TOOLING COSTS AND QUALITY OF HIGH VOLUME PACKAGING IMPROVED BY KERONITE PROCESS
Keronite International : 13 February 2009
Applied to tooling for plastic packaging, the Keronite Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) advanced surface treatment process is enabling manufacturers of consumer products and their plastic packaging to get a rapid return on their investment in tooling. At the same time, productivity is increased and the quality of moulded parts is improved. |
REVISED STEEL OUTPUT FIGURES REFLECT GLOBAL COLLAPSE IN STEEL DEMAND
MEPS (International): 21 January 2009
According to MEPS - World Steel Outlook, the quarter on quarter reduction in steel demand in the final three months of 2008 is an unprecedented figure in the history of the industry. |
NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR SCANNING NANO-POLYMER FILMS FOR DEFECTS AT HIGH RESOLUTION
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) : 21 January 2009
Most miniature electronic, optical and micromechanical devices are made from expensive semiconductor or ceramic materials. For some applications like diagnostic lab-on-a-chip devices, thin-film polymers may provide a cheaper alternative, but the structure and properties of these materials—often no more than a few nanometers (nm) thick—are difficult to determine. In addition, defects in the thin polymer masking materials used to 'print' integrated circuits can produce malfunctioning components. Consequently, researchers would like to have a non-invasive method for scanning polymer films for defects at high resolution. |
MAGNETISM A KEY DRIVER OF HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) : 21 January 2009
Strong evidence that magnetic fluctuations are key to a universal mechanism for pairing electrons and enabling resistance-free passage of electric current in high-temperature superconductors. |
COULD SPIDER SILK SAVE YOUR LIFE?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology : 21 January 2009
MIT scientists from the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies have reached an elusive engineering milestone. They have successfully created a synthetic material with the same properties of spider silk. |
PEEK REPLACES METAL POPPETS TO IMPROVE VALVE PERFORMANCE AND COMPRESSOR EFFICIENCY
Victrex: 16 January 2009
PEEK manufacturer Victrex has assisted high performance injection moulding specialist Performance Plastics (PPL) to improve the performance of poppet valves, deployed in hydraulic and pneumatic compressors, by substituting the metal originals. |
NEEDLE-LIKE GLASS BEAMS IN NATURAL SPONGE FORMATION APPLIED TO GLASS PRODUCTION
Bell Labs: 16 January 2009
A discovery at the bottom of the sea that could contribute to the development of unbreakable glass. |
POLYMER COATING PREVENTS GLASS FOGGING
Massachusetts Institute of Technology : 16 January 2009
Researchers have developed a new anti-fog glass coating that can transform water droplets into smooth transparent sheets of water. The coating can be used on everything from car windows, bathroom mirrors, eyeglasses, ski goggles, underwater masks, and inside car headlights to prevent fogging. |
INSIGHTS INTO POLYMER FILM INSTABILITY COULD AID CREATION OF STABLE CRYSTALLINE FILMS FOR ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) : 16 January 2009
Crystallisation or dewetting? While exploring the properties of polymer formation, a team of scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has made a fundamental discovery about these materials that could improve methods of creating the stable crystalline films that are widely used in electronics applications - and also offer insight into a range of other phenomena. |
RAPID PROTOTYPING PRINTING DEVICE COMBINES MANY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
National Cheng Kung University: 16 January 2009
A prototype of a cutting-edge 'three-dimensional printer', a Rapid Prototyping (RP) device, has been successfully developed by a group at the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU).
Many core techniques have been integrated to build this three-dimensional printer. These core techniques include nanoscale powder manufacturing technology, precision positioning and process control, powder compounding, specialilsed bonding and cohesion techniques, improved ink injection and driving technology, and an integrated system of three-dimensional inject printing.
The technique has also been transferred to a domestic company possessing core technique in printer manufacture. |
THE ONLY DNV-CERTIFIED POLYPROPYLENE HONEYCOMB
Nidaplast: 16 January 2009
Nidaplast is the only polypropylene honeycomb certified for marine use by DNV, the leading global provider of risk management services. |
COMPRESSION TESTING MACHINE HELPS OPTIMISE DIAMOND MINING PROCESSES
Zwick: 16 January 2009
Even though diamond is the hardest naturally occurring material, it is still very brittle. This is a problem during mining, as the comminution, separation and transport processes can all cause damage to the valuable product. Now, international diamond producer De Beers is using a Zwick compression testing machine to analyse how diamonds break during mining. |
SPECIALTY LUBRICANTS HELP BUZZIMARINE RACERS CAPTURE 2008 VICTORIES
Chemtura: 16 January 2009
Marine engines take a brutal pounding in offshore racing. Buzzimarine lubricates its Fiat Powertrain Technologies N67 turbo diesels with high-performance Anderol Specialty Lubricants. As Technical sponsor of Team Buzzi, Anderol Specialty Lubricants, a Division of Chemtura Corporation, makes specialty fluids for heavy-duty service, for aviation, industrial, refrigeration as well as marine applications - anywhere lubricants need an extra edge. |
AUTOMATED WELDING LINE FOR SENSOR MANUFACTURE WELDS CONNECTOR RIBBONS ONTO SMALL PINS
MacGregor Welding Systems : 16 January 2009
MacGregor Welding Systems has recently installed an automated assembly system used for manufacturing miniature sensor modules for use in analyser equipment. To meet the requirements, a complete turnkey solution was required, capable of handling small components and welding metallic connector ribbons onto small wire pins. |
CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COATING FOR COPPER FIGHTS CORROSION WHILE LEAVING CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES UNAFFECTED
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid : 16 January 2009
A recent article describes how copper has been successfully covered with a conductive polymer that creates a barrier with the corrosive environment while leaving the conductive property of the material untouched. |
TENNIS RACQUETS TO USE FLUROROPOLYMER GROMMETS
DuPont Engineering Polymers : 14 January 2009
Tennis players will be able to gain extra power and longer string life thanks to the use of DuPont Teflon friction-reducing polymer. |
FILTRATION AND FLOW COMPONENTS MADE FROM POROUS METAL MEDIA GO ON SHOW TO MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS
Mott Corporation: 07 January 2009
Mott Corporation display a wide variety of flow and filtration components and assemblies in their exhibit at the MD&M West tradeshow (Booth #3089) taking place in Anaheim, CA on February 10-12, 2009. |
NANOSTRUCTURED POLYMERS AND POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES
Wiley InterScience : 07 January 2009
The 2007 Prague Meetings on Macro-molecules, held in Prague from 8–12 July 2007, contributed to the understanding of nanostructured polymers and polymer nanocomposites and the general relationships between synthesis, structure, and properties of the nanomaterials. |
MODEL-PREDICTIVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (APC) ADDED TO POLYETHYLENE LINES TO DRIVE PROCESS OUTPUT AND QUALITY
Daelim Industrial : 07 January 2009
Pavilion’s advanced process control platform will be installed on three production lines at Daelim’s facility in Yeosu, Korea. Korean polymer manufacturer Daelim Industrial will be implementing Pavilion8 model-predictive control technology on multiple polyethylene production units. |
CHAMELEON-LIKE ‘OPAL’ CAN TAKE ON ANY COLOUR
University of Bristol: 06 January 2009
A new material created by research scientists can rapidly shrink or swell to change the colour of light that it scatters. |
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