Altatech Semiconductor S.A. of Montbonnot, near Grenoble, France (a subsidiary of Soitec since January 2012) has received an order from the University of Washington in Seattle for an AltaCVD chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system, whose ...
Tags: CVD System, Process Materials
Eastman Chemical Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Commonwealth Laminating & Coating, Inc. The company, which had 2013 sales revenue of approximately $100 million, is an independent manufacturer ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating, Chemical
MULTIVAC is presenting for the first time at interpack 2014 in Düsseldorf its new R 085 entry-level model for thermoforming packaging. The machine can be used for running both flexible films and rigid films. It is therefore suitable ...
Multivac is presenting for the first time at interpack 2014 in Düsseldorf its new R 085 entry-level model for thermoforming packaging. The machine can be used for running both flexible films and rigid films. It is therefore suitable ...
Tags: Multivac, Entry-Level Machine, thermoforming packaging
Featuring a dual safetyClass X capacitors are used in "across-the-line" applications where their failure would not lead to electric shock. Class X safety caps are used between the "live" wires carrying the incoming AC current. In this ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The new films use ovenable inks that produce high-definition, high-quality print using the full range of process colours. They are used for ready-meal lidding, flow- wrapping, cooking pouches and roasting bags for higher temperatures. ...
Videojet has introduced the new thermal ink jet printer Videojet 8610, which offers high resolution print on non-porous packaging materials such as films, foils, plastics, and coated stocks. The new printer, which has a controller with ...
Tags: Print System, Videojet, ink jet printer
Imagine powering your cell phone by simply walking around your office or rubbing it with the palm of your hand. Rather than plugging it into the wall, you become the power source. Researchers at the 247th National Meeting & Exposition of ...
Tredegar Film Products, a subsidiary of Tredegar Corporation, today announced plans to expand its manufacturing capacity for apertured film for personal care applications at its Pune, India facility. The expansion will serve the growing ...
Tags: hygiene, personal care, Daily Use
Researchers in France have developed a technique to directly grow graphene on aluminium nitride (AlN) crystalline templates on silicon substrates [A. Michon et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol104, p071912, 2014]. Up to now, attempts to use ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The 19th Young Package awards open for entries on March 14. The competition, for young designers up to 30 years of age, has been promoted by Model Obaly, one of the largest package manufacturers in the Czech Republic, since 1996. The ...
Tags: Young Package, Model Obaly, largest package manufacturers
Munich-based WACKER Group has adopted the motto "Discover Tomorrow's Solutions" for this year's Middle East Coatings Show (MECS), in Dubai from March 10 to 12. The company is unveiling a new dispersible polymer powder for cost-efficient, ...
Tags: Chemicals, Construction, Decoration
Researchers have discovered that creating a graphene-copper-graphene "sandwich" strongly enhances the heat conducting properties of copper, a discovery that could further help in the downscaling of electronics. The work was led by ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
(Phys.org) —Photovoltaic spray paint could coat the windows and walls of the future if scientists are successful in developing low-cost, flexible solar cells based on organic polymers. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak ...
Tags: Organic Solar Cells, Heavy Hydrogen, Solar
Food packaging serves multiple purposes. It protects the foodstuff from moisture, dust, microbes, and other contaminants, it facilitates easy handling during transit and storage, guards against any physical or chemical damage and at stores ...