High Tech Ceramics News articles from June 2006

High Tech Ceramics News archives from June 2006

ADVANCED GLASS Sales of LCDs Explode; the Tech Race Heats Up.
June 1, 2006... Television sets made with flat panel displays will overtake conventional-tube televisions in three years, leading market watchers are predicting. Many of the newest technologies were on display earlier this month at the Society for Information...

SID Recognizes Best-in-Class.
June 1, 2006... The world's most sophisticated developments in advanced glass technology were recognized at The 2005 Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition held June 4-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. ...

Display of the Year.
June 1, 2006... These awards are granted for displays with novel and outstanding features such as new physical or chemical effects, or a new addressing method. Gold Award: Philips 3D Solutions for its 42-inch 3D Intelligent Display The Philips 3D...

MILITARY Starfire Lands fighter Clutch Development.
June 1, 2006... The drive to improve military performance with ceramics is accelerating. Starfire Systems, Malta, NY, has received three Phase I SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) awards. Two are from the Air Force and one is from the Navy. The...

Ceradyne Gets Nod for Armored Crew Compartment.
June 1, 2006... Ceradyne, Inc. of Costa Mesa, CA, received a purchase order from Flyer Defense, LLC, in Inglewood, California, for a prototype lightweight ceramic-armored crew compartment for the Flyer ITV (Internally Transportable Vehicle) incorporating...

Lockheed Martin's Polymer Composite Challenges Ceramics.
June 1, 2006... A new composite armor targeted at military applications is taking dead aim at ceramics. Lockheed Martin has developed and demonstrated new lightweight, low-cost tactical vehicle armor that it says offers "exceptional" multi-hit survivability...

MANUFACTURING Ceramics Improve Thermal Efficiency.
June 1, 2006... Advanced ceramic and insulation materials give 90% thermal efficiency to a new high-temperature strand annealing furnace for stainless steel and complex alloys. Meltech Engineering says the new MT1300 electrically heated furnace uses an...

High-speed Grinding Wheels Feature Ceramics.
June 1, 2006... High-speed wheels are the latest addition to the line of grinding wheels engineered for superior worm and angle gear grinding from Norton Abrasives, Worcester, MA. Norton BRGg wheels are designed to reduce grind cycle times by increasing metal...

TRANSPORTATION Nano Lithium Titanium Dioxide Holds Key for Vehicle Batteries.
June 1, 2006... Ceramics are playing an important role in the potential use of electric-powered vehicles. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., supplier of advanced ceramic nanomaterials, completed a safety testing cycle for lithium ion battery products. The company...

METROLOGY Flatness Measurement Aids Mask Manufacturing.
June 1, 2006... Corning Tropel Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Corning Inc. in Fairport, NY, introduced the FlatMaster 1400 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Image Mask Flatness Metrology System. Corning Tropel has expanded its role in flatness measurement...

DENTAL CERAMICS CAD/CAM Systems Make Inroads in Dental Field.
June 1, 2006... The top trends from last month's American Academy of Cosmetic Dentists 22nd Scientific Session in San Diego, included development of resins and cements that don't fade over time. New resin cements are hitting the market that maintain their...

AIRCRAFT Flat Panel Display Set For Cockpit Upgrades.
June 1, 2006... Owners of the popular Pilatus PC-12 aircraft are set to soar with one of aviation's most advanced glass cockpits: the Cockpit/IP Flat Panel Display System from Innovative Solutions & Support Inc. of Exton, PA. IS&S announced the Federal...

ELECTRONICS External Capacitors Set Corner Frequencies.
June 1, 2006... Very small external ceramic capacitors are integral to what is described as the industry's most integrated stereo audio processor. Maxim Integrated Products of Sunnyvale, CA. recently introduced the MAX5406, an audio processor with a simple...

FINANCE Business Development Costs Lower Alair's Income.
June 1, 2006... Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., of Reno, NV, reported revenue of $545,000 for the first quarter, compared to revenue of $1.027 million for the comparable quarter of fiscal 2005. The decrease in revenue is attributed to a one time license fee in...

CALENDAR.(Calendar)
June 1, 2006... June 20-22, SOF Week & APBI Conference 2006. Tampa Convention Center, FL June 21-23, Fourth International Workshop on Characterization of Porous Materials: From Angstroms to Millimeters, Princeton, NJ. Tel: 608-430-4820....

WHO'S WHO IN CERAMICS High-Tech Brakes Accelerate Starfire.
June 1, 2006... One of the hot players in advanced ceramics is Starfire Systems in Upstate New York. Its core competency is the synthesis and production of polycarbosilanes that can provide a wide range of pre-ceramic polymers for customized engineered...

TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT New Composite Boosts Productivity for Casting.
June 1, 2006... Contributed by: Zircoa, Solon, OH, and the Association of Ceramic Manufacturers Continuous processes always demand "extra" from the system's components. Since the key is to run "continuously", anything that can be done to reduce downtime...

Tundish Nozzles.
June 1, 2006... Ceramics have been used for many years for what are called tundish nozzles. These nozzles direct the flow and maintain the supply of molten steel to the molds in the continuous casting of steel. The nozzles are mounted on the bottom of the...

Coarse Grain Zirconia.
June 1, 2006... Coarse grain zirconia, the traditional material of choice, has properties important to this application: erosion resistance, corrosion resistance, temperature stability, and resistance to thermal shock. The resultant tundish nozzles provide a...

Enabling Development.
June 1, 2006... The "composite" nozzle (called the DenZborTM nozzle) consists of a thin-wall impervious high performance fine grain zirconia ceramic "liner" (insert) supported by a conventional coarse grain zirconia nozzle "holder" (body). The insert, by being...

Casting Cost Benfits.
June 1, 2006... This cost-effective combination of ceramic materials provides the continuous caster of steel numerous benefits, all of which contribute to increased productivity and decreased costs. The composite nozzle lasts 3 times longer than the...

Zircoa's Tundish Nozzle.
June 1, 2006... A tundish nozzle for manufacturing steel, developed by Zircoa, Solon, OH, has a fine-grained zirconia liner inside a more conventional coarse-grained nozzle. The insert has higher density and strength, and lower porosity than the surrounding...

(((BIEFS))) BUSINESS.
June 1, 2006... Elanco gets rights. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., Reno, NV, entered into a Collaborative Research, License and Commercialization Agreement that provides the Elanco Animal Health Division of Eli Lilly and Co. with exclusive rights to develop...

PEOPLE.
June 1, 2006... Carty honored. Dr. William M. Carty, professor of ceramic engineering in the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, received the John F. McMahon Ceramic Teaching Excellence Award, during Alfred University's annual Honors Convocation. Carty, who...

AWARDS.
June 1, 2006... Service awards. Honored for 25 years' service to the University were: Dr. Paul F. Johnson, professor of ceramic engineering, Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering; and Dr. James Varner, Kruson Distinguished Professor of ceramic engineering, Kazuo...

FINANCE.
June 1, 2006... Sirona income rises. Sirona, one of the world's leading manufacturers of dental equipment reported revenue for the quarter ended March 31 of $ 131.8 million, an increase of $ 11.4 million, or 9.5%, as compared with the same period last year....

MILITARY.
June 1, 2006... Vehicle armor. The initial production award for the M1152 HMMWV (HUMVEE) vehicle armor components from AM General Corporation was made to Ceradyne. This $2.3 million contract is for the latest-generation HUMVEE, which is now in production....