Ceramic Industry articles from February 2005

Ceramic Industry archives from February 2005

Instrument directory: powders & porous materials.(Directory)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Selecting the correct instrument to characterize your powders and porous ceramics can be a daunting task. Use this directory and selection guide for easier and more streamlined decision making. The focus of this article is on those physical...

What if ...?(Inside CI)
February 1, 2005... As the possessor of an overactive imagination (along with a good bit of optimism), I have always enjoyed pondering questions that begin with "What if..." The notions I entertain along these lines typically include such fanciful ideas as "What...

International calendar.(Calendar)
February 1, 2005... FEBRUARY * 8-12 Cevisama '05, Feria Valencia, Valencia, Spain, e-mail feriavalencia@feriavalencia.com, www.cevisama.feriavalencia.com * 13-1 7 134th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), Moscone...

Tecnargilla 2004 Draws International Crowd.(Ceramics In The News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Tecnargilla 2004, held in Rimini, Italy, October 1-5, drew a total of 30,241 visitors, which was 1.8% increase from Tecnargilla 2002. The event was organized by Rimini Fiera S.p.A. in cooperation with ACIMAC (the Italian ceramic plant and...

Unifrax grows through acquisitions.(Ceramics In The News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Unifrax recently completed its acquisition of Asfil Isolations & Filtermaterial GmbH. Located in Kleinreinsdorf, Germany, Asfil is reportedly the leading supplier of fabricated fiber products to the European domestic appliance industry for use...

Sturtevant develops new website.(Ceramics In the News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Sturtevant has developed a new website to guide customers to the most suitable equipment for their dry particle size reduction and classification applications. The results of an in-depth customer survey determined the need for an online...

Corning and EnrG receive $8 million award.(Ceramics In the News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Corning Inc. and ENrG Inc. recently announced that they have received a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Technology Program (ATP) award to develop solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. The $8 million award is...

Pyrotek acquires TAB refractories.(Ceramics In the News)
February 1, 2005... Pyrotek Inc. recently announced its acquisition of TAB Refractories Construction and Maintenance Co., Ltd., reportedly the world's largest independent company specializing in relining and maintenance of aluminum cast house furnaces. Pyrotek is...

Anchor Glass closes Connellsville Container plant.(Ceramics In the News)
February 1, 2005... Anchor Glass Container Corp. recently announced that, at its meeting on November 4, the board of directors decided to close the company's Connellsville, Pa., facility. The 624,000-square-foot facility, with two furnaces and four machines,...

Degussa wins Leadership award.(Ceramics In the News)(Degussa Advanced Nanomaterials )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Degussa AG Advanced Nanomaterials was recently presented with the Leadership in Nanomaterials Commercialization award at Business Communication Co.'s (BCC) Nanomaterials 2004 conference in Stamford, Ct. The conference recognized Degussa AG...

Ingredient Masters launches new website.(Ceramics In the News)(www.ingredientmasters.com)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Ingredient Masters' new website at www.ingredientmasters.com describes new customizable solutions for the efficient batching and processing of dry, powdered and flaked ingredients. The site outlines specific examples within the food,...

Oneida and Anchor Hocking announce licensing agreement.(Ceramics In the News)
February 1, 2005... Oneida Ltd. and the Anchor Hocking Co. have entered into a licensing agreement for glass products for use within the foodservice industry. Under this agreement, the two companies' foodservice glassware lines will be consolidated and co-branded...

Control Instruments Corp.(People In The News)(appointment of Debra Woods-Haley )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Control Instruments Corp. recently announced that Debra Woods-Haley has been appointed director of sales. She joins the company with over 10 years of experience in industrial equipment sales. Woods-Haley will be responsible for selling the...

Ceradyne, Inc.(People In The News)(appointment of Peter Hartl)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Ceradyne, Inc. recently named Peter Hartl, Ph.D., president of the compaw's ESK Ceramics subsidiary, and Marc King, head of armor operations in Washington, D.C., corporate vice presidents. Hartl joined Ceradyne as the result of its acquisition...

Elcon Inc.(People In The News)(appointments)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Harald Mynster was recently appointed president of Elcon Inc. With 30 years of semiconductor industry experience, he has held senior level positions at Scott Semiconductor Gases, Exsil, Inc., Appian Technology and Signetics Corp. (Philips...

The $100,000 question.(Success Strategies)
February 1, 2005... If you saw a $100 dollar bill on the sidewalk, would you stop to pick it up? What if you found out that an additional $100,000 in profit was available for your company? Would you take the time to investigate? Every company has profit...

Funding refractory advances: government funding through the Small Business Innovative Research program is helping some U.S. companies develop the refractories of the future.(Special report: refractories)
February 1, 2005... U.S. manufacturing has entered a new phase. It's no longer enough to produce a standard line of products with the occasional new development thrown in, and expect a regular customer base to continue making purchases. Instead, today's...

An exciting technique for quality analysis: the impulse excitation technique is finding widespread use in the high-tech ceramic industry as an easy-to-use research and quality control tool.
February 1, 2005... The impulse excitation technique--also known as the impulse excitation of vibration, resonant vibration, impact acoustic resonance, ping test and eigen frequency methods (1)--has been receiving increased attention as a precise and repeatable...

Consistent milling on a nano scale: planetary ball mills are helping scientist and engineers advance nanotechnology by providing a consistent way to produce nanoscale powders.
February 1, 2005... Colloid and chemical scientists have been studying nanoparticles (extremely fine particles of less than 1 micron in diameter) for many years, but recently these tiny particles have been receiving increased attention in a variety of fields. As...

New year's resolution.(Up For Discussion)
February 1, 2005... I was flying home from Charlotte, N.C., on Christmas Eve after working for one of my favorite clients. I was in a great mood, but as I approached the ticket counter, my pessimistic self began bracing for the typical late or cancelled flight...

Faster slicing with fixed-diamond wire: new cutting a techniques using the latest fixed-diamond wire technology are speeding wafer production.(Special section: finishing/machining)
February 1, 2005... Throughout the world of high-performance materials, market demands constantly pressure manufacturers to offer better-performing products. Typically, suppliers respond with products that support higher levels of quality, and productivity. ...

High-speed sawing with a micro slicing system: a new micro slicing system has enabled one factory to increase production capacity by a factor of 2.4 over its previous sawing process.(Special section: finishing/machining)
February 1, 2005... Development engineers at Philips' Center for Manufacturing Technology (CFT), Eindhoven, the Netherlands, were faced with the daunting task of delivering a high-speed ceramic diode sawing process to their Manila, Philippines, factory within 12...

High-Resolution Laser Dilatometers: a new laser dilatometer offers resolution in the picometer range, providing, extremely high accuracy for sensitive thermal analysis applications.(Product Profile)
February 1, 2005... Dilatometers based on the push-rod principle of measurement--such as the Linseis L75 developed by Max Linseis, Ph.D., in the early 1950s--have been successfully used in the ceramic and other heat-related industries since 1957. With these...

Lab mill.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... Union Process The new DMQ-07 small media lab mill operates in either continuous or circulation modes and features easily adjustable product discharge openings to accommodate grinding media from 1 mm to .3 mm. The mill uses Delta discs, a...

Agitator upgrade.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... Binks This company recently announced a comprehensive upgrade to its line of agitators, which are used in conjunction with pails, drums and pressure tanks for both light- and heavy-duty applications. Advantages of the new worm gear...

Ceramic papers.(New Products)(Pred Materials International, Inc)(alumina-carbon paper)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Pred Materials International, Inc This company recently announced the availability of ceramic papers made from zirconia and alumina for use in making superconducting wires, firing glass and powdered metals, and for carburizing carbide...

Metal matrix composite.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... CPS Corp. This company recently introduced AlSiC (aluminum silicon carbide), a metal matrix composite suited for insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) base plates for high-power traction, power control and fly-by-wire applications....

Thermal impedance meter.(New Products)
February 1, 2005... Anter Corp. The QuickLine[TM]-50 thermal impedance meter addresses a pressing need in the electronic packaging industry to measure the thermal resistance of thermal interface materials, including phase change materials. This patent-pending...

Diamond coatings.(New Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Diamond Innovations (formerly known as GE Superabrasives) Composite Diamond Coatings (CDC, a patented process developed by Surface Technology, Inc., Trenton, N.J.) offer a practical and economical opportunity to provide the unique properties of...