Materials Science News

RSS

KYOCERA Introduces New Cutting Tool Inserts for Cast Iron Applications

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation, Cutting Tool Division today announced its new CA4505 and CA4515 CVD coated carbide grades of indexable cutting tool inserts for machining gray and nodular (ductile) cast iron. Featuring Kyocera’s new Bright Black (BB) coating technology, the CA45-series offers superior resistance to premature insert wear and fractures.

From Kyocera International, Inc. 28 Jun 2010

New Intumescent Fire Retardant Coating from Icynene

Icynene Inc. (Icynene), the North American leader in open-cell spray foam technology, this week introduced ICYNENE ShelterShield™, an intumescent fire retardant coating that is available exclusively to Icynene Licensed Dealers.

28 Jun 2010

Rubber and Plastic Supplier, Fairchild Industries Selects SYSPRO ERP Software

SYSPRO, the leading provider of visionary, pragmatic ERP software, has today announced that Lake Zurich, Ill.-based Fairchild Industries, a major, worldwide supplier of top quality extruded rubber, molded rubber, molded plastic, extruded plastic products and elastomer solutions, has selected SYSPRO Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to improve business process, boost operational efficiencies and facilitate company growth.

From Fairchild Industries, Inc. 28 Jun 2010

Mid America Brick to Begin Operation in New Manufacturing Plant

An enthusiastic crowd of community members, elected officials and economic development advocates gathered here today to celebrate the announcement that Mid America Brick & Structural Clay Products, L.L.C. will begin operating the former A.P. Green plant as a face brick manufacturing facility.

28 Jun 2010

Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Fullerene Polymers

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bf3200/fullerene_polymers) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Fullerene Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Application...

28 Jun 2010

Brenntag and UNIPEX to Distribute DBC Additive Products in the U.S.

Mr. Joseph Leon, President of Double Bond Chemical Industries USA, Inc., announced today that Double Bond will add the parent company's additives products to its business mix.

28 Jun 2010

Plastic Caps and Closures Market Estimated to Reach $4.26 Billion by 2016

While safety regulations imposed on chemical containers is hiking the uptake of child resistant closures, the user friendliness of closures is spawning the use of dispensing closures in food and condiment related applications. The expanding use of closures in these two application sectors is buoying the overall plastic caps and closures market.

28 Jun 2010

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to Produce B-Pillars for German Auto Manufacturer

The tailored tempering process, developed on the basis of hot forming technology and patented by ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, has made its industrial breakthrough. ThyssenKrupp Umformtechnik GmbH, a subsidiary of the Duisburg-based steel producer, has received an order from a German auto manufacturer to produce B-pillars for more than 100,000 cars annually by tailored tempering.

28 Jun 2010

Novelis Set to Meet the Global Demand for Aluminum Rolled Products

Novelis Inc., the world's leading producer of aluminum rolled products, is positioning itself to meet the growing global demand it sees in markets for consumer packaging, transportation light-weighting and sustainable design applications.

28 Jun 2010

Dow Corning Calls for New Federal Policies to Promote Energy Efficiency Legislation

Representatives of Dow Corning, joined by representatives of America’s top solar energy and construction companies, visited Washington D.C. June 22-23 to call for new federal policies to encourage the growth of the domestic solar energy industry and promote the benefits of pending energy efficiency legislation.

From Dow Corning 28 Jun 2010

Universal Test Specimen Helps with Fatigue Design of Plastic Welded Components

A universal test specimen whose behavior can be predicted virtually and verified experimentally is one prerequisite for gaining knowledge about fatigue strength and durability. For this reason that BASF presented such a test specimen a little less than one year ago.

From BASF Corporation 25 Jun 2010