No-Burn, a company specializing in fire resistant technology, announced that its Plus XD intumescent coating has passed the test that was performed in compliant with AC 377 Appendix X and has been approved for application at the lowest wet mil thickness over BASF’s ENERTITE NM open-cell polyurethane foam plastic insulation.
DJO Global, Inc. a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, announced the launch of OA Nano™, the world’s lightest* off-loading knee brace at 14.2 ounces. The OA Nano is manufactured using nanoMAG™ TTMP, a revolutionary new kind of metal that is as light as magnesium with the strength of aircraft-grade aluminum.
Oxford Instruments has this week launched the PlasmaPro 100 system, their latest generation etch and deposition tool, offering world leading performance. The system is ideally suited to many key market applications, including MEMS, HBLED, Semiconductor Electronics, Failure Analysis and Photovoltaics.
Arkema, a France-based chemical manufacturer, has declared a project to divest its tin stabilizer business to PMC Group, a New Jersey-based performance plastics and chemicals manufacturer.
By Nick Gilbert
11 Jul 2012
Carbon nanotubes which were discovered two decades ago are hollow tubes of carbon with the same dimensions as a DNA strand. Nanotubes have enormous potential for application in diagnostics and disease treatment, sensors and paintable batteries and in new generation power cables.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jul 2012
Hiden's latest brochure, just released, details new features to extend operational capability of their CATLAB integrated micro-reactor/mass spectrometer system and ease of operation, with total system control now offered via the new LabView operating program with both fully automated and with manual operation.
One of Portugal’s oldest and most famous mineral water companies, Água de Luso is using five Mecmesin Tornado digital torque testers to ensure the quality of the tamper-evident caps on their PET bottle packaging.
XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® De-Contaminator Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, announce that they have begun shipments of the Evactron TEM Wand™ systems.
Nordson MARCH has launched the new FasTRAK Plasma System, which is a high-throughput, fully-automated, vacuum plasma treatment system developed for laminate substrates, lead-frame strips, and other strip-type microelectronic components.
By G.P. Thomas
10 Jul 2012
Westinghouse Electric, a nuclear energy company and a supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities across the world, has partnered with Vitkovice, a Czech engineering company, to construct and install modules for the new nuclear power plants at the Temelin site in the Czech Republic.
By Nick Gilbert
10 Jul 2012
Juki Automation Systems (JAS), a company specializing in high-speed SMT assembly equipment, recently received an order for six modular assembly systems, two KE-2080 Mounters and four KE-2070 High-Speed Flexible Mounters from PRIDE Industries, a nonprofit organization and recognized service supplier.
By Nick Gilbert
10 Jul 2012
Applied Materials, a provider of innovative equipment, services and software to enable the production of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products, has introduced Applied UVision 5 wafer inspection system to monitor the defects in sub-20 nm critical patterning layers of logic devices.
Imec has announced that it is exhibiting a 20.04% large-area industrial-level silicon solar cell at the Intersolar Show, which is being held from 9 to 12 July, 2012 in San Francisco. This high-efficient solar cell is manufactured using a low-cost industrial method.
Intertronics provides quality adhesive solutions for high performance, high technology assembly industries. The company develops products to address the constantly-varying demands of the industry.
WALLTITE Eco polyurethane foam insulation or air barrier system from BASF was recognized at the second yearly Concours Écoconception 2012, an event that honors new and sustainable programs in Quebec. This event was conducted at l’eXcentris Cinema Theatre located in Montreal, Quebec.