Due to new components, power electronic converters for power engineering applications are becoming even more efficient. In particular, silicon carbide (SiC) devices enable the construction of extremely efficient and compact power electronic ...
Tags: SiC Devices, DC-DC Converter
Finland-based paper and pulp company Metsa Board has introduced a new lightweight and sustainable board, Carta Dedica, for food service industry. Said to be safe for food contact, the board is available in a clay coating version for ...
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German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it will revamp one of the converters at the Salzgitter steelworks of German-based steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH. Through the modernization works, the specific volume of converter ...
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Northwest European styrene monomer prices fell $91.50/mt or 5.5% from the start of May to close Thursday at a one-year low of $1,553.50/mt FOB ARA, Platts data showed. The last time it was lower was April 23, 2013 at $1,544.50/mt FOB ARA. ...
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German PVC producer Vestolit expects European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) demand to grow at a pace of 2-3% a year, following years of contraction, amid a revival in the construction sector, company CEO Michael Trager said Monday. Over 60% of ...
Tags: PVC Demand, economic crisis
Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA claims to have shattered the on-resistance barrier of traditional 1200V MOSFET technology by introducing the first commercially available silicon carbide (SiC) 1200V MOSFET with an RDS(ON) of 25mΩ in an ...
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Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says that its silicon carbide (SiC) technology continues to enable smaller, lighter, more efficient and lower-cost power systems with a new all-SiC 300A, 1.2kV half-bridge module. Packaged in an industry-standard ...
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Illinois Capacitor has introduced four new lines of surface mount electrolytic capacitors, with maximum temperature ratings of 105°C to 125°C.? These cost-effective products are designed to handle a wide range of applications in ...
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At the PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2014 conference in Nuremberg, Germany (20-22 May), Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power ...
Tags: EPC E-mode GaN FETs GaN-on-silicon, Electrical, Electronics
HP has responded to the growing need for high impact graphics with fast turnaround on short-run packaging and displays. Its new wide-format press, the HP Scitex 15000 Corrugated Press, promises to deliver vivid retail displays that exceed ...
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has extended the capacitanceThat property of a system of conductors and dielectrics which permits the storage of electricity when potential difference ...
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Paperboard manufacturer FiberMark has introduced new folding carton, turned-edge and bag stock products range for the upscale health & beauty packaging market. The company's substrates are said to be enhanced by the deep and rich color ...
The search is now on to find the label sector’s finest, as entries open for the 11th annual Label Industry Global Awards. This prestigious awards program celebrates excellence and achievement across the label printing industry and ...
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European polypropylene and polyethylene producers are targeting a May contract price increase because of low stock availability and seasonal demand, sources said. PE producers were aiming for increases of Eur20-60/mt ($28-83/mt) and PP ...
Tags: Polyolefin, PE, ethylene CP
The first ever InPrint show, targeted at industrial printing, took place in Hannover, Germany. With the strapline ‘Your partner to integrate print into manufacturing’, Agfa Graphics demonstrated how inkjet technology enables ...
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