Ceramic Industry articles from October 2006

Ceramic Industry archives from October 2006

Material developments.(Materials Research Society's (MRS) Entrepreneurship Challenge)
October 1, 2006... My 11-year-old daughter is in the sixth grade this year, and she's none too happy about it. She's got lots more homework than she did in the fifth grade, and the material is much more dense as well. The other night, while studying for one of...

International Calendar.(Conferences and conventions)(Calendar)
October 1, 2006... OCTOBER * 15-19 ACerS 108th Annual Meeting combined with MS&T '06, Cincinnati Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, (614) 890-4700, fax (614) 899-6109, e-mail info@ceramics.org, www.matscitech.org 16-17 Composite Materials Design,...

Saint-Gobain expands in Chile.(CERAMICS IN THE News)(construction of a wine bottle plant )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Saint-Gobain's Packaging Sector recently gained control of BO Glass Containers SA, which has begun construction of a wine bottle plant in Rosario, Chile. Saint-Gobain acquired 51% of the company through a capital increase, with the his toric...

PPG announces acquisitions.(CERAMICS IN THE News)
October 1, 2006... PPG Industries has reached an agreement to acquire the Performance Coatings and Finishes business of Ameron International Corp. Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory...

Court confirms Oneida's reorganization.(CERAMICS IN THE News)(prenegotiated plan of reorganization)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Oneida Ltd. recently announced that its prenegotiated plan of reorganization was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, setting the stage for Oneida's emergence from Chapter 11 as a privately held company....

NexTech and Plug Power collaborate on development of SOFC system.(CERAMICS IN THE News)(collaboration to develop a solid oxide fuel cell)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... NexTech Materials, Ltd. and Plug Power Inc. have announced a collaboration to develop a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power system. The two companies plan to complete a number of joint activities, including market research, fuel cell stack...

Huber announces price increase.(CERAMICS IN THE News)( maintain cost-competitive products and services)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Huber Engineered Materials, part of J.M. Huber Corp., has announced a North American price increase across its entire "industrial specialties" kaolin clay portfolio. The increase is effective October 1, 2006, or as current contracts allow. Many...

Farr Air Pollution Control.(People IN THE NEWS)(promotion of John Dauber to North American sales manager)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Farr Air Pollution Control (APC) has announced the promotion of John Dauber to North American sales manager. He joined Farr APC in 1998 as a regional sales manager. Prior to that, he held a range of sales engineering and sales management posts...

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.(People IN THE NEWS)(Alex P. Marini was recently appointed chief executive officer )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Alex P. Marini was recently appointed chief executive officer of Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. He succeeds David H. Clarke, who has retired. Marini joined Zurn, the company's Commercial Plumbing Products business, in 1969 and became president of Zurn in...

Goodfellow Corp.(People IN THE NEWS)(appointment of Chris Petruccelli as business development manager)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Goodfellow Corp. recently announced the appointment of Chris Petruccelli as business development manager. He will be responsible for sales development and commercial support to customers in North America, as well as some aspects of purchasing...

Improving ceramic armor performance with better materials: improved base materials for boron carbide production, coupled with new composite materials, could lead to more effective ceramic armor.
October 1, 2006... Protection from small arms fire, such as handguns, rifles and machine guns, is of paramount concern to military planners and experts. Other lethal threats include heavy machine gun fire, explosive devices and medium cannon fire. The types of...

Nano-inks: new nano-sized ceramic inks can provide good reproducibility and high color saturation on ceramic tile.(Ink-jet technology)(Ink-jet technology imposes many constraints on the inks)
October 1, 2006... The ceramic tile market is showing increased interest in customized products, including the reproduction of high-quality images on tile surfaces. Ink-jet technology is a very promising decorating technique for this application. Ink-jet is a...

Predicting refractory failure: resonant frequency measurements can allow refractory manufacturers to predict the degree of damage that a material can sustain without complete fracture.
October 1, 2006... Most materials will fracture in severe thermal environments. When designing refractories for such environments, knowing the degree of damage that the material can sustain without complete fracture is crucial. Sometimes termed thermal stress...

Advanced melting: manufacturers are increasingly adapting convective glass melting technology early in a furnace's campaign to improve quality and increase productivity.
October 1, 2006... Glass manufacturers who need to increase pull and improve quality, consistency, and thermal efficiency while decreasing [NO.sub.x] emissions often have a few options depending on where they are in their furnace's campaign. Traditionally, float...

Analytical tools for B&D: advanced software and convenient reporting have become essential tools for hydrogen storage and fuel cell researchers.
October 1, 2006... Research on fuel cells and hydrogen storage has captured the attention of engineers, scientists, governments and the global population. The promise of clean and--more importantly--renewable energy has been gaining momentum for more than a...

Updated pendulum.(NEW Products)
October 1, 2006... Instron[R] Dynatup The POE2000 pendulum for the low-energy impact testing of ceramics has recently been reconfigured. The instrument now comes standard and fully integrated with the Impulse data acquisition and analysis system, which...

CIM Services.(ceramic injection molding)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Small Precision Tools (SPT) This company's ceramic injection molding (CIM) technology reportedly produces microminiature components with features as small as 18 [micro]m (0.0007 in.). Micro-CIM parts weighing as little as 0.0004 gm serve...

Silicon carbide products.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Blasch Precision Ceramics The InVinCer[TM] lines of high-performance advanced silicon carbide products have been introduced to several market segments. The company's new reaction-bonded material, SiSiC, reportedly offers excellent wear,...