CERADYNE RECEIVES $41.1 MILLION ESBI ORDER FROM U.S. ARMY
Ceradyne, Inc. has received a ceramic body armor delivery order for $41.1 million from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The order is for enhanced side ballistic inserts (ESBI), which will be delivered from June through September 2008. This new delivery order will be shipped against an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract that was announced in July 2006 and covers a five-year delivery period.
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BARRETT NAMED SALES MANAGER FOR CONTROL INSTRUMENTS
Control Instruments Corp. recently announced that Brian Barrett has been named a direct regional sales manager for the Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana territories. With over 10 years of sales and marketing experience in the gas detection industry, he will enable the company to deliver quality products and services, maintain strong customer relationships, and increase its market presence.
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EPA ENABLES INTERNET REPORTING FOR TRI DATA
For the first time since the inception of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), all facilities that are required to submit data to TRI will be able to do so over the Internet, using TRI-ME software. Companies will no longer have to mail reports on compact disks or paper to the EPA, both of which consume more natural resources and slow the release of information to the public. The Internet system also has quality checks built into the software that will improve data quality.
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MINTEQ INCREASES PRICES ON MONOLITHICS
Minteq International Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Minerals Technologies Inc., recently announced that beginning with shipments on or after April 1, 2008, or as permitted by current customer agreements, prices for its monolithic refractory products will increase 10 to 15%, depending on the grade of the material.
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SANITARYWARE CASTING SOLUTIONS AVAILABLE FROM SACMI
The sanitaryware market is increasingly demanding high quality guaranteed to remain unaltered over time. According to Sacmi Whiteware, its multi-part mold high-pressure casting technology for the production of bowls and bidets guarantees unrivalled precision and reliability, as well as production process flexibility and top levels of industrial automation. NIV molds made according to functional requirements provide production processes that enhance efficiency.
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ETHERINGTON NAMED SETARAM MKTG DIRECTOR, VP OF INT'L SALES
Setaram Instrumentation recently announced the appointment of Gary Etherington as Marketing director and vice president, International Sales. Since July 2006, Etherington has managed Setaram Inc., the U.S. operation of Setaram, where he was able to build a new marketing, sales and support team that has grown the company's sales in North America by a factor of three.
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KNOOP/VICKERS TESTERS AVAILABLE FROM WILSON INSTRUMENTS
Wilson® Instruments, an Instron company and the originator of the Rockwell® hardness tester, offers the 400 series of Knoop/Vickers testers. Providing an affordable, dependable microhardness testing solution, Wilson's 400 series is ideal for Knoop and Vickers testing of metals, ceramics and other non-metallic materials.
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