High Tech Ceramics News articles from January 2005

High Tech Ceramics News archives from January 2005

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS: Looking at 2004--Advances In Structural Ceramics.
January 1, 2005... It finally arrived in 2004, a new direction to the large-scale commercialization of advanced structural ceramics. In the late 1980s, the advanced ceramics industry was hyped with Ceramics Fever with structural markets projected to reach in...

PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGIES SiC Sintering Furnaces Sold.
January 1, 2005... Centorr Vacuum Industries announced it has orders for three Silicon Carbide sintering furnaces for 2005 delivery from various customers. The designs include a 2 cu ft and a 24 cu ft large format design for SiC sintering, and a vertical bottom...

METROLOGY AND ANALYSIS Rheometers from Thermo Electron.
January 1, 2005... Thermo Electron Corp. announced that it will introduce the new HAAKE Modular Advanced Rheometer System (MARS) to the U.S. market at the annual meeting of the Society of Rheology, February 13-17 in Lubbock, Texas. The new HAAKE MARS platform...

Horiba Introduces Particle Analyzer.
January 1, 2005... Horiba introduced its Partica LA-950 laser diffraction particle size analyzer, which features a wide measurement range (0.01-3000 um), fast analysis time (one minute, sample to sample) and powerful sample dispersion systems. According to...

Realizing the Potential of Online Analysis.
January 1, 2005... With the global marketplace exerting persistent pressure on variable costs, manufacturers across a range of sectors are evaluating the potential of on-line process analysis. The IntelliMill, an intelligent milling system that is a joint...

STRUCTURAL CERAMICS Ceradyne Opens Armor Facility.
January 1, 2005... Ceradyne, Inc. announced the opening of a new vehicle armor design and armored vehicle prototype facility in Wixom, Mich. Ceradyne is expanding its armor systems design and engineering capability for both military and commercial vehicles. The...

Armored Vehicle Contract for Textron.
January 1, 2005... Textron Inc. won a U.S. Army contract worth up to $155 million to deliver 212 armored vehicles by April 2006. In order to meet the delivery deadline for the new M1117 Armored Security Vehicles, Textron said it plans to hire 200 more employees...

POWDERS AND NANO CERAMICS Altair Nanotechnologies Patents Allowed.
January 1, 2005... Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. announced that the U.S. Patent Office has notified Altair that it has allowed Altair's patent application for a "Process For Making Nano-sized and Sub-micron- sized Lithium-Transition Metal Oxides." The patent...

High-Quality Nanotubes at Lower Cost.
January 1, 2005... NASA scientists have used a modified electric-arc welding process for manufacturing high-quality for manufacturing high-quality batches of carbon nanotubes at relatively low cost. Unlike in some other processes for making carbon nanotubes,...

FIBERS AND COMPOSITES: Integrally Woven Composite Rocket Nozzles Developed.
January 1, 2005... Scientists and engineers conducting research for Air Force Research Laboratorys Materials and Manufacturing Directorate are developing ceramic materials and manufacturing processes for use in the fabrication of actively cooled rocket nozzles...

ADVANCED GLASSESS TinOxi Melts Lead Glass.
January 1, 2005... M.E. Schupp Industriekeramik GmbH & Co. KG introduced TinOxi?new melting electrodes made of tin oxide. Tin oxide is the preferred electrode material to melt lead containing glass and special glass that require certain transmission properties....

Alumina Toughens Glassy Ceramics.
January 1, 2005... 3M scientists have developed a new method for producing glass and glass ceramics that makes them more resistant to fractures. Anatoly Rosenflanz and coworkers at 3M Central Research Laboratory (St. Paul, MN) have found a way to produce...

BIOCERAMICS: Minifixation System for Osteosynthesis.
January 1, 2005... Recovering from bone fracture requires setting and fixing the fracture. Concerning skull and facial area, mini plate fixation has proven superior behavior to alternatives like wire osteosynthesis. In ENT surgery, metallic mini fixation systems...

MAC Materials for Medical Applications.
January 1, 2005... Morgan Advanced Ceramics (MAC), a manufacturer of innovative ceramic, glass, metal and engineered coating solutions, extends the benefits of its ceramic materials to a wide range of medical applications, including joint replacement surgery....

BATTERIES AND FUEL CELLS ATI Wins Fuel Cell Material Contract.
January 1, 2005... Allegheny Technologies Inc. says that ATI Allegheny Ludlum, an Allegheny Technologies company, has been awarded a subcontract from the University of Pittsburgh with support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop specialty materials...

ELECTRONIC CERAMICS EDO Gets $5.8 M Sonar Order.
January 1, 2005... EDO Corp, was awarded contract options worth $5.8 million by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for additional production of SQS-53C sonar arrays for the Arleigh Burke Class of guided missile destroyer. This latest order covers production...

Vishay Unveils TVS Package.
January 1, 2005... Vishay Intertechnology Inc. launched a new package type for its rectifier and transient voltage suppressor (TVS) products that deliver the same current and power ratings as the SMA package in a 44 percent smaller footprint. According to...

EPRI Develops High Power Semiconductor Materials.
January 1, 2005... Researchers at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced the development of high power switches made from silicon carbide (SiC) crystals. The one square-centimeter devices represent a milestone in power and size that could...

SUPERCONDUCTORS: Industrial Power Quality Solutions.
January 1, 2005... American Superconductor Corp. reports that four industrial power quality systems ordered earlier this year by a major global semiconductor manufacturer have been successfully commissioned at the customer's U.S.-based semiconductor fabrication...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Alcoa to Expand in Jamaica.
January 1, 2005... Alcoa has announced that its Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) affiliate and the Government of Jamaica have signed an agreement in principle to expand the Jamalco alumina refinery in Clarendon, Jamaica, by more than 1.5 million metric...

Ceradyne Stocks Split 3-for-2.
January 1, 2005... Ceradyne, Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a 3-for-2 stock split in the form of a 50% stock dividend. The stock dividend will be distributed on January 18, 2005, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on...

Unifrax Acquires Fire Protection Assets.
January 1, 2005... Unifrax Corp. acquired the duct wrap fire protection assets of ETS Schaefer Corp. The acquisition includes all of the tangible and intangible assets associated with ETS Schaefer's duct wrap fire protection business, excluding any real estate....

Dow Corning, Wacker in China plant.
January 1, 2005... Wacker-Chemie GmbH and Dow Corning Corp., finalized the master agreement for their planned Asian joint ventures to produce silicone intermediates and fumed silica in the Shanghai area. According to the agreement that has been approved by both...

Vishay, SI Technologies Sign Merger Agreement.
January 1, 2005... Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and SI Technologies, Inc. signed a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Vishay will acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of SI Technologies in a merger transaction for $4.00 per share in cash for a...

ASML and IBM In Partnership Effort.
January 1, 2005... NY Governor George E. Pataki, in his 11th Annual State of the State Message, announced that ASML Holding NV and IBM Corp. will create a $400 million nanochip research and development at the Albany Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics. ...

CALENDAR.
January 1, 2005... January 23-28, 2005: The Fall Divisional Meeting of the Electronics Division of The American Ceramic Society in conjunction with the 29th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Doubletree Oceanfront Hotel...