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2009 December Issue

•	Advanced Ceramics in Demand

•	SPECIAL REPORT: MATERIALS HANDLING/POWDER PROCESSING: Optimizing Ceramic Powder Specification

•	Achieving High-Throughput SPS

•	REFRACTORIES REVIEW: Review of UNITECR ’09

•	BUSINESS BRIEFS: Understanding Quality

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Data Book & Buyers Guide
The CI Data Book and Buyers' Guide is the #1 buyers reference for ceramic, glass and related industries.

Materials Handbook
Connect to materials’ suppliers serving the ceramic, glass, brick, decorating and related markets with the 2008 Ceramic Industry Materials Handbook.

Equipment Digest
Connect to equipment suppliers serving the ceramic, glass, brick, decorating and related markets with the 2008-2009 Ceramic Industry Equipment Digest.

Components Directory
The CI Ceramic Components Directory is your key directory and resource for finished ceramic components.

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Buy and Sell

Aadvanced Machinery- For Sale In Stock

Aadvanced Machinery- Wanted To Buy

Charles Ross & Son Company: For Sale- 400 Gallon Planetary Disperser

Detroit Process Machinery - Buy & Sell Machinery

Mohr Corporation - Ceramic Machinery & Factories

Reintroduction to Aadvanced Machinery

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ETS Tech-Ops

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Industry News

Corning to Take Part in Fiber-to-the-Home Research Project (posted 12/22/09)
Corning Cable Systems’ FlexNAP™ terminal distribution system will provide design flexibility to Case Western Reserve University’s FTTH network.

Global Demand for Kaolin to Reach 24.8 Mt in 2013 (posted 12/21/09)
According to a new study from The Freedonia Group, global demand for kaolin is forecast to grow 1.7% per year to 24.8 Mt in 2013.

New Directors Elected at Ferro (posted 12/21/09)
Richard C. Brown, Gregory E. Hyland and Ronald P. Vargo have been elected as directors of the company, effective immediately.

Advanced Ceramics

Low-Profile, Low-ESL Multi-Anode “Mirror” Tantalum Capacitor Structure Improves Cost/Performance Ratio
This paper received the Outstanding Technical Paper Award at the 2008 CARTS Europe Conference.

Glass

GLASS WORKS: Bag the Box, Pass on Plastic
To understand how glass stacks up when it comes to consumer preferences for packaging wine, The Glass Packaging Institute asked a third-party research organization to take a look at consumer wine purchases and preferences.

Products

Engis Corp.: Diamond-Plated Blocks (posted 12/16/09)
Electrogrip® diamond dressing blocks are used to quickly and accurately dress specific forms into aluminum oxide and silicon carbide grinding wheels.

Centorr Vacuum Industries: High-Temp Sintering Furnaces (posted 12/14/09)
These new furnaces build on the success of the company’s experience in non-oxide ceramics and tungsten carbide hard metals.

AMETEK Foundry Products: Filter Cups (posted 12/10/09)
The new filter cup incorporates a refractory coating that effectively increases the working temperature threshold by several hundred degrees.

Brick & Structural Clay

SPECIAL SECTION/BRICK & CLAY RECORD: 175 Years and Counting
Though its founding predates the Civil War, Stedman’s modern business philosophy and dedication to customer service keep the company focused on the future.

Resource Management

SPECIAL SECTION/RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: Keys to Effective Personnel Management
Having access to real-time process/resource data can help managers oversee their personnel more effectively.

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