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Hans Ries, for many years head of the EIRICH Test Center/DE and a widely respected author in his field, died 20 August 2014, at the age of 85. EIRICH/DE bids farewell not only to an employee of long standing, but also to a colleague who left a deep and lasting legacy in the company EIRICH.

The 6^th International Congress on Ceramics ICC6 will be held from 21–25 August 2016 in Dresden/DE. On behalf of the Inter­national Ceramic Federation – ICF, the ICC6 is hosted by the German Ceramic Society – DKG and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cer­amic Technologies and Systems – IKTS.

Innovnano, an expert manufacturer of high performance ceramic powders, has developed nanostructured 3 mol-% yttria-stabilised zirconia (3YSZ) as an optimised ceramic material for high strength anti-wear applications.

IntrinSiC^® is the superior innovation for the production of large, complex, monolithic constructional elements made from silicon-infiltrated, reaction-bonded silicon carbide (RBSiC).

Harper International/US, world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has finalized a contract for a research scale high-temperature reactor to support University of Colorado Boulder’s development of magnesium for lightweight vehicle parts. 

The EPMA has confirmed the Euro PM2015 International Conference and Exhibition will be held in Reims/FR, 4–7 October 2015 at the Reims Centre des Congrès.

Ludger Heuberg, Group CFO and Member of the Executive Board, left the H.C. Starck Group at the beginning of July 2014 to pursue new business opportunities outside of the Group.

Piezoelectric devices, benefiting from the development of piezoelectric materials, have become a key enabling technology for a wide range of industrial and consumer products.

The German Ceramics Association (DKG), the German Ceramics Industry Association (VKI) and the German Society for Materials Science (DGM) worked closely with indus­trial professionals and leading research institutions to prepare and publish an ex­pert study on future challenges and fields of research for ceramic materials.

For the 3^rd year in a row, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manu­facturing Engineering and Automation (IPA) awarded its prize for the most innovative surfaces of the last 12 months.