Polyurethane technology is a crucial component in today’s extremely energy-efficient refrigerators, comfortable mattresses and when used as a coating for durable, design-friendly floors. Covestro, formerly Bayer MaterialScience, ...
For high temperature applications, Wipak has developed a plastic composite which offers ideal product protection. New: WALOX is a transparent alternative to compo-sites based on polyester, laminated with aluminium oxide (AlOx) or silicon ...
Tags: plastic composite, film, glass packages
Australian packaging company Amcor will showcase AmLite, the company’s latest metal-free packaging technology that is capable of creating a lightweight, transparent material, at PackExpo in Las Vegas. Amcor used a micro-thin ...
At the recent European Coatings Conference on Automotive Coatings on September 24 and 25 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Dr. Klemens Bartmann, Global Technology Director at Axalta Coating Systems, a leading manufacturer of liquid and powder ...
Tags: Coatings, Advanced Coating
Researchers based in China and Canada have developed single-mode ridge waveguide Fabry-Perot (RW FP) laser diodes using a pair of etched trenches that are slanted to reflect out unwanted wavelengths [Xun Li et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol107, ...
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Axalta Coating Systems will showcase its Harmonized Coating Technologies, a consolidated coating system, in China at the SURCAR 2015 automotive body finishing show in Shanghai. Combining latest generation waterborne coatings with ...
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Researchers in Japan have been developing ways to increase minority carrier lifetimes in lightly doped silicon carbide (SiC) with a view to insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) [Tetsuya Miyazawa et al, J. Appl. Phys., vol118, p085702, ...
European coated fine paper producer Sappi has expanded its paper portfolio with the introduction of new base paper Algro Thermo. The new Algro Thermo bright white paper is claimed to offer a superior optical appearance for tickets, labels ...
Tags: Direct Thermal Printing, Sappi
Osaka University in Japan has developed a plasma pre-treatment for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) on gallium nitride (GaN) that avoids creating enlarged etch pits [Hui Deng et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol107, p051602, 2015]. Surface ...
Michelin Americas Truck Tires, an arm of Michelin North America has launched Michelin X Multi Energy D Pre-Mold retread for regional and emerging super-regional applications. Building on the previously launched Michelin X Multi Energy D ...
Tags: Truck Tires, bottom layer
Clariant has announced a new development in controlling harmful nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Nitrous oxide emissions are harmful in two ways: they exacerbate the greenhouse effect and damage the ozone layer. At present, nitrous oxide is ...
Yellow Images, which provides JPG and layered PSD/TIFF template images, has come up with the idea of mockups that demonstrate reflections, shadows, masks and a special layer to design the required packaging. A mockup is a PSD file with ...
Tags: Yellow Images, Packaging Design
The bedroom is one of the most important rooms in any home, and when it comes to relaxation, renewal, and comfort, it is important to consider both the design and function of the bedsheets. If you have one of those floral bedspreads ...
Tags: bedsheets, bedspreads, coverlets
3D printing (also called additive manufacturing) is a technology with which, based on digital model file, to fabricate objects by using binding materials like plastic or metal powder and through layer-by-layer printing. It is widely used in ...
Trinamic, a global provider of motion control technologies, has announced a new EtherCAT-compliant slave controller IC. It is the world's first EtherCAT slave controller to integrate real-time, latency-free I/O peripherals. The new ...