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Processes for the Production of Ceramic Coatings with Contributions from the Energy Storage Sectors
The Process Engineering Technical Committee of the German Ceramic Society (DKG) is organizing this year’s autumn symposium in Erlangen, Germany,...
September 21, 2013
21 Years of Empa Advanced Ceramics: Ceramic Materials for Energy and Environmental Technology in the 21st Century
EMPA in Dübendorf near Zürich/CH is the interdisciplinary research and services institution for material sciences and technology development within the...
September 21, 2013
Functionalized Design with Advanced Ceramics as Key Component
Ceramics Meeting Point and the Fraunhofer AdvanCer Alliance/DE addressed the topic of ceramic design applications at this years InnoMateria trade...
September 21, 2013
AdvanCer Training Program Expanded
The Fraunhofer AdvanCer Alliance/DE has organized its own training program for technicians and engineers. The three training blocks held once...
September 21, 2013
Structuring of Ceramic Green Tapes – Challenges for Processing
Ceramic and metallic green tapes as far as compound tapes of both materials, produced by tape casting, will be evaluated...
September 21, 2013
CeramTec Group with Cinven as New Owner Beginning September 1st
Following the closing, i.e. the transfer of CeramTec’s shares to the new owner, on 31 August 2013, CeramTec is now...
September 17, 2013
Hot Stuff – Ceramics for Industrial Heating Applications
Electrical heating elements are used in innumerable industrial processes. They are used in plastics technology for heating injection nozzles, hot...
September 9, 2013
FE-Simulation (FEA) for the Designing of Ceramic/Metal Assemblies – the End of Trial and Error?
With the FEA as a part of the integrative design process it is possible to precisely calculate the stresses, which...
September 9, 2013
Product and System Innovation Based on Integrative Design with Ceramic (IDC): Material Alternatives
In the second chapter of the series on ICD the main advanced ceramic materials such as zirconia, alumina, silicon nitride...
September 9, 2013
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Industry and Technology in Europe, Japan and the USA
Fuel cells stand for future energy conversion technology with the highest efficiency. Different fuel cell concepts are currently considered for...
September 9, 2013
Technical Ceramics and its Application – CUMI Perspective
The usage of sintered technical ceramics has been one of the proven solutions in wear, corrosion resistance, thermal/thermal shock resistance,...
September 9, 2013
Modular Ceramic Truss Structures
A new, modular system enables ceramic truss structures to be assembled in any form or shape, give the appearance of...
September 9, 2013
Ceramaret: Precision Parts Made from Advanced Ceramics for Analytical and Medical Components and More
The outstanding qualities of advanced ceramics make them ideal for use in high-tech applications such as analytical and medical instrumentation....
September 9, 2013
Transparent Ceramics with Extraordinary Properties: a Material that Can Compete with Sapphire
Sapphire is the second hardest of all natural materials after diamond and is highly valued as sapphire glass for its...
September 9, 2013
FRIATEC – 150 Years of Shaping our Future
FRIATEC AG is one of the leading international suppliers of corrosionand wear-resistant materials made of ceramics and plastics.
September 4, 2013
FerroTec Ceramics Corporation: Materials Bringing Tomorrow’s Products Today
FerroTec Ceramics is marketing Japanese advanced materials technology in Europe, the USA, Japan, China and Singapore, backed by locally based...
September 4, 2013
SGL Group Honors Klaus Müllen with the Felcht Award for Graphene Research
SGL Group – The Carbon Company has honored Professor Klaus Müllen with the Utz-Hellmuth Felcht Award for his research into...
July 22, 2013
CoorsTek Acquires Dynamic-Ceramic
CoorsTek, Inc., the world's largest technical ceramics manufacturer supplying critical components to high-technology markets, announced the acquisition of Crewe, England-based...
July 3, 2013
Kyocera: Economic Situation and Business Environment
Despite increases in public investment and personal consumption, the Japanese economy weakened in the year ended 31 March 2013 due...
July 1, 2013
HYBRID Expo 2013 : Well Received by the Industry
Hybrid components and the related technologies are being given a new home: HYBRID EXPO which will take place for the...
June 17, 2013
SGL Group Launches World’s Largest Graphite Plate Heat Exchanger
SGL Group – The Carbon Company has developed the largest graphite plate heat exchanger in the world.
June 17, 2013
SGL Presents New CARBOCRETE Material in Singapore
A delegation of experts led by the German SGL Group – The Carbon Company presented carbon fiber applications in the...
May 2, 2013
1st Online Map of Advanced Materials for Design
The Design and Advanced Materials (DAMADEI) Project as a driver of European innovation is a collaborative online platform presenting the current...
May 2, 2013
Ceramic Components and their Implementation in Industrial Applications
The current status and future challenges in the production of the most important engineering ceramic materials (Al2O3, SiC, Si3N4, ZrO2)...
April 9, 2013
Ceramic Matrix Composites – an Alternative for Challenging Construction Tasks
Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) are extremely valuable for applications with demanding thermal and mechanical requirements. CMC have been developed to...
April 9, 2013
Product and System Innovation Based on Integrative Design with Ceramic
The paper is presenting a briefing on integrative design with ceramic (IDC) and gives product and system examples that are...
April 9, 2013
Stereolithography Opens new Horizons for Technical Ceramics
3DCeram, a French high-tech company, has its headquarters on the Ester technopole, which is the ceramics competitiveness cluster of Limoges/FR....
April 9, 2013
Oxide Ceramics: Their Potential and Typical Applications
FRIATEC stands for customer-oriented special solutions up to large product series based on oxide ceramics. PDF download
April 9, 2013
Fully Welded Ceramic Components for High Performance Heat Exchangers and Flow Reactors
Sintered silicon carbide (SSiC) offers excellent properties for high performance devices in chemical and pharmaceutical process industry as well for...
April 9, 2013
Hermetically Sealed Piezoceramic Actuators
The brand new piezoceramic actuators are designed to work in challenging environmental conditions. PDF download
April 9, 2013