Ceramic Industry articles from February 2008

Ceramic Industry archives from February 2008

Puppy love.(INSIDE CI)(Editorial)
February 1, 2008... I always said I would never get a puppy. I shook my head self-righteously when others would tell me of their puppies' misadventures. "Not me," I thought. "No way." They might be cute, but the little guys require way too much time and energy...

International calendar.(Calendar)
February 1, 2008... * Feb 5-9 Cevisama 08: Artechnology ** Valencia, Spain, www.cevisa ma.feriavalencia.com Feb 10-13 QUALICER '08 ** Castellon, Spain, www.qualicer.org Feb 10-13 Middle East Electricity ** Dubai, United Arab Emirates,...

Saint-Gobain to build a float glass line in Egypt.(IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2008... Saint-Gobain's Flat Glass Sector will expand its presence in Middle Eastern markets with the construction of a float glass production line in Egypt. The facility will be operated in a joint venture with MMID (El Mansour and El Maghraby...

I-3, Oshkosh and Ceradyne awarded armored vehicle contract.(IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2008... Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I-3), Oshkosh Truck Corp. and Ceradyne, Inc. recently announced that they have been awarded a delivery order of $18.1 million by the U.S. government to produce and deliver Category 1 (six-man) variants and targets of...

Wienerberger acquires Salzburger Ziegelwerk.(IN THE NEWS)(Salzburger Ziegelwerk GmbH & Co.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Wienerberger Ziegelindustrie GmbH, the Austrian operating subsidiary of Wienerberger AG, acquired Salzburger Ziegelwerk GmbH & Co. as of December 1, 2007. Salzburger Ziegelwerk operates a hollow brick plant in Oberndorf, roughly 15 km north of...

American Standard to close Tiffin plant.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Officials of American Standard Americas issued a formal notice on December 5, 2007, to the GMP Local 7-A, its employees and local government officials that it anticipates that its plant in Tiffin, Ohio, will close, eliminating 165 hourly...

Hauck and Kromschroder merge.(IN THE NEWS)(Hauck Manufacturing Co.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... The Elster Group recently announced the merger of two of its companies in North America. As of January 1, 2008, Kromschroder, Inc. merged its operations with Hauck Manufacturing Co. Hauck serves as the supplier for Hauck brand products and...

Green Building Certification Institute launched.(IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2008... The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has been established with the support of the U.S. Green Building Council to administer credentialing programs related to green building practice and standards. The GBCI was created to develop...

Ingredient Masters.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ingredient Masters recently announced the addition of Jane Sparling to its engineering staff. In her new position, Sparling will manage major programs for Ingredient Masters' North American customers, including...

Rio Tinto Alcan.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Sandeep Biswas recently joined the executive management team of Rio Tinto Alcan. He will lead the Business Development function at the group's headquarters in Montreal, Canada, with responsibility for business development for upstream business...

Ferro Corp.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Stephen Rozwood has joined the R&D Group of Ferro Corp. Glass Systems as a technical service representative for laser marking in the company's CerMark[R] Laser Marking business. He will provide technical assistance...

Eclipse Inc.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jim Corbett recently joined Eclipse Inc. as vice president of Human Resources. This new role is intended to support the company's Strategic Plan Initiatives by increasing the investment in the development of...

Thermal Technology.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thermal Technology, LLC recently announced that it changed ownership in February 2007. Matt Mede is the new co-owner, president and chief executive officer of the privately held company. Mede partnered with INTECO...

Oneida Ltd.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2008... Timothy J. Shine was recently appointed to the new position of president of Oneida Ltd.'s Consumer division. Shine was previously senior vice president of Sales and a member of the executive leadership team at Westpoint Home, Inc. At Oneida, he...

Automating Sieve size analysis: the use of automated image analysis can provide actual sieve size results on a large aliquot of powder without any prior correlation with actual sieve data.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sieve size analysis is a well-known and important tool for the characterization of powders over a wide range of materials and applications. Everything from ground coffee to abrasive material is priced and sold based...

Analyzing piezoceramic materials: a variety of analytical techniques can be used to verify piezoceramic material composition and properties, depending on the property to be measured and the detection accuracy needed.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ceramic piezoelectric sensors are used in a wide range of critical applications, including fuel tanks, aircraft, medical imaging, therapeutic devices, accelerometers, monitors, positioning sensors and CPU hard...

Quality control: it is necessary to prepare ceramic materials quickly and reproducibly in order to carry out representative and reliable quality checks.
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The term ceramics was originally used for pottery and earthenware collectively. Today, it comprises a much wider range of materials, including metallic oxides, nitrides and carbides. These materials are used in...

2008 R&D: lab equipment and instrumentation directory.(Directory)
February 1, 2008... 2008 R&D LAB EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION DIRECTORY Batching and Materials Handling Grinders/ Company ...

Gorgeous glass: D. Swarovski & Co.'s Helmut Swarovski recently received the prestigious Phoenix Award for contributions to the glass industry.(special report: glass manufacturing)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In October 2007, Helmut Swarovski, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of D. Swarovski & Co., was named the 37th recipient of the Phoenix Award, which is given to recognize the Glass Person of the Year....

The evolution of the low-set brick plant: the low-set brick plant has evolved incrementally over the last 30+ years as improving technology allowed the development of three key elements.(special section: brick & clay record)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It has long been recognized that drying and firing brick a few courses high can provide many benefits compared to conventional practices. The low-set concept allows for faster firing cycles, which provides...

Molded brick-making machines: Kercher Industries, Inc. recently undertook a major redesign of its Lancaster AutoBrik Machine line.(PRODUCT PROFILE)
February 1, 2008... This year, the Lancaster AutoBrik Machine (ABM) will celebrate 150 years of automated molded brick production. The current machines produce approximately 500 million sand-molded and water-struck brick annually. Kercher Industries, Inc.,...

Particle size distribution analysis system.(WHAT'S NEW)
February 1, 2008... Sacmi [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The GMS 100 is a measurement tool designed to improve quality control procedures for spray-dried ceramic powder. Using only a minimum quantity of material, this unit can measure the particle size...