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QSIL: Glass and Ceramic Materials for Innovative Future Applications

The QSIL Group is an innovative, internationally operating material specialist focussing on the production of fused quartz and, since 2019 as a result of external growth, on technical ceramics, too. The most important markets are the semiconductor industry, the light source industry as well as other industrial applications in plant and machine engineering, the chemicals … Read more

Requirements Engineered into Practice: Ceramic Matrix Composites for High-Temperature Fixtures

The requirements of a component demand the connection of two kindsof material into a new design using a high-temperature joining processabove 1100 °C. The oven concept chosen ensures productivity and processreli ability using work piece holders made from ceramic matrix composites.Using the example of the fibre composite carbon and alumina, it will beshown how defined … Read more

New VDI Technical Committee

Additive Manufacturing has been a topic at the VDI – Association of German Engineers since 2003. With the guideline VDI 3404, the FA 105 (Technical Committee Additive Manufacturing – General Committee) published the first technical standard for this still young technology in 2009. In the meantime, a number of further guidelines have been developed by the numerous honorary members of the Technical Committees.

BASF and NGK to Partner on Developing the Next Generation of Sodium-Sulfur Batteries

BASF New Business GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of the German chemical company BASF, and the Japanese ceramics manufacturer NGK INSULATORS, LTD. are expanding their cooperation. In addition to the sales partnership agreement for NAS® batteries announced in June 2019, they have entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to develop the next generation of sodium-sulfur batteries.

Generational Change at the High-Tech Company PI

Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. in Karlsruhe/DE has now implemented a quiet and long-planned generational change in its management. After 42 years as Managing Director, Dr Karl Spanner has handed over the management of the company to his son, Markus Spanner.

Advanced Ceramics for Absolute Listening Pleasure

In September 2019, vinyl record sales overtook CDs for the first time in 30 years. The discs may be old fashioned, but the turntables are more modern than ever, with the turntable manufacturer Rega using advanced ceramics from CeramTec/DE.

Lithoz Presented INCUS at formnext 2019

INCUS GmbH/AT, the new Additive Manufacturing (AM) company working with metal materials, has evolved from ceramic AM specialist Lithoz GmbH/AT, and was presented at the formnext 2019. The company’s Hammer series machine utilizes photopolymerization for the AM of metal components. This technology combines excellent surface aesthetics for fine structures with cost-efficiency, reproducibility and an increased manufacturing speed.

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