A manufacturer of high performance polyaryletherketones such as VICTREX PEEK polymer, VICTREX Pipes, VICOTE Coatings and APTIV Films, Victrex Polymer Solutions has confirmed its security of supply as commercial aircraft manufactures plan to ramp up production levels.
The operation of Lockheed Martin in Pinellas Park has officially announced the opening of a new 57,000 square foot manufacturing plant for producing aircraft canopy parts for the F-35 Lighting II fighter.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Feb 2012
Applied Rigaku Technologies, a leader in the analytical and industrial instrumentation technology, has introduced a new method for testing the thin metallic films present on silicon wafers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Feb 2012
Ticer Technologies, a thin film resistor materials manufacturer, has declared the addition of TCR-HF to its product line. TCR-HF is a NiCr thin film embedded resistor copper foil with low insertion loss that was specifically designed for high frequency applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Feb 2012
A study by a research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has explained the mechanism behind the formation of water droplets during condensation and ways to design harvesting surfaces at the nanoscale to accelerate the formation of these droplets.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Feb 2012
A research study by Dhiraj Prasai and his colleagues has corroborated that graphene coating is the thinnest known coating in the world for preventing corrosion.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Feb 2012
Primarily used for testing the adhesion or cohesive strength of flame sprayed coatings as per the ASTM C633 specification, Master Bond EP15 produces high strength bonds across a wide variety of applications.
B&W Tek, an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems is pleased to announce that its NanoRam™ handheld Raman spectrometer is the winner of the Laboratory Equipment 2012 Reader’s Choice Award in the Spectrometry category.
Micromeritics’ Grant Selection Committee has selected the recipient of its grant award for the fourth quarter of 2011. An ASAP® 2020 HD Micropore High Definition Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry Analyzer has been awarded to the University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
At NPE 2012, one of the world's largest plastics exhibitions, Cereplast has planned to release a number of advanced bioplastic resin grades. The new products include an EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) Hybrid grade, Hybrid 106D, Compostable 4008D and Sustainable 1020D.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
Eco Building Products (ECOB), a manufacturer of proprietary wood products treated with an eco-friendly chemistry, has delivered its WoodSurfaceFilm coating technology to Northern Crossarm, a wood treatment company in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
Whitford, a fluoropolymer coating provider, has enhanced the original version of Fusion coating systems, launched in 2011. The coating system is based on sol-gel technology which is a mix of organic and inorganic chemistry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
BASF announced that its open-cell melamine resin foam, Basotect, has been chosen by Nuove Dimensioni Ambientali (N.D.A.), an Italian company, for use in its Zeus ventilation system. N.D.A. has used the light gray material as an interior lining for the Zeus system, which is engineered to offer better sound absorption and thermal insulation in building air vents.
AGI-Shorewood, a supplier of printing and packaging solutions, has unveiled a new packaging technology, refleXions. The technology offers greater freedom to consumer product manufacturers to apply more reflective packaging design elements.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012
A123 Systems, a provider of advanced energy storage systems for commercial, electric grid and transportation sectors, has launched a new battery system for military vehicles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Feb 2012