Vacuum Expo is co-located with a broad range of high quality technical presentations and tutorials. Featured is the 2nd UK Vacuum Symposium (VS-2) which will run for two days under the stewardship of the RGA User Group and sponsored by the Institute of Physics Vacuum Group.
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has developed the Shimadzu UV iPhone® app, which is now available for download in the Apple iTunes® store. This free app gives any UV-Vis spectroscopist a reliable tool that provides routine information quickly from anywhere.
Micromeritics’ Grant Selection Committee has selected the recipient of its grant award for the third quarter of 2011. An ASAP® 2050 Xtended Pressure Sorption Analyzer has been awarded to the Facultad de Cs Fisico Matemáticas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina.
The purpose of the Corporate Open Day was to showcase the use of ACG’s prepreg materials in customers’ end products to local dignitaries, school children and customers, while also using the opportunity to promote engineering as a study subject and profession to a diverse audience.
Now, Zwick Roell Group offers a Modernization and Retrofit Technology (ZMART.PRO) package for Vibrophores. Tailored to the individual needs of each customer, the retrofit kits are designed to quickly and efficiently upgrade fatigue testing equipment to provide improved automation and control for even higher throughput.
Tecnalia Research & Innovation is using its new “plasma torch” to improve metal casting processes. The new system improves metallurgical quality, minimizes operational costs and saves energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011
Researchers from the University of Zagreb in Croatia have successfully developed a cheaper alloy that can remember its original shape and convert it to pre-deformed shape by heating. Now the product is ready for mass production and can be introduced before 2013.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011
At the Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research @ Western, Canadian and German scientists will jointly work on the process and development of fibre composite materials for lightweight construction in several markets, including construction, transportation and renewable energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011
Tecnalia Research and Innovation has coordinated an FP7 project known as AEROCOINs to develop a new superinsulating aerogel material for the construction industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011
A consumer packaging specialist, Rexam announced that it will construct a new aluminum beverage can manufacturing facility in Finland. The construction requires an investment of £68 million for more than three years.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011
Huntsman, a global manufacturer and distributor of differentiated chemicals for a wide range of industries, is expanding its research and technology capability by establishing a new technology centre in the Asia-Pacific region.
Kobe Steel, Ltd. has developed two commercially pure titanium sheets for use in plate heat exchangers. The company plans to start marketing precoated titanium sheet and high heat transfer titanium sheet from October. Thi...
PPG Industries’ (NYSE: PPG) fiber glass business has announced the extension of its partnership with Ebtech Industrial, a global supplier of modular building solutions, by offering MIL-TOUGH(R) ICB (inorganic composite binder) blast/ballistic panels – an innovative, lightweight and cost-effective alternative to steel-reinforced concrete for asset protection and blast mitigation.
Demand for advanced ceramics in the United States is forecast to increase 6.0 percent annually to $14 billion in 2015.
Demand will be boosted by an increase in original equipment manufacturing in the US, especially o...
Join Avure Technologies at Euro PM2011 Congress & Exposition at Stand 38 to learn how we make this process more cost effective with large hot isostatic presses (HIPs).