Ceramic Industry

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2010 February Issue

•	Thermophysical Measurements in a Flash

•	SPECIAL SECTION/GLASS: Non-Contact Glass Testing

•	KILN CONNECTION: Long Year, Indeed

•	GLASS WORKS: North American 2010 Glass Packaging Outlook

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DIRECTORIES

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.

CLASSIFIEDS

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

SERVICES MARKETPLACE

Source and select service providers of lab and testing services, processing services, legal and consulting services, engineering services, contract manufacturing and more.

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Online Extras

ONLINE EXTRA: Look Inside Pittcon 2010
The Pittcon Conference & Expo 2010 will be held February 28-March 5, 2010, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

ONLINE EXTRA: Look Inside the Green Manufacturing Expo
The Green Manufacturing Expo, to be held February 9-11 in Anaheim, Calif., is part of the largest advanced design and manufacturing event in the western U.S.

ONLINE EXTRA: Look Inside Cevisama 2010
Cevisama will take place February 9-12, 2010, in Valencia, Spain. In 2009, the event drew a total of 82,252 buyers from 141 countries, with 680 companies exhibiting.

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

SPECIAL SECTION/GLASS: Non-Contact Glass Testing
Sophisticated but easy-to-use optical interferometers provide measurements of optical surfaces for large-scale form down to microscopic surface roughness.

Products

KEMET Corp.: High-Temperature C0G Dielectric Platform - February 8, 2010
These high-temperature, surface-mount C0G MLCCs feature a proprietary base metal dielectric system that reportedly offers industry-leading performance.

Goodfellow Corp.: Soft Aluminum Nitride Machinable Ceramic - January 22, 2010
SHAPAL™-M soft aluminum nitride, a high-purity, high-strength machinable ceramic, is now available from Goodfellow Corp.

Micromeritics Analytical Services: Free Water Sorption Analysis - January 15, 2010
For a limited time, Micromeritics Analytical Services is offering one free volumetric water vapor sorption analysis ($750 value).

Brick & Structural Clay

SPECIAL SECTION/BRICK & CLAY RECORD: Monitoring Heat Work
It is necessary to measure the uniformity and consistency of heat-work delivered during the firing process for meaningful quality control/assurance.

Resource Management

ONLINE EXTRA: Enhancing Customer Service
Dal-Tile has transformed its customer lifecycle process while improving order visibility and tracking.

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