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Mussel Polymers Announces New Multi-Functional Carbon And Aramid Fiber Coating For Stronger Lighter Reinforced Composites
9/28/2022
Carbon fiber reinforced materials are widely used in products from golf clubs to the world's most advanced aircraft due to their high strength, stability, and light weight. Mussel Polymers, Inc., a specialty materials and coatings company, announced today that it has successfully coated carbon and aramid fibers with its Poly(catechol-styrene) (PCS), which is a step forward in producing lighter, stronger fiber reinforced composites.
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Surface-Treated Beamsplitters Significantly Reduce Glare And Interference To Improve Image Contrast For In-Line Illumination Applications
9/27/2022
Edmund Optics, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, has expanded its extensive inventory by increasing its offering of standard optical components
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Jotun Yachting Launches Megagloss Metallic Topcoat
9/26/2022
Jotun is cementing its position as a preferred coatings partner within the Superyacht segment with the launch of MegaGloss Metallic, a supreme high gloss metallic topcoat system. The number one global provider of advanced marine coatings and antifoulings is the only manufacturer that can offer a full system consisting of corrosion protection, advanced antifouling, primers, fillers, and the latest top-coat technology.
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Arkema Joins Spanish Consortium To Enhance Circularity With Recycling Innovations For Powder Coatings
9/22/2022
Arkema, a world leader in specialty materials, together with a consortium of companies, is exploring and advancing the recyclability of post-consumer PET (from bottles and other plastic items) to regain monomers for reuse as raw materials for more sustainable polyester powder resins for the coating market.
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Sustainable Surface Protection – LyondellBasell, Granger And Novacel Make It Happen
9/21/2022
Value chain collaboration is leading to a more sustainable end product developed with renewable based resources. Polymer manufacturer LyondellBasell, converter Granger Frères SAS and the expert in surface solutions, Novacel, have worked together to develop protective films using polyethylene (PE) polymers made from renewable resources, based on a mass balance approach.
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Chromatic Announces Breakthrough Smooth-Mode Technology For Ultra-Smooth 3D-Printed Rubber Parts
9/21/2022
Chromatic 3D Materials, a 3D-printing technology provider, has developed breakthrough Smooth-Mode technology for 3D printing of durable rubber parts with ultra-smooth surfaces at commercial volumes.
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Novelis Develops New Laminated Aluminium Surfaces For Beverage Can Ends
9/9/2022
Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and the world's largest aluminium recycler and manufacturer of beverage can sheet, today announced the company's new laminated aluminium surfaces for beverage can ends that will be showcased September 27 to 29 at ALUMINIUM 2022 in Düsseldorf.
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Laser Polishes 3D-Printed Metal Parts Better Than Ever Before
9/7/2022
Researchers from Skoltech and MEPhI have devised a laser polishing technique that effectively removes both surface roughness and subsurface pores in intricately shaped metal parts manufactured with a 3D printer. Described in Optics & Laser Technology, the new method is particularly well-suited for the surface treatment of medical implants.
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Longer Blade Life, Faster Cutting From The Next Generation Of Metal Devil Circular Saw Blades
9/2/2022
The fourth generation of Metal Devil circular saw blades from The M. K. Morse Company sets a new precedent for cutting performance.
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Durable Coating Kills COVID Virus, Other Germs In Minutes
8/26/2022
Polyurethane locks in the antimicrobial power of tea tree and cinnamon oils. The new technology could start making public spaces safer within a year.