Ceramic Industry articles from October 2007

Ceramic Industry archives from October 2007

Trick or treat?(INSIDE CI)
October 1, 2007... Halloween is such a fun holiday. The decorations around our neighborhood are always fantastic, and I love to see all of the innovative costumes that the kids come up with each year. Their enthusiasm makes us all feel like kids again, at least...

International calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
October 1, 2007... Oct 9-10 Introduction to Air Quality Regulations * Seattle, Wash., www.trinityconsultants.com Oct 11 Technology Commercialization Alliance Summit 2007: Innovations in Materials Science for Technology Commercialization * Washington,...

Imerys acquires Jumbo Mining.(IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... Imerys recently signed a definitive agreement for the purchase of a 100% share interest in Jumbo Mining Ltd., which is located in Hyderabad, the capital of the Andrah Pradesh State in southeast India. Jumbo Mining produces potassium feldspar...

Ceradyne receives $78 million order, celebrates anniversary.(IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... Ceradyne, Inc. recently received a $78 million delivery order for enhanced small arms protective inserts (ESAPI) from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. This new delivery order will be shipped against a larger indefinite...

Fenton Art Glass plans for closure.(IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... The Fenton Art Glass Co. recently announced that it will cease its operations over the next few months. "This decision was difficult," said George W. Fenton, president. "Since the announcement in June regarding our efforts toward financial...

EPA invites comment on nanotechnology stewardship.(IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... In its continuing efforts to better understand the potential risks and benefits of nanotechnology, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to comment on the agency's proposed approach to developing a Nanoscale...

H.C. Starck Battery Products business acquired by Toda Kogyo Corp.(IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... H.C. Starck GmbH and Toda Kogyo Corp. have announced that Toda Kogyo has acquired the Battery Products business of H.C. Starck, effective August 1, 2007. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction value. "Based on our...

Saint-Gobain acquires Maxit.(IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... Saint-Gobain recently announced the acquisition from HeidelbergCement of Maxit group, which has 5130 employees and reported sales of 1237 million [euro] (~$1709 million) in 2006. With this transaction, Saint-Gobain continues its leadership...

SCHOTT and WACKER to create Solar wafer joint ventures.(IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... SCHOTT Solar, a 100% subsidiary of the SCHOTT group, and WACKER Chemie AG plan to set up two joint ventures to produce and market silicon wafers for solar applications. Over the next several years, the two partners plan to invest a total of 370...

EIA releases 2006 renewable energy consumption stats.(IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released its "Renewable Energy Consumption and Electricity Preliminary 2006 Statistics" report. Preliminary data indicates that total renewable energy consumption increased 7% between 2005...

Oneida Ltd.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The board of directors of Oneida Ltd. has appointed James E. Joseph chief executive officer. Joseph, a 19-year veteran of the company, will also continue to serve as president, a position he has held since June 2006....

Alcoa.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... Alcoa recently announced that Klaus Kleinfeld has been elected president and chief operating officer (COO) by the company's board of directors. Kleinfeld served most recently as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Siemens AG. At...

Ceramic Protection Corp.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2007... Jon Miller has joined Ceramic Protection Corp. (CPC) as director of ballistic systems development. Miller brings more than 27 years of experience in all aspects of light armor design, development, integration, manufacturing and contract...

American Ceramic Society.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(appointment of L. David Pye)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] L. David Pye, Ph.D., dean emeritus of the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, was recently installed as president of the American Ceramic Society. Pye, who graduated from Alfred University in...

The Jet Pulverizer Co., Inc.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(appointment of Brian L. List)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Bringing over 16 years of experience in providing engineered products and services, Brian L. List, PE, has joined The Jet Pulverizer Co., Inc. as senior account manager. As a new member of the Jet Pulverizer team, List is looking to strengthen...

Perfecting nature's perfect material.(Cover story)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If natural diamond were inexpensive and could be integrated into products as easily as other materials, it could be used in countless applications. A solution to this decades-old problem was recently...

Tiny bubbles.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hollow insulating spheres made from high-purity alumina are often referred to as bubble alumina. These spheres have been available commercially for more than 40 years, but it is only within the past 10 to 15 years...

Raw materials roundtable.(Discussion)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As in past years, CI recently took some time to chat with several raw materials suppliers about the latest challenges, trends and innovations affecting the ceramic industry. Here's what they had to say. Q: How...

Put the metal to the ceramic.(special report: advanced ceramics)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Advanced ceramics offer engineers a unique set of physical, chemical, electrical and thermal characteristics that place them among the "miracle materials" of modern technology. Simply put, ceramics possess a full...

Capturing particulate: ESPs and scrubbers are common, but new discoveries have made a third, more efficient alternative possible for the capture of submicron particles.(PRODUCT PROFILE: special report: glass manufacturing)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Cloud Chamber System (CCS), developed by Tri-Mer Corp., has emerged as an effective and proven alternative for the control of coarse, fine, ultra-fine and condensable particulate exhausted from glass making...

Recycled glass options for tile.(special section: resource management)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the growth of "single stream" glass collection systems, an increasing number of communities are burdened with piles of valueless mixed color glass. High-value markets can be created to use this glass, but the...

A green pallet: presswood pallets provide an environmentally friendly, regulatory-compliant alternative for domestic and export shipping applications.(special section: resource management)(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The need for source reducing and recycling is becoming an increasingly urgent concern. Companies must produce and use environmentally safe and renewable products that are manufactured using minimal natural resources...

Connecting to information in the electronic age.(special section: resource management)
October 1, 2007... We're bombarded every day by nonstop information delivery and technology. Do you prefer to look for news and information on websites, read about it in magazines and newspapers, have it delivered to you via e-mail newsletters, or discover it...

Ceramic substrates.(WHAT'S NEW)
October 1, 2007... CoorsTek DuraStrate[TM] thick-film ceramic substrates offer significant performance advantages over standard, widely available ceramic substrates. Specifically, the company employs a finer-grain (1.5 to 2.0 micron) microstructure material...

CMP slurries.(WHAT'S NEW)
October 1, 2007... Ferro Corp., Electronic Material Systems Two new slurries enable high-yield processing of 65 and 45 nanometer node electronic devices. Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) is a required process for manufacturing advanced integrated...

Small Fuel Cells 8th Edition.(WHAT'S NEW)
October 1, 2007... Knowledge Foundation Based on the Small Fuel Cells conference series, Small Fuel Cells 8th Edition features several critical topics, including System Design & Integration Towards Application & Commercialization; DMFC: Components, MEAs,...