Genevac, a provider of evaporators for removal of solvents, has announced that it has developed a novel evaporation system that addresses problems associated with traditional rotary evaporators.
By Nick Gilbert
18 Sep 2012
H.I.G. Capital’s European arm, H.I.G. Europe has simultaneously acquired Vacumet Paper, a Massachusetts-based metallized paper manufacturer, from Scholle, and ARMetallizing, a Belgian metallized paper manufacturer, from Ackermans & van Haaren.
By Nick Gilbert
18 Sep 2012
Applied Nanotech has received a $999,990 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the development of ultra-lightweight hydrogen fuel tanks utilizing carbon nanotube reinforcement.
By G.P. Thomas
18 Sep 2012
The COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012 is the European Trade Fair and Forum for Composites, Technology and Applications. It has been conducted from 2006, and presents the latest machinery, technologies and services that are used in the composites process chain. This year’s event is being held from 9 to 11 October in Düsseldorf, Germany.
By Nick Gilbert
18 Sep 2012
Smit Oven has completed the installation of 10 in line production systems for five of its customers operating in Copper Indium Gallium Selenium (CIGS) applications across the world.
By Nick Gilbert
18 Sep 2012
Diatoms, tiny marine life forms that have been around since the dinosaurs, could finally make biofuel production from algae truly cost-effective – because they can simultaneously produce other valuable products suc...
Imec announced today that it has integrated an ultra-thin, flexible chip with bendable and stretchable interconnects into a package that adapts dynamically to curving and bending surfaces.
Using noncontact atomic force microscopy (AFM), IBM researchers have for the first time differentiated the individual molecules’ chemical bonds, thus extending the boundaries of analysis involving atoms and molecules at the smallest scale possible.
By G.P. Thomas
17 Sep 2012
Voltaix has procured financing from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC) to accelerate its manufacturing expansions.
By G.P. Thomas
17 Sep 2012
Owens Corning (OC), a producer of building materials, glass-fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems, announced the functionality of its new furnace at its Tlaxcala glass fiber reinforcement plant.
By G.P. Thomas
17 Sep 2012
LyondellBasell, the plastics, chemical and refining company, has launched a new range of fifth-generation non-phthalate catalysts that will be used for polypropylene (PP) production.
By Nick Gilbert
17 Sep 2012
IBISWorld has released an updated report on the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing industry.
By Nick Gilbert
17 Sep 2012
Fluor has been selected by The Dow Chemical Company to execute an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for a propylene production asset project.
By Nick Gilbert
17 Sep 2012
A new App for Plasma Etch and Deposition Processing, is the first iPad App from Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology.
The new LY-701 automates pH titration for zeta potential measurements on the SZ-100 dynamic light scattering (DLS system).