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EPSRC Funds Project to Unlock the Potential of Oxygen

A SAFE way to use oxygen during chemical processes would bring enormous economic benefits to manufacturers in fields such as pharmaceuticals. But the high flammability of oxygen means that the risks often outweigh the advantages.

22 May 2013

Doughnut-Shaped Droplets May Provide a New Approach for Fundamental Study

A fried breakfast food popular in Spain provided the inspiration for the development of doughnut-shaped droplets that may provide scientists with a new approach for studying fundamental issues in physics, mathematics and materials.

22 May 2013

Nano Bridging Molecules Awarded Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership

Based on its recent research on the dental implant market, Frost & Sullivan presents Nano Bridging Molecules SA (NBM) with the 2013 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership. The company's patented SurfLink® technology has the potential to bring a major revolution to bone-anchored implants by drastically reducing the technical challenges associated with conventional dental implant technologies.

22 May 2013

WARDJet Improves WARD Pro Waterjet Abrasive Recycling System

WARDJet, Inc. Tallmadge, OH announces a revolutionary, cost-saving improvement to its patented WARD Pro Waterjet Abrasive Recycling System, making recycling more profitable than ever before.

From WARDJet - Waterjet Cutting Machines 22 May 2013

Capability Mapping Reveals 18 UK Institutions Active in Composites Manufacturing Research

The Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Composites (CIMComp) has completed a survey to understand the UK academic capability in composites manufacturing.

22 May 2013

Hiden Expand with Release of New SIMS System Family Trio

Secondary ion mass spectrometry(SIMS) is a versatile, highly-sensitive technique for surface analysis and surface depth profiling of diverse materials.

From Hiden Analytical 22 May 2013

Launch of Vacuum Expo - Announcement by Xmark Media

Xmark Media announces the launch of Vacuum Expo and its partner conference, Vacuum Symposium.

21 May 2013

H.B. Fuller Signs Acquisition Deal for Adhesives Company, Plexbond Quimica

H.B. Fuller Company announced today that it has signed an agreement to purchase adhesives company Plexbond Quimica, S/A, a provider of chemical polyurethane specialties and polyester resins. This business generated nearly $20 million in revenue for the 2012 fiscal year and operates a manufacturing facility in Curitiba, Brazil.

21 May 2013

GT Advanced Technologies to Highlight Sapphire Cover Screens at SID Display Week

GT Advanced Technologies is participating in the 2013 Society for Information Display's Display Week event May 20-24 in Vancouver, BC. The company will be showcasing sapphire cover screens for smartphones and other mobile devices including touch panel demonstrations with sapphire screens developed by Atmel and Ocular that highlight sapphire touch sensitivity when integrated into a touch module.

21 May 2013

PPG Strengthens Aerospace Coatings Business through Completion of Deft Acquisition

PPG Industries announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Deft Incorporated, a privately-owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, Calif. Financial terms were not disclosed.

From PPG Industries Inc. 21 May 2013

EPA Issues SNAP Approval for Commercial Blends of Solvay’s Solkane 365/227

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday (May 17, 2013) issued a SNAP (Significant New Alternatives Policy) approval for commercial blends of Solvay’s Solkane® 365/227.

21 May 2013

Comprehensive Report on Global Market for Aluminum Foil Packaging

The global market for aluminium foil packaging is poised for substantial growth in the upcoming decade, primarily spurred by the stable economic growth in the developing countries, rising disposable incomes and enhancing customers’ awareness of products quality and quantity. The competition is set to become more intense owing to low labor costs and development of new products.

21 May 2013

Euro PM2013 Technical Programme Brochure Available Now for Download

The Euro PM2013 Congress & Exhibition Technical Programme is now available for download. The Euro PM2013 Congress & Exhibition 15 – 18 September, Gothenburg, Sweden will cover all areas of Powder Metallurgy, including, a first for a Euro PM event, technical papers and a Special Interest Seminar covering metal powder Additive Manufacturing.

From European Powder Metallurgy Assn. 21 May 2013

Wausau Paper Signs Deal to Sell Specialty Paper Business

Wausau Paper today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its specialty paper business to a new company sponsored by KPS Capital Partners L.P. (“KPS”), a New York-based private equity firm with significant experience in the paper industry. The new company will be known as Expera Specialty Solutions, LLC (“Expera”).

21 May 2013

Second Kiln at Texas Industries’ Hunter Cement Plant Achieves Operational Status

Texas Industries, Inc. announced today that its Texas subsidiary has achieved operational status of its second kiln at its Hunter cement plant, near New Braunfels, Texas. Following a successful commissioning process which began in November of 2012, the 1.4-million ton state-of-the art kiln line has realized its design performance capabilities and is producing efficiently.

21 May 2013