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BASF’s Specialty Polyamide Helps Design Wästberg’s New Table Lamp

Literally in a new light, the designfabrik® at BASF is presenting its self with its latest project: the Winkel w127, a lamp designed by Dirk Winkel and produced by the renowned Swedish designer lamp manufacturer Wästberg.

From BASF Corporation 1 Jul 2013

Bulk Bag Filling Systems by National Bulk Equipment Inc. Qualify for Food Processing and Packaging Operations

National Bulk Equipment, Inc. NBE 3-A, USDA, FDA and BISSC-compliant bulk bag filling systems are engineered, fabricated, and constructed to speed inspections, simplify integration, and ensure qualification for start-up into food processing and packaging operations.

From National Bulk Equipment, Inc. 25 Jun 2013

AMM Honors Abakan for CermaClad Clad Pipe Manufacturing Technology

Abakan Inc. (“Abakan”), an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced that its CermaClad™ high-speed large-area metal cladding technology has received the Steel Excellence Award from American Metal Market (AMM) under the ‘Best Process Innovation category’; where other notable winners in other categories included the number one steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal, Nucor Corporation, and AK Steel Holding Corporation.

From Cleveland-Cliffs 25 Jun 2013

Introducing the Range of SPECTROBLUE Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometers (ICP-OES)

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments now offers three versions of its SPECTROBLUE inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES). These models set new benchmarks for compact, mid-range analyzers characterized by high performance, simple operation, low maintenance, and great affordability.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 18 Jun 2013

Malvern Instruments' Houston Office hosts Working Groups Focused on the Best way of Analyzing Drilling Mud

The team at Malvern Panalytical’ Houston (Texas, USA) office was delighted to host recent meetings on the 15th May 2013 of two American Petroleum Institute (API) working groups focussed on addressing the critical issue of how best to analyze drilling muds and the mineral components that they consist of.

From Malvern Panalytical 18 Jun 2013

Carnegie Introduces Innovative Bio-Based Xorel Textile

Leading textile manufacturer Carnegie is pleased to announce a revolutionary breakthrough with its Xorel product line. After seven years of research and development, Carnegie introduces the innovative Biobased Xorel—the first high-performance interior textile in the world with a majority of plant-based content.

17 Jun 2013

Air Products Wins Ringier Coatings Technology Innovation Awards for SSDL Defoamers

Air Products, a leading global supplier of performance materials, has won the 2013 Ringier Coatings Technology Innovation Awards for its new Airase™ Structured Siloxane Defoamer Line (SSDL™ Defoamers). As a global leader of water-based technology for specialty additives, Air Products has received this prestigious award for the third consecutive year.

14 Jun 2013

Students Create Disruptive Aviation Concepts for Airbus’ Fly Your Ideas Competition

Planes powered by body heat, luggage floating on a bed of air and even aircraft running on cow power (methane gas) - these are just some of the revolutionary ideas, developed by students from universities across the world, that could one day feature on the aircraft of the future.

13 Jun 2013

WITec to Host the 10th Confocal Raman Imaging Symposium in Ulm, Gemarny

WITec will host the 10th Symposium on “Confocal Raman Imaging”. The Raman Spectroscopy community will meet from September 30th to October 2nd, 2013 in Ulm, Germany. The symposium will cover various aspects...

From WITec GmbH 11 Jun 2013

Waste to Energy (WTE) Conversion Technologies - New Book from Woodhead Publishing

Increasing global consumerism and population has led to an increase in the levels of waste produced. Waste to energy (WTE) conversion technologies can be employed to convert residual wastes into clean energy, rather than...

5 Jun 2013

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