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Edmar Allitsch Appointed New Member of the H.C. Starck Executive Board
As of 1 December 2013, Edmar Allitsch (50) joined the Executive Board of the H.C. Starck Group/DE. In his function,...
December 6, 2013
Centorr Vacuum Industries Expands Its MIM Furnace Sales
Centorr Vacuum Industries (CVI)/US expands its customer base for the metal injection molding (MIM) market.
November 19, 2013
EPD 2014: 5th International Conference on Electrophoretic Deposition
The 5th International Conference on Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD 2014) will be held on 5–10 October 2014 in Hernstein, near Vienna/AT.
November 15, 2013
REC Silicon Announces Workforce Reduction
REC Silicon ASA announces that it must take additional cost-cutting measures that include a workforce reduction affecting approximately 60 positions...
November 11, 2013
Non-magnetic Linear Actuator with Low-profile Design and Position Control
In N-603 linear positioning stages, Physik Instrumente (PI)/DE has replaced a conventional piezo actuator with a high-resolution piezo stepping drive...
November 8, 2013
Management Board Changes at Schunk Group
CEO Gerhard Federer left the well-positioned Schunk Group/DE.
November 8, 2013
DuraAct Power Piezo Composite Patch Transducer with Multilayer Ceramics
The new P-878 DuraAct Power piezo patch transducer from PI Ceramic/DE uses an operating voltage of only –20 to 120 V; with...
November 6, 2013
New SiC Diodes Make Converters More Efficient
Using new silicon carbide (SiC) diodes, Siemens/DE and its research partners have succeeded in increasing the power of frequency converters...
October 31, 2013
Euro Hybrid Materials and Structures 2014
Euro Hybrid Materials and Structures 2014 is scheduled from 10 – 11 April 2014 at the STADEUM in Stade near...
October 31, 2013
Infrared Heaters with New Ceramic Reflective Coating
Anderson Thermal Devices, Inc. offers an infrared quartz lamp called RadReflect for many heating and drying applications.
October 31, 2013
Distribution Agreement between KRAHN and CUMI
KRAHN CHEMIE/DE will be distributing silicon carbide (SiC) fine powders of Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI)/IN in Europe.
October 6, 2013
New Fraunhofer Center CEI Established in the USA
End of July the contract was signed by Fraunhofer/DE and the University of Connecticut UConn/US for the establishment of the...
October 6, 2013
New Event Director of the Reed Exhibitions Materials Fairs
Markus M. Jessberger (52) who has been Event Director of ALUMINIUM, COMPOSITES EUROPE and HYBRID Expo since 2008 will leave...
October 6, 2013
Synthetic Sapphire in Standard and Custom Forms
Through its Ceramic and Glass Division, Goodfellow/DE offers a range of synthetic sapphire products for research and industrial applications, notably...
September 22, 2013
Advances Thermal Barrier Coatings for Turbine Engines
Innovnano/PT, an expert manufacturer of high performance ceramic powder, has produced highly pure 4YSZ (4 mol-% yttria stabilised zirconia), a...
September 21, 2013
ThyssenKrupp Focuses Carbon Composites Activities in Saxony
ThyssenKrupp is concentrating its activities in carbon fiber reinforced plastics at Kesselsdorf near Dresden/DE.
September 21, 2013
Robust Piezo Actuators and Sensitive Electronics Replace Batteries
Radio sensors can monitor installations at locations, which are difficult to get to and thus support automation. The energy supply...
September 21, 2013
CeramTec Opens New Plant in China
The CeramTec Group opened in July a new production site in China. This is the ceramics manufacturer’s response to the...
September 21, 2013
Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation CEI Established in the USA
On July 25 the contract was signed by Fraunhofer/DE and the University of Connecticut UCONN/US for the establishment of a...
September 21, 2013
SGL Group Awarded Seal of Approval as One of Germany’s TOP 100 Most Innovative Companies
SGL Group – The Carbon Company has been awarded the seal of approval as one of the TOP 100 most...
September 21, 2013
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