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Air Liquide Deal to Promote Advanced Coatings for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Manufacturers

Air Liquide and Sixtron Advanced Materials announced an exclusive partnership to promote and distribute advanced coating materials to crystalline silicon ("c-Si") solar cell manufacturers worldwide. This innova...

11 May 2010

Altatech Semiconductor Win Contract to Supply AltaCVD System

Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems (Fraunhofer ENAS) in Chemnitz, Germany, a leading semiconductor and microsystems research organization, has ordered an AltaCVD system from Altatech Semiconducto...

11 May 2010

ALD Equipment Manufacturer Wins Prestigious Award for Business Potential

Beneq, world-leading manufacturer of ALD and aerosol coating equipment, has won the prestigious Nanotech Finland Award in the category for Best Business Potential. Beneq CEO Mr Sampo Ahonen received the award on Tuesday,...

7 May 2010

Global PVD Industry Expected to be Worth Almost $15 Billion by 2014

According to a new technical market research report, PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PVD): GLOBAL MARKETS (MFG015D) from BCC Research, the value of the global PVD industry was nearly $9 billion in 2009, but is expected to increase to more than $14.8 billion in 2014, for a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7%.

6 May 2010

Superhydrophobic Coating to Reduce Shipping Fuel Costs

The water fern salvinia molesta is exremely hydrophobic. If it is submerged and subsequently pulled out the liquid immediately drips off it. After that it is completely dry again. Or to be more precise: it was never real...

5 May 2010

NanoSteel to Demonstrate How Effective Their Super Hard Alloys for Thermal Spray Coatings Are

The NanoSteel Company, a leader in nanostructured steel alloy surface technologies, announces that a presentation highlighting how hardness and wear resistance of NanoSteel's Super Hard Steel alloys for thermal spray...

From The NanoSteel® Company 4 May 2010

Coating Creates Perfectly Non-Reflective Viewing as well and Improving Scratch Resistance

A new nanocoating ensures a perfectly non-reflecting view on displays and through eyeglasses. The necessary surface structure is applied to the polymeric parts during manufacture, obviating the need for a separate process step. The hybrid coating has further advantages: the components are scratch-proof and easy to clean.

3 May 2010

Canadian University to be Equipped with Deposition Tools from Oxford Instruments

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), leader in systems for etch, deposition and growth, has recently received a multi-system order from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada for installation in their new cleanroom facility.

29 Apr 2010

Beneq Host Successful ALD Seminar in Singapore

At the end of March this year in Singapore, Beneq, global supplier of coating equipment for atomic layer deposition (ALD) and aerosol coating, staged a joint seminar between ALD experts from Beneq, academia and a number ...

27 Apr 2010

PPG Helps 1933 Ford Phaeton take out Prestigious Custom Car Award

“Gold Digger,” a stunning 1933 Ford Phaeton sporting a gleaming gold finish by PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) automotive refinish business, has won this year’s Ridler Award. The honor, regarded as the most prestigious in the world of custom cars, was announced at the 58th Detroit Autorama at Cobo Hall.

From PPG Industries Inc. 21 Apr 2010

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