The 2013 May Ceramic Industry includes articles on treating heat like light, recycling, solar energy, and more. Check it out today!
Due to its inherent characteristics, the thermal processing of powders (including calcination, sintering, carburization, etc.) is primarily performed in rotary tube furnaces.
Ever wonder why the steaks cooked on a home barbecue don’t taste like the ones from a high-end steakhouse? It’s because many steakhouses use high-temperature infrared (IR) grilling technology that can sear meats evenly at 700° or hotter under the careful watch of professional chefs.
Acme Brick Co. recently celebrated the first load of brick produced at its newly reopened Bennett, Texas, plant facility.
Companies that are starting up, moving or expanding may be able to tap into state and local economic development incentives to save significant money and improve profitability.
Screening is an essential aspect of processing ceramic materials. An array of commercial applications for ceramics—from building materials to aerospace—is facilitated by the diversity of available ceramic products.
Firing ceramics that contain organic binders poses a unique safety consideration. When heated, organic binders release combustible vapors. Under some conditions, concentrations may reach flammable or explosive levels during binder burn-out.
Many particulate solid materials can exhibit self-heating that, if unchecked, can progress to a fire or explosion.
Kyocera Corp. recently announced that a solar project using the company’s solar modules has been awarded the 2012 Swiss Solar Prize: The wheelchairs of 10 inhabitants at the Quimby Huus, an institution for the physically disabled in St. Gallen, Switzerland, are driven exclusively using solar power.
Over 40 state legislatures convened in the first quarter of 2013 and, as in previous years, they are actively introducing legislation that has the potential to impact the glass container industry and glass bottle recycling.
I’m writing this column one day after the horrific terror attacks in Boston.
Mike Maggio of Harper International discusses rotary tube internals with Susan Sutton, editor-in-chief.
The 2013 May Ceramic Industry includes articles on treating heat like light, recycling, solar energy, and more. Check it out today!
Ceramics, with their unique properties and diverse applications, hold the potential to revolutionize many industries, including automotive and semiconductors.
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