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Penn College’s PIRC Becomes Distributor of Global Standards for Plastics Certification

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center has entered a three-point partnership to become the sole North American distributor of the Global Standards for Plastics Certification (GSPC).

2 Mar 2013

Global Semiconductor Market Set for Growth after Experiencing Slowdown in 2012

After experiencing a slowdown in 2012 the global semiconductor market is set for growth. The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics predicts the global semiconductor market to grow by 4.5 percent in 2013 after declining 3.2 percent in 2012.

2 Mar 2013

Researchers Develop RecycleBot to Recycle Plastic Using 3D Printers

Suppose you could replace "Made in China" with "Made in my garage." Suppose also that every time you polished off a jug of two percent, you would be stocking up on raw material to make anything from a cell phone case and golf tees to a toy castle and a garlic press.

2 Mar 2013

Molybdenite Research Provides New Insights about Changing Chemistry of Earth

Mineral evolution is a new way to look at our planet’s history. It’s the study of the increasing diversity and characteristics of Earth’s near-surface minerals, from the dozen that arrived on interstellar dust particles when the Solar System was formed to the more than 4,700 types existing today.

2 Mar 2013

Aluminum Product Company, Alcoa, Named on Fortune’s “Most Admired” List

Alcoa has been named the most admired metals company in the world for the second year in a row in Fortune magazine’s annual ranking on corporate reputation. Alcoa has been a member of the "Most Admired" list since Fortune began the annual ranking 30 years ago.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 2 Mar 2013

Chemetall to Showcase Low Temperature Zinc Phosphate Coatings at Interwire 2013

Chemetall, a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of state-of-the-art specialty chemical products since 1909, will attend Interwire 2013 on April 23-25, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Along with their full line of green technologies, Chemetall will showcase their low temperature zinc phosphate coatings and polymer lubricants at Booth 352.

2 Mar 2013

Increase in TPMS Volume Growth Leads to Schrader’s $10 Million Capacity Investment

Schrader, the leading global manufacturer of sensing and valve solutions, recently showcased a new $10 million capacity investment towards the continued expansion of its Springfield, Tenn. facility. With this investment, Schrader has created 76 new manufacturing jobs this year and will add approximately 100 additional positions in the coming year.

2 Mar 2013

New Report on Developer of Carbon-Neutral Alternative Cement for Concrete, CERATECH

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- CERATECH Inc. (Alexandria, VA) is a unique company with a unique product. Incorporated in 2002, CERATECH developed and commercialized the world's first carbon-neutral alternative cement for concrete.

2 Mar 2013

EPSRC Invests £45M in Projects to Develop Innovative New Manufacturing Techniques

Factories that use networks of light-based measurement systems for accurate measurement of products and real time control of machines; precise metal forming processes that can deliver small batches high value components and products; assembly lines that evolve and adapt quickly to new demands and use interchangeable components.

2 Mar 2013

LINE-X to Showcase High Performance Protective Coatings at The Work Truck Show

LINE-X Protective Coatings, the nation's leading developer and provider of high performance protective coatings, will be attending The Work Truck Show 2013, held in conjunction with the annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention and hosted at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind.

1 Mar 2013

Novel Silicone Rubber with Strength and Bounce-Ability

If anything bothers University of Virginia physicist Lou Bloomfield, it’s a wobbly table. So much so that he actually invented a material to eliminate the problem. The material, a type of silicone rubber that is both rigid and fluid – a “viscoelastic” solid – can be placed under a table leg where it conforms to the shape of the leg bottom and the floor surface, perfectly filling the gap.

1 Mar 2013