Ceramic Industry

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2010 March Issue

•	The Screen Option

•	SPECIAL REPORT/REFRACTORIES: Practical Applications

•	CERAMIC DECORATING: Regulatory Updates

•	INSIDE CI: Behind the Scenes

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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

Liberty Machinery Co. - Ferrule & Ceramic Machinery

Mohr Corporation - Ceramic Machinery & Factories

QuickBlades - High Speed Dispersion Blades

Positions Available

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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

PPP: Independent Spirit
Philadelphia, Pa., will play host to the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts' (NCECA) 44th annual conference on March 31-April 3.

Report from the Additive Manufacturing Consortium Kick-Off Meeting
On February 10, representatives of industry, government and academia gathered in Columbus, Ohio, for the Additive Manufacturing Consortium (AMC) Kick-Off Meeting.

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

Goodfellow Corp.: Ultra-High-Purity Precious Metals - March 2, 2010
Gold, silver and the platinum group of metals (platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium) are available in a range of forms.

Pred Materials: Zirconium Chemicals - February 26, 2010
In cooperation with suppliers in China and South Korea, Pred is offering a high-quality and reliably produced line of zirconium oxides and other zirconium-based chemicals.

Alfa Aesar: Expanded Specialty Silver Brochure - February 24, 2010
The eight-page brochure describes Alfa Aesar’s expertise in producing silver compounds up to 99.999% (metals basis) purity.

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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