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Siemens Completes Modernization of 20 Year Old Steel Slab Caster

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies completely modernized an over 20-year-old, single-strand slab caster at the steel works of the Slovenian producer Acroni, d.o.o. The machine head and strand-guiding system were replaced and outfitted with the latest technological packages, systems and equipment to enable wider slabs be cast with a significant improvement in quality.

From Primetals Technologies Limited 29 Jul 2009

Spallation Neutron Source Mercury Target gets Replaced After Exceeding Expectations

Having outlasted all expectations of its service life, the original mercury target of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science's record-setting neutron science facility at...

29 Jul 2009

Green Technology, The Key to Dow Corning's Sustainability and Success

"The ability to design, build and implement green technologies will be the key to sustainability and success for Dow Corning" said Peter Cartwright, Dow Corning's Executive Director for Environment, Health ...

From Dow Corning 29 Jul 2009

Dow Corning Aims to Build a Sustainable Commercial Position in the Thermoplastics Market

“Dow Corning’s aim is to build a sustainable commercial position in the market for thermoplastics” said Jill Rykert, Dow Corning Corporation’s program leader for thermoplastics, while sharing the company’s best practices at the recently conducted NPE2009 conference, a comprehensive global event sponsored by SPI, a plastics industry trade association.

From Dow Corning 29 Jul 2009

New Solution Sought for Teeside Cast Products Steel Offtake

Corus and the four members of the steelmaking consortium that were party to the agreement to take almost 78% of the output from Teesside Cast Products (TCP) met today to consider the future of the agreement. The purp...

29 Jul 2009

Alcoa Partner to Develop Energy Efficient Aluminum Fuel Tanker Trailers

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and CIMC Vehicles (Shandong) Co., Ltd., a leading specialty truck manufacturer in China, announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership, to design and develop a new, energy-efficient, alumi...

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 29 Jul 2009

Air Products to Supply World's Fourth Largest TFT-LCD Manufacturer

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that its subsidiary in Taiwan, Air Products San Fu Co. Ltd., has signed a long-term contract with Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), the world's fourth largest TFT-LCD supplier, to...

From Air Products PLC 29 Jul 2009

Air Liquide Starts Three New Production Units in the Middle East

The Middle East economies continue to grow, generating many different needs for industrial gases. Following the acquisition of the Al Khafrah Industrial Gases Company in Saudi Arabia announced on last July 08th, Air Liqu...

28 Jul 2009

Renishaw Co-Ordinate Measuring Machines Now Feature Improved Repeatability and Stability

Following a series of design enhancements, Renishaw’s industry-standard family of PH10 motorised indexing heads for co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs) now have a 20% improvement in repeatability and increased long-term stability.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 28 Jul 2009

Gleaming Interior Fascade of Busy German Shopping Centre Made from Stainless Steel

For a top address in Germany, check out "Zeil 106, 60313 Frankfurt am Main". Zeil is one of Germany's busiest shopping streets and number 106 is where one of Europe's biggest inner-city development proj...

28 Jul 2009

Comparative Cost Study of 24 Titanium Feedstock Operations Now Available

TZMI has just released the 8th edition of its annual Comparative Cost Study of 24 titanium feedstock operations in 2008, accounting for 81% of global titanium mineral production and 86 % of zircon production. The maj...

28 Jul 2009

Green Lighting Supply to Offer Dimmable LED Lamps

Matt Lighttiser, President of Green Lighting Supply announced today that Nexxus Lighting's, Array LED lamps will be the dimmable LED lamp line series chosen for addition to the Green Lighting Supply Inc energy saving website.

28 Jul 2009

Free Flowing Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Blend Finds Application in Italian Tractors

A short time ago, the new Terblend® N NG-02 EF found one of its first high-volume application at Same Deutz-Fahr Group, the Italian manufacturer of agricultural tractors. The latest glass fiber-reinforced member of the ABS/PA line from BASF has been optimized to provide especially good flowability (EF: excellent flow) and compared to the conventional glass fiber-reinforced product offers almost twice the impact strength. It thus provides ease of processing with mechanical stability.

From BASF Corporation 28 Jul 2009

Unique Valve Design Requires No Power

Christian Bahl is a Senior Scientist in the Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry Division at Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy and works mainly with magnetic refrigeration. Magnetic refrigeration is an...

28 Jul 2009

Your Invitation to Attend A Piezo Technology Course at A Special Celebration Rate

Noliac North America cordially invites you to participate in Noliac's acknowledged piezo technology course on September 9th and 10th 2009 in Atlanta at a special celebration rate. Normal price is $1,750 but if you si...

28 Jul 2009