Process Engineering

Process Engineering

High Power Deposition Welding: HoDopp’s Innovative Solution

Since the dilution level is around 30 percent, several layers must be deposited, one on the other, until the protective covering is pure enough. Scientists at…

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New CMI Process Recovers Rare Earth Metals From E-Waste

Rare-earth metals are valuable ingredients in a variety of modern technologies and are found in cell phones, hard disk drives in computers, and other consumer…

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Silver-Dammar Coating: A New Defense Against Bacteria

Coating systems are formulated using a mixture of dammar, silver and nanoclay in varied compositions. Generally the problems in the coating area are poor coat…

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Continuous 3D Printing for Mass Production by Fraunhofer IFAM

Sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation, scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM have developed a new…

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Creating Uniform Nanoscale Ripples with Laser Technology

A*STAR scientists have produced a uniform nanoscale ripple pattern over a wide area on a silicon surface by scanning a femtosecond laser beam across it. Given…

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Innovative Plastic Recycling Tech Cuts Water Use by 90%

The technology developed by Marco Adame, founder of Ak Inovex, can process more than 90 percent of any type of plastic, avoids water waste and reduces…

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Nanoshaping Method Transforms Future Manufacturing Technology

The metamaterials have engineered surfaces that contain features, patterns or elements on the scale of nanometers that enable unprecedented control of light…

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Innovative Coating Protects Against Heat and Oxidation

Gases don’t conduct heat as well as solids do. Cellular or aerated concretes take advantage of this effect, which experts call “gas-phase insulation”.

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'Direct writing' of diamond patterns from graphite a potential technological leap

“The biggest advantage is that you can selectively deposit nanodiamond on rigid surfaces without the high temperatures and pressures normally needed to produce…

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Breakthrough in Laser Tech: Lord of the Microrings

A significant breakthrough in laser technology has been reported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)…

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Underwater Laser Cutting: Streamlining Metal Repairs

For maintenance and repair of metal constructions, a number of processes are available, but these are time consuming and difficult on the divers.

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Innovative Nondestructive Testing: A Step Toward Standardization

The industrial demand for manufacturing-accompanying nondestructive inspection by standardized methods has grown steadily in recent years. Compared to…

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High-Power Lasers Transform Metal Manufacturing Connections

High-power lasers that can selectively cut and join metallic products are becoming increasingly important in today’s manufacturing industry. Now, Yingchun Guan…

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Laser Technology Enhances Joining of Ultra-High-Strength Steels

Within the scope of the research project SECOMAL, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen has determined process parameters and process…

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Chinese Scientists Develop 3D Printing with Liquid Metal Ink

Now scientists at the Beijing Key Laboratory of CryoBiomedical Engineering, part of the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of…

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Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Precipitated Calcium Carbonate

The product, Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC), is used in e.g. plastics, papers, rubbers and paints. The innovative plant represents the next stage prior…

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