NEW SILICON DRIFT DETECTORS AVAILABLE FROM EDAX
EDAX Inc. has launched its Apollo Series SDD, the next generation of silicon drift detectors for X-ray microanalysis. “The development of our Apollo Series SDD revolutionizes the X-ray microanalysis market,” said Del Redfern, product marketing manager. “The Apollo Series offers a range of detector sizes, including a large-area SDD chip, but just as importantly, the positioning of the detectors close to the sample is very similar to that of the best-designed 10mm² Si(Li) detectors. The largest of the detectors provides a collection efficiency over three times that of the Si(Li) detector.”
For more information, call (201) 529-4880, fax (201) 529-3156, e-mail info.edax@ametek.com or visit www.edax.com.

EZ GROUT LAUNCHES REFRACTORY/PRECAST MIXER LINE
EZ Grout Corp. recently announced its latest product line, the Mud Hog^® refractory/precast mixer, which is available in three models, RMHE29, RMHE20 and RMH10. The RMHE29, or the “Big Mixer,” was developed with a 2000-lb refractory capacity; a 27 cu. ft., 40 hp, three-phase electric motor; and a 60-gal hydraulic reserve. The mixers feature a hydraulic drive and dump with an adjustable height that can be adapted to load below the waist and to dump high into a pump or delivery bucket. Six masticated rubber blades are used to provide longer wear and decreased batch times.
For more information, call (800) 417-9272 or visit www.ezgrout.com.

NEW SCREENERS AVAILABLE FROM KROOSH AND ELCAN
Kroosh Technologies and Elcan Industries have added multi-frequency rectangular screeners to their line of products. These rectangular units contain the same multi-frequency technology as the round Krooshers, and are designed for high-efficiency separation of dry materials, slurries and liquids. The technology is completely mechanical and contains no pneumatic or electronic devices, making it suitable for use in all environments. The units impart energy directly to the working mesh of the screener, giving it the ability to efficiently screen products to finer levels. Rectangular Krooshers are available in several different sizes, ranging from 2 x 3 ft to 4 x 10 ft, and are available in stainless and carbon steel construction.
For additional information, call (800) 283-5226 or visit www.kroosh.com.

MAGNECO/METREL TO HELP BUILD WORLD’S LARGEST BLAST FURNACE
Magneco/Metrel, Inc. has signed a contract to supply its advanced colloidal silica (sol-gel)-bonded, nanoparticulate refractories for the construction of the world’s largest blast furnace, a 5500-cubic-meter working volume furnace with a capacity of over 5 million tons per year, and located in Caofeidan, Hebei Province, China. Under the terms of the agreement with Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel (a joint venture of the Shougang Group and the Tang Shan Iron and Steel Group) and the China Shougang International Trade and Engineering Corp., Magneco/Metrel will provide and install various grades of its patented sol-gel-bonded monolithic refractories. The technology will be applied to the insulating, cooling and leveling layers around the water pipes of the sub-hearth, the arrestor course in direct contact with the iron bath, and the artificial protective skull of the carbon hearth wall of the furnace.
For more information, call (630) 543-6660 or visit www.magneco-metrel.com.

MRS NAMES HURD PRESIDENT
Elected by the general membership in 2006, Alan Hurd, director of the Lujan Neutron Scattering Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory, has assumed the role of president of the Materials Research Society (MRS). Hurd’s emphasis for the year will be government advocacy to support increased funding in physical sciences, and he invites the materials community to get involved. Hurd spent his vice-presidential year (2006) setting up a vision for increased advocacy in support of federal funding for materials research.
For more information, call (724) 779-3004, ext. 551, e-mail amiller@mrs.org or visit www.mrs.org.

MICROMERITICS LAUNCHES NEW PYCNOMETER
AccuPyc II 1340 pycnometers from Micromeritics Instrument Corp. are fast, fully automatic analyzers that provide high-speed, high-precision volume measurements and density calculations on a wide variety of powders, solids and slurries. Using a gas displacement technique to measure volume, the AccuPyc II 1340 completes most sample analyses in less than three minutes. The instrument can be operated with a keypad or an optional Windows^® interface that provides exceptional reporting and archiving capability. Both versions include direct sample mass input from a balance and cycle-based displacement volume reporting.
Additional information is available at www.micromeritics.com.

MOHR TO HANDLE GRUPO CANTARERA LIQUIDATION
Grupo Cantarera, S.A. in Mexico City, Mexico, has contracted exclusively with Mohr Corp. to liquidate its surplus ceramic tableware machinery, including Energo electric kilns, a Malkin 280A lining machine and additional items not currently required for production. This machinery was brought to Groupo Cantarera when the company acquired another ceramic tableware production and is not required for Cantarera’s continuing operations. This agreement is exclusive to Mohr through its Mohr-Mexicana services. It brings to five the major surplus machinery liquidation projects now underway in Mexico as Mohr assists its customers in Mexico to modernize and expand ceramic tableware, sanitaryware and tile manufacturing operations.
For additional information, call (810) 225-9494 or e-mail sales@mohrcorp.com. Mohr’s website is located at www.mohrcorp.com.

OWENS CORNING AND SAINT-GOBAIN CREATE OCV REINFORCEMENTS
Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain jointly announced that they have signed a joint venture agreement to merge Owens Corning’s Reinforcements Business and Saint-Gobain’s Reinforcements and Composites Business (a part of the entity known as Vetrotex) into a new company that will be named OCV Reinforcements. On July 27, 2006, Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain jointly announced that they were in discussions to merge their respective reinforcements and composites businesses, thereby creating a global company in reinforcements and composite fabrics products with worldwide revenues of approximately $1.8 billion (€1.5 billion) and 10,000 employees.
For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com or www.saint-gobain.com.

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