A team of six recent college graduates has come up with an innovative way to prevent functional finish chemistries from entering the environment by using tons of US Army textiles destined for landfills to make high end bags. Led by the ...
Tags: Military Textiles, High-End Bags
UK-based etch, deposition and growth system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), part of Oxford Instruments plc, has introduced the PlasmaPro100 Sapphire single wafer etch system. "The PlasmaPro100 Sapphire is designed ...
Tags: Wafer Etch System, Electrical, Electronics
Engineered hardwood flooring is the fastest-growing segment in the hardwood industry. It can be installed on all types of subfloors (where it can be floated, stapled or glued) and has become especially popular due to its inherent structural ...
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The U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program has awarded $1.071 million to PPG Industries' Allison Park, Pennsylvania, Coatings Innovation Center (CIC) to help develop non-isocyanate liquid ...
OMNOVA Solutions announced a new business group management structure within its Performance Chemicals segment with the objective of more effectively leveraging its extensive technology and product capabilities and global infrastructure for ...
Exton, Pa.-based fluoropolymer resin and specialty chemicals company AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. has released AsahiGuard AG-E550D, a perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-free water- and oil-repellent finish for technical textiles and nonwovens. ...
Tags: Chemicals, AG-E550D Water, Oil Repellent
Gas supplier Air Liquide of Paris, France, which supplies precursors for semiconductor manufacturing, has agreed to acquire Voltaix Inc of Branchburg, NJ, USA, a manufacturer of materials used in the production of semiconductor devices and ...
Tags: Air Liquide, Electronics Materials
Global manufacturer and supplier of high-performance chemistries and materials, Avantor Performance Materials has started production of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) pharmaceutical chemicals at its new production facility in ...
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Urgent action is needed to reduce the U.S. military's dangerous dependence on foreign suppliers for the raw materials, parts and finished products needed to defend America, according to a new study prepared by Brigadier General John Adams ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Supply Chain
Lubrizol Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of The Lubrizol Corporation, is introducing two new Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) resins, for use in textiles, at the 2013 Chinaplas in ...
Texas Instruments has developed its first battery management gas gauge IC for multi-cell lead-acid battery packs. Lead-acid batteries typically behave better than lithium chemistries in environments with wide temperature ranges, says TI, ...
Tags: TI, First Power Gauge, Multi-Cell Lead-Acid Battery Packs
Dow Water & Process Solutions has launched DOW FILMTEC Reverse Osmosis (RO) 75 and 100 gallon per day (GPD) home drinking water membranes at the WQA (Water Quality Association) Aquatech USA 2013 conference and exhibition. Dow Water & ...
UK-based etch and deposition system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), a division of Oxford Instruments, has announced an evolution in batch etch technology with the launch of its PlasmaPro1000 Astrea etch system, a large ...
Tags: Oxford Instruments, HB-LED Production, Plasma Technology
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology has just announced an evolution in batch etch technology with the launch of the PlasmaPro 1000 Astrea etch system, a large batch etch solution for PSS, GaN and AlGaInP that will offer HBLED production ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Oxford Instruments
Dow Chemical has expanded its Fortegra line of toughening technology designed to help improve the toughness of epoxy systems for electrical laminates, as well as structural adhesives, composites, castings and coatings. The new addition, ...