refractories

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Jim Destefani / August 2, 2013

  Coffeehouse giant pumps new life into Ohio pottery business (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) The moribund ceramics business of East Liverpool, Ohio, a small Ohio River town that a century ago was…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / January 11, 2013

Here is what we are hearing: Netzsch to supply SpaceX’s thermal analysis lab Netzsch Instruments North America LLC is proud to announce that it is currently the sole supplier to…

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Irv Gower, 1925–2012

By Eileen De Guire / January 2, 2013

Irv Gower, 87, of West Grove passed away peacefully on May 19, 2012 at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia surrounded by his family. Gower was born March 4, 1925 in Wilmington,…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / December 31, 2012

Mid-holiday edition: NanoMaterials Innovation Center welcomes new technical manager, process engineer The Nanomaterials Innovation Center is pleased to announce additions to their science and technical staff. The NMIC appointed John…

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New E-beam thermal shock test of MgO-C steelmaking refractories

By Eileen De Guire / November 30, 2012

SEM image of the cross section of the test specimen of the erosion zone, MgO particles are disconnected and removed, and no additional decarburization in surface regions was observed. Credit:…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / November 16, 2012

Keeping a ‘heat work’ check on technical ceramics processes British’s Mantec Technical Ceramics, owner of the Bullers brand, has introduced high temperature Bullers Process Control Discs. Important in all ceramic manufacturing, when it…

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UNITECR is when the world of refractories meets; call for papers deadline looms

By / October 3, 2012

Scientists, engineers and even business people in the field of ceramics like to describe ceramics as an “enabling” material. What we typically mean is that often ceramic materials serve as…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / September 28, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Malvern launches the Zetasizer Nano ZSP to global audience Malvern Instruments conducted its global launch of an exciting addition to its Zetasizer family, bringing…

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Submit UNITECR’13 abstracts by October 29th

By / August 21, 2012

UNITECR’13 is designed for manufacturers, scientists, engineers and industry professionals interested in the science, production and application of refractory materials. Submit today!

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / August 14, 2012

• Asahi Glass posted a 5 percent decrease in sales for H1 2012, down by ¥30.4 billion as a result of the fragile global economy. It said the global economic environment…

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