Lightweight metals manufacturer Alcoa has developed a new Micromill technology that will enable the production of lighter but stronger aluminum automotive parts. According to Alcoa, the aluminum alloy produced from Micromill has 40% ...
Tags: Aluminum Sheets, Auto
The Platts Chinese 99.7% electrolytic manganese export price stood at $2,030-2,060/mt FOB basis Thursday, December 4, down from $2,050-2,100/mt last week. Lower domestic manganese prices due to prevailing weak demand from stainless steel ...
The new CP7776 1” metal pneumatic impact wrench offers high power and durability for tire changing on heavy vehicles and trucks. Chicago Pneumatic has launched three powerful new air tools: the CP7748TL, CP7776 and CP7749. The ...
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Small in size though they are, hinges are essential to the proper functioning of your garage door. Should they break or wear out, opening the garage will be difficult, if not impossible. Even worse, broken hinges can cause serious damage to ...
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Auto supplier Takata has told US lawmakers that it is yet to identify the cause behind the explosion of its air bags, but refused to extend the recalls to all the 50 states of the US. The Japanese company suspects high humidity to be the ...
NTT Basic Research Laboratories in Japan has used a hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) layer to release and transfer gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) from sapphire substrate to thermally conducting copper, ...
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Last month Samsung took the wraps off the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5, a pair of mid- to low-range handsets that are expected to hit the market very soon. Now, with the handsets still to hit retailers' shelves, the Samsung Galaxy A3 has ...
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U.S. Zinc is commemorating the company’s opening in 1949, celebrating 65 successful years in the zinc products marketplace. The company’s roots were as a wholesaler of nonferrous metals. Now, U.S. Zinc is a premier global ...
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If you're looking for presents for the holiday season, host/ess gifts, or housewarming offerings, why not look to feng shui? Green and affordable, feng shui-inspired gifts bring positive energy into any setting and will enhance your ...
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Coral Reef (SW 6606) has been named Sherwin-Williams Color of the Year 2015. "The uplifting, vivacious hue with floral notes is the perfect mélange of pink, orange and red that can be used to liven up any space," the company said. ...
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AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings celebrates AMS 3095A qualification of new, 100 percent chrome-free paint systems for commercial fleet maintenance. The new systems provide customers with increased flexibility and choice, including multiple ...
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Raytheon UK’s semiconductor business unit in Glenrothes, Scotland, UK has been selected by a “leading automotive manufacturer” to develop a silicon carbide (SiC)-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor ...
A new type of staircase has made its appearance on the home improvement scene lately -- precast concrete steps. These factory-molded stairs have a lot to offer in terms of ease of installation, convenience, and affordability. But how do ...
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Toyota Motor has announced recall of around 57,000 vehicles worldwide, to replace the potentially failed Takata's air bag inflators. Since 2008, over 16 million vehicles have been recalled by several car manufacturers due to problems ...
Tags: Air Bags
Worldwide Grow Lights for Agriculture markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the food supply for the world starts to adopt automated process. Grow lights have become more sophisticated and less expensive to run as solar and ...
Tags: LED Grow Lights, LED Lighting