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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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MARSLAND NAMED VP AND GM OF AIR PRODUCTS DIVISION
Air Products recently named John W. Marsland vice president and general manager of Global Liquid Bulk, Generated Gases, and Helium.
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ALFRED AND SANTANONI SIGN "UNBREAKABLE" GLASS AGREEMENT
Alfred University has signed a royalty agreement with Santanoni Glass and Ceramics, Inc. for proprietary technology related to the strengthening of glass.
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BRAMPTON BRICK REPORTS 2008 RESULTS
Brampton Brick Limited recently reported a loss for the year ended December 31, 2008, of $6.7 million (Canadian, about $5.3 million U.S.).
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CERADYNE RECEIVES $77 MILLION XSAPI BODY ARMOR ORDER
Ceradyne, Inc. recently announced that it has received an approximately $77 million delivery order for XSAPI ceramic body armor plates, which will begin shipping in the second quarter of 2009.
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MORIN BRICK TO RESTART PRODUCTION FOLLOWING ACQUISITION
According to Morin Brick's website, "It is with great pleasure and excitement for the future that we announce Morin Brick is secure, reinvigorated and ready to start producing..."
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MURATA DESIGNS MLCC TO REDUCE ACOUSTIC NOISE BY 30 DB
Murata Electronics North America recently introduced the GJ8 series of MLCCs, which was designed to lower acoustic noise in consumer and industrial electronic applications.
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AMORPHOUS SILICON-BASED PV REVENUES TO REACH $4.1 BILLION
According to "Materials Markets for Thin-Film Silicon Photovoltaics," a new report from NanoMarkets, amorphous silicon (a-Si) will continue to lead the thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) space for several years.
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LORENTE NAMED PRESIDENT OF O-I EUROPE
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) has selected Jose Lorente to be the new president of O-I Europe. He succeeds Jean-Marc Arrambourg, whose departure was previously announced.
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U.S. SOLAR MARKETS HIT RECORD GROWTH IN 2008
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) recently released its "2008 U.S. Solar Industry Year in Review," which highlights a third year of record growth.
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UNIFRAX ACQUIRES CHANEY REFRACTORIES
Unifrax I LLC recently announced that it has acquired Chaney Refractories Private Limited (CRPL) through its Indian subsidiary, Unifrax India Limited (UIL).
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It All Depends
Controlling the temperature of a process begins with accurately measuring the temperature in real time. Drift, error and every other term used to describe changes in a thermocouple's output are simply a result of either physical or chemical inhomogeneity. Changes as a result of shorting, cold end error or shunting result in error, but they are not due to changes in the voltage produced as a result of temperature. The term inhomogeneity
as related to thermocouples has the effect of opening Pandora's Box; the ramifications of thermocouple inhomogeneity can be far-reaching and catastrophic. In fact, once inhomogeneity is understood, it is very difficult not to think about it when using thermocouples. Learn more about Thermocouple Inhomogeneity in our April issue cover story. |
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Survey Says!
Last week's CyberPoll asked about your companies' growth initiatives. Of the total respondents, 26.7% said that their company is spending 0% of its revenue on growth initiatives; 40.0% answered less than 10%; 26.7% said 11-19%; and 6.7% said 20% or higher. Those levels are expected to remain the same in 2009 for the majority of respondents (66.7%). An increase is expected by 26.7%, while 6.7% expect their company's spending for growth initiatives to decrease this year. This week's CyberPoll takes a look at job losses and economic recovery. (The poll is located in the green box to the left.) We value your input. Please be sure to participate! |
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