Valmont Industries, a provider of coating services and a manufacturer of engineered products, has reported that five awards were given to the company’s coating division for its excellence in hot dip galvanizing.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Apr 2012
Solar Gard, a division of Saint-Gobain and dealing in automotive and architectural window films, has launched a novel product, Solar Gard Ultragard UV that is specifically designed for trucks. Solar Gard is an International Window Film Association (IWFA) member.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Apr 2012
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has presented a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) to Dr. Jie Lian, who is an Assistant Professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Apr 2012
A team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Royal Institute of Technology, and the University of Maryland Nanocenter has developed a new technique to identify flaws in nano-scale magnetic structures, even when they are buried beneath the surface of a multilayer electronic device.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Apr 2012
PPG Industries, a coatings and specialty products company, has added three new products to its CHOPVANTAGE chopped strand fiber range. The range of chopped strand fibers offers superior mechanical properties as well as exceptional hydrolysis and heat resistance.
On March 1, 2012, ILLIG, a global supplier of high-performance production lines and molds for thermoforming plastic materials, had hosted the ‘ILLIG Sheet Processing Machines – State-of-the-Art 2012’ Technology Day.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Apr 2012
The METABOLOMIPs group at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has recently developed an innovative technique to detect gunshot residues for forensic application. The group mainly focuses on the field of forensic sciences and includes food technologists, pharmacists, chemists and others.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Apr 2012
JEC Europe 2012, which occupied a surface area of 50,000 m2, witnessed the participation of over 1,181 companies and is probably one of the biggest composite exhibitions worldwide.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2012
PPG Industries has inked a technical collaboration contract with Argex Mining, based in Montreal, in order to use the previous experience and technology of PPG for manufacturing titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment for use in coatings and paints applications.
Dais Analytic has reported the latest development progress in its ongoing program to develop a capacitive energy storage material for utilization as an ultracapacitor called as ‘NanoCap.’ The company’s previous report on the project was in September 2011.
Kristi S. Anseth from the University of Colorado has been selected by the Materials Research Society (MRS) for the inaugural Mid-Career Researcher Award.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2012
BASF has commissioned a new plant and has commenced the manufacturing of oxidized polyethylene waxes at the company’s site located in Ludwigshafen of Germany.
TMK, a manufacturer of tubular products for use in the oil and gas industry, has announced that it has successfully received ISO 13679 CAL IV standard certification for its tubing along with TMK PF premium connections.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2012
Cereplast, a manufacturer of biobased, sustainable bioplastics, has launched Hybrid 106D, which is a new grade of hybrid resins.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2012
The flat glass business of PPG Industries has reported that the company is upgrading a coater at its Oregon glass facility in order to facilitate the production of 2XAR two-sided, anti-reflective and SOLARPHIRE AR anti-reflective glasses.