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Goodrich Develop Nacelle Components for Pratt and Whitney PurePower PW1000G Engine

Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) maintenance, repair and overhaul campus in Singapore is developing key nacelle system components for the Pratt & Whitney PurePower(R) PW1000G engine. The engine will power the ne...

1 Feb 2010

Stainless Steel Market Reaches a Crossroad

The stainless steel market appears to be at something of a crossroads, with raw material costs, end-user demand and the aims of the producers all having their separate influences. In the West, in particular, the post-rec...

1 Feb 2010

US Air Force C-130 Transport Fleet Upgraded to Carbon Brakes

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) is rapidly accomplishing program objectives under its contract with the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the service's C-130 transport fleet with new boltless wheels and carbon brakes. Goodri...

1 Feb 2010

Noliac Motion Renews ISO 9001 Certification

As of January 2010, a renewed certification according to the upgraded DS/EN ISO 9001:2008 has been achieved by Noliac Motion. The certification is valid until the year 2013 and was achieved with acknowledgements. ISO...

1 Feb 2010

Arburg Allrounder 570A Demonstrates Thermoplastic Molding at NPE 2009

At the NPE 2009 in Chicago, Dymotek and Arburg showed a two-component Allrounder 570 A with the Multilift V robotic system for processing thermoplastic and liquid silicone (LSR) integrated in a complex production cell.

From Linde plc 1 Feb 2010

American Superconductor Receives Order for Wind Turbine Electrical Control Systems

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, announced today that it has received an initial order for full wind turbine electrical control systems from China's Shenyang Bl...

1 Feb 2010

Craic Microscope Spectrophotometer Helps Develop OLED Displays

Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) are being developed for the next generation of displays and light sources. The QDI 302™ microscope spectrophotometer, from CRAIC Technologies, is designed to measure and compare the spectral output, intensity and color consistency of each of the microscopic pixels commonly found in OLED devices.

From CRAIC Technologies 31 Jan 2010

Malvern Mastersizer Plays Key Role in the Production of Inks and Coatings

A Malvern Panalytical Mastersizer laser diffraction particle size analyzer is playing an important role in the development and evaluation of specialty mixing systems at the Test & Development Center of Charles Ross & Son Company (Hauppauge, New York). The company’s PreMax mixer with Delta rotor/stator improves pigment dispersion ahead of media milling operations in the production of inks and coatings.

From Malvern Panalytical 29 Jan 2010

Bayer MaterialScience Opens New Pilot Plant for Manufacturing Carbon Nanotubes

Bayer MaterialScience has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at CHEMPARK Leverkusen. The company has invested some EUR 22 million in the planning, development and construction of t...

29 Jan 2010

Using Natural Phenomena in Self Assembly to Create Desired Forms

In the January 29th issue of Science, a team from Harvard led by Vinothan Manoharan and Michael Brenner, presents additional clues to how and why groups of atoms and molecules may favor less symmetrical and more complex, flexible geometric patterns.

28 Jan 2010

New Technique to Test Phase Changes Predicted by Theoretical Physicists

Phase transitions - changes of matter from one state to another without altering its chemical makeup - are an important part of life in our three-dimensional world. Water falls to the ground as snow, melts to a liquid an...

28 Jan 2010

New TEM Windows Designed for Nanoresearchers

Based on feedback from customers, TEMwindows.com is introducing several new TEM window formats to better meet the imaging and analysis needs of nanoresearchers. 100 micron thick frame formats are now available for many p...

28 Jan 2010

Optomec to Introduce Aerosol Jet Display Lab at FlexTech

Optomec announced today that the company will introduce its new Aerosol Jet Display Lab system at FlexTech in Phoenix, Arizona, February 2-4. The Display Lab is an ideal platform for developing next-generation display pr...

28 Jan 2010

Sysmex FPIA-3000 Flow Particle Image Analyzer Improves the Manufacture of Inhaled Medications

The Sysmex FPIA-3000 Flow Particle Image Analyzer from Malvern Panalytical is being used to help improve the manufacture of an inhaled drug product administered via a nebulizer.

From Malvern Panalytical 28 Jan 2010

Free Webinar on CPSIA Testing of Lead

Chemist Brad Tix of Stork Twin City Testing in St. Paul, Minnesota, is presenting a free webinar, "Updated CPSIA Testing for Lead, Phthalates, and ASTM F963 Conformance" on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. The webinar is open to the general public and there is no cost to attend. This event will be of particular interest to makers and manufacturers of products designed for use by children, such as toys, games, furniture, and other articles.

From Element Materials Technology 28 Jan 2010