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Element to Provide Zigbee Alliance Certification Testing Service from its Irvine, CA Laboratory

Element Materials Technology (Element) has expanded its testing services at its Irvine, California laboratory to provide formal certification testing to member companies of the Zigbee Alliance.

From Element Materials Technology 9 Jul 2019

ELIX Polymers Adds Two New ABS Grades for 3D Printing Equipment FDM Applications

ELIX Polymers has added two new grades to the Ultimaker Marketplace for 3D printing equipment FDM applications. The move was made together with three partner companies producing filament from ELIX ABS: 3R3D, based in Spain;

From ELIX Polymers 9 Jul 2019

Port Authorities in Asia Get Ready to Enforce IMO 2020 with the Help of Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science’s X-MET8000 Handheld XRF Analyser

Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Corporation, a Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation wholly owned subsidiary engaged in the manufacture and sales of analysis and measuring instruments, has recently delivered X-MET8000’s to both the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) as they get ready to enforce the IMO’s (International Maritime Organisation) MARPOL Annex VI regulation that will come into force on 1 January 2020.

From Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science 9 Jul 2019

K 2019: DuPont to Showcase Innovation Driven Silicone and Polymer Solutions

DuPont Transportation & Industrial (T&I) will showcase cutting-edge solutions and technology-based innovation at K 2019, the world’s leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, taking place October 16-23, 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

From DuPont Inc. 9 Jul 2019

VTT Develops Thermochemical Treatment to Recycle Low-Quality Plastic Waste

A portion of collected plastic waste does not qualify for mechanical recycling and ends up incinerated instead. VTT complements the selection of sustainable recycling methods with chemical recycling based on pyrolysis, which will turn nearly all plastics and their mixtures into oil – the raw material of fuels, plastics and other chemicals.

From VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd 9 Jul 2019

Henkel & EnvisionTEC Partner to Drive Mass Production Using 3D Printing Technologies

To further drive the adoption of 3D Printing technologies beyond prototyping to final parts production, Henkel has partnered with EnvisionTEC. The partners showcased selected 3D printed parts for the medical and manufacturing sectors during the Rapid + TCT conference from May 21 to 23.

From EnvisionTEC, Inc. 9 Jul 2019

K 2019: ENGEL's Focus on Circular Economy in Plastics Processing

Circular Economy is one of the focus topics at K 2019 and also the “green thread” running through ENGEL, the injection molding machine manufacturer and system solutions provider during trade fair appearance.

From ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH 9 Jul 2019

New PVDF Composite to Absorb Electromagnetic Radiation

A team of Indian scientists has now developed a new room temperature composite that exhibits high absorption of EMI in the high-frequency range (8 to 18 GHz).

9 Jul 2019

Beverage Flowmeters Ensure Consistent Drink Quality

Beverage dispensing flowmeters from Titan Enterprises are inherently reliable and proven to ensure consistent drink quality in hundreds of thousands of installations around the world.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 8 Jul 2019

Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Expand the LAB-X5000 Analysers’ Capabilities

Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science expand the LAB-X5000 Analysers’ capabilities for the minerals, cement and lubrication oil markets with even greater performance.

From Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science 8 Jul 2019

Patterns Formed by Self-Assembling Materials May be Useful in Optical Systems

Block copolymers are self-assembling materials that are capable of forming a wide range of regular and predictable patterns.

8 Jul 2019

Automated Insert Potting

According to the latest results of a study carried out by Staufen AG and BDLI, which were also presented at this year's Paris Air Show, the German aerospace industry defends its advantage well in international competition.

5 Jul 2019

New Simulation Model Helps Predict Building Damage

Kostas Keremidis, a PhD candidate at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, is utilizing research at the atomic scale to design buildings that can tolerate the largest of storms.

5 Jul 2019

Study Shows How to Tune Electronic Energies in Organic Semiconductors

Physicists at the Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) at the TU Dresden, along with scientists from Tübingen, Potsdam, and Mainz could show how electrostatic forces can be used to tune electronic energies in organic semiconductor films.

5 Jul 2019

New from Alfa Laval - Efficient Self-Priming Pumps for Improved Performance

Alfa Laval’s LKH Prime 40 is the latest new addition to the range. Not only does the hygienic, self-priming pump offer high energy efficiency and versatility, it also allows for significantly reduced noise levels and easy maintenance.

From Alfa Laval Corporate AB 5 Jul 2019