MACOR® machinable glass ceramic from Goodfellow offers researchers, product designers and machinists cost-saving advantages over working with traditional ceramic materials.
Cement producer Sacci S.p.A. is using an Insitec on-line laser diffraction particle size analyzer from Malvern Panalytical at its site in Tavernola, Italy
Kyle A. Crum, Technology Manager for Alcoa Defense, has presented a paper on the use of aluminum alloys in modern naval designs at the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) show held in Arlington, Virginia.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe announced that a new chemcoater integrated to coil-coating line 3 has started operation at its manufacturing facility located in Siegerland, Germany. The equipment considerably enhances workflows on the coating line and also contributes to the environmental safety.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Feb 2012
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies announced that it has secured an order for a new compact steelmaking plant from a Mexican steel producer, Talleres y Aceros (Tyasa). The new plant will be located at Tyasa’s Ixtaczoquitlan site and will have a production capacity of 1.2 million tons of low-, medium- and high-carbon steel annually.
Hempel has been recognized for the 2011 Frost & Sullivan award for product line strategy. Hempel was awarded on the basis of the market analysis conducted by Frost & Sullivan for the protective coatings in wind turbines.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Feb 2012
Scientists from Cambridge University, New York University and Stony Brook University have developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based method to examine a battery. This new method can potentially enhance the performance of the battery and safety by studying its internal functioning.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Feb 2012
IKEA has declared that it has planned to replace the use of wooden pallets with lean alternative shipping platforms, which includes paper pallets and loading ledges, across its worldwide operations.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Feb 2012
A research team led by Stephan Link from Rice University has demonstrated that tiny channels of gold nanoparticles are capable of transmitting electromagnetic energy that begins as light and transmits through ‘dark plasmans.’
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Feb 2012
Bardawil Group has become the distributor of silicon-based solutions from Dow Corning for the solar applications in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordon, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE. Dow Corning is a pioneer in silicones, silicon-based innovation and technology in the world.
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a United Technologies company, and DanCopter, Blueway’s wholly owned subsidiary, have inked a new Guaranteed Maintenance Cost Plan contract for detailed maintenance support of the new PT6C-67C engines.
Medical polymer solutions company, Biomerics, has planned to display its material products at the Medical Design and Manufacturing West Tradeshow. This show will be conducted at California-based Anaheim Convention Center from 14 to 16 February, 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Feb 2012
A team of researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has demonstrated a method to kill breast cancer tumors, especially the tumor triggering cancer stem cells, using multiwalled carbon nanotubes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Feb 2012
The Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce recently announced that Mr. Steven J. Shifman, President and CEO of Blue Ash, Ohio headquartered Michelman, Inc., has been appointed to serve on the TechSolve Board of Directors.
DEStech Publications, Inc. announces the publication of Dynamic Effects in Composites, Volume 1 of the new American Society for Composites' Series on Advances in Composite Materials, edited by Dahsin Liu from the Composite Materials and Structures Center at Michigan State University.