Alcoa, the aluminum manufacturer has announced the successful deployment of Aluminum Alloy Drill Pipe measuring 1800 m by its Alcoa Oil & Gas division in the Iron Duke offshore drilling well at Seria in Brunei in conjunction with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) and Alcoa’s project service partner, AMRTUR.
By Nick Gilbert
9 Aug 2012
Stanislav Gorb, bionic expert and professor at the Kiel University, Germany and Naoe Hosoda, material scientist and professor at the National Institute for Material Science in Japan have taken inspiration from the terrestrial leaf beetle to synthesize a silicone polymer structure equipped with adhesive properties underwater.
By G.P. Thomas
9 Aug 2012
Siemens, in conjunction with ESTEL RA, the joint rail automation venture of Algerian National Company for Rail Transport SNTF, will supply telecommunication and signaling systems for the new long distance line from Mecheria to El Bayadh.
Everett Charles Technologies will exhibit the new HyperCore base material at the forthcoming SEMICON Taiwan Expo, which will be conducted at the TWTC Nangand Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, from September 5 to 7, 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 Aug 2012
Teijin and Jinggong Holding Group will establish a joint venture company named Zhejiang Jiaren New Materials in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China. In the joint venture, Teijin’s stake will be 49% and Jinggong Holding Group’s stake will be 51%.
PPG Industries has released a brochure titled ‘Quick-Ship Color Selector,’ featuring in-stock, ready-to-supply powder coatings in 112 well-known clear, conventional and military colors.
The Network Group for Composites in Construction (NGCC) has declared that its membership has been opened to firms located all over the world. NGCC was set up to enable the use of fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) in building applications.
By Nick Gilbert
9 Aug 2012
Berkshire Hathaway company Johns Manville (JM) which manufactures building products has acquired Industrial Insulation Group (IIG). Started in 2002, IIG manufactures insulation for fireproofing, commercial and industrial applications.
By G.P. Thomas
9 Aug 2012
Solar Gard, which develops and produces backsheet materials and flexible films, has announced the addition of PV FC10f to its suite of superior-quality solutions for use in photovoltaic modules.
By Nick Gilbert
9 Aug 2012
Precision Castparts, an international manufacturer of intricate metal products and components, has acquired Klune Industries, a producer of intricate aluminum, steel, titanium and nickel aerostructures, from Vance Street Capital, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles. Terms of the deal were not revealed.
By Nick Gilbert
9 Aug 2012
C-Therm will be hosting a free webinar that focuses on the application of measuring thermal conductivity of advance polymers. Theevent will take place on event on Tuesday, August 21st.
A paper titled, Analytical Options for Biochar Adsorption and Surface Area, co-authored by Hugh McLaughlin (Alterna Biocarbon Inc.), Frank Shields (Control Laboratories, Inc.), Jacek Jagiello (Micromeritics Instrument Co...
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has entered into a deal with SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association. The deal will provide new facets to the next three yearly SPE ANTEC conferences, increase attendance, and draw the attention of more number of corporate sponsors and exhibitors.
By G.P. Thomas
8 Aug 2012
Kentucky Heat Treating has purchased two new vacuum furnaces from Solar Manufacturing to meet increasing customer demand associated with different fields of tool steel processing.
Following the continued success of the course last year The University of Leeds are pleased to announce that the Rheology of Suspensions/Dispersions (Particles CIC) Short Course will run again in November here at the Uni...