An oil sump moulded from DuPont™ Zytel® nylon resin is helping the Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania meet new challenges with regard to noise, emissions and weight. The lightweight yet equally robust oil sump – the lower shell of the oil pan module - is among the host of innovative technical solutions incorporated by Scania in its new Euro 6 engines.
QuesTek Innovations LLC has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project from the U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to fabricate and experimentally test aircraft tailhooks made fro...
Stratasys, a manufacturer of additive manufacturing machines for prototyping and producing plastic parts, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have collaborated to develop a fused deposition modeling (FDM) additive manufacturing technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Jul 2012
Based on a definitive agreement signed on December 20, 2011, Dow, a science and technology company, and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii, a producer of acrylic fibers, has formed a 50-50 joint venture (JV) to produce and commercialize carbon fibers.
Myers Industries¸ a diversified, international manufacturer of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial and consumer markets, has entered into an acquisition agreement with Plasticos Novel, a Brazilian company specializing in injection molded material handling products.
By Nick Gilbert
2 Jul 2012
KEMET, a provider of high performance capacitance solutions, has added C0G and Ultra-Stable X8R dielectric technologies to its flexible termination (FT-CAP) portfolio. These technologies are RoHS compliant and lead-free and are suitable for a wide range of applications that require effective and reliable performance.
By G.P. Thomas
2 Jul 2012
Online research firm Markets and Markets has released a report on the global epoxy resins market. The report talks about the key factors that drive and inhibit the market and also covers the opportunities and challenges faced by the market.
By G.P. Thomas
2 Jul 2012
Global management consulting and marketing research firm, Lucintel has established that the global composites CNG tank market will see substantial growth over the next five years.
The American division of Continental Tires, Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) has chosen Walbridge/Mashburn based in South Carolina and Michigan as the general contractor for its upcoming plant in Sumter South Carolina.
By Nick Gilbert
2 Jul 2012
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), a designer and manufacturer of advanced rockets and spacecraft, has used a protective coating from Alion Science and Technology, a company that provides advanced engineering and technology solutions to reinforce national defense, homeland security, energy generation and the environment, in its cargo section of the Dragon spacecraft.
By Nick Gilbert
2 Jul 2012
A research team at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has developed a new solid-oxide fuel cell that can produce electricity by converting hydrogen and is also capable of storing electrochemical energy just as a battery. The fuel cell can generate power for a shorter period even after the fuel exhaust.
By Nick Gilbert
2 Jul 2012
After years of being on the fringes of commercially viable polymer development, biopolymers – polymers produced from living organisms – are coming into their own.
Hydromer, a company dealing in the manufacture and commercialization of specialized polymer and hydrogel products, has signed a supply and support contract with N8 Medical, an emerging biomedical technology firm, to develop and commercialize a new class of antimicrobial coatings for medical applications.
By G.P. Thomas
30 Jun 2012
BASF and Oleon have celebrated the opening of a first-its-kind bio propylene glycol production plant in Ertvelde, Belgium.
By Nick Gilbert
30 Jun 2012
Dr. Dean Rende, Senior Manager for Adsorbents Research and Development at Honeywell's UOP, has received the prestigious 2012 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Gordon E. Moore Medal for his innovation in chemistry.