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The Fraunhofer AdvanCer Alliance/DE has organized its own training program for technicians and engineers. The three training blocks held once a year offer an insight into the fields of materials research, ceramic technologies, production engineering, material mechanics, fatigue strength and non-destructive test methods.

Ceramics Meeting Point and the Fraunhofer AdvanCer Alliance/DE addressed the topic of ceramic design applications at this years InnoMateria trade fair in Cologne/DE.

EMPA in Dübendorf near Zürich/CH is the interdisciplinary research and services institution for material sciences and technology development within the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich).

The Process Engineering Technical Committee of the German Ceramic Society (DKG) is organizing this year’s autumn symposium in Erlangen, Germany, on 3 – 4 December 2013.

SGL Group – The Carbon Company has been awarded the seal of approval as one of the TOP 100 most innovative medium-sized German companies in an industry-wide comparative analysis. Once again, the carbon specialists have ascended to the ranks of the ten best innovators.

On July 25 the contract was signed by Fraunhofer/DE and the University of Connecticut UCONN/US for the establishment of a new research facility. The mission of the Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation CEI at the University of Connecticut is to develop advanced technologies related to energy storage, fuel cells, in-stream hydro, power management and distribution through contract research.

The CeramTec Group opened in July a new production site in China. This is the ceramics manufacturer’s response to the growing demand for technical ceramics in the Asian region.

Radio sensors can monitor installations at locations, which are difficult to get to and thus support automation. The energy supply is an important consideration in such applications. In order to dispense with the need for batteries and the associated servicing work, it is possible to use energy from the surrounding environment: energy harvesting.

ThyssenKrupp is concentrating its activities in carbon fiber reinforced plastics at Kesselsdorf near Dresden/DE.

Innovnano/PT, an expert manufacturer of high performance ceramic powder, has produced highly pure 4YSZ (4 mol-% yttria stabilised zirconia), a thermal barrier coating material with exceptional properties for withstanding extreme temperature variations found in demanding operating environments.