013

OE-A Debuts New Edition of Roadmap for Organic and Printed Electronics

The OE-A is debuting the new, fifth edition of the “OE-A Roadmap for Organic and Printed Electronics” as well as numerous new demonstrators at LOPE-C in Munich, Germany from June 11 to 13, 2013. The OE-A Roadmap illustrates the status and trends of applications and technologies. The new OE-A brochure also boasts an interactive cover page that includes integrated lights.

17 May 2013

Launch of New Thermoforming PP for Faster Throughput to Converters

Polychim is setting a new benchmark in the performance of homopolymer polypropylene (PP) in packaging applications with the launch of a new thermoforming PP offering excellent aesthetics, high quality and faster throughp...

From Milliken & Company 17 May 2013

New Nanoform® X Precision Machining System by Precitech

Precitech, a global manufacturer of innovative ultra precision machining solutions, has introduced the Nanoform® X Multi-Axis Ultra Precision Machining System.

17 May 2013

RTP Company Help Develop New Cable Tie Tool

New Berlin Plastics, a custom injection molding company, was recently approached by HellermannTyton, a manufacturer of high-quality cable management products, for help producing an innovative cable tie tool it was developing.

From RTP Company 17 May 2013

Trelleborg's Online Survey to Explore Inhibitors to Innovation

Innovation is often credited with evolving industries, product differentiation, attracting key talent and critically, improving the bottom line.

From Trelleborg - TAEM 17 May 2013

Ceram to Hold Forum on Re-engineering of Raw Materials

Ceram, the international materials technology company, will be holding a free breakfast forum ‘Re-Engineering Materials - Reduce Waste, Ensure Future Raw Materials Supply and Save Money’ on Friday 14 June at ...

16 May 2013

$EnerG2 to Use a Mastersizer 3000 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer from Malvern Instruments$

EnerG2 to Use a Mastersizer 3000 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer from Malvern Instruments

EnerG2, a company working at the forefront of developing nanostructured carbons for energy storage, is using a Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction particle size analyzer from Malvern Panalytical to measure and characterize its high performance products.

From Malvern Panalytical 16 May 2013

New Range of Stainless Steel and Aluminium Oval Gear Flow Meters by Titan Enterprises

Titan Enterprises has launched a new range of stainless steel and aluminium oval gear flow meters with a clear acrylic top enabling users to visually check the flow as well as monitoring the flow output.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 16 May 2013