Every LED maker wants to know the emission wavelength of its final device during metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) growth, says LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany (which makes in-situ metrology systems for thin-film processes, ...
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Clariant announced full-year sales 2012 from continuing operations of CHF 6.038 billion compared to CHF 5.571 billion in the previous-year period. This corresponds to an increase of 8% in local currencies and in Swiss francs. The 8% ...
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Omnova Solutions has launched Pliotec SA60 colloidal dispersion, which is fortified with a water-based epoxy to form a 2K coating system. This system can be used on interior vertical walls in institutional locations such as schools, ...
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The Packaging Conference in Atlanta February 4-6 attracted 28 exhibitors and more than 230 attendees that included me. The three-day run was characterized by stimulating presentations and several energetic speakers and content that centered ...
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The Paint Research Association (PRA) has developed a food packaging coating product which can replace existing packaging coatings based on petrochemicals that are harmful for the environment. The new eco-friendly food packaging coating ...
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The modular concept of the brand-new DEA 288 Epsilon by Netzsch allows for the study of the UV curing behavior of adhesives, paints, inks and coatings. Dielectric Analysis (DEA) can be used for nearly all thermosetting resins – not ...
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Photometric & Optical Testing is now able to offer measurement services using a 3m diameter integrating sphere. The bigger and more powerful the light source, the bigger the sphere needs to be! 3m Sphere With the addition of this new ...
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Guardian Industries DiamondGuard glass was recently installed on the102nd story of the Empire State Building in New York City as part of an extensive renovation to update this venerable landmark. The Empire State Building features two ...
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The Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance will be releasing a new document to assist the industry in providing the proper technical procedures for multiple-cavity insulating glass units. The document is titled Design Considerations for ...
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced full-year sales 2012 from continuing operations of CHF 6.038 billion compared to CHF 5.571 billion in the previous-year period. This corresponds to an increase of 8% in local ...
NANEO Precision IBS Coatings GmbH of Rheinbreitbach, Germany, which produces custom-made precision optical coatings for high-end applications in the laser and photonics industry, recently ordered a SPECTOR ion beam deposition (IBD) system ...
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UK-based Paint Research Association (PRA) has developed an eco-friendly food packaging coating product, known as PlantPack, which can be an alternative to coatings based on petrochemicals. PlantPack, which has been developed from seaweed ...
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BASF now supplies coatings for the mobile crane manufacturer Terex Cranes at its plant in Zweibrücken, Germany. The use of ultra high solids coatings – solventborne coatings with a higher solids content and low volatile organic ...
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The Eastern Coatings Show executive committee has announced that Peter Molinaro, vice president of North America Government Affairs for The Dow Chemical Company, will be the keynote speaker for the inaugural event scheduled for April 29 ...
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The relentless rise in raw materials costs, which has been hitting European coatings producers over the last 2-3 years, has at last been easing. But the relief from the constant pressure of rising input prices may be short lived. The ...
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