Manufacturing

The Economist looks at intersection of materials, innovation and manufacturing

By Eileen De Guire / May 1, 2012

A recent article in The Economist says manufacturers are starting to see materials innovations as critical to developing game-changing products. A recent article in article in The Economist takes a…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 30, 2012

• Electrical Engineering Solutions has announced to be currently working on a challenging furnace rebuild appointment for Consol Glass, one of the largest glass manufacturers in Africa. Tthe rebuild is…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / April 20, 2012

Here’s what we are hearing: Kyocera remains San Diego’s most-awarded company for environmental programs, honored with 12th consecutive city recycling award; to hold eWaste recycling program in honor of Earth…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 17, 2012

* Libbey Glass, a glassware manufacturer, has announced that for the quarter-ended Dec. 31, 2011, sales were $214.8 million, compared to $222.8 million the previous year. • Consol Glass has…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / April 13, 2012

This is what we are hearing: Corning buys Discovery Labware for $730M Corning Inc., an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials for primarily industrial and scientific applications, has…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / April 3, 2012

ÉireComposites’ new large-blade tooling uses alternating layers of ceramic cement and carbon fiber/PEEK, with embedded heating elements. Credit: ÉireComposites. Check ’em out: Direct influence of residual stress on the bending…

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Removing distortion from thin ceramics with shot peening

By Eileen De Guire / April 2, 2012

Shot is fired from a blasting gun at a ceramic leaf spring to correct its shape or cause specific warping as desired. Credit: Felicitas Gemetz; Fraunhofer IWM. Ceramic materials are…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 2, 2012

• Allied Glass Containers has announced that it is about to receive a significant boost due to a planned investment project, which will see over £3 million invested in the company’s…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / March 29, 2012

Structure of “ENE-FARM home energy SOFC cogeneration unit jointly developed by Kyocera and consortium of other Japanese companies. Credit: Kyocera. Here’s what we are hearing: Kyocera presents comprehensive home energy…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / March 22, 2012

The new OSRAM Ostar Stage LEDs for bright spotlighting with color mixing. Here is what we are hearing: MesoCoat hits milestone – cladding inside diameter of pipe Abakan Inc. is…

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