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Alloy Wheel Maker Utilises New Technique to Cut Wheel Weight

TSW Alloy Wheels, an industry
leader in the development of innovative and striking aftermarket alloy wheels,
has introduced an aggressive face-forward multi-spoke wheel, the Asan.

1 Apr 2009

Investment Casting Specialist Purchases Air Blast Room

In late-August 2008, Pacific Cast Technologies (PCT), an investment casting
foundry located in Albany, Ore., purchased an Air Blast room for their facility.
PCT (acquired by Ladish in 2000) offers precision shell cast technology, in
particular, for titanium investment castings. The company has the technology,
equipment and expertise to cast titanium parts in some of the largest sizes.

1 Apr 2009

Three Leaders and Innovators to be Inducted in Thermal Spray Hall of Fame

Three leaders and innovators who have shaped the past, present and future
of thermal spray technology will be inducted into the Thermal Spray Hall of
Fame this May.

From ASM International 1 Apr 2009

New Microscope Designed Especially for Engineers Needing to Measure Parts

The new MM-200 measuring microscope from Nikon
Instruments is specially designed for engineers, inspectors and operators,
who require highly accurate measurements for precision parts.

From Nikon Instruments Inc. 1 Apr 2009

Solutia to Sell Nylon Business

Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its nylon business to an affiliate of SK Capital Partners II, L.P., a New York-based private equity firm that is focused on the ...

1 Apr 2009

New Grade of Electrical Tape Designed to Protect Integrity of Networks

Inspections are easier and tape more visible in a manhole with the new cool
gray Scotch Fire-Retardant Electric Arc Proofing Tape 77W from 3M.

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 1 Apr 2009

First Ever Accurate Test for Arsenic in Soils

If you have a cat or dog who likes to hide under the deck or children who play on equipment made with pressure-treated wood, you’ll be glad to hear that analytical chemist Julian Tyson and colleagues at the Univers...

1 Apr 2009

First Images of the Smart Nanobattery

mPhase Technologies, Inc.
today released the first image of the Smart NanoBattery
packaging prototype. mPhase first publicly unveiled the AlwaysReady Emergency
Flashlight at the NanoBusiness Alliance Public Policy Tour Product Showcase
in Washington , DC on March 19.

1 Apr 2009

New Lighting Solution for the Entertainment Industry

With Lok-it! OSRAM
provides a system for entertainment lighting that enables lamps to be replaced
easily without tools thanks to their special bayonet base and holders. With
the 4ArXS HSD 300W/80/P28 the Lok-it!

1 Apr 2009

Arburg to Present Innovative Exhibits at Plastpol

At Plastpol in Kielce, Poland, from 26 to 29 May 2009, Arburg
will present two innovative exhibits on stand G-25 in Hall G: firstly, a cost-efficient
automation solution comprising an Allrounder 470 C Golden Edition and Multilift
V Select robotic system; secondly, an electric Allrounder 420 A with a high-speed
thin-walled application.

From Arburg GmbH 1 Apr 2009

Foster Wheeler Acquire Offshore Engineering Business

Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its Houston-headquartered operating unit, Foster Wheeler USA Corporation, has completed its acquisition of the assets of the offshore engineering division of OPE Hold...

1 Apr 2009

PPG Establishes First Waterborne Automotive Paint Training Center in China

PPG Industries recently established the first waterborne automotive paint training
center in a college in China at Shanghai Communications Polytechnic (SCP).

From PPG Industries Inc. 1 Apr 2009

New Version Pulse Tube Cryocooler of Successful Physical Property Measurement Device under Development

LOT

+ Quantum Design announces that it has a new development project to produce

a Pulse Tube Cryocooler-based version of its popular Physical Property Measurement

System (PPMS).

1 Apr 2009

Nanosilicon Could Improve Devices that Convert Thermal Energy to Electrical Energy

University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a new method for using nanoscale silicon that could improve devices that convert thermal energy into electrical energy. The team, led by Erwin W. Mueller Pr...

31 Mar 2009

Fuel Cell Hurdle Overcome with Palladium Catalysts

Two Brown University chemists

have overcome a challenge to fuel cell reactions using palladium catalysts.

The scientists produced palladium nanoparticles with about 40 percent greater

active surface area than commercially available palladium particles, and the

nanoparticles remain intact four times longer.

31 Mar 2009