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PLANTS, CENTERS, AND FACILITIES

French consortium wants to mobilize €1 billion for agrivoltaic projects

Sun’Agri and RGreen Invest launched an initiative aimed at deploying around 300 agrivoltaic projects in France by 2025. Called “Cultivons Demain!” (Let’s grow crops tomorrow!), the initiative is expected to achieve water savings of around 20%.

NSG Pilkington North America ignites Luckey, US furnace

NSG Pilkington North America ignited the furnace at its greenfield Luckey, Ohio, plant. The facility has a melting capacity of 600 tons per day of conductive oxide coated glass to supply the solar market.

Installation of Vietnamese float glass plant

The Phu My, Vietnam 600t/d ultra-clear float glass line was successfully fired-up on Oct. 25, 2020. The Phu My glass project is an important signing project of the second “Belt and Road” International Cooperation Summit Forum, which has received great attention from the governments of China and Vietnam.


ACQUISITIONS AND COLLABORATIONS

Alfred University-CACT partnership supports launch of start-up company at IncubatorWorks

Alfred University and its Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology are supporting the launch of a new business called Replacement Tiles Solutions that will commercialize a new additive manufacturing-based system for the terra cotta industry.

SINTX, Iwatani Group announce agreement to develop antipathogenic surfaces

SINTX Technologies, Inc. and Iwatani Corporation of America announced they have entered into a joint development agreement to incorporate SINTX AP2 silicon nitride powder into polymer materials, which will become safe and effective surfaces for IT devices that are touched frequently, such as cases for cell phones and tablets.

MRF innovates with Crescent Memorial

Funeral services company Crescent Memorial recently decided to implement a high-performance MRF graphite furnace for R&D of new products for their industry.

Q CELLS buys 429 MW of additional solar project rights in Spain

Solar products company Q CELLS, which has dual headquarters in South Korea and Germany, acquired the project development rights for a 429-MWp solar portfolio in Spain from Madrid-based developer RIC Energy.

Syqe Medical turns to XJet NanoParticle Jetting for high-temperature ceramic parts

Israeli pharmaceutical firm Syqe Medical employed the expertise of 3D printer and materials manufacturer XJet for the manufacture of high-precision, heat resistant ceramic parts for the medical sector.

Würth and Baker Hughes bring additive manufacturing to range of industrial sectors

Würth Industry North America and Baker Hughes announced a joint service offering to expand their capabilities to provide advanced design, digital inventory, and customized 3D printing services to customers in a range of industrial sectors.

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces collaboration with Northeastern University

Thermo Fisher Scientific and the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory at Northeastern University entered into a collaborative agreement in a bid to advance analytical capabilities and drive innovation across the biopharmaceutical industry in areas including personalized medicine, monoclonal antibodies, and gene and cell therapies.

Plibrico adds Fire Brick Engineers as its newest partner

Furthering its commitment to providing value to refractory customers, monolithic refractory technology provider Plibrico Company announced its new partnership with Fire Brick Engineers, a single-source refractory provider headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


OTHER STORIES

Webinar: Automation and future trends

The next Glass International webinar on automation and digital technology in the glass manufacturing process will take place Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. Eastern. Three experts will outline how a glass manufacturer could adopt this technology.

Webinar: Nondestructive evaluation of concrete structures

The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois is hosting a two-day webinar on December 10 and December 17 that will cover theory and case studies of nondestructive evaluation of materials and structures.

Upcoming: 16th International Seminar on Furnace Design

Glass Service set the 16th International Seminar on Furnace Design—Operation and Process Simulation, for Sept. 22–23, 2021, at the Hotel Horal mountain resort in Velke Karlovice, Czech Republic. In conjunction with the seminar, on September 21, the ICG Technical Committee 15 & 21 Meeting and the GS Glass Furnace Model User Meeting will be held.

BIA launches new US-Canada industrywide clay brick EPD

The Brick Industry Association announced the completion, third-party certification, and publishing of a new United States-Canada Industrywide Clay Brick Environmental Product Declaration. It reflects data associated with the manufacture of units that comply with nearly every currently active ASTM clay brick specification.

Carbon capture project to tackle glass manufacturing emissions

Chemical engineering firm C-Capture Limited secured Innovate UK funding to test the potential for its pioneering carbon capture technology to tackle emissions from the glass manufacturing industry. C-Capture’s technology uses a new class of amine-free proprietary solvents to capture carbon dioxide.


MARKET TRENDS

Australia state unveils $23 billion energy roadmap in renewables push

Australia’s New South Wales state said it would shift toward renewable energy from coal and aimed to lure A$32 billion (US$23.3 billion) of private investment into the sector in the next decade. The plans aim to bring 12 gigawatts of wind and solar power and 2 gigawatts of storage, such as pumped hydro, online by 2030.


NEW PRODUCTS

New solar PV inverters for large commercial roofs and solar parks

KACO new energy GmbH added five new string inverters to its product range. With outputs between 87 and 150 kilowatts, they are suitable for photovoltaic systems on commercial and industrial roofs as well as for ground-mounted solar parks. All new inverters use semiconductor components made of silicon carbide and 1,500-volt technology.

Thermo Scientific Axia ChemiSEM scanning electron microscope

Thermo Fisher Scientific released a new scanning electron microscope called the Thermo Scientific Axia ChemiSEM. Unlike traditional scanning electron microscopes, Axia ChemiSEM offers a large, flexible chamber that can accommodate samples traditionally considered too heavy for investigations involving electron microscopy, among other things.

Sanitary Ribbon Blender with ergonomic bag unloading station

A new design for ROSS bag dump workstations allows an operator to safely empty bags of powder through a bar grating while a contiguous vibrating tray assembly catches foreign debris and off-spec ingredients. The custom cover arrangement is available on all Ribbon Blenders.

Sanitary Rotary Batch Mini Mixer on a mobile frame

Munson Machinery Co is offering a new Sanitary Rotary Batch Mini Mixer on a mobile frame that can de-agglomerate and blend up to 5 cu ft (142 ℓ) of dry bulk ingredients with or without liquid additions at multiple plant locations.

New rapid cooling furnace

Sinter-based additive manufacturing technology developer Rapidia Inc launched a new rapid cooling furnace. In the new furnace, the need to install a vent to the building exterior has been eliminated by the addition of a high-end activated carbon filter, while the power requirements remain unchanged compared to previous versions.

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