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Ashland Casting Solutions Installs SinterCast Process Control Capability

A new capability that will allow Ashland researchers to replicate production-like conditions for Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) product development is being installed at Ashland’s Dublin, Ohio, technical center. The...

28 Sep 2005

Scientists Need to Focus on Developing More Resilient and Efficient Advanced Catalysts

There is an acute need for technological improvements in the advanced catalysts industry as robust and long-lasting catalysts are the need of the hour. By preventing catalyst deactivation, the new breed of catalysts can ...

27 Sep 2005

Purdue Benchmarking Database and Process will Help Industry Design Parts-Search Systems

Researchers at Purdue University who developed the first system capable of searching a company's catalog of three-dimensional parts created with computer-aided design software are now providing a method to evaluate h...

27 Sep 2005

Degussa Acquires All the Know-How and Patents of Ticona GmbH in the Field of Polyaryl Ether Ketones

In a move to further consolidate its expertise in the area of high-temperature polymers, Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, is acquiring all the know-how and patents of Ticona GmbH, Kelsterbach, in the field of polyaryl ether keton...

26 Sep 2005

Development of a Universal Nanoscale Material Testing System (n-MTS)

The design, development and manufacturing of revolutionary products such as the automobile, airplane and computer owe a great deal of their success to the large-scale material testing systems (MTS) that have provided eng...

26 Sep 2005

Timken Proceeds With Key Part of Automotive Group Restructuring

The Timken Company has announced plans to close its Clinton, S.C., plant -- with production being phased down over the next two years. The decision is part of an ongoing program to increase competitiveness of its Automot...

From The Timken Co. 22 Sep 2005

Sumitomo Acquire TBC Corporation

Sumitomo Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sumitomo Corporation of America have entered into an agreement to acquire TBC Corporation, one of the leading marketers of automotive replacement tires in the U.S. ...

20 Sep 2005

Dow Corning Increases Commitment to Photonics Solutions

To address the needs of customers in the $65-billion optoelectronics market, Dow Corning Corporation has announced that its Photonics Solutions business development program will become part of the company’s mainstr...

20 Sep 2005

Patent Application for Ticalium, a Super-Hard Aluminum and Titanium Carbide Metal Matrix Composite

Adal Group has announced that it has filed patent applications for a metal matrix composite ("MMC") that will be referred to by the company as "Ticalium." Ticalium combines aluminum with titanium and ...

20 Sep 2005

Borealis to Invest EUR60m to Grow Phenols Business

Borealis today announced a total investment plan exceeding EUR 60 million to boost capacity and increase efficiency for its Phenol and Aromatics business located in Porvoo Finland. Beyond the ongoing expansions to in...

15 Sep 2005

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