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Rohm and Haas to Divest its Share in Semiconductor Precursor Manufacturer

Rohm and Haas Company will divest its 40 percent equity interest in UP Chemical Company, a South Korean firm that specializes in DRAM and high-k gate dielectric precursor technology that is used to manufacture advanced s...

8 Apr 2008

Accurate and Reliable Hand Held XRF for Positive Materials Identification (PMI)

Oxford Instruments’ announces the launch of a new, rugged X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzer – the X-MET5000, for the accurate and reliable identification of metal alloys. The X-MET5000 represents the 4th gene...

8 Apr 2008

XRF Analyzer for Detecting Hazardous Elements in Consumer Items

Oxford Instruments’ announces the launch of a new, robust X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzer –the X MET5000, for accurate and reliable identification of hazardous elements in consumer goods. The X MET5000 repr...

7 Apr 2008

Rugged XRF Analyzer for On-Site Mining Applications from Oxford Instruments

Oxford Instruments’ launches a rugged new hand-held XRF analyser for demanding on-site ore exploration in mines Oxford Instruments’ announces the launch of a new, robust X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzer ...

7 Apr 2008

New Automated Surface Area and Pore Size Analyzer from Micromeritics

Micromeritics new TriStar II 3020 is a fully automated, three-station surface area and porosity analyzer capable of increasing the speed and efficiency of quality control analyses, with the accuracy, resolution, and data reduction to meet most research requirements.

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 6 Apr 2008

BASF Releases Shoe that Adapts to All Weather Conditions

IQTEX and BASF have jointly developed a unique, intelligent system which adapts shoes to suit weather conditions.

6 Apr 2008

First All-Plastic Modular Design Plastic Shrink Wrapping Machine in the World

Protective packaging is essential when transporting high-quality products. A multitude of sophisticated packaging machines is available on the market to cater for the wide range of product shapes and sizes. In contras...

6 Apr 2008

Linde New Technology Speeding Hydrogen Refuelling Service

Filling vehicles with hydrogen is about to get faster and easier, thanks to technology Linde is bringing to North America. Linde, a world-leading gases and engineering company, is the first company capable of meeting a n...

6 Apr 2008

Siemens Expands Services with Acquisition of Leading Roll Milling Company

With the agreement of all of the responsible authorities, Siemens has now taken over Morgan Construction Co., the rolling mill specialist based in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. This company achieved sales of USD 230...

6 Apr 2008

Applied Materials Celebrates 10 Years of CMP Technology Leadership

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the shipment of its 2,500th CMP(1) system, marking a major milestone in the industry and ten consecutive years of CMP technology leadership for Applied. Installed at virtually all ...

6 Apr 2008

Silgan Holdings Acquires Leading Brazilian Composite Material Company

Silgan Holdings Inc. , a leading supplier of consumer goods packaging products, announced today, as part of its previously reported acquisition of Amcor Limited's White Cap closures business in Europe, Asia and South...

6 Apr 2008

3M Takes Patent Infringement Lawsuit To Court For Fire Coating Product

3M announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary 3M Deutschland GmbH has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the District Court of Düsseldorf, Germany, against Sue Heung REF Co., GIOLITE-LUMIAN Co., GIO-LITE E...

6 Apr 2008

3M Release Mini Right-Angle Receptacle Reducing Fabrication Time and Costs

In order to better serve high-volume manufacturers, 3M recently released a die-cast version of the Mini Delta Ribbon Surface-Mount Technology (SMT) Right-Angle Receptacle. The new die-cast version is weight-balanced ...

6 Apr 2008

Rio Tinto Sponsors Royal Ballet Tour To China in 2008

Tony Hall, Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, announced today at a press conference in China that The Royal Ballet Tour to China 2008 is to be generously supported by Rio Tinto. The Royal Ballet returns to Chi...

6 Apr 2008

DuPont Launches Multi-Million Dollar Next Generation Testing Facility

DuPont today opened its first storm shelter testing center at its Chestnut Run site here. The multi-million dollar facility will allow the company to test different materials for its DuPont™ StormRoom™ with K...

6 Apr 2008