In early 2020, KRAHN Ceramics became independent from KRAHN Chemie, a company in the Otto Krahn Group, setting out as an autonomous division. Besides investing in its Technical Centre in Dinslaken, the company has also installed its first in-house production line for ceramic feedstock. With this step, the company is moving its headquarters to the … Weiterlesen …
CREMER is a medium-sized, internationally operating family-run company that supplies thermal processing equipment for powder metallurgy and technical ceramics. It can draw on broad expertise in plant engineering covering all temperature ranges up to and even over 2000 °C (e.g. for the production of tungsten carbide powders). Besides complex special systems with a high engineering … Weiterlesen …
The Imerys Technology Center in Lyon/FR, which specialises, amongst other things, in high-temperature materials, has benefited since spring 2022 from an investment of more than EUR 1 million for a pilot plant to carry out hydrothermal synthesis in a continuous process. It is extending Imerys’ R&D activities in Advanced Ceramics, which are located in Villach/AT … Weiterlesen …
The experience of the last two years of economic instability has clearly demonstrated how critical energy efficient processes are. Both the limited availability of energy as well as the monthly shock of the energy bill have led to huge challenges and changes in production planning and economics. Solutions on how to reduce energy consumption and … Weiterlesen …
The corrosion resistance against the ternary cathode material NCA for various refractory materials was investigated. For this purpose, a crucible test was modified to fit the requirements during the calcination of NCA. To examine the long-term resistance of the ceramic materials, the crucible test with a mixture of NCA precursor and lithium carbonate was run … Weiterlesen …
Digital technologies and data-based methods will find their way into all industries and ultimately cannot be prevented. The remaining question is how companies want to deal with digital transformation in their business processes and how quickly a recognisable benefit can be derived. Based on a typical PM or advanced ceramic parts production, this essay wants … Weiterlesen …
The fuel cell is seen as the efficiency technology of the future, yet the idea behind it is more than 180 years old. Hydrogen and oxygen generate electricity and heat. The fuel cell converts the energy contained in the water molecules into electricity which can then be used as a drive fuel for transportation or … Weiterlesen …
Additive or generative Manufacturing (AM) of components is currently attracting a lot of attention. The potential of the processes is addressed by research and development for many industry sectors, with ever new and modified processes being devised. At the same time, the first systems for aviation, medicine and tool-making have made the leap into commercialisation … Weiterlesen …
The Institute for Materials Applications in Mechanical Applications at RWTH University of Aachen – IWM and the Institute of Applied Powder Metallurgy and Ceramics at RWTH University of Aachen – IAPK had extended an invitation to a colloquium that had been jointly organised by the institutes on 20.09.2022. In machine and plant engineering, hard materials … Weiterlesen …
In 2022, for Wienerberger Group, the Austrian building materials giant and one of the world’s largest producers of bricks, Bedeschi/IT developed and installed robotic islands specific for transport and handling of wet, dry and fired products. The robotic grippers developed by Bedeschi’s R&D team, have a lower weight but higher gripping strength. This highly innovative … Weiterlesen …