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CI CyberNews, Vol. 10 No. 11 |
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FocusOn: Thermal Analysis Short Course, May 11, 2009
A short course on Thermal Analysis and Thermophysical Properties Measurement of Ceramic and Refractory Materials will be held May 11 at the NETZSCH Instruments Inc. corporate headquarters in Burlington, Mass., in cooperation with the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). Course registration is $375 for ACerS members and $465 for non-members.
NETZSCH Instruments Inc., a leading company in the thermoanalytical field, is sponsoring the course. Emphasizing the characterization of ceramic and refractory materials, lectures will cover analysis techniques like the Laser Flash Method for measurement of Thermal Diffusivity, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Expansion by Dilatometry, Specific Heat by DSC, and the coupling of Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) with MS/FTIR for evolved gas analysis.
To register, please visit http://www.ceramics.org/ShortCourses/registration.aspx#Thermal.
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AVX DEVELOPS COMPONENT MODELING, SIMULATION SOFTWARE
AVX Corp. has developed new component modeling and simulation software that can reduce cost, time to market and potential quality issues.
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BAE SYSTEMS TO ACQUIRE ADVANCED CERAMICS RESEARCH
BAE Systems, Inc. recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc.
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COOKSON DETAILS 2008 FINANCIALS, RESTRUCTURING PLANS
Cookson's 2008 results were significantly ahead of 2007, despite a weak final quarter. For the full year, the company achieved revenue of 2,203 million British pounds (~ $3,043 million), up 23%.
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CORNING DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTERS CHOSEN BY NAVISTAR
Corning Inc. and Navistar, Inc. recently announced that Corning will provide Navistar with advanced diesel emissions-control products that will enable Navistar to meet the U.S. EPA regulations that go into effect January 1, 2010.
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GE AVIATION TO APPLY CMCs TO FUTURE ENGINES
GE Aviation is introducing durable, lightweight composite components into the "hot section" of a flying jet engine.
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OWENS CORNING CONTINUES CLIMB ON "MOST ADMIRED" LIST
Owens Corning advanced from third to second position in the Building Materials-Glass category of Fortune's 2009 "America's Most Admired Companies" list.
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PPG TO CUT 2500 JOBS, CLOSE SEVERAL FACILITIES
PPG Industries will implement another business restructuring plan focused on further reducing its global cost structure.
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RHI ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY 2008 RESULTS, REORGANIZATION
According to preliminary results, RHI increased consolidated revenues by 8.8% to 1,596.7 million euro (~ $2,030.9 million) in 2008.
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SAINT-GOBAIN NAMED ENERGY STAR PARTNER OF THE YEAR
The U.S. EPA has named Saint-Gobain a 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for outstanding energy management and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
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Online Calendar
CI's full Calendar of Events is available online to help you keep track of all the latest trade shows and seminars. |
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Customized Solutions
Refractories manufacturers in search of special fused minerals often seek a specialist with the skills and equipment to test out new fused mineral products and concepts. Many manufacturers don't have the know-how or the furnaces to run their experiments and don't want to invest in costly capital equipment for just a few product trials with uncertain outcomes. Learn about
Custom Fusion & Milling in this article from our March issue. |
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Survey Says!
Our CyberPoll for last week asked respondents if they believed that their business' sales and ROI/profitability levels would ever return to pre-recession levels. The majority of respondents answered in the affirmative, with optimism slightly higher for sales levels (77% vs. 73% for ROI/profitability). Participants shared a number of interesting comments, such as: "This is not a recession about manufacturing but about the financial sector. Global manufacturing was healthy and strong and will be again. We have fought long and hard to get to this point and are as lean as we can get; therefore, we will survive and get back on track long before the financial institutions and
union-tormented industries." Follow this link to view more comments. This week's CyberPoll is taking a look at spending levels for growth initiatives. Be sure to check it out (it's in the green box to the left)! |
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CHARTER SPONSOR
Mohr Corp. provides ceramic and machinery services to both buyer and seller, from the sale of one machine to entire factories, with its professionally established brokering, liquidation and appraisal organization. For more information, visit www.mohrcorp.com. |
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Insaco is a precision machining company that provides finished pieces to customers' specifications from ultra hard materials, including oxide ceramics, nitrides, carbides and quartz, and especially industrial sapphire. NEW capability allows the company to machine within a 102” x 31” x 70” envelope and still hold tight tolerances. Visit www.insaco.com. |
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