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Despite High Promise, Graphene Technology Faces a Range of Challenges and Uncertainties

Graphene is fast graduating from laboratories across the world and is being integrated into products. Graphene offers outstanding attributes, making it suitable for a broad range of applications in a diverse set of...

17 Oct 2012

BASF Polyamide Ultramid Endure Finds First Product Application

Barely two years after its introduction, the high-temperature resistant engineering plastic Ultramid® Endure from BASF has found its first production application: The company Montaplast, Germany, a global supplier to the automotive industry, is using the polyamide specialty Ultramid Endure D3G7 for a heat shield in the charge-air manifold used on the 4 cylinder diesel-powered automobile engine from Daimler.

From BASF Corporation 17 Oct 2012

New Biochemical Product Catalog from Alfa Aesar Includes Over 4,000 Products

Alfa Aesar, A Johnson Matthey Company, is pleased to introduce the latest addition to its complete range of over 33,000 products. The new biochemical product catalog adds over 4,000 products to the existing offering, providing a more complete selection for a broad spectrum of research applications.

17 Oct 2012

New Satellite PCC Production Facility to be Built at Shandong Sun Paper Mill in China

Minerals Technologies Inc. announced today it has signed an agreement with Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co. Ltd. for the construction of a 100,000-metric ton satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant at Sun Paper's paper mill in Yanzhou City, Shandong Province, China.

From Minerals Technologies Inc. 17 Oct 2012

Dow Corning Expands Silicone Cleaning Solution Portfolio

The durability and inertness of cured silicones is appreciated by many people in their homes, for example as bath sealants or window sealants. However if these products cure to form films in the processing equipment, it has never been an easy task to remove the films. Solvents can be used but tend to swell the silicone film rather than removing it easily.

From Dow Corning 17 Oct 2012

Use of Propylene Splitters Increases Margins for Polypropylene Business

In its most recent publication, Intratec Solutions LLC, a Houston publisher and chemical process consulting firm, scrutinizes the purification of low purity propylene streams containing large amounts of propane into polymer grade (PG) propylene, the most pure grade available, analyzing a purification unit inside a polypropylene plant. Also, a comparison of constructing such unit inside refineries is included.

17 Oct 2012

Fraunhofer Researchers Develop New Technology for Hydroforming Titanium Car Exhaust Systems

Titanium is a material that offers excellent properties, however, it is costly and time-consuming to form. Fraunhofer researchers are now giving this multi-purpose metal another chance. They are presenting an economical forming technology for car exhaust systems at the EuroBlech trade fair (Hall 11, Booth B06) from 23 to 27 October in Hannover, Germany.

17 Oct 2012

MesoCoat Wins Wall Street Journal’s 2012 Global Technology Innovation Award

Abakan Inc. is delighted to announce that the Wall Street Journal released today results of its global 2012 Technology Innovation Awards, with MesoCoat winning top prize for Manufacturing Technology. The original article can be found here.

17 Oct 2012

New Paper Provides Insights into Critical Interaction at Plasma-Liquid Interface

Though not often considered beyond the plasma television, small-scale microplasmas have great utility in a wide variety of applications. Recently, new developments have begun to capitalize on how these microplasmas interact with liquids in applications ranging from killing bacteria for sterilizing a surface to rapidly synthesizing nanoparticles.

17 Oct 2012

BASF to Exhibit High-Performance Plastics for Medical Applications at Compamed Tradeshow

The focus of BASF’s booth at the Compamed tradeshow in Düsseldorf, Germany, is on the antimicrobial HyGentic product portfolio and its range of support services, and on a number of high-performance plastics for medical technology applications. BASF will be exhibiting its solutions from November 14 through 16, 2012, in Booth No. G28, Hall 08B.

From BASF Corporation 17 Oct 2012

Sustainable Plastic Resin Manufacturer, NextLife Teams Up with Olivet International

Olivet is excited to announce our newest partnership with NextLife, a global manufacturer of sustainable plastic resins.

17 Oct 2012

New Address For Spectro Inc.

Spectro, Inc., a leader in analytical instrumentation and software for machine condition monitoring, announces a new address for its North American headquarters in the Greater Boston area: One Executive Drive, Suite 101 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, 01824.

From AMETEK Spectro Scientific 17 Oct 2012

Frequency Domain Measurements Enabled By New Scientific ICCD Camera

Princeton Instruments (Trenton, New Jersey, USA) is pleased to announce the launch of its PI-MAX4:1024i-RF intensified CCD camera for frequency domain scientific imaging and spectroscopy applications.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 17 Oct 2012

Hydro, Orkla Enter Joint Venture for Aluminium Solutions

The agreement covers Profiles and Building System, as well as Extruded and Welded tubes, of Orkla's fully-owned Sapa and all of Hydro's Extruded Products business area. Based on 2011 figures, the combined company will have around NOK 47 billion in annual revenues, underlying EBITDA of around 1.9 billion and approximately 25,000 employees.

16 Oct 2012

SFI Announces New Sustainable Resource Program for Plywood Operations in China

Shelter Forest International (SFI), a US company that manages the global supply chain for TigerPLY™ hardwood plywood, used by thousands of US manufacturers, announced today a new sustainable resource program for its operations in China.

16 Oct 2012