Ceramic Industry back issues from August 2008:
Focus on the positive.(inside magazine)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008; ... It's times like these that I really wish I could get into meditation. Between economy woes, natural disasters and various wars and conflicts around the world, the news can be a little overwhelming these days. A few minutes of quiet time without worries running a constant loop through my ...
Ceradyne acquires technology for oil drill bearings.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Ceradyne, Inc. has acquired certain patents and intellectual property covering a proprietary technical ceramic bearing solution for "down hole" oil drilling. This intellectual property was acquired from a privately owned business located in Greenwich, R.I. The manufacturing of this product ...
Saint-Gobain's Construction Products sector moves into Japan.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Saint-Gobain's Construction Products sector has gained a foot-hold in the Japanese insulation market through its acquisition of the 43.64% stake held by Nippon Sheet Glass in MAG. The acquisition was made for 1750 million yen (about $17 million). Following the acquisition, MAG will be ...
CoorsTek acquires DEW Engineering and Development.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... CoorsTek, Inc. has acquired DEW Engineering and Development Limited, an armor solutions provider of vehicle ballistic protection, specialty vehicles, and vehicle refurbishing and repurposing services. Incorporated in 1978, DEW Engineering is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and has ...
Lifetime Brands acquires Mikasa.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Lifetime Brands, Inc. has acquired the business and certain assets of Mikasa, Inc. from Arc International SA. Mikasa is a leading provider of dinnerware, crystal stemware, barware, flatware and decorative accessories. "We are very pleased to add the Mikasa family of brands, including ...
International calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Aug 10-14 Canadian Gift and Tableware Association (CGTA) Fall 2008 Gift Show > Toronto, Canada, www.cgta.org Aug 11-15 Thermographic Applications Level I > San Diego, Calif., www.snellinfrared.com * Aug 16-17 North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS) 36th ...
SME initiative outlines what's hot, what's now and what's "green".(IN THE NEWS)(Society of Manufacturing Engineers)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has launched an initiative called Innovations That Could Change The Way You Manufacture. This member-driven initiative outlines the emerging technologies that are making a positive impact on manufacturing. It also provides an educational ...
Ferro announces additional restructuring initiatives.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Ferro Corp. recently took additional actions to rationalize manufacturing and reduce expenses worldwide. The company announced that it discontinued manufacturing tile frits and tile color products at its facilities in Americana, Brazil, at the end of June 2008. Color products required by ...
Seramiksan to install new Sacmi machines.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Based in Turgultu, Turkey, Seramiksan will turn to Sacmi-made machines when upgrading the pressing and drying department in a plant that has three single-fire floor tile production lines. This department, which flanks the glazed porcelain tile and wall tile double-fire production facility, ...
Rio Tinto to invest $270 million in molybdenum.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Rio Tinto recently announced plans to invest $270 million in the construction of a new molybdenum autoclave process (MAP) facility at its Kennecott Utah Copper (KUC) Bingham Canyon operation in Salt Lake City. The facility will enable lower-grade concentrate to be processed more ...
Advanced Cerametrics receives $12 million contract from U.S. Army Research Laboratory.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Advanced Cerametrics Inc. (ACI) recently announced the receipt of a five-year cooperative agreement contract from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to develop and scale-up large-volume continuous fiber process technology to manufacture small-diameter boron carbide fiber for lightweight ...
Searles Valley Minerals acquired by Nirma Limited.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sun Capital Partners, Inc. recently announced that two of its affiliated portfolio companies, Searles Valley Minerals Operations Inc. and Searles Valley Minerals Inc., have been sold to Nirma Limited, reportedly one of the largest producers of synthetic soda ash in the World. Terms of the ...
Prices on the rise.(IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Unprecedented increases in energy and fuel costs are pushing manufacturers and suppliers to increase their prices and surcharges for a broad range of products. For example, Imerys Performance Minerals North America increased its previous energy surcharge, implemented April 1, 2008, across ...
Acme Brick Co. announced winners of the company's Plant Manager of the Year competition.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Acme Brick Co. announced winners of the company's Plant Manager of the Year competition. John Spence, manager of ...
Setaram Inc.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bruce Jamieson has been appointed chief executive officer and vice president of Setaram Inc. Jamieson has over 20 years of experience in the life sciences and laboratory automation ...
Control Instruments Corp.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Control Instruments Corp. announced that Brian Barrett has been named a direct regional sales manager for the company's ...
Ferro Corp.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... John Bingle has been promoted to the position of treasurer of Ferro Corp. Bingle, who joined Ferro in 2004, most recently served as ...
NSL Analytical.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... NSL Analytical announced that Craig Mikin has joined the company as quality assurance manager. Mikin has 17 years of experience in quality ...
Praxair, Inc.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Ray Roberge, formerly president, Praxair Electronics, has been named corporate vice president and chief technology officer of Praxair, Inc. In his new role, Roberge will be responsible for setting the strategic direction for corporate-wide research and development activities and ...
Minteq International Inc.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Brian J. Seelig has joined Minerals Technologies Inc. as vice president, Global Manufacturing, Minteq International Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary that produces ...
Ceralink Inc.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(Patricia Strickland has been appointed)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Patricia Strickland has been promoted to the position of chief executive officer (CEO) of Ceralink Inc. Strickland has served as Ceralink's business manager since the company launched operations in 2001. As CEO, ...
NSG Group.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(Tomoaki Abe has been appointed)(Katsuji Fujimoto has been appointed)(Yozo Izuhara has been appointed)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The board of NSG Group recently announced several changes in the senior management of its board. Yozo Izuhara has been appointed chairman of the board, Katsuji Fujimoto was named chairman of the NSG Group and Tomoaki Abe has been appointed vice-chairman. In ...
Applied Materials, Inc.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... James E. Rogers has been appointed to serve on the board of directors of Applied Materials, Inc. He will also serve as a member of the board's Human Resources and Compensation ...
Alcoa.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Alcoa's board of directors has elected Klaus Kleinfeld president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. He succeeds Alain Belda, who will continue as chairman of the board, as CEO. Kleinfeld was ...
Calcarb Ltd.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Calcarb Ltd. has hired David Nimmo as its international sales and marketing manager. Most recently, Nimmo served as director of sales and marketing for Frontier ...
Eriez Magnetics.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(Eriez Magnetics Europe Ltd. appoints Andy Lewis and Paul Fears )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Eriez[R] Magnetics announced the appointment of Andy Lewis to the newly created position of vice president-International. Lewis joined Eriez in 1976 and has served as managing director of Eriez-Europe since 1995, during which time the company ...
SGCD announces formation of Regulatory and Technical Panel.(CERAMIC DECORATING: News from the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators)
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators (SGCD) has formed a new Regulatory and Technical Panel headed by former SGCD president Paul Duffer, Ph.D., who recently retired from PPG Industries. Duffer brings many ...
CPSC legislation to affect glass and ceramic industries.(CERAMIC DECORATING: News from the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators)
Aug 01, 2008; ... The industry is struggling to understand the meaning of recently passed legislation in the U.S. House and Senate regarding use of lead in children's products. The Senate legislation calls for lead content of no more than 300 ppm in children's products for the next three years, then 100 ppm ...
Coca-Cola finalizes record settlement in Prop 65 case.(CERAMIC DECORATING: News from the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators)
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Coca-Cola Co. and the California Attorney General have finalized a $2 million settlement that includes the largest civil penalty in Proposition 65 history. Finalized on April 29, the settlement includes provisions whereby Coca-Cola will immediately shift to the use of unleaded colors ...
Jacobs to retire.(CERAMIC DECORATING: News from the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators)(Richard Jacobs of Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Richard Jacobs has announced that he will retire from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this year. Jacobs has long been associated with the glass and ceramic ...
Decorators seek additional sources of production.(CERAMIC DECORATING: News from the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators)(Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... With the situation in China changing daily, decorators and manufacturers are increasingly looking to other Asian countries to remain competitive. Wages in China have increased by 25% in the past year, and the cost and instability of the country's energy supply has put an ...
Pfaltzgraff ware recalled.(CERAMIC DECORATING: News from the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Lifetime Brands has announced the voluntary recall of its Villa della Luna and Nautica patterns produced overseas. The announcement ...
SGCD creates new member class.(CERAMIC DECORATING: News from the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators)(Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators creates new class of membership)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... The SGCD has created a new class of membership for decorators with 10 or fewer employees. Small decorators can now join the society for $195 per year and will enjoy preferential rates at Deco '09 in Las Vegas, Nev. To qualify for this special class of membership, the primary business of ...
Shake it up! Atomic force microscopy shows that liquids adjust viscosity when confined and shaken.(TECHNOLOGY innovations)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Getting ketchup out of the bottle isn't always easy. However, shaking the bottle before trying to pour allows the thick, gooey ketchup to flow more freely because it becomes more fluid when agitated. The opposite is not typically true; a liquid such as water does not become a gel when ...
Consolidating shipments.(FREIGHT FOCUS)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008; ... For years, a company's freight expenses were a gray area that "those guys in shipping" dealt with. However, since freight costs are usually a major cost center at most manufacturers and distributors, many chief financial officers and presidents are digging in and finding that controlling ...
Working without a "break": an international competitor in the decorative glass industry recently discovered robotic solutions to its glass handling problems.(CASE STUDY)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Nachi Robotic Systems Inc. (NRS) produces robotic solutions for industry and enjoys an installation base of more than 25,000 robots in North America. NRS robots have long been a familiar sight in the automobile industry, but their entry into the glass handling industry has come in varied ...
Managing mobile workforces and assets: GPS-enabled mobile resource management systems can help manufacturers boost employee productivity, control costs and manage risks.
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The term mobile resource management (MRM) refers to the products or services used to manage mobile field workers and assets, such as vehicles, delivery trucks or trailers. As global positioning system (GPS) technology has advanced over the last decade, it ...
Lean manufacturing as a growth creator: lean is a business strategy, and strategies usually give you ways to improve your company financially and aid in its future growth.
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a lean practitioner and consultant, I need to be a salesman, selling the idea of lean manufacturing and kaizen principles to potential customers. This part of the job is not as fun as guiding my clients through their lean journeys. But it isn't ...
Advancing ceramic & glass technology: CI's annual Ceramic and Glass R&D Overview highlights technology advances from around the globe.
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A self-healing ceramic, crystals grown from aqueous solutions, lunar construction materials produced through a self-propagating high-temperature synthesis reaction--these are but a few of the technology advances being made at universities and research ...
2008 Discovery Awards: the annual Discovery Awards competition recognizes outstanding design and technical achievements in the decoration of ceramic and glassware.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sponsored by the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators (SGCD), the annual Discovery Awards competition recognizes outstanding decorating ceramic and glassware design and technical achievements. All entries were displayed in the SGCD's Discovery Room during DECO 2008 in Orlando, Fla., ...
Testing alternative fuels in brick manufacturing: as the interest in alternative fuels continues to rise, calorimetery will become increasingly necessary for kiln operations to test for quality and emissions.(special section: brick & clay record)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While natural gas is the most frequently used fuel for kiln firing, some brick manufacturers are beginning to utilize readily available alternative solid fuels like coal or sawdust. These alternative solid fuel sources can potentially shield brick ...
Reliable dust collection: as we learn more about the effects of dust and pollutants on our environment, it is apparent that removing dust is vital to our health and the quality of the products we produce.(special section: brick & clay record)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Removing and controlling the dust generated by our manufacturing processes has become an issue that is forefront in the minds of employees and regulators. As we learn more about the effects of dust and pollutants on our environment, it is apparent that ...
Building green: the Brick Industry Association has taken several major steps in promoting clay brick for green building design and sustainability.(special section: brick & clay record)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Green building, energy efficiency, sustainability: These concepts have made their way into the thinking of architects, builders and consumers--and for good reason. Those who choose to construct a building according to sustainable principles are reducing ...
Baby steps: consumption of clay brick is forecast to increase 1.8% annually to 10.8 billion units valued at $2.6 billion in 2012.(special section: brick & clay record)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Demand for brick and block products is projected to increase 2.2% annually to 15.9 billion units valued at $7.9 billion in 2012. Growth will be greatest in concrete products, reflecting stronger growth in key nonresidential building markets. Demand for ...
"Precious Metal Compounds and Catalysts" catalog.(WHAT'S NEW)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Alfa Aesar [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A new"Precious Metal Compounds and Catalysts" catalog is now available. The 80-page publication lists a full range of precious metal (platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, gold, silver and osmium) chemicals and catalysts ....
Round seperator.(WHAT'S NEW)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sweco [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The MX separator is a new-generation unit that reportedly increases safety and improves cleanup and maintenance. The totally enclosed weight guard prevents "reach-in" injuries and complies with European CE Standards. Making use of the ...
Vacuum suction cup suspensions.(WHAT'S NEW)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Anver Corp. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A line of vacuum suction cup suspensions that are infinitely adjustable to compensate for uneven loads during the final setup of high-speed automation equipment is available. VX series suction cup load-leveling suspensions are fully ...
Software selection tool kit.(WHAT'S NEW)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Technology Group International This company recently announced an update to its free software selection tool kit. The reference guide is free to all manufactur ing and distribution companies that are engaged in a technology evaluation project, and it covers a wide range of ...
Knoop/Vickers testers.(WHAT'S NEW)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Wilson Instruments [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 400 series of Knoop/Vickers testers reportedly provides an affordable, dependable microhardness testing solution ideal for Knoop and Vickers testing of metals, ceramics and other non-metallic materials. Available with ...
Onboard pump intelligence.(WHAT'S NEW)
Aug 01, 2008 ... ITT Goulds [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Onboard pump intelligence is now a standard feature of the ANSI model 3196 process pump. The new i-Frame[TM] provides operations personnel, maintenance managers and reliability engineers with an early warning so that changes to the ...
2008 catalog.(WHAT'S NEW)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Adams Magnetic Products Co. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A 2008 catalog introduces this company's neodymium magnetic assemblies with new mounting configurations, as well as its new MAG-branded flexible magnetic products. Along with a showcase of the most popular magnetic ...