Alcoa, a manufacturer of primary and fabricated aluminum, has supplied a set of two Aluminum Amah tips to Austal USA.
SGL Group, a carbon company, and ArcelorMittal, a steel manufacturer, are continuing their long-term association with a new long-term supply contract spanning five years for the supply graphite electrodes.
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has partnered with Centro Sviluppo Materiali (CSM) to develop technology packages and production methods for use in processing and rolling of high-quality steel rails.
Fox Fire Glass, a provider of decorative functional architectural glass for residential and commercial projects, has selected Nanofilm Clarity UltraSEAL ABW for its sandblasted glass products.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2012
Scotch Greener Masking Tapes have been launched by 3M and are specifically designed to offer great performances like other Scotch Masking Tapes.
Renowned globally for the quality of its coffee makers, manufacturer De'Longhi has transformed QC processes for grinders at its manufacturing facility in Mignagola di Carbonera, using the Insitec on-line particle size analyzer from Malvern Panalytical.
B&W Tek's latest patent has been awarded for the design of a spectroscopic probe that mounts directly to a standard microscope in order to add spectroscopic function to the microscope with minimal alteration to the microscope’s optical path.
QuesTek Innovations LLC has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to apply QuesTek's Materials by Design technology to design and...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their CSS450 optical shearing system at the University of Montpellier 2.
Integran Technologies, a nanotechnology firm based in Mississauga, Canada, has received a repayable investment worth $399,386 from the Canadian government through the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Apr 2012
A research team from Georgia Tech supported by the National Science Foundation has developed a novel technique termed as magnetically actuated peel test (MAPT) in order to determine the adhesion strength between thin material films that find applications in MEMS, photovoltaic cells and microelectronic devices. The research was published in the March 30, 2012 issue of the Thin Solid Films journal.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Apr 2012
Novelis has declared the closure of its Jonquire, Quebec, Canada-based Saguenay Works facility. Once the transition is completed, production will be stopped in August 2012.
The book “Phosphorus Compounds: Advanced Tools in Catalysis and Material Sciences” was published on 1 April, 2012 and has been written by L.Gonsalvi and M.Peruzzini. The book comprises a summary on how phosphorus can offer possible solutions to be used in a variety of application fields.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Apr 2012
At MACH 2012, an international exhibition of machine tools and manufacturing technology, Unison is featuring its all-electric twin-head solid bar and tube bending machines. These machines are mostly used by manufacturers of tubular parts, as they can simultaneously produce two bends and considerably increase the productivity.
A global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, TMK, announced shipment of a new variety of high-strength casing to Zarubezhneft, an oil company based in Russia. The company supplies the product along with TMK PF premium connections.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Apr 2012