Ceramic Industry articles from July 2006

Ceramic Industry archives from July 2006

International calendar.(Calendar)
July 1, 2006... JULY 25-27 Spray Finishing Technology Workshop, Robert D. Wetmore Technology Center, Gardner, Mass., (978) 630-9179, e-mail khanson@mwcc.mass.edu, www.mwcc.edu/programs/fwp/finishingworkshop.htm AUGUST 2-3 Composite Materials...

Resco acquires Worldwide Refractories.(CERAMICS IN THE News)
July 1, 2006... Resco Products, Inc. recently acquired all the outstanding shares of Worldwide Refractories, Inc., a manufacturer of dolomitic brick and monolithics. "The acquisition of Worldwide Refractories is both complementary and synergistic for Resco,...

Boral to build new facility in California.(CERAMICS IN THE News)
July 1, 2006... Boral Limited will invest $27.5 million to build a new clay tile facility in lone, Calif. The new plant will produce 13 million square feet of tile annually and is expected to be operational in the December 2007 quarter. Boral currently...

Alcoa signs MOU with Vinacomin.(CERAMICS IN THE News)(memorandum of understanding with Vietnam National Coal-Minerals Industries Group )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietnam National Coal-Minerals Industries Group (Vinacomin) to explore the feasibility of creating a joint venture to develop a bauxite mine and alumina...

PPG installs waste glass recycling unit.(CERAMICS IN THE News)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... PPG Industries has installed a $1.6 million unit to recycle waste fiber glass at its fiber glass manufacturing plant in Hoogezand, the Netherlands. The investment will allow the plant to recycle more than 90% of its waste fiber glass, enabling...

Tecnargilla to feature ceramic workshop.(CERAMICS IN THE News)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Ceramic Workshop, the collection of exhibits first launched in 2002 with the aim of pushing back the horizons of ceramic applications in homes and cities of the future, will return to Rimini, Italy, September 28-October 2 this year at...

Asahi acquires license for SPD-Smart glass technology.(CERAMICS IN THE News)
July 1, 2006... Research Frontiers Inc. recently announced that Asahi Glass Co. has acquired a worldwide, nonexclusive license to use Research Frontiers' patented SPD-Smart light-control technology for various automotive glass products. In December 2003, under...

SGCD accepting applications for Velonis Scholarship.(CERAMICS IN THE News)
July 1, 2006... The Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators' (SGCD) annual Tony Velonis Memorial Scholarship will be awarded in September by the society's board of directors. A $1000 scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student in the...

CACT and CAMP receive grant from NYSTAR.(Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology)(Center for Advanced Materials Processing)(New York State office of Science, Technology and Academic Research)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Russell Bessette, Ph.D., executive director of the New York State office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR), recently presented Alfred University's Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT) and Clarkson University's...

Coverings sees surge in 2006 attendance.(CERAMICS IN THE News)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Overall total registered attendance at Coverings 2006 surpassed previous years, with 33,649 registrants in Orlando, Fla., for the recent four-day event. The number, according to Tamara Christian, show director and president of National Trade...

Countis expanding with new facility.(CERAMICS IN THE News)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Countis Industries develops and manufactures advanced microwave ferrite materials for use in airborne and ground radars for military and commercial applications, as well as microwave instruments for cancer radiation, linear accelerators and...

Ceradyne, Alcan to partner on nuclear waste containment systems.(CERAMICS IN THE News)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Ceradyne, Inc. and Alcan Inc. have signed a multi-year agreement to fabricate and distribute a nuclear shielding boron carbide/aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC). Alcan's Dubuc Works and Ceradyne's recently formed subsidiary, Ceradyne...

Catalog on CD.(Materials/Finished Products)(Alfa Aesar)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Alfa Aesar, a Johnson Matthey Company This company recently announced the publication of the CD version of the 2006/07 All-in-One Catalog of Research Chemicals, Metals and Materials. The new CD contains the full range of products from...

Ceramic vacuum chucks.(Materials/Finished Products)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... CoorsTek This company's latest capability for the advanced semiconductor manufacturing market is ultra-flat, high-purity ceramic vacuum chucks, which offer significant performance advantages over traditional wafer chucks. Specifically,...

Diamond abrasives.(product introduction of vitreous matrix )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Gator Diamond, Inc. Diamond fixed abrasives in a vitreous matrix offer superior removal rates and surfaces on most alloys (including ferrous metals), as well as sapphire and very hard ceramics. The new capability, which is applicable to...

Nanosized ceramic powders.(Materials/Finished Products)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Pred Materials International, Inc. This company has introduced a line of high-quality nanosized ceramic powders from ZhongShun Science & Technology. Available materials include aluminas and ceria, as well as partially- and fully-stabilized...

Intensive mixer.(Batching/Materials Handling)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Eirich Machines Inc. The R12 intensive mixer was recently launched with a completely new design and a usable volume of either 250 or 400 liters, depending on the version. The new design features numerous improvements in terms of design and...

Micro Batching System.(Batching/Materials Handling)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Ingredient Masters This company's Micro Batching System is designed for continuous production facilities that use minor ingredients. The system is most advantageous for facilities that run the same recipe repeatedly, in different batch...

Sorting systems.(management)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Sacmi Automation The result of continuous product upgrading, the latest Master/Global sorting systems offer all the main features seen on previous Master units, including mechanical simplicity, accessibility and user-friendly software....

Cage Mill.(Batching/Materials Handling)(introduced by Stedman)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Stedman The "H" Series[TM] Multi-Cage Mill is available in 2-, 4- or 6-row designs in four sizes up to 250 tons per hour (TPH). New design features include air cannons, heaters and hydraulic ram. The air cannons are mounted at the intake...

Dry grinding attritor.(Batching/Materials Handling)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Union Process This company recently produced a custom dry grinding attritor to meet the specific needs of one of its customers. As a manufacturer of ceramic products, the customer needed to grind ceramic materials, specifically alumina and...

Spray Booth Air Filters.(Decorating)(introduced by Binks Manufacturing Co.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Binks Appropriate for all general industrial applications, a new line of high-efficiency spray booth air filters (AF HE) provides "two-in-one" performance, with a backing behind two layers to absorb 99.81% of all errant spray emitted. This...

Color Mixing Systems.(Decorating)(introduced by Comdec)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Comdec This company has introduced 12-Color Mixing Systems for all 10 series of Ruco printing inks. The systems are designed to facilitate the mixing of custom colors in house, which will enable companies to meet their immediate custom...

Transfer System.(Decorating)(Dry Mount Rub-On Transfer System introduced by International Decal Corp.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... International Decal Corp. The new Dry Mount Rub-On Transfer System enables users to decorate a wide variety of products without the need for a second firing. Easy to use, durable, waterproof and washable, Dry Mount Transfers can be used to...

Nanoparticulate refractories.(Refractories)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Magneco/Metrel, Inc. This company has developed an innovative system for glass furnace construction featuring three of its advanced Metpump cement-free nanoparticulate refractory products: Metpump C190 G, Metpump AZS and Met-Silcast....

High-alumina castable.(Refractories)(Thermal Ceramics introduces Kao-Tab castable)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Thermal Ceramics The Kao-Tab[R] castable line, based on chemically and thermally stable tabular alumina aggregate, has very low levels of alkali and titania impurities, as well as very small amounts of silica, which makes the product very...

Microporous insulation panel.(Refractories)(Unifrax Corp. introduces Excelfrax)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Unifrax Corp. The Excelfrax[R] product line, based on advanced microporous insulation technology, is a family of products that reportedly exhibits superior insulating characteristics. The Excelfrax 1900 panel, the newest addition to this...

High-temperature furnace.(Firing/Drying)(introduced by CM Furnaces)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... CM Furnaces The 1500 series furnace has been developed for the high-temperature firing of ceramics in a hydrogen or hydrogen/ nitrogen atmosphere. This front-loading furnace, which features a temperature capability up to 1700[degrees]C, is...

Heating modules.(Firing/Drying)(I Squared R. Element Co., Inc. introduces Moly-D heating modules )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... I Squared R. Element Co., Inc. Moly-D heating modules consist of custom-made elements mounted to vacuum-formed ceramic fiber shapes. Available in full cylinder or multi-shank half shells, the elements are capable of operating up to...

Heating elements.(Firing/Drying)
July 1, 2006... Kanthal Heating Systems Designed for use in multi-atmosphere furnaces, Kanthal's new SUPER[R] ER combines the high-temperature benefits of Mo[Si.sub.2] with the stability of a protective layer of [Al.sub.2][O.sub.3]. This combination...

Front-loading kiln.(Firing/Drying)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... L&L Kilns The new Renaissance frontloading kiln features the company's proprietary hard ceramic element holders for safety, firebrick lining durability and element protection, along with heavy-duty elements (including elements on the door...

Top-loading furnaces.(Firing/Drying)(by Oxy-Gon Industries, Inc.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Oxy-Gon Industries, Inc. This company recently shipped new model TC300 top loading furnaces to the Georgia Institute of Technology and to Genius Powder Inc. The cost-effective furnace design is capable of demanding applications at a...

ASAP software.(Instrumentation)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Micromeritics Instrument Corp. Version 3.00 of the ASAP 2020 surface area and porosity analyzer software provides options specifically designed to help fuel cell and hydrogen storage researchers easily obtain hydrogen adsorption isotherms....

Image analyzer.(Instrumentation)(Alpaga 500 Nano )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Particle Sizing Systems The Alpaga 500 Nano is an image analyzer that is used to provide high-quality images with a true resolution of less than 500 nanometers, which is substantially better than other available image analyzers. The unit...

Pore analyzers.(Instrumentation)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Quantachrome Instruments New styling reportedly gives the redesigned PoreMaster series of benchtop pore size analyzers modern lab appeal and provides improved ergonomics and serviceability--plus new on-board sample cell storage....

Trade name listings.
July 1, 2006... ABRAL--Alcan Specialty Aluminas North America ABRAL--ALCAN Specialty Aluminas Europe AccuSizer[TM]--Particle Sizing Systems Accutherm[R]--Thermcraft Inc. Acti-Gel[R] 208--Active Minerals Company LLC ...

Buyer's guide address index.(Directory)
July 1, 2006... A-TEN-C, INC. 226 Grant Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15209 (412) 821-5566 Fax: (412) 821-5577 atencinci@verizon.net www.ceramicrecycling.com David Jacobs, Pres.; Joy Kiray, Office Mgr.; Faith Wed, Logistics/Inventory Control;...

Raw/processed materials.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... ABRASIVES, Grain & Powder * ALCAN Specialty Aluminas Europe, Aluminium Pechiney Alu Chem Inc. * C-E Minerals * Electro Abrasives Corp. Fujimi Corporation GATOR DIAMOND, INC. Huang He Cast Plant Industrial...

Manufactured materials/finished products.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... ADHESIVES Aquabond Technologies Duncan Enterprises * IMERYS, Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company The Jet Pulverizer Co., Inc. Rath Incorporated * Saint-Gobain Ceramics ALLOYS, Beat Resisting CERAC, Inc.,...

Batching/materials handling.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... ABRASION RESISTANT LININGS Advanced Cerametrics Inc. Basic Machinery Co., inc. Ceramic Solutions, Inc. CoorsTek, Inc., International Headquarters * Jyoti Ceramic Industries Pvt. Ltd. Lancaster Products, Mfg. by...

Forming/finishing.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... ABRASIVE BELTS Allied High Tech Products, Inc. Ceramic Solutions, Inc. Leco Technical Ceramics Lunzer Inc. ABRASIVE SLURRIES * Access Diamond, Super Abrasive Products, Inc. CoorsTek, Inc., International...

Decorating.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... ACCESSORIES, Pottery * Aftosa/Adinfinitum American Art Clay Co., Inc. * Bracker's Good Earth Clays, Inc. Shimpo Ceramics ART STUDIO * Access Diamond, Super Abrasive Products, Inc. Design America Innovative...

Refractories.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... AGGREGATE, Insulating Allied Mineral Products * C-E Minerals CerCo LLC, Cesco Plant FP&S, Inc., (Furnace Products and Services, Inc.) Hitchins Refractories, LLC Louisville Firebrick, Shuck Industries * Thermal...

Firing/drying.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... AUTOCLAVES Aadvanced Machinery Inc. Fluitron Inc. BLOWERS, Vacuum Furnace DeMarco MAX VAC Corporation BOILERS, Gas or Oil Fired & Combinations Fosbel Inc. BOOSTERS, Gas * Harrop Industries Inc. BURNER...

Instrumentation/lab equipment.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... BALANCES, Electronic BYK-Gardner, Altana Chemie * Laguna Clay Co. Plainsman Clays Ltd. Shimadzu Scientific Instrument Inc. BALANCES, Precision Davens Ceramic Center * Laguna Clay Co. Plainsman Clays Ltd. ...

Environmental/safety products.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... AIR FILTER CLEANING EQUIPMENT TDC Filter Manufacturing AIR FILTRATION Donaldson Company, Inc., Donaldson Torit TDC Filter Manufacturing AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS Cyclonaire Corp. Danser, Inc., Vacuduct Div. *...

Professional services.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYERS' GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
July 1, 2006... ADVANCED CERAMICS Advanced Cerametrics Inc. Advanced Ceramics Research * Advanced Material Technologies Astro Met Inc. Carpenter Technology Corp., Carpenter Advanced Ceramics, Inc. * Ceradyne Inc. * Ceradyne...

Unit equivalents.(2006-2007 CERAMIC INDUSTRY BUYER'S GUIDE)
July 1, 2006... UNIT EQUIVALENTS Metric to American American to Metric Metric to Metric American to American Area: 1 [mm.sup.2] = 0.00155 [in..sup.2] 1 [in..sup.2] = 645.2 [mm.sup.2] = 0.00001076...

Trade association directory.(Directory)
July 1, 2006... ABRASIVE ENGINEERING SOCIETY 144 Moore Rd., Butler, PA 16001 (724) 282-6210 Fax: (724) 234-2376 aes@abrasiveengineering.com www.abrasiveengineering.com THE ALL INDIA GLASS MANUFACTURERS' FEDERATION 812, New Delhi...