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Trex Products Secure Top Honors from ADEX Program

Trex Company, the world's largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing, has won four 2013 Platinum Awards for Design Excellence (ADEX) for two new additions to its revolutionary Trex Transcend® decking and railing system, as well as for the high performance Trex Elevations® Steel Deck Framing and the stylish and durable Trex Pergola ™.

From Trex Company, Inc. 4 Apr 2013

Willetts Announce New Research Funding Scheme to Advance Materials, Storing Power and Productivity in Autonomous Systems

Willetts announces £85 million research capital fund for developments in advanced materials, grid-scale energy storage, and robotics and autonomous systems. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...

4 Apr 2013

Analysis Report on Hard Chrome and Alternatives in Wear Coatings

The comprehensive research "Markets in Wear Coatings: Hard Chrome and its Alternatives" discusses various technologies, industries in which hard chrome plating and replacements will and won't be used, as well as forecasts to 2020.

4 Apr 2013

Momentive Performance Materials Announces Korean Technology Center Expansion

Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (MPM) announces today an expansion of its current technology center in Seoul, Korea, creating a global innovation center focused on the electronics industry.

From Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 4 Apr 2013

Optomec Announces Expansion of its Additive Manufacturing IP Portfolio

Optomec announced today that the Company’s Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio in the field of Additive Manufacturing grew to 35 patents with the addition of six new patents granted in 2012. These new patents cover inventions for the Company’s Aerosol Jet technology used for Printed Electronics. Optomec also announced it has received notices of allowance for additional patents which are expected to be granted in 2013.

4 Apr 2013

Ural Federal University Institute of Physics and Technology Procures McPherson’s VUVAS PLUS Spectrophotometer

McPherson delivers a Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer to Ural Federal University Institute of Physics and Technology for direct optical measurements from 115 to 1800nm

From McPherson Inc 3 Apr 2013

CRAIC Technologies Introduces 20/30 PV Microspectrophotometer

CRAIC Technologies, the worlds leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microanalysis solutions, is proud to introduce the 20/30 PV™ microspectrophotometer. As the new flagship product for CRAIC Technologies, 20/30 PV™ microspectrophotometer is designed to non-destructively analyze many types of microscopic samples from the deep ultraviolet to the near infrared by several different techniques.

From CRAIC Technologies 3 Apr 2013

Applied Plastics' PTFE Natural Extrusion Mandrels Ensure I.D. Quality of Catheter Tubing

Applied Plastics Co., Inc. is offering a broad range of Teflon® coated stainless steel or nitinol anti-stick forming mandrels that can be supplied cut-to-length for fuse welding and tipping operations.

From Applied Plastics Co., Inc. 3 Apr 2013

Study Provides New Insights into Polyfunctional Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials

The recipe and process for preparing Maya Blue, a highly-resistant pigment used for centuries in Mesoamerica, were lost. We know that the ingredients are a plant dye, indigo, and a type of clay known as palygorskite, ...

3 Apr 2013

Superior Aluminum Alloys Wins 2012 General Motors Supplier of the Year Award

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (the company) announced today that General Motors recognized one of the company's subsidiaries, Superior Aluminum Alloys LLC, as one of its best global automotive suppliers on Wednesday, March 13 during its 21st annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony. The event was held at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.

3 Apr 2013

New Report Sheds Light on US Market for Geosynthetics

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

From Report Linker 3 Apr 2013

Ford Announces 3-Wet Paint Capacity Expansion

Ford Motor Company is expanding its industry-leading 3-Wet paint capacity by 50 percent this year, adding the environmentally friendly process to four more plants on three continents. The actions will reduce CO2 emissions by an estimated 15-25 percent at those facilities.

3 Apr 2013