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Novel Hybrid Printer Simplifies Process of Creating Implantable Cartilage

The printing of three-dimensional tissue has taken a major step forward with the creation of a novel hybrid printer that simplifies the process of creating implantable cartilage.

22 Nov 2012

U.S Navy Awards $61.7M Contract to Develop Common Missile Compartment

The U.S Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $61.7 million contract modification for the continued development of the Common Missile Compartment for the United Kingdom's Successor ballistic-missile submarine and the U.S. Ohio replacement submarine. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.

22 Nov 2012

KAAP to Invest $11 Million for New Cast Aluminum Bar Production Line

Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that its U.S. subsidiary, Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC (or KAAP), is constructing a new production line to produce cast aluminum bars for use in car air conditioning compressor parts.

From Kobe Steel 22 Nov 2012

New Report on the Australian Packaging Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Packaging Industry in Australia" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 21 Nov 2012

Hy9 and Altergy Partner to Develop Integrated Fuel Processor for Fuel Cell Systems

Hy9, the leading provider of point-of-use, high purity hydrogen generation platforms for fuel cells, today announced their collaboration and partnership to develop and market an integrated fuel processor for use in Altergy's Freedom Power™ fuel cell systems. The collaboration joins Altergy's leadership position in fuel cells with Hy9's capabilities in point of use hydrogen generation and purification products.

21 Nov 2012

Global Iron and Steel Industry to Grow at 5.1% CAGR to Reach $1,715 Billion in 2017

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Iron and Steel Industry 2012-2017: Trend, Profit, and Forecast Analysis" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 21 Nov 2012

Novel Technology to Assess Color Quality of Non-Solid Materials

Datacolor®, a global leader in color management solutions, today announced the launch of Datacolor Viewport™, a first-of-its-kind technology that captures color-accurate product images of non-solid fabrics.

From Datacolor 21 Nov 2012

QAPCO Announces Launch of LDPE Plant in Qatar

His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, officially launched Qatar Petrochemical Company’s (QAPCO) new state-of-the-art low-density polyethylene plant at ceremony in Mesaieed Industrial City attended by ministers and other VVIP dignitaries, including senior executives from QAPCO’s shareholders, Industries Qatar and Total.

21 Nov 2012

PVEL Launches Soiling Station Program for PV Modules

North America’s premier PV module testing lab, PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), today introduced a new Soiling Station program for measurement of power and energy loss due to module soiling in the field. Soiling is the accumulation of dirt on PV modules, which can reduce annual energy output of a plant by up to 10% depending on the site location. Rather than guess about the level of soiling occurring, PVEL customers can now be certain about the performance of an existing site, or the expected performance at a proposed site.

21 Nov 2012

Global Market for Fuel Cells to Grow at 24.2% CAGR to Reach $1.7B in 2017

The strongest drivers for the adoption of fuel cells by the world's armed forces are performance and energy density, particularly for use by individual troopers. On average, each soldier carries around nine pounds of disposable batteries in their kit, used for powering a range of portable electronics such as imaging and communications equipment.

21 Nov 2012

Praxair, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty Enter Agreement for Airframe Thermal Spray Coating Services

Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., has entered into a 10-year agreement with Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran Group) for thermal spray coating services to replace chrome plating on major airframe component programs.

21 Nov 2012

Unifying Product, Production Lifecycles with Factory Infrastructure Lifecycles - Siemens and Bentley Systems

Siemens and Bentley Systems today announced a strategic collaboration to advance the integration of digital product design and manufacturing processes design with information modeling for facilities lifecycle design. ...

From Siemens Corporation 21 Nov 2012

US DLA Awards Saft Five Year Contract for Lithium Sulfur Dioxide Batteries

Saft, a world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced technology batteries for industry has been awarded a major five year contract by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps with BA 5590 lithium sulfur dioxide (Li-SO2) batteries.

21 Nov 2012

Petro-Based Material Markets are Top Markets for Bio-Based Materials

Bio-based polymers have been largely limited to specialized niche applications, but a new analysis from Lux Research finds that the top markets for bio-based materials are largely the same ones currently dominated by petro-based materials.

21 Nov 2012

DOE Awards Stion $2M to Scale-Up Ultra High-Efficiency Thin Film Modules

Stion, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar modules, today announced a $2M award from the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative to continue pilot production and scale-up of its ultra high-efficiency thin film modules based on proprietary tandem junction technology.

21 Nov 2012