LIGHT-CURABLE ADHESIVE FOR MULTIPLE SUBSTRATES HAS CURE INDICATOR BUILT-IN
Intertronics: Monday, May 02, 2011
Intertronics has introduced a new adhesive featuring a built-in cure indicator for appliance assembly and other industrial plastic-bonding applications. |
STEEL PRICE INCREASES CHECKED IN MOST PARTS OF THE WORLD
MEPS (International): Monday, May 02, 2011
US strip mill product transaction values are relatively stable with just some minor upward movement. This follows several months of escalation, much of which was driven by the mills’ climbing raw material costs. Recently, however, producers have made no more formal announcements regarding further increases, at least for the immediate future. Inventories at service centres and end-users remain on the low side because buyers are cautious about ordering too much material at what is likely to be the top of the market. |
THERMAL MACHINING SYSTEM THAT CUTS ENGINEERING ALLOYS FASTER AND WITH LESS ENERGY THAN CONVENTIONAL MILLING
GE Advanced Materials: Monday, May 02, 2011
Andy Trimmer, a chemical engineer at the GE Global Research Process Systems Lab operates the Blue Arc thermal machining system that cuts engineering alloys faster and with less energy than conventional milling. An engine blisk for a GE CF34-8 regional-jet engine illustrates the precision machining required for such engineered products. Now, GE is exploring licensing opportunities for BlueArc, with machine builders and OEMs who would deploy as a roughing process for other operations, It predicts similar benefits from reductions in machining cycle time; lower tooling costs, and the opportunity to implement lean manufacturing concepts. |
MICROSCOPY SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME SIMULTANEOUS IMAGING AND PHOTO-MANIPULATION
Olympus Europa Holding: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Olympus provides the cell^frap module for the xcellence live cell imaging and manipulation system, which enables users to perform fluorescence recovery after photo-bleaching (FRAP), inverse FRAP (iFRAP), fluorescence loss in photobleaching (FLIP) and fluorescence loss after photobleaching (FLAP) experiments. |
UC RUSAL MAKES DEBT REPAYMENTS TOTALLING US$529 MILLION
UC RUSAL: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Aluminium producer UC Rusal is making further debt repayments in the total amount of approximately US$529 million to its international and Russian lenders under the International Override Agreement (IOA). |
MACHINING PROCESS REMOVES BURRS AND FLASHING WITHOUT AFFECTING ADJOINING WORKPART SURFACES
Kennametal: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Thermal Energy Method (TEM) is a rapid, low cost, high production process that has the unique ability to remove burrs and flashing without affecting adjoining workpart surfaces. Depending on workpart size, a million or more parts can be processed a month in a single TEM machine. |
SMARTKEM RECEIVES INVESTMENT FUNDING TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF FLEXIBLE PRINTED ALTERNATIVE TO SILICON SEMICONDUCTORS
SmartKem: Monday, April 25, 2011
SmartKem is a developer of novel, printable organic semiconductor materials and ink formulations for flexible electronics. The company has received investment funding from the Porton Capital Group and Finance Wales Investmentsto further develop its flexible printed electronics solutions. |
COLD DETONATION PHYSICS - A PROCESS FOR THE EXPLOSIVE CONVERSION OF CO2 INTO NANODIAMOND
EnviroDiamond Technologies: Monday, April 25, 2011
Fine diamond material is used industry wide for applications ranging from coating tools and drill-bits to polishing and delivering chemotherapy drugs into the body. Diamond from CO2 may prove to be the least expensive way to make synthetic diamond dust and certainly the most environmentally friendly.
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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY HELPS DELCAM WIN THIRD QUEEN’S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL SALES SUCCESS
Delcam : Monday, April 25, 2011
Delcam, the developer of CADCAM software has been presented with the company’s third Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category, and its sixth Award in total, in recognition of the continuing growth in world-wide sales of its manufacturing software and services. |
MARCH 2011 CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION FOR THE 64 COUNTRIES REPORTING TO WORLDSTEEL
World Steel Association: Saturday, April 23, 2011
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 129 million metric tons (mmt) in March 2011 and 372 mmt for the first quarter 2011. This is 7.0% higher than March 2010 and 8.8% higher than the first quarter 2010. |
HIGH PERFORMANCE BORON-FREE GLASS REINFORCEMENT FOR LONG-SPAN PULTRUSION ENABLES FABRICATORS TO PRODUCE LONGER SPANS
Owens Corning: Friday, April 22, 2011
XStrand H roving is a new high-performance reinforcement for long-span composite parts manufactured using the pultrusion process. |
STEEL PRICE TREND TURNS NEGATIVE IN NORTHERN EUROPE
MEPS (International): Friday, April 22, 2011
Prices for strip mill products in northern Europe have begun to soften in recent weeks. There had been some speculative buying as selling figures climbed earlier this year but now stock levels are high and customers are more cautious. |
WORLDSTEEL APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL TO TAKE OVER FROM AUGUST 2011
World Steel Association: Thursday, April 21, 2011
The worldsteel Board of Directors formally approved the appointment of Edwin Basson as Director General of the World Steel Association, effective from August 2011. |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSS HYDROGEN AS A FUTURE FUEL AT FARADAY DISCUSSION
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC): Wednesday, April 20, 2011
International experts on storing hydrogen - widely billed as one of the greenest and most promising fuels of the future - were at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory during April 2011 for the 151st prestigious Faraday Discussion of the Royal Society of Chemistry. |
SINGLE-TRIP BULK BAG UNLOADER IS ENGINEERED FOR RAPID MATERIAL RELEASE
Flexicon (Europe): Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The latest Bulk Bag Unloader being introduced by Flexicon Europe has been specifically engineered for the rapid release of material from ‘single-trip’ bulk transfer bags. It allows material to flow freely into the hopper which is attached to an integral flexible screw conveyor for transfer at any angle to downstream processing, storage or packaging equipment. |
EU PRICE HIKES HAVE RUN OUT OF STEAM
MEPS (International): Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Steel price rises have stalled in the European market. Increased selling values sought by the domestic producers have not been implemented and figures have, in fact, slipped. |
BEARINGS MADE OF CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED VICTREX PEEK POLYMER IMPROVE WEAR AND FRICTION PERFORMANCE
Victrex: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
CirComp GmbH, a German-based manufacturer of fibre composite components, has developed a new generation of carbon fibre reinforced Victrex PEEK polymer-based composite friction bearings, DW 710, which are optimized for resistance against shock and wear promoting longer service life and increased reliability. |
LOW THERMAL EXPANSION EPOXY PASSES NASA LOW OUTGASSING TESTS
Master Bond: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Formulated with a special blend of polymeric and inorganic materials, Master Bond EP30LTE-LO features unparalleled dimensional stability and sets new standards of performance for bonding, sealing, casting and coating applications in the aerospace, electrical, electronic, chemical, optical, and computer industries. |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROJECT LOOKS AT FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES FOR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Huntsman Advanced Materials: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Huntsman Advanced Materials is a partner in the Trans-IND project, a European Commission funded 4 year programme dedicated to enabling the industrialisation of components for transport infrastructure using fibre reinforced (FRP) based materials. |
AMORPHOUS THERMOPLASTIC POLYIMIDE (TPI) RESIN FOR HIGHER CONTINUOUS USE TEMPERATURE
Sabic Innvoative Plastics: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Sabic Innovative Plastics has announced the newest addition to its Extem UH family of amorphous thermoplastic polyimide (TPI) resins. It delivers high performance at prolonged extreme temperatures. |
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