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CI CyberNews, Vol. 11 No. 31
FocusOn: Detroit Process Machinery Offers Press Feed Shoes
Detroit Process Machinery now manufactures and sells cast feed shoes for many popular powder compacting presses. The company provides brass feed shoes for powder compacting presses used in the ceramic, powdered metal, carbide, ferrite and related powder industries. The cast feed shoes feature a mounting post that allows the shoe to swivel and deliver powder to the press die cavity. "Our customers continue to encourage our business diversification," said Tom Suhy, president. "With our used machinery business and press replacement parts capabilities, this new offering of feed shoes it just another way we are helping our customers maintain their
equipment in order to keep their businesses competitive." For more information, contact Tom Suhy at (586) 469-0323, sales@detroitprocessmachinery.com or visit www.detroitprocessmachinery.com.
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CERADYNE ACQUIRES NEW CATHODE TECHNOLOGY A division of Ceradyne, Inc. has acquired intellectual property for producing a controlled porosity ceramic impregnated dispenser cathode. FULL STORY
CORNING ANNOUNCES NEW CAPACITY INVESTMENTS The company will invest approximately $800 million to construct a new LCD glass substrate facility in the People's Republic of China. FULL STORY
FERRO'S 2ND QUARTER NET SALES UP 36% Ferro Corp. has announced net sales of $543 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, an increase of 36% from the second quarter of 2009. FULL STORY
KYOCERA TO DOUBLE SHIPMENTS OF CERAMIC KITCHEN KNIVES Kyocera Corp. plans to boost annual shipments of its ceramic knives to two million units per year by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. FULL STORY POWDER-SOLUTIONS OFFERS FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR This company reports that its BFM® fitting provides a cleaner, safer and more efficient way to connect powder handling and processing equipment. FULL STORY RATH INC. CELEBRATES 20 YEARS Founded in 1990 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Rath AG of Vienna, Austria, Rath Inc. began as a two-person office in Wilmington, Del. FULL STORY SACMI TO HIGHLIGHT VARIOUS EQUIPMENT AT TECNARGILLA SACMI will display its new PH3200 press at Tecnargilla 2010, to be held September 27-October 1 in Rimini, Italy. FULL STORY STEDMAN OFFERS DUAL ROTOR CRUSHER The AuroraTM Dual Rotor Crusher from Stedman features a dual-shaft design that produces a higher throughput and small particles. FULL STORY THERMAL TECHNOLOGY RECEIVES ORDER FOR SPS SYSTEM Thermal Technology will supply a European customer with a large spark plasma sintering system with 25 tons of force and a 10,000-amp power supply. FULL STORY
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