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MAJOR SALES OF 3-D ATOM PROBES TO JAPAN
28 October 2004 - Kurt Manufacturing Company
| Oxford nanoScience Ltd is delighted to announce continuing success in the sale of its 3DAP 3-Dimensional atom probes into Japan. Five of these high value research instruments have been delivered over a 15 month period and a sixth is due for delivery in November 2004. |
3DAP is unique in nanoscale materials analysis through its ability to visualise the exact arrangement of atoms in conductive material samples and to simultaneously chemically identify them. This is achieved by evaporating the sample atom by atom and layer by layer, enabling the structure below the surface also to be revealed. Sales of 3DAP have been to a variety of organisations in Japan: the National Institute of Materials Science (who has purchased two instruments), the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Tokyo Institute of Technology (TITECH), Tohoku University and Nippon Steel. Oxford nanoScience managing director, Richard Davies, said: '3DAP has really come of age over the last few years. Now a fully commercially available product which has recently benefitted from a new, patented position sensitive detector, 3DAP is no longer restricted to a small number of high class university research groups. Industry is realising that the measurements 3DAP can offer simply cannot be obtained by any other technique. To generate such a high user base in such a short space of time in Japan is an added boost for us. Japan's reputation for excellence in materials science is well established.' Applications for 3DAP in Japan include investigations of high strength aluminium alloys and in particular aluminium oxide cluster formation and investigations of decay in weld material used in cooling circuits in nuclear reactors. Work done by Nippon Steel using 3DAP investigating the very fine precipitates formed in nitriding steels won the 'Best Poster' accolade at the recent 49th International Field Emission Symposium held at Graz in Austria.
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About: Kurt Manufacturing Company
History of Kurt Manufacturing1947 - Founded by Kurt Kuban, father of current president and owner Bill Kuban
1950's - Introduction of the "Kurt Vise", the industry leader in precision workholding solutions
1960's - Kurt Manufacturing is positioned as a major supplier to the burgeoning disk drive industry and other high tech industries
1970's- Kurt's success with business partner relationships grew Kurt into an industry leader in contract manufacturing
1980's - As part of a vertical integration strategy, acquisition of several businesses complimenting the existing corporate capabilities - acquisitions include:
Two screw machine facilities; one in Minneapolis, MN and one in Lyman, NE
Summit Gear - a precision gear manufacturer in Minneapolis, MN
Strite Anderson - an aluminum die cast facility in Fridley, MN 1986 - Kurt introduces the Kurt Check, an SPC software and hardware package. Kurt Electronics is the premier custom manufacturer of SPC data collection systems, modular gaging systems and inline gaging systems. 1987 - Kurt opened a second precision machining facility in Pueblo, CO in support of Colorado's high tech industry, with the addition of impact extruding as a new capability 1990's - Kurt Manufacturing's continued quality journey through implementation of the following processes which are the basis for our current quality policy: 1996 - Dyna Fab (tube bending) and Theradyne Healthcare were acquired to further expand into the healthcare market
1998 - Development of Kurt Kinetic Trainer
2003 - Development of Kurt Hydraulics
2003 - Development of Kurt Chipmunk
2004- Manufacturing partner for Delta Hawk
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