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CI CyberNews, Vol. 8 No. 32
BINKS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE Binks recently announced a new website that has been designed to provide up-to-the-minute information about the company’s products and services. The site is built around the company’s mission to be the preferred provider of liquid finishing solutions for industrial users and professional contractors. FULL STORY
CERADYNE RECEIVES $78 MILLION CERAMIC BODY ARMOR ORDER Ceradyne, Inc. has received a $78 million delivery order for enhanced small arms protective inserts (ESAPI) from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. This new delivery order, which is scheduled to be shipped September through December 2007, will be shipped against a larger indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract. FULL STORY
FERRO SCHEDULES CONFERENCE CALL FOR SECOND QUARTER RESULTS Ferro Corp. will conduct a conference call on August 9 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, as well as estimates for third quarter results. Participants from Ferro will include James Kirsch, chairman, president and chief executive officer; Sallie Bailey, vice president and chief financial officer; and David Longfellow, director of investor relations. FULL STORY
IMERYS MAKES ACQUISITIONS IN INDIA AND UKRAINE Imerys recently announced that a final agreement was signed with ICICI Venture, an Indian LBO fund, for the acquisition of a 99% stake in ACE, a leader in monolithic refractories. With two plants located in central India and five sales agencies in the country’s major cities, ACE achieves annual sales of over €50 million (~ $68 million). FULL STORY
PETTIBONE NAMED VP OF ENGINEERING FOR METOKOTE MetoKote Corp. recently announced the appointment of Richard Pettibone to the position of vice president of Engineering. His responsibilities include research and development of coating system technologies; engineering, fabrication and installation of coating systems; quality systems; purchasing; regulatory compliance; and global engineering. FULL STORY
VIBRATORS AND DRIVES AVAILABLE FROM METSO BEST Metso BEST, Inc. manufactures a full line of heavy-duty, air-powered-piston, and rotary-electric vibrators and drives designed for bins, hoppers, chutes, screeners, vibratory feeders, conveyors, tables and other vibratory applications. All units provide continuous maximum-force operation from 30 to more than 40,000 lbs. FULL STORY
MHI OFFERS LABORATORY FURNACES A range of laboratory furnaces is available from Micropyretics Heaters International Inc. (MHI). Features include robust, double-walled stainless steel construction, award-winning MP1850™ or MP1900™ elements, award-winning FiberFree™ refractory, up to 1800ºC continuous use, high uniformity and more. FULL STORY
NREL DISCOVERS QUANTUM EFFECT IN SILICON NANOCRYSTALS Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), collaborating with Innovalight, Inc., have shown that a new and important effect called multiple exciton generation (MEG) occurs efficiently in silicon nanocrystals. MEG results in the formation of more than one electron per absorbed photon. FULL STORY
H.C. STARCK BATTERY PRODUCTS BUSINESS ACQUIRED BY TODA KOGYO H.C. Starck GmbH (Goslar, Germany) and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Hiroshima, Japan) have announced that Toda Kogyo has acquired the Battery Products business of H.C. Starck, effective August 1, 2007. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction value. FULL STORY
UYEMURA EXPANDS NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS Uyemura International Corp. has completed its move to an expanded North American headquarters. The new location houses corporate staff, human resources, and offices for field and engineering support. The company’s primary technology center is in Southington, Conn. FULL STORY
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