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| Steels for Strength and Machinability |
28 February 2004 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
Two precipitation-hardenable steel alloys developed for use in aerospace applications bring benefits to other metal-using industries.
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| Heading Hints: About Cold Heading |
28 February 2004 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
This is the first in a six-part series on heading basics. This installment defines cold heading and discusses its advantages in certain metalworking instances.
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| RENCAST™ SYSTEM PROTECTS NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS/OPERATIONS |
28 February 2004 - Huntsman Advanced Materials
Protective component shields made using the RenCast™ rapid casting system from
RenShape® Solutions, are proving their worth in some of the most demanding marine environments in the world. |
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| BRUSHSTROKES HELPED BY ARALDITE® |
28 February 2004 - Huntsman Araldite
The versatility of Araldite adhesives from Huntsman Advanced Materials is once again demonstrated with an application bonding top-of-the-range paintbrushes. |
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| New sediment decontamination technology shows promise |
28 February 2004 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
The day may soon come when contaminated sediment dredged from the New York/New Jersey Harbor can be cleaned and turned into a useful product, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |
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| Bengt Nilsson new MD as of March 1st |
27 February 2004 - SSAB Oxelosund
SSAB Oxelösund’s new Managing Director as of March 1st is Bengt Nilsson, joining us from Uddeholm Tooling in Hagfors, where he was MD since 1999. |
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| Seamless circular structures could be sensors, resonators & transducers for Nanoelectronics |
26 February 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
The rings, complete circles formed by a spontaneous self-coiling process, could serve as nanometer-scale sensors, resonators and transducers, and provide a unique test bed for studying piezoelectric effects and other phenomena at the small scale. The nanorings join 'nanobelts' and 'nanosprings' in a family of zinc oxide structures produced by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology using a high-temperature solid vapor process. |
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| Earlier diagnosis of Schizophrenia improves results of treatment |
26 February 2004 - Yale University
Thomas McGlashan, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, said the length of time between the onset of psychosis and detection and treatment can stretch from several weeks to several years. This time span is a concern because the patient is sick and untreated and because there is some indication that the untreated psychotic state itself may increase the risk of a poor outcome. |
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| Practical advice on working with chemicals |
26 February 2004 - HSE InfoLine
Firms working with chemicals will be able to get free online advice on how to protect people and the environment. A new web tool will for the first time bring together the regulation of occupational health, safety at work and the environment. The tool, Chemical Essentials, is being developed by the Health and Safety Executive, the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. |
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| Borealis expands distribution agreement with Ashland for Iberia |
26 February 2004 - Borealis A/S
Borealis has extended its current distribution agreement with Ashland Distribution Company to include polypropylene for small and medium sized automotive and household appliance customers in Spain and Portugal. |
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| Advanced Polymer Alloys introduces 2300 Series of Alcryn MPR |
26 February 2004 - Advanced Polymer Alloys Llc
Advanced Polymer Alloys, a division of Ferro Corporation, has introduced its new Alcryn MPR 2300 series for injection moulding applications. |
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| New high-flow conductive compounds introduced |
26 February 2004 - RTP Company
RTP Company has developed new high-flow conductive polypropylene compounds for thin-wall injection molding, which has become increasingly important for producing complex medical, electronic, and biotechnological devices. |
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| New SUR family of TrenchFET Power MOSFETs features reverse-lead TO-252 package |
25 February 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., today announced a new family of TrenchFET power MOSFETs in a reverse-lead TO-252 DPAK package. |
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| Easy-to-use First Pass CFD tool enables more intuitive, rapid design process |
25 February 2004 - Fluent
Fluent Inc., announces FloWizard, a highly-automated 'first-pass' flow simulation tool designed to quickly validate product design concepts in the earliest stages of the development process. This powerful, yet easy-to-use tool allows engineers with a fundamental understanding of fluid dynamics to gain access to the power of fluid flow and heat transfer modeling to make informed design decisions. FloWizard is also fully customizable, and features peer-to-peer collaboration as a standard feature, allowing advanced users to collaborate with new users for support and the review of results. |
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| Researchers discover new family of Atlantic Corals |
25 February 2004 - National Science Foundation
An international research team has identified a family of corals found only in the Atlantic Ocean, a first for such classifications in that ocean, in a study that could transform how corals are viewed and classified. The scientists, who will publish their results in the Feb. 26 issue of the journal Nature, say the findings are also important for future decisions about coral conservation and the preservation of threatened biodiversity regions. |
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| Large diamonds made from gas are hardest yet |
25 February 2004 - National Science Foundation
Producing a material that is harder than natural diamond has been a goal of materials science for decades. Now a group headed by scientists at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory in Washington, D.C., has produced gem-sized diamonds that are harder than any other crystals and at a rate up to 100 times faster than other methods used to date. The process opens up an entirely new way of producing diamond crystals for electronics, cutting tools and other industrial applications. |
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| Blood-lead statistics |
25 February 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive today published the latest statistics (2002/03) on blood-lead levels of workers in Great Britain exposed to lead, as collected under the Control of Lead at Work Regulations. |
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| Field tests advance seismic landmine detection system |
25 February 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
This seismic-wave system may prove itself more reliable than existing electromagnetic-wave techniques used in metal detectors and ground-penetrating radars. Although metal detectors and GPRs can locate mines successfully, they have more trouble locating the small, plastic anti-personnel mines that have become more prevalent. Metal detectors and GPRs can also be confused by ground clutter, rocks, sticks or scraps of metal, sometimes resulting in many false alarms. |
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| Stadco GmbH appoints new MD to help drive business in key European markets |
24 February 2004 - Stadco
Stadco, a leading UK based manufacturer and supplier of body-in-white stampings and assemblies to the automotive industry, has announced the appointment of Heinz Schmitz, 42, as managing director of Stadco GmbH with effect from 19th January 2004. |
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| DuPont announces 17th Awards for Innovation in Packaging |
24 February 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
The DuPont Awards for Innovation in Packaging programme is entering its 17th year. |
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| A Safer Alternative for Paint Stripping
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24 February 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Under a newly launched partnership between INVISTA™ and Eco Solutions Ltd, consumers and professionals in the UK are now able to purchase a range of paint-stripping products containing DBE® dibasic esters, a safe-to-use and biologically-degradable alternative to potentially hazardous solvent or caustic based strippers. |
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| New PBT grade for autmotive headlamp bezels |
24 February 2004 - DSM Engineering Plastics
The new Arnite XL PBT, specifically designed for automotive headlamp bezels, is now available from DSM Engineering Plastics. |
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| Morgan Completes Sale of Latest Compactor to Austrian Company
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24 February 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received an order for one of its new compactors from Voest-Alpine Draht GmbH, of Donawitz, Austria.
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| Scientists identify blood stem cell |
24 February 2004 - University of Chicago
Scientists said Monday that they have for the first time discovered adult stem cells originating in the blood, a finding that could lead to an easily accessible source of cells to treat diseases. |
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| Cabot Corporation and Super Sky Products partner to produce Polycarbonate Skylight Panels |
24 February 2004 - Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, announced today it has mutually agreed to work with Super Sky Products, Inc., a world-renown leader in daylighting, a division of Vitro America, a Vitro subsidiary, to jointly produce and market a Polycarbonate skylight panel system filled with Nanogel translucent aerogel. |
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| ASML MaskTools and DNP establish strategic alliance |
23 February 2004 - ASML Netherlands B.V.
ASML MaskTools and Dai Nippon Printing today announced a strategic alliance on CPL Technology. A single-mask, single-exposure resolution enhancement technique, CPL Technology is designed to increase the productivity of lithography processes by as much as 40 percent as compared with competing technologies as well as enhancing cost effectiveness and resolution capability. |
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| Pump components for reliability in acid environments |
23 February 2004 - Greene Tweed & Co Benelux BV
Greene, Tweed & Co Benelux is introducing a new material for pump components that have to operate in acidic conditions. This new thermoplastic composite, which is called WR 014, is primarily designed for rings, bushes, seals and wear plates in pumps in the chemicals and petrochemical industries. |
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| England Named Global Technology Director, Ashland Composite Polymers |
23 February 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Composite Polymers announced today that Dr. William P. England has been named global technology director for the Composite Polymers business group. |
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| Weatherable resin for outdoor applications |
23 February 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
New resin offers up to five times the colour and gloss retention of traditional ASAs |
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| Idleaire chooses Lexan EXL resin to withstand the rigours of the highway |
23 February 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
Lexan EXL resin, one of GE Plastics’ new resins in the X GEN™ resin portfolio, has been selected by IdleAire Technologies for applications serving the trucking market. |
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| Lexan SLX resin now available for injection moulding |
23 February 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
With the introduction of a clear resin grade, GE Plastics expands its proprietary Lexan SLX polycarbonate platform. |
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| Introducing the 48-hour DVD |
23 February 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
In May 2003, Flexplay Technologies, a privately held company based in New York, announced that Buena Vista Home Entertainment Division of The Walt Disney Company would use its flexible play DVD technology to make movies available to consumers in test markets beginning this August. |
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| Stadco acquisition strengthens press shop capabilities |
23 February 2004 - Stadco
Shrewsbury-based Stadco, the leading European supplier of body-in-white stampings and sub assemblies to the auto industry, has announced the acquisition of Parker Tools Limited, a specialist manufacturer of press tooling and equipment. The acquisition will further enhance Stadco's press shop and stamping capabilities to its automotive customers. |
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| Workplace health and safety - a new strategy for Great Britain |
23 February 2004 - HSE InfoLine
A radical new strategy to improve future standards of workplace health and safety in Great Britain was launched today by Des Browne, Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions and Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Health & Safety Commission. |
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| Valvoline plant employees receive U. S. patent |
20 February 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Inc. has received a patent by assignment from two employees in its Valvoline division's Cincinnati plant.
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| Vishay's 0.030-in. x 0.030-in. CTN center-tapped nichrome resistor chip |
20 February 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that it is adding new devices with a low absolute TCR of ±10 ppm over the full -55 °C to +125 °C temperature range to its CTN series of 30 mil center-tapped nichrome resistor chips. |
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| Researchers successfully force evolutionary leap |
19 February 2004 - University of Texas at Austin
Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan have forced an unprecedented evolutionary leap in E. coli bacteria, and findings from their study could have ramifications on protein production for the biotechnology industry. |
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| Ashland Specialty Chemical Introduces FlexCure™ Self-Initiating Resin |
19 February 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., announces the introduction of FlexCureTM self-initiating resins, an innovative platform technology that utilizes a proprietary, energy-curable acrylic resin chemistry. |
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| Ashland Introduces New Gel Coat and Cast Polymer Resin for Cultured Marble and Onyx |
19 February 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Composite Polymers introduces MAXGUARD® CG-40-0009 marble clear gel coat and POLARIS® MR 84330-16 resin for cultured marble and onyx to its line of cultured marble fabrication resins. |
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| Arnitel elastomer gives the Mirra image |
19 February 2004 - DSM Engineering Plastics
Herman Miller, a pioneer and leader in the office furniture industry, has specified Arnitel EM400 from DSM Engineering Plastics for the seat carrier on its new Mirra Chair.
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| Distrupol signed as sole distributor for Elastollan in the United Kingdom and Ireland |
19 February 2004 - Distrupol
Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service and solutions provider, has been appointed sole distributor for Elastollan thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland where the company is the established distribution leader. |
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| ESI Group's new CFD simulation software recognized as one of the most innovative product |
19 February 2004 - ESI Group
Thanks to the recent acquisition of CFDRC's product division, ESI Group has enhanced its product portfolio with new virtual engineering software including CFD-CADalyzer, Computational Flow Dynamics software for design engineers, CFD-ACE+ for advanced CFD and multiphysics simulation, CFD-FASTRAN, CFD software specifically designed for the aerospace industry, and CFD-VISCART for the generation of viscous, Cartesian meshes. |
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| Bayer Polymers' Researchers Discuss The Development of UV-Curable Waterborne Polyurethane Dispersion For Soft Feel Applications |
19 February 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Researchers with Bayer Polymers will present a paper on the development of waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUD's) for soft feel applications. |
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| Bayer Polymers' Researchers Discuss New Approaches To Weather Stable Spray Elastomers |
19 February 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Researchers with Bayer Polymers will present a paper discussing new approaches to weather stable spray elastomers used as truck bed liners. |
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| Bayer Polymers' Researchers Discuss Diethylmalonate Blocked Isocyanates As Crosslinkers For Low Temperature Cure Powder Coatings |
18 February 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Researchers with Bayer Polymers will present a paper discussing the use of a newly designed solid diethylmalonate (DEM) blocked isocyanates as crosslinker for low temperature cure powder coatings. |
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| New study shows how African-American Ph.D. Chemists overcame discrimination |
18 February 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
'Regardless of the experiences they had, these people had remarkably positive feelings about chemistry,' said Willie Pearson, Jr., the study's author and chair of the School of History, Technology and Society at the Georgia Institute of Technology. 'If they had it to do all over again, they would still see chemistry as an attractive field.' |
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| What the next generation of speech recognizers will be able to do |
18 February 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
When the motion picture '2001: A Space Odyssey' opened in 1968, that conversation between a stranded astronaut and a malevolent computer named HAL seemed plausible for the year 2001, then more than three decades in the future. |
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| Fabrication technique uses light-activated molecules to create complex microstructures |
18 February 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
Known as 'two-photon 3D lithography,' the technique could compete with existing processes for fabricating microfluidic devices, photonic bandgap structures, optical storage devices, photonic switches and couplers, sensors, actuators, micromachines - and even scaffolds for growing living tissue. |
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| World’s Only Stainless Steel Bike Seat 30% Stronger, Crucial In Military Underwater Equipment Testing |
18 February 2004 - Carpenter Technology Corporation
A small, but innovative Canadian manufacturer here, producing the world’s only stainless steel bicycle seat, has just made it about 30 percent stronger at negligible cost, while retaining its bright appearance and unusually comfortable seating platform. |
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| Protective clothing and equipment must be provided free |
18 February 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive is reminding employers within the catering industry about their duty to provide workers with free personal protective equipment. The duty applies to catering employers both in the private and the public sectors. |
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| Distrupol expands its coverage and strengthens its business base on the Iberian Peninsula |
18 February 2004 - Distrupol
Since it announced the launch of its business into the Spanish market in September 2003, Distrupol, a member company of Univar and a leading European polymer distributor, technical service provider and application development partner, has been progressively building its operation in the region. |
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| Hard-soft combinations with excellent adhesion |
18 February 2004 - DSM Engineering Plastics
Designed to adhere to such hard materials as polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene/Polycarbonate (ABS/PC), and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), DSM Engineering Plastics’ Arnitel TPE copolyester elastomer gives manufacturers the freedom to benefit from 2K moulding (multi-component injection moulding processes). |
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| DuPont acquires Czech Republic PVB business |
18 February 2004 - DuPont Glass Laminating Products
DuPont today announced that it has acquired Retrim, a safetyglass interlayer company, with plant operations in Zlin, Czech Republic. Terms were not disclosed. DuPont said Czech Republic government regulatory approval was received in January 2004. |
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| Carnegie Mellon introduces first storytelling roboceptionist |
18 February 2004 - Carnegie Mellon Universtity
Carnegie Mellon University has 'hired' Valerie, one of the world's first storytelling roboceptionists, to greet visitors and set the stage as they enter the computer science building on the university campus. |
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| Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products extends unique range of Ketron Peek shapes with new black grade |
17 February 2004 - Quadrant EPP
Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products has added to its inventory a new, black polyetheretherketone. It is the latest addition to its unique range of these high-performance materials, which feature chemical- and stress-cracking resistance at elevated temperatures and long-term, high-mechanical strength. The new grade, Ketron PEEK 1000 Black, is ideal for machining critical components, where aesthetics are important. |
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| Hepatitis drug may help anthrax victims |
17 February 2004 - University of Chicago
A drug already being used to fight hepatitis B may also help patients infected with anthrax. The drug, Gilead Sciences Inc.'s adefovir dipivoxil, blocks the toxic edema factor, one of the two compounds that make anthrax so deadly, the researchers said. |
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| Indium Corporation Introduces Water-Soluble Pb-Free Solder Paste
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17 February 2004 - Indium Corporation
To meet the high demands of water-soluble solder paste users who need to comply with the Pb-Free requirements, Indium Corporation of Europe has developed the next generation of Pb-Free Solder Paste, Indium3.1. Indium3.1 is a water-soluble Pb-free solder paste with advanced printing capability, ideal for fine-pitch applications. The exceptional stencil life virtually eliminates solder paste waste. |
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| China Mill Builder Orders MORGOIL® Bearings
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17 February 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
The MORGOIL® Bearing Division of Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from Dalian Heavy Industries, a mill builder located in Dalian City, the People’s Republic of China.
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| Chicken Pox vaccine effectiveness decreases after first year |
17 February 2004 - Yale University
'The effectiveness of the varicella vaccine does drop substantially from 99 percent the first year after vaccination to 84 percent two to eight years after vaccination,' said first author Marietta Vazquez, M.D., associate research scientist in the Department of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine. 'But eight years after vaccination, the overall effectiveness is 87 percent, which is still excellent.' |
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| Hydro announces its intention to sell its holding in Yara |
16 February 2004 - Hydro Aluminium
Norsk Hydro ASA announces its intention, subject to market conditions, to proceed with the sale of its holding in Yara International ASA (“Yara”), previously known as Hydro Agri. The shares to be sold by Hydro in the offering will amount to a minimum of 10% of Yara's outstanding shares, and up to its entire holding of 20% of Yara's outstanding shares. |
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| FOC challenges innovation in design with the help of Somos WaterShed™ at the Spin Off forum in Cologne
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16 February 2004 - DSM Somos
In the 'Spin Off' forum of the Imm Cologne international furniture fair, Freedom Of Creation (FOC) introduced new concepts for lightweight, yet extremely strong and translucent furniture. |
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| DSM Somos® Stereolithography Resins Qualified for Use in Sony Solid Creation Systems |
16 February 2004 - DSM Somos
DSM Somos® today announced that its complete line of UV-curable stereolithography resins has been qualified for use in Sony’s Solid Creation Systems (SCS), available for sale in North America. All resins will be sold directly by DSM Somos. |
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| Studies offer new insight into HIV vaccine development |
16 February 2004 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mutations that allow AIDS viruses to escape detection by the immune system may also hinder the viruses' ability to grow after transmission to new hosts, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced this week in the journal Nature Medicine. |
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| Laser technology to map industrial plant gases available through Alberta Research Council |
16 February 2004 - Alberta Research Council
Alberta Research Council Inc. scientists are seeking industry partners to test laser technology that measures emissions from flares, storage tanks, gas processing plants, feedlots and refineries. The technology, called Differential Absorption Lidar, measure gases such as methane, sulphur dioxide, benzene and other volatile organic compounds remotely over distances up to 2 kilometres. |
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| Bayer Polymers Launches New Polyaspartic Coatings Technology Web Site |
15 February 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Polymers has launched a new Web site to help coatings and paint formulators customize and use polyaspartics coatings technology. |
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| Bayer Endorses New Polyaspartic Aliphatic Coating Technology for Hard Wearing Applications |
15 February 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer scientists have refined a new class of polyurea polymer for coating metal and concrete surfaces in a myriad of industrial and commercial applications subject to harsh environmental conditions such as railcar coatings, bridges, flooring topcoats, tunnels and light poles. |
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| New Brochure Highlights Wide Range Of Applications For Polyaspartic Aliphatic Coating Technology From Bayer Polymers |
15 February 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
A new brochure is now available from Bayer Polymers highlighting its polyaspartic aliphatic coating technology. The full-color, 24-page brochure reviews the basic polyaspartic technology, and highlights specific case studies.
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| Highway to hydrogen - a long and winding road |
14 February 2004 - DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Following the National Academy of Sciences criticism of the Bush administration's plans for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, US taxpayers were left wondering how realistic is the vision for a hydrogen economy, what kinds of approaches are scientists and engineers taking and just what are the technical hurdles involved. |
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| Researchers offer tips for longer lived CD, DVDs |
13 February 2004 - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
You should never use a pen, pencil or hard-tip marker to write on your CDs.
That is among several recommendations made by computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), who sliced, diced and baked CDs and DVDs to see how long the digital information would survive. |
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| Hydro applies for delisting in Sweden |
13 February 2004 - Hydro Aluminium
Hydro's Board today decided to apply for delisting from the Swedish stock exchange Stockholmsbörsen.
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| Autotype’s FootPrint leads the way to cutting-edge architecture exhibition |
13 February 2004 - Autotype International
The FootPrint floor graphics system from Autotype International is being used in large sections to cover an extensive 410 square metres of floor space as part of an innovative exhibition being held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London by the Foreign Office Architects (FOA) in celebration of their tenth anniversary. |
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| APAC-Atlantic, Inc. sells assets from Tidewater Branch to Colas, Inc. |
13 February 2004 - Ashland Inc
APAC-Atlantic, Inc. announced today that its business unit in Virginia has sold the assets from its Tidewater Branch to Colas, Inc. The sale consists of two asphalt plants in Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, as well as associated mobile equipment. |
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| Rohm and Haas to feature new environmentally friendly adhesive technologies for flexible packaging |
13 February 2004 - Rohm & Haas Co
Rohm and Haas Company has announced their participation in the May 2004 Drupa Exhibition to be held at Germany's Dusseldorf Fairgrounds. As part of the company's 'Total Packaging Solutions' program, Rohm and Haas will feature the full range of its high-efficiency product lines, including Mor-Free ELM Series Extreme Low Monomer Solventless Adhesives, ROBOND L Series Water-based Adhesives for Dry Bond Laminating, and ROBOND CS Cold Seal Adhesives. Rohm and Haas will be located at Booth A 25 in Hall 08.0. |
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| New model P3 strain indicator & recorder provides portable measurement solution |
13 February 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announces the launch of the Model P3 Strain Indicator and Recorder, a lightweight, portable, battery-operated instrument with the industry's most unique and comprehensive feature set including four input channels, a large LCD display, and on-board data storage. |
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| Brain shows ability to recover from some methamphetamine damage |
13 February 2004 - DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
A new brain-imaging study at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory indicates that some of the damage caused by methamphetamine, a drug abused by ever-increasing numbers of Americans, can be reversed by prolonged abstinence from the drug. |
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| Kalwall offers revolutionary daylighting fenestration system with Nanogel Translucent Aerogel |
13 February 2004 - Cabot Corporation
Kalwall + Nanogel translucent aerogel, a revolutionary fenestration system that offers an NFRC certified system U value of .10 (R-10), four times greater than insulating glass systems, with museum-quality light is now commercially available. The new Kalwall + panels filled with translucent aerogel offer the most insulating, diffuse light-transmitting technology available today. Kalwall Corporation exclusively manufactures the product, working with Cabot Corporation. |
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| New ZC-series free-filament strain gages provide high-temperature measurement range up to 2100 °F |
12 February 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released the new ZC-Series strain gages with etched Kanthal (Fe Cr Al alloy) foil grids in free-filament form, designed for high-temperature measurement at up to 2100 °F [1150°C]. |
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| Salomon uses Delrin® for its ‘bombproof’ PP3 KURB ‘snow skate’ ski
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12 February 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
Global sports equipment manufacturer Salomon, based in Annecy, France, chose DuPont™ Delrin® acetal resin for the ski section of its new-concept, ‘bombproof’ PP3 KURB snow skate, launched in 2003.
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| First user- and environmentally friendly stripping station thanks to DBE® dibasic esters
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12 February 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
INVISTA, formerly DuPont Textiles & Interiors (DTI) - Specialty Intermediates announces the use of DBE®dibasic esters in Bio-Fluxaf-Aqua, an environmentally friendly paint stripper produced by Rutolan France, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dutch company, Vliegenthart F.V., manufacturing under license.
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| Now everyone can race with 'clap' ice skates thanks to Zytel® ST
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12 February 2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
The new Zandstra ‘Ving’ speed racing clap skate is comfortable, flexible, easy to maintain – and highly affordable. |
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| Bayer Polymers Begins Production of Mondur® CD Isocyanate at its Baytown, Texas, Facility |
12 February 2004 - Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayer Polymers now produces Mondur® CD isocyanate at its Baytown, Texas, facility.
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| Young people prone to type 2 diabetes exhibit alterations in mitochondrial activity |
12 February 2004 - Yale University
Researchers at Yale have found that decreased activity in muscle mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell, may be a major factor in the development of type 2 diabetes in young, lean offspring of parents with the disease. They demonstrated a potential mechanism for the accumulation of fat in muscle cells of young, lean, insulin-resistant children of parents with type 2 diabetes by comparing them with insulin-sensitive control subjects matched for age, weight, height and activity. |
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| Asbestos duty to manage |
12 February 2004 - HSE InfoLine
Commenting on an article in the British Medical Journal 30/1/04, once again highlighting the likely deaths from mesothelioma, Bill MacDonald, Head of asbestos policy at HSE, said: |
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| The next-generation pentium 4 single board computer with 800MHz FSB |
11 February 2004 - Advantech UK
Advantech Co. Ltd., launched its next-generation Pentium 4 full-sized single board computer with 800/533/400MHz Front Side Bus, the PCA-6187 series. The PCA-6187 is designed with Intel 865G chipset that supports the most advanced Intel Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology. |
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| Significant increase in deliveries of core niche products |
11 February 2004 - SSAB
SSAB today reported its results for 2003. Profit after financial items increased by SEK 527 million and amounted to SEK 1,343 (816) million. Earnings per share increased to SEK 8.90 (5.70). |
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| Axxicon produces multi-cavity mould for medical spray cap |
11 February 2004 - Axxicon Mould Technology
Axxicon Mould Technology has developed a high performance multi-cavity mould for the production of a medical spray cap. |
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| Matrox launches smart camera at IPOT |
11 February 2004 - Matrox VITE
The Matrox Iris P-Series is a smart camera that supports the flexibility of PC-based machine vision systems, and is the first Matrox product of its kind to feature hardware for image sensing as well as a software application programming interface for image analysis. Matrox Iris P-Series is fully programmable and can be customized by OEM and integrators for vertical markets such as automotive, electronics, pharmaceutical, robotics, surveillance and traffic control. |
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| New thermal imaging camera designed for firefighters |
11 February 2004 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
Although traditionally known in industry circles for its uncompromising performance in the re-usable medical device arena where it must stand up to repeated high-temperature sterilization, RADEL R polyphenylsulfone produced by Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., is now being used to protect and house a new generation of thermal imaging cameras manufactured for the firefighting industry. |
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| New higher capacity T4 and T5 are added to existing Tmax T1,T2 and T3 |
11 February 2004 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
ABB has built on the success of its new generation Tmax moulded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) by launching two further versions the T4 and T5 which now extend the coverage offered by the Tmax range to include virtually any low voltage application up to 630A. |
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| New Vishay micro-measurements sealed weldable strain gages |
10 February 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released a new series of Sealed Weldable Strain Gages designed to provide easy installation and reliable performance for test and measurement applications, such as stress analysis testing, in a variety of demanding installations and environments. |
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| Morgan to Build Bar Mill in India
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10 February 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from Tata Iron and Steel Company, Ltd., (Tata Steel) in Jamshedpur, India, for a new single-strand bar mill.
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| Recover paper safely |
09 February 2004 - HSE InfoLine
A new advice leaflet on improving health and safety in the recovered paper industry will be launched on Wednesday 25 February 2004 at a free half-day seminar, aimed at those working in the recovered paper industry. |
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| New half-bridge N channel MOSFET driver features high 4 A drive capability |
09 February 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc, today announced a new high-speed, half-bridge, n channel MOSFET driver IC designed for use in high-frequency, high-current, single- or multiphase dc to dc converters for desktop and notebook computers and fixed telecom systems. |
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| Experts reveal ‘Granny’s remedy’ could hold key to cutting waiting lists, saving the NHS millions. |
09 February 2004 - Cardiff University
Scientists from Cardiff University, UK, revealed new clinical data showing that Cod Liver Oil really is effective in slowing the destruction of joint cartilage in patients with osteoarthritis. |
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| Strength through shape |
09 February 2004 - Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
If they are intelligently engineered, lightweight materials can have three times the strength while maintaining the same material density. This is one of the results of a project on the properties of cellular materials at the Vienna University of Technology that is supported by the Austrian Science Fund. |
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| New automation system extends the reach, functionality of traditional automation systems |
08 February 2004 - ABB Limited (Group Headquarters)
An enhancement to ABB's distributed control system has been launched which, for the first time, gives personnel from all areas of manufacturing or process plants access to customised information according to their job function. While this information is extracted from the same source, it is delivered direct to their desk in a format suited to that user. |
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| ESAB'S new matt stainless steel MIG wires improve welding performance |
06 February 2004 - ESAB Group
ESAB has developed a new generation of solid stainless steel MIG welding wires that feature a matt surface appearance. These wires provide improved welding properties and lead directly to enhanced MIG welding performance. |
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| Improving gas safety in catering and hospitality |
06 February 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive has published a new information sheet giving the catering and hospitality industries advice on aspects of safety for gas-fired equipment used for cooking. |
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| New grades added to Sandvik's high temperature tube and pipe range
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06 February 2004 - Sandvik Materials Technology UK
Sandvik Materials Technology has announced the addition of three new grades to its range of stainless steel tube and pipe for high temperature applications.
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| Eastman's own resin makes a sign in the sky |
06 February 2004 - Eastman Chemical Company
An unmissable addition to the skyline over Capelle aan den IJssel, near Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is the bright red neon corporate sign on the new regional headquarters of specialty chemicals suppliers Eastman Chemical Company. |
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| University of Texas at Austin engineers & physicists first to measure thermo-electric power |
05 February 2004 - University of Texas at Austin
An important and previously elusive property of nano-materials is now measurable, thanks to a method devised by University of Texas at Austin engineers and physicists. |
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| New Vishay micro-measurements high-temperature weldable strain gages |
04 February 2004 - Vishay Electronic
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released a new series of High-Temperature Weldable Strain Gages optimized for high-temperature testing applications, such as stress analysis, with a temperature rating up to 980 °C [1800 °F]. |
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| Morgan to Upgrade China Rod Mill
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04 February 2004 - Morgan Construction Company
Wuhan Iron and Steel, located in Wuhan, Hubei Province, the People’s Republic of China, has ordered a major upgrade to its existing two-strand rod mill from Morgan Construction Company.
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| Stadco businesses achieve ISO/TS16949 quality standard |
03 February 2004 - Stadco
Stadco, the leading European supplier of body-in-white stampings and sub assemblies to the auto industry, has acquired certification to the new ISO/TS 16949 quality approval standard across the company's four operating plants in the UK. |
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| Yara financing agreed |
03 February 2004 - Hydro Aluminium
Yara International ASA (formerly Hydro Agri) has mandated Citigroup, Commerzbank Securities, DnB NOR Bank ASA, JPMorgan, Nordea and SG Corporate and Investment Banking as Underwriters and Mandated Lead Arrangers (the Underwriters) on a US$ 1.5 billion financing package for Yara to support its demerger from Norsk Hydro ASA. |
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| Astronomers unravel the secrets of a 6th-century comet |
03 February 2004 - Cardiff University
Scientists at Cardiff University believe they have discovered the cause of crop failures and summer frosts some 1,500 years ago, a comet colliding with Earth.
The team has been studying evidence from tree rings, which suggests that the earth underwent a series of very cold summers around 536 540 AD, indicating an effect rather like a nuclear winter. |
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| Cabot announces joint venture with China Bluestar New Chemical Materials Company, Ltd. |
02 February 2004 - Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cabot (China) Ltd., has signed a joint venture agreement with Bluestar New Chemical Materials Co.,Ltd., a part of the China National Bluestar Group, to manufacture fumed silica in China. |
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| Thermal conductive adhesive has convenient one to one mix ratio |
02 February 2004 - Master Bond
Master Bond EP21AO is a two component, thermally conductive, electrically isolating epoxy adhesive with a forgiving 1 to 1 mix ratio by weight or volume. Developed by Master Bond Inc., Hackensack, N.J. this compound is extremely versatile and will adhere well to variety of similar and dissimilar substrates. It has a low coefficient of expansion, low shrinkage and superb dimensional stability. It also exhibits superior durability and chemical resistance. |
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| New guidance on safe movement of trains |
02 February 2004 - HSE InfoLine
The Health and Safety Executive has published a new volume of its Railway Safety Principles and Guidance series. The guidance was developed by industry experts and will help in the development of safety cases and railway standards. It is aimed mainly at those responsible for safe train movements, particularly those working for infrastructure controllers, and train and station operators. |
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| Ashland Inc. unifies business platforms; Chemicals and Transportation Construction |
02 February 2004 - Ashland Inc
Ashland Inc. has realigned the existing leadership of its four wholly owned divisions into two management teams - Chemicals and Transportation Construction - capitalizing on its progress as a unified company committed to top-quartile performance. |
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| Ashland Inc. promotes Hausrath to senior vice president, general counsel |
02 February 2004 - Ashland Inc
David L. Hausrath, Ashland Inc. vice president and general counsel, has been promoted to the title of senior vice president and general counsel, announced James J. O'Brien, Ashland Inc. chairman and chief executive officer. |
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| Ashland Inc. names Esler vice president, human resources |
02 February 2004 - Ashland Inc
Susan B. Esler has been promoted to vice president, human resources, according to James J. O'Brien, Ashland Inc. chairman and chief executive officer, to whom she will report. The promotion is effective immediately. |
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| Permanent bonding for commercial signage |
02 February 2004 - 3M Europe
Permanent bonding solutions offering cost and performance benefits for commercial signage. |
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| New study quantifies financial fallout from supply-chain malfunctions |
01 February 2004 - Georgia Institute of Technology
A shortage of parts or other production and supply problems that delay production and shipping can take a big bite from a company's bottom line, according to a new study by Vinod Singhal, professor of operations management at the Georgia Institute of Technology's DuPree College of Management, and Kevin Hendricks, associate professor of operations management at the University of Western Ontario. |
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| Research from Iron Mountain mine sheds light on acid drainage |
01 February 2004 - National Science Foundation
Examining life extracted from toxic runoff at a northern California mine, researchers for the first time have reconstructed multiple individual genomes from a microbial community taken from an environmental sample rather than from a laboratory culture. |
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