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Test Machines Optimize Quality Control in Tissue Testing

To optimize quality control Essity, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of professional hygiene products and consumer tissue, have implemented the LS1 testing machines from Lloyd Instruments for wet and dry tissue testing on products such as toilet paper tissue and table napkins.

From Lloyd Instruments Ltd. 22 Nov 2018

New Bendable Smartphone Technology Could Soon Provide Better Health Monitoring

Does the holiday shopping list have a new phone on it? A “radical” technology developed at Purdue University that’s transforming smartphones and other electronic devices into more bendable ones could help save lives in the near future through better health monitoring.

21 Nov 2018

Fraunhofer Researchers Simulate and Characterize Polyurethane Foams

Polyurethane foams are usually used for making mattresses, car seats, and insulation materials. The foaming process for the liquid polymer emulsions is complicated.

5 Nov 2018

CyberOptics Will Demonstrate MRS-Enabled SQ3000™ for AOI, SPI, and CMM at electronica 2018

CyberOptics® Corporation, a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-precision 3D sensing technology solutions, will exhibit at electronica 2018, scheduled to take place Nov. 13-16, 2018 at the Messe Munchen in Munich, Germany.

From CyberOptics Corporation 25 Oct 2018

Ultra-Light Gloves Allow Users to Touch, Grasp and Work on Virtual Objects

Researchers from EPFL and ETH Zurich have created an ultra-light glove—weighing less than 8 grams per finger—that enables users to feel and control virtual objects. Their system offers exceptionally realistic haptic feedback and could work on a battery, allowing for unmatched freedom of movement.

16 Oct 2018

Inspect Wafers Straight from the FOUP with the New Nordson DAGE Quadra® W8 Automated Wafer X-Ray Inspection System

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK — 9th October 2018 — Nordson DAGE, a division of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN), announces the launch of Quadra® W8, a versatile lab-based solution for wafer-level inspe...

From Nordson DAGE 9 Oct 2018

ESI’s New Allegro LC Extends High-Volume Test Capability to Larger MLCCs

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., an innovator in laser-based manufacturing solutions for the micro-machining industry, today announced the availability of its new Allegro LC™ test system, designed to address the high-level testing of larger multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) used increasingly in rapidly growing applications, including handheld, IoT and automotive products.

From Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. 8 Oct 2018

Distek, Inc. Awarded U.S. Patent for Single-Use Bioreactor Design

Distek, Inc., a leading manufacturer of laboratory testing instruments for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry for over 40 years, has been awarded U.S. Patent 10,059,914 for their single-use bioreactor design.

5 Oct 2018

Mecmesin Ltd, Global Leader in Force and Torque Test and Measurement, Acquired by Battery Ventures

Mecmesin, a 41 year old British company specialising in the design and manufacture of force and torque testing equipment for quality control, has been acquired by PPT Holdings, a Battery Ventures company. Battery Venture...

From Mecmesin 18 Sep 2018

X-rays Uncover a Hidden Property that Leads to Failure in a Lithium-Ion Battery Material

Over the past three decades, lithium-ion batteries, rechargeable batteries that move lithium ions back and forth to charge and discharge, have enabled smaller devices that juice up faster and last longer.

18 Sep 2018

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