ANVER OFFERS VACUUM CHECK VALVES FOR IMPROVED FLOW RATE
A full line of leak-proof, one-way vacuum check valves that are designed to optimize vacuum pump performance in a wide range of material handling systems is available from Anver Corp. Anver CheckVac™ valves are made from a seamless, one-piece aluminum body and feature a plastic valve element with a specially tempered stainless steel spring and an O-ring seal.
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CERADYNE RECEIVES $32.3 MILLION ESAPI ORDER
Ceradyne, Inc. recently received a $32.3 million enhanced small arms protective inserts (ESAPI) order to be delivered in the second and third quarters of 2008. This order is a delivery order issued by the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia against a larger indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity three-year contract issued in December 2007.
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CERIC COMPLETES NAME CHANGE TO KEYRIA
Effective April 1, 2008, the new name for Ceric, Inc. in the Americas is Keyria, Inc. The Ceric organization was acquired last year by Legris Industries. The company's personnel, business address, phone and fax numbers remain the same: 7815 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO 80127; (303) 277-0404; fax (303) 277-0506.
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MOLYBDENUM FOR INDUSTRY, R&D AVAILABLE FROM GOODFELLOW
Goodfellow Corp. offers molybdenum in small quantities for a range of research and industrial applications. Due to its high melting point, pure molybdenum is used for resistance heating elements in furnaces, filament supports in electric lamps, and electrodes for mercury vapor lamps.
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HOLJERON MAKES PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Holjeron recently announced three personnel appointments: John Mosher to solutions development manager; former Operations Manager Don Cyrus to general manager; and former General Manager Paul Jensen to vice president of Division Technology for Matthews Marking Products. Holjeron is the electronic controls subsidiary of Matthews Marking Products.
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IMERYS NORTH AMERICA CERAMICS ANNOUNCES ENERGY SURCHARGE
Imerys North America Ceramics recently announced an energy surcharge, subject to any provisions in individual contracts, across its entire product portfolio. The increase is effective May 1, 2008. Imerys continues to incur significant escalations in energy, mining, raw materials and labor-related costs.
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IMIN PURCHASES KAOLIN BUSINESS FROM J.M. HUBER
Effective April 1, 2008, IMin Partners purchased the kaolin business of Huber Engineered Materials and renamed the company KaMin LLC. The company, which supplies high-quality kaolin products to paper and industrial customers worldwide, will be headquartered in Macon, Ga.
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SAINT-GOBAIN TO SUPPLY REFRACTORIES FOR RPI GENERATOR
Saint-Gobain Ceramics recently signed a contract with Riley Power Inc. (RPI) to supply all materials and installation services for the refractories for a new waste-to-energy unit that is currently under construction at the existing Hillsborough County Waste-to-Energy Facility in Tampa, Fla. For this project, the refractories will form part of a 600-ton-per-day municipal solid waste (MSW) fired steam generator.
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TEVTECH RELOCATES TO BILLERICA, MASS.
TevTech, LLC has announced its relocation from its Wilmington facility to Billerica, Mass. The new facility provides a nearly three-fold increase in production and administrative space. The move was necessitated by continued growth in the company's core products. According to the company, demand for controlled atmosphere systems used to produce armor plates, purification systems and CVD systems for the production of semiconductor processing components has risen significantly.
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