With over 140 million consumers, and almost unlimited infrastructure needs, Russia remains one of the most promising markets for U.S. exporters. Within the last few months, Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., has shipped eight TITAN furnaces to Russia for the civil aerospace and land-based turbine engine industries. These shipments were spread throughout Russia to cities including, but not limited to, Ufa, Perm, and Voronezh.
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania, Hermitage, Pa., recently thermally processed in vacuum a 410 stainless steel fabrication 90 in. high by 75 in. wide and weighing 1060 lb. The finish-machined weldment is an exhaust duct used exclusively for testing jet engines. This intricate piece was vacuum hardened and tempered per AMS 2759/5D, Type 4 Class A to HRC 25-33. In order to meet this stringent specification, the part was thermocoupled in both the thin and heavy sections of the weldment.
Fujifilm Corp., Tokyo, and imec, Leuven, Belgium, developed a new photoresist technology for organic semiconductors that enables the realization of submicron patterns. Due to their lightness, flexibility, and ability to be manufactured in large area, research and development on organic semiconductors has intensified in recent years.
Leica Microsystems, Buffalo Grove, Ill., launches a high-precision scanning stage for stereo microscopes and macroscopes, the Leica LMT260 XY Scanning Stage. To ensure successful experiments, it offers a repeatability of 0.25 µm for samples weighing less than 0.5 kg, and of 1 µm for heavier loads of 1.5 kg. This repeatability is reached at a resolution of 5 nm. Such precision is especially interesting for users who perform time-lapse experiments such as mark and find, or multi-well screenings.
State University of New York, Albany, N.Y., announces that the pioneering College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering will become a separate institution within the SUNY system by the 2014-15 academic year. The establishment of SUNY CNSE will further cement New York’s position as a global center for nanotechnology innovation, high tech industry and research, and unmatched educational opportunities.
