Carbon-carbon composite strips improve conductivity in railway pantographs

New material sets future trends

April 23, 2020 | Railways

Research work on carbon composites could provide answers to sticking points in the rail and solar energy sectors, according to Morgan Advanced Materia... read more
Progressive cavity pump technology is used for the precise dispensing of electrically conductive printing inks

Pump up the Flow for 3D Printing

October 16, 2019 | Materials Technology

Increased use of additive technology in the electronics and other industries brings challenges in dispensing electrically conductive adhesives. As ... read more
Starrett explores how metrology will be used in the future adoption of nanotechnology

Metrology for nanotechnology

April 6, 2018 | Materials Technology

Brian McLay of precision measurement specialist Starrett tells Andy Pye how precision metrology will support the rise of nanotechnology. The abilit... read more
Rocket Jet Nozzle built using LENS Powder Fed Directed Energy Deposition technology

Metal additive manufacturing equipment on show

March 2, 2018 | Materials Technology

Visitors to TCT Asia this week can see the LENS 3D printed metals additive manufacturing system for production use being demonstrated. Optomec is s... read more

Additive manufacturing aimed at small batch production

March 2, 2018 | Materials Technology

3D Printing platform under development to enable manufacturers to perform short run production processes with reduced tooling costs. Stratasys is d... read more