Ceramic Industry articles from January 2005

Ceramic Industry archives from January 2005

Leading the way.(Inside CI)(ceramic industry)(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... I recently heard a news story about an individual who invented a device to make table saws safer. The saw manufacturers didn't buy it--they weren't convinced that it worked correctly or was worth the price. So the inventor has begun selling his...

International calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2005... JANUARY 2005 9-12 Industry Strategy Session (ISS), Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Calif., www.semi.org/issus 10-14 infrared Thermography Training: Level I, Montpelier, Vt., (800) 636-9820, www.snellinfrared.com 12-14 Strategic...

Lancaster synthesis becomes part of Alfa Aesar.(Ceramics In The News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Johnson Matthey has completed the acquisition of the worldwide business of Lancaster Synthesis Ltd. from Clariant AG. Lancaster is now part of the Alfa Aesar Research Chemicals business unit of Johnson Matthey. The Lancaster product line...

Baikowski reaches two milestones.(Ceramics In The News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Baikowski Chemie (BC) and Baikowski International Corp. (BIC) celebrated two major milestones in 2004: BC's 100th anniversary and BIC's 25th anniversary. In 1904, two Baikowski brothers emigrated from Poland to France to find a better political...

Veeco completes purchase of MTI.(Ceramics In The News)
January 1, 2005... Veeco Instruments Inc. has completed its acquisition of Manufacturing Technology Inc. (MTI), a privately held manufacturer of slicing and dicing equipment for the data storage industry, for $9.5 million in cash. MTI is based in Ventura, Calif.,...

NexTech awarded ATP project.(Ceramics In The News)(Aerospace Applications project)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The U.S. Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) recently announced an award to NexTech Materials, Ltd. for its High-Power-Density Solid Oxide Furl Cells for Aerospace Applications project. This ATP project concerns the...

SEMI to hold Technology Innovation Showcase competition.(Ceramics In The News)(Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... SEMI has announced a call for innovations for the third annual Technology Innovation Showcase, to be held July 12-14 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Calif., in conjunction with SEMICON West 2005. The Showcase is designed to...

States extend glassware exemption to model legislation that bans use of lead and cadmium in packaging.(In the News)
January 1, 2005... The Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH), an organization of state environmental officials, voted on October 28, 2004, to permanently extend their model legislative provision that exempts glass and ceramic packaging from the group's model...

PremaTech Chand Advanced Ceramics.(appoints Daniel T. Bangs and Ken Landine)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... PremaTech Chand Advanced Ceramics recently announced the appointment of two individuals to key positions within the company. Daniel T. Bangs has been named plant manager. Bangs most recently served as plant manager with Guardian Webster Inc....

Innovative Processing Solutions.(appoints Justin Tuchscherer)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Justin Tuchscherer has been hired as Innovative Processing Solutions' systems designer and project manager. He comes with seven years of experience in material handling, processing industries and systems design, as well as steel fabrication and...

Premier Mill.(appoints John Sneeringer)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... SPX Process Equipment recently announced the return of John Sneeringer to the position of technical sales for Premier Mill. His responsibilities include providing technical sales support, process training and equipment operation to Premier's...

NSL Analytical Services, Inc.(appoints Gary Schaner)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... NSL Analytical Services, Inc. has appointed Gary Schaner metallurgist and manager for its materials testing and failure analysis group. He is charged with developing the group to serve the needs of companies that do not have a metallurgist on...

Nth Degree Products, LLC.(appoints Jerry Myers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Jerry Myers was recently appointed senior glass global sales manager for Nth Degree Products, LLC, Hainesport, N.J. Based in Palm Springs, Calif., Myers has 40 years of experience in the global glass industry.

Almatis.(appoints D. Oscar Groomes )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Almatis recently announced the appointment of D. Oscar Groomes as the company's chief executive officer. "We are very fortunate to have attracted Oscar Groomes as chief executive," said Herve de Carmoy, chairman of the board. "His technical...

BYK-Gardner USA.(appoints Jay Kunick)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Jay Kunick has joined BYK-Gardner USA as regional sales manager, serving the Michigan and Northern Indiana territories. He received a bachelor's of science degree in social science from Eastern Michigan University.

2005 review and forecast.(Raw and Manufactured Materials)(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2005... Like other manufacturing industries, raw and manufactured materials suppliers continued to face challenges from high energy, labor and transportation costs in 2003 and 2004. Although some of these costs were passed on to purchasers through...

Conservation is key.(Kiln Connection)(Column)
January 1, 2005... I recently spent a couple of days at Tecnargilla 2004 in Rimini, Italy, and saw that energy conservation was a prominent element in most of the kiln exhibition stands. Fuel prices in Italy (and the rest of Europe, too) are significantly higher...

Materials handbook.(Abrasives--Borax)(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 2005... ABRASIVES. Substances used to grind, shape or polish another material. Abrasives used in the ceramic industry can be classified as either conventional abrasives or superabrasives. The size, shape, hardness and friability of an abrasive particle...

Materials handbook.(Boric Acid--Dip Coating Suppliers)
January 1, 2005... BORIC ACID. (Boracic acid.) 0.5([B.sub.2][0.sub.3]-3[H.sub.2]0). Mol. wt. 61.83; sp. gr. 1.517 (14[degrees]C); m.p. 171[degrees]C (in closed space); soluble in hot water, Marketed as a technically pure preparation, containing 56.5%...

Materials handbook.(Dispersant--Magnesite, Dead Burned)
January 1, 2005... DISPERSANT. Material added to a solid or liquid in liquid suspensions to help separate the individual particles and increase flow and extrusion properties. (See also DEFLOCCULANTS.) DISPERSANT SUPPLIERS DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (THE) ...

Materials handbook.(Magnesium Aluminate--Siderite)(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 2005... MAGNESIUM ALUMINATE. (Spinel.) MgO-[Al.sub.2][O.sub.3]. M.p. 2135[degrees]C; softens at 1000-1100[degrees]. (See SPINEL.) MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE. (See BINDERS.) MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE SUPPLIERS R. T. VANDERBILT, CO. INC....

Materials handbook.(Silane Coupling Agents--Titanium Nitride Suppliers)(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 2005... SILANE COUPLING AGENTS. Polymer materials based on Si([OR.sub.3]), vinyl or amino groups that are used as a pretreatmerit for reinforcing fibers. Provides strong bonding between the tiber and matrix. SILANE COUPLING AGENT SUPPLIERS ...

Materials handbook.(Topaz-ZTA)(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 2005... TOPAZ. [Al.sub.2][(FOH).sub.3] Si[O.sub.4.] Mohs hardness 8; sp, or. 3.4-3.6. Mined in Chesterfield County, S.C., and San Diego County, Calif.; and deposits have been reported in Brazil and South Africa. The fluorine and hydroxyl are...

Tracking profitability: a sophisticated kiln telemetry system is helping Acme Brick maximize product quality and consistency while minimizing energy consumption.(Special section: brick & clay record)
January 1, 2005... For Acme Brick's Elgin plant, located 30 miles east of Austin, Texas, quality and consistency are paramount. The plant manufactures high-end molded brick, which are fired in one 400-ft-long kiln. When Acme built the plant in 2000, the company...

A new additive for weight loss: a new additive is helping brick manufacturers produce lighter, stronger brick, with associated reductions in fuel consumption, transportation costs and bat losses.(Special section: brick & clay record)
January 1, 2005... Several years ago, a brick manufacturer had a problem with heavy, wet clay. The company needed a material that would open up its brick body and reduce its significant bat losses, but it could not find a suitable product among the typical brick...