Credit: Corning. The annual International CES show is a geek-fest for electronics, and the trail to new electronics often leads back to materials innovations, and next week’s CES show should…
Read MoreGlass beer bottle assembly line. Credit: EPA; Wikipedia. About three weeks ago, I reported that a formal organization, called Usable Glass Strength Coalition, had finally been launched after years of behind-the-scenes…
Read More• Vitro has started the process to recover $1.59 billion damages (PDF) caused by lawsuits filed to put Vitro into involuntary bankruptcy, which were dismissed on appeal. The amount claimed…
Read MoreCredit: The Freedonia Group. The 3.3 percent per year growth rate for US refractory sales that has just been predicted by a respected market research group through 2016 isn’t blistering—but I think most…
Read MoreFor several years, I’ve been hearing companies in the refractory services sector tout their ability to automate a lot of the steps of lining furnaces, but I have never witnessed it in…
Read MoreCredit: Lou Mattos et al. Talk to anyone that works with glass, and sooner or later they are going to lament the fact that the strength of currently available glass…
Read MoreHere is what we are hearing: Nexceris offers materials testing services In addition to Nexceris’ materials and process development expertise, the company has assembled an impressive suite of equipment to…
Read More• Owens-Illinois is investing €140 million on strengthening its European operations in 2013. It aims to improve its quality, sustainability and capabilities to better support the needs of its European…
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