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University of Virginia Students Fabricate Plastic Airplane Using 3-D Printing Technology

When University of Virginia engineering students posted a YouTube video last spring of a plastic turbofan engine they had designed and built using 3-D printing technology, they didn’t expect it to lead to anything except some page views.

18 Oct 2012

Air Products Supplies Hydrogen for First-Ever Pipeline-Fed Fuel Cell at Toyota Headquarters

The switch was officially flipped today and Air Products, the leader in hydrogen fueling technology, added another hydrogen customer and yet another successful undertaking to its accomplished list of alternative energy projects.

18 Oct 2012

Inrad Optics, IBC Advanced Alloys Enter MOU to Expand Applications for BeralcastAlloys

IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. reports that it has signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with Inrad Optics Inc. (OTCQX:INRD) to evaluate the technical and commercial viability of IBC's proprietary Beralcast® alloys as an effective enhancement to its high quality of custom high performance advanced optic products.

From IBC Advanced Alloys 18 Oct 2012

SABIC Debuts NORYL Resin Solution at Fakuma Trade Fair

Here at the Fakuma trade fair, booth #B5-5506, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced a new NORYL resin that not only complies with current European and global sustainability regulations governing materials used in potable water systems, but also with new, tougher regulations slated to go into effect in 2016.

17 Oct 2012

New Compact and High-Precision Electronic Autocollimator from Newport

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light®, introduces CONEX-LDS, an ultra-compact, high-precision electronic autocollimator.

17 Oct 2012

Asia Pulp + Paper Group Receives Advanced Rating for ISO 26000 Sustainability Standards

Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has received an Advanced level rating in SGS’s independent assessment for ISO 26000 social responsibility standards, making it the first in its sector in Asia-Pacific to receive this recognition from leading independent global industry auditor Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS).

17 Oct 2012

Renowned Food Manufacturer Employs Mecmesin Peel Testing Device to Reduce Wastage

A famous food manufacturer uses a Mecmesin peel testing device to reduce wastage resulting from seal adhesive defects and provide their customers with a safe, well-sealed, edible product at minimum cost.

17 Oct 2012

Bioplastic Manufacturer Cereplast to Take Part in MATERIALICA 2012

Cereplast, Inc., a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, sustainable plastics, today announced the Company's participation as an exhibitor at MATERIALICA 2012, the 15th International Trade Fair for Materials Applications, Surface Technology, and Product Engineering. The event takes place on October 23rd through the 25th, 2012 at the Munich Trade Fair Center in Munich, Germany.

17 Oct 2012

Pearson Packaging Systems Expands End-of-Line Solutions Through Moen Industries Acquisition

Pearson Packaging Systems, a leading manufacturer of secondary packaging equipment, has expanded its end-of-line solutions by acquiring Moen Industries, a Los Angeles-based producer and innovator of high performance packaging equipment and corrugated packaging designs.

17 Oct 2012

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

Materials Science News

University of Virginia Students Fabricate Plastic Airplane Using 3-D Printing Technology

Air Products Supplies Hydrogen for First-Ever Pipeline-Fed Fuel Cell at Toyota Headquarters

Inrad Optics, IBC Advanced Alloys Enter MOU to Expand Applications for BeralcastAlloys

SABIC Debuts NORYL Resin Solution at Fakuma Trade Fair

New Compact and High-Precision Electronic Autocollimator from Newport

Asia Pulp + Paper Group Receives Advanced Rating for ISO 26000 Sustainability Standards

Renowned Food Manufacturer Employs Mecmesin Peel Testing Device to Reduce Wastage

Bioplastic Manufacturer Cereplast to Take Part in MATERIALICA 2012

Pearson Packaging Systems Expands End-of-Line Solutions Through Moen Industries Acquisition

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

BASF Polyamide Ultramid Endure Finds First Product Application

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

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

Dow Corning Expands Silicone Cleaning Solution Portfolio

Use of Propylene Splitters Increases Margins for Polypropylene Business

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