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Sales for the German Photovoltaic Industry Down 28 per cent in Q3 2009

The sales turnover of the manufacturers of components, machinery and equipment for the photovoltaic industry in Germany went down by 28 per cent in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the respective quarter of last yea...

8 Feb 2010

Bodycote's Chinese Heat Treatment Plant Achieves Nadcap Accreditation

Prime aerospace manufacturers and their supply chains in Asia can now benefit from access to Bodycote's newly Nadcap-accredited heat treatment facility in Wuxi, China. The Wuxi plant has become the first subcontr...

5 Feb 2010

Alton Steel becomes First Steel Plant to Use Siroll Orbis to Measure the Profile of Long Products

US company Alton Steel Inc. has become the world's first steel producer to use Siroll Orbis+ to measure the profile of long products. The Siroll Orbis+ fully rotating, on-line gauge for wire rod and bar mills delivers improvements in both product quality and output, while reducing waste.

From Primetals Technologies Limited 5 Feb 2010

Control Gear Makes Excimer Lamps Easier to Integrate into Production Systems

The DBD 300/110-240 DIM electronic control gear with its patented pulsed mode to operate VUV emitting Xeradex excimer lamps has been designed for the 30W to 300W performance range. Among the control gear’s innovations is the option of continuously variable regulation of its output from 10 to 100 percent, analogue control and read out. This makes it easier to integrate and adapt OSRAM’s Xeradex lamps in production systems – such as the surface treatment of semiconductor materials or in display or solar cell production.

5 Feb 2010

Siemens Wins Contract to Supply Equipment to Upgrade Italian Steel Rolling Mill

Feralpi Siderurgica SpA, based in Lonato (BS), Italy, has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for a new intermediate mill for its rebar rolling mill No. 1. The plant will be able to roll billets with a larger cross-section when the modernization project has been completed in the fall of 2010. This will also increase its production capacity and widen its range of products.

From Primetals Technologies Limited 5 Feb 2010

CPFlims Launches New Website to Promote Window Films

CPFilms Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA), and the world's leading producer of professional window films for automotive, residential and commercial markets, has launched two new websites sup...

5 Feb 2010

Novelis COO Predicts a Surge in Demand for Aluminum

The worldwide adoption of aluminum in industrial and consumer applications is nearing a tipping point and may be about to surge, according to Philip Martens, president and chief operating officer of Novelis, a global lea...

From Novelis Corp 5 Feb 2010

BASF Formates Provide an Eco-Friedly Alternative for Gas Production

Using cesium and potassium formates in completion fluids that stabilize boreholes in gas production is more eco-efficient than the application of brines based on zinc bromide, calcium bromide and calcium chloride. This i...

From BASF Corporation 5 Feb 2010

BASF Maintain Commitment to R+D Spending

In 2010, BASF again intends to maintain its research budget at the previous years’ high level, with an overall target of €1.38 billion. This was confirmed by Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Member of the Board of Executive Directors and Research Executive Director, at the company’s Research Press Conference today, January 28, 2010, in Ludwigshafen.

From BASF Corporation 5 Feb 2010

There is Still a Strong Demand for Old Style CRT TVs

Many people may assume that conventional television sets and computer monitors — the kind that use picture tubes (technically known as cathode ray tubes, or CRTs) rather than flat panel screens — have virtually disappeared from the market, like buggy whips and 8-track cassette tapes. But a new MIT study reports that demand for these devices is still greater than the supply of old discarded CRTs, whose glass is recycled to make new ones.

5 Feb 2010

First Germanium Laser that Can Operate at Room Temperature has Commercial Applications

MIT researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can produce wavelengths of light useful for optical communication. It’s also the first germanium laser to operate at room temperature.

5 Feb 2010

Linde Now Offers Dopant Gas Sources for Semiconductor Manufacturers

For semiconductor manufacturers looking for a sub-atmospheric dopant gas source that will deliver high performance at a lower cost, Linde North America has the answer: the Genii Sub-Atmospheric Gas Sources. Linde Nor...

From Linde plc 5 Feb 2010

Hydro Increase Stake in Taiwanese Aluminium Remelt Joint Venture

Hydro has signed an agreement to increase its ownership stake in Famco from currently 45 percent to a controlling majority stake. Famco is an aluminium remelt plant in Taiwan with an initial annual production capacity of about 75,000 tons of extrusion ingot.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 5 Feb 2010

DSM Develop Lightweight Comfortable Skinsuit for Dutch Olympic Skaters

Royal DSM N.V. and the Royal Dutch Skating Association (KNSB) are introducing an innovative skinsuit for the Dutch Olympic short-track team. The new suit will be unveiled at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. In coll...

From DSM 5 Feb 2010

Dow Corning Sponsor US Speed Skater

Dow Corning is sponsoring U.S. Speed Skater Ryan Bedford, who recently clinched a spot on the U.S. Olympic men's team. The sponsorship of Bedford began in September 2009, and helps the athlete pay for expenses relate...

From Dow Corning 5 Feb 2010