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  • Susceptors for Fibre Optic Production
    Article - 19 Jun 2001
    Since the turn of the century, the explosion of information technology has created a requirement for large quantities of high-quality fiber optic cables, which are thousands of kilometers long and 100...
  • Condoms - An Overview
    Article - 14 Jun 2001
    Everything you need to know about condoms including history and origins, production, materials (natural rubber and synthetics such as latex and polyurethanes), testing methods, barrier properties,...
  • Rheology Testing for Ceramics
    Article - 12 Jun 2001
    Rheology testing of ceramic materials can now be performed and applied to production situations such as extrusion processes. This device has been designed for applications from earthenware to advanced...
  • Heat Treatment of Steels - The Processes
    Article - 9 Jun 2001
    Softening processes such as annealing and normalising, and hardening processes such as hardening, tempering, thermochemical processes, carburising, nitriding and boronising are all explained.
  • Thermal Spraying - An Introduction
    Article - 9 Jun 2001
    Thermal spraying is a generic name for a range of coating processes in which molten particles are accelerated toward a substrate using a variety of energy sources. The general process is defined and...
  • Superplastic Forming of Dental Implants
    Article - 8 Jun 2001
    Superplastic forming is an alternative and novel method for producing dental implants. It is capable of producing complex prostheses that are lighter, more comfortable and stronger than similar...
  • Hydroforming Techniques
    Article - 8 Jun 2001
    Hydroforming is a forming process that uses fluid pressure in place of punches and dies. It can form complex parts that would otherwise require several punched and welded pieces. It is a process of...
  • Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubber
    Article - 7 Jun 2001
    Hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) is a viable alternative to polychloroprene for many automotive applications such as timing belts, seals and hoses. It has excellent mechanical, thermo-oxidative and...
  • Steels Challenge Alternative Materials in the Automotive Industry
    Article - 6 Jun 2001
    Developments in the steel industry are helping stave off challenges from alternative materials such as aluminium and plastics in the automotive industry. Steel still dominates for many reasons which...
  • Laser Welding Process
    Article - 6 Jun 2001
    Laser welding has advantages over conventional resistance welding including non-contact nature, small heat affected zone and only requires access from one side. The process is explained and how it can...

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