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Ceramics Online
S O C I E T Y / I N D U S T R Y
Many companies and organizations
are establishing a presence on the
Internet. Some of the websites are
profiled below.
Anter Corp.
www.anter.com
Dilatometers, conductivity
meters, diffusivity systems and
drop calorimeters for determining
thermophysical properties.
AO Research Institute
www.ao-asif.ch/ari/research
/interface
Studies of interface reactions
between living cells and implant
surfaces.
Centorr/Vacuum Industries Inc.
www.centorr.com
Innovative solutions to challenging
high-temperature materials
processing problems.
Eisenmann Corp.
www.eisenmann.de
Surface finishing systems, material
flow automation, environmental
technology and ceramics firing
technology.
Hammill & Gillespie Inc.
http://www.hamgil.com
Clays, feldspars, silicas, carbonates
and specialty mineral products.
New Castle Refractories Co.
www.newcastlerefractories.com
Kiln furniture and special refractory
shapes fabricated from silicon
carbide, mullite, alumina and
high-temperature fireclays.
Sonic-Mill
www.ceramics.com/sonic
Contract machining services for
technical ceramic and glass materials;
supplier of ultrasonic machining
equipment.
ceramicSOURCE Online
www.ceramicsource.org
Suppliers of materials, equipment
and services used to manufacture
ceramics. Register free as a
nonmember subscriber through
May 31, 2001.
Powder & Bulk
Solids Adds a Day
The Powder & Bulk Solids Conference
(May 7–11) and Exhibition (May 8–10,
2001) will be held at the Donald E.
Stephens Co nve ntion Ce nter,
Rosemont (Chicago), Ill. New features
of the expanded five-day conference
include an in-depth “Focus On” educational
program, and new confere
n c e t r a c k s o n E - b u s i n e s s ,
environmental issues (including such
issues as hazards, loss protection,
dust control and dust generation)
and professional development.
For more information, call 800-354-
4003 or 203-840-5650, or visit the
website at powdershow.reedexpo.
com.
10th Year for Linn Elektro
Therm
Linn Elektro Therm GmbH, Bad
Frankenhausen, Germany, recently
celebrated its 10th anniversary. It was
just 10 years ago when Horst Linn of
Linn High Therm GmbH (Eschenfelden)
took over the firm, previously
known as VEB Electro.
The company hosted 160 guests in
its new production hall, providing a
buffet and wine tasting. Günther
Köhler (Jena) presented a lecture
about research in the Thuringia
r e g i o n ; a n d G e r d W a l t e r
The Linn Elektro Therm complex in Bad Frankenhausen.
(Bergakademie Freiberg) discussed
furnace production. The entertainment
was rounded out with a folk
music band and a female dance
troupe.
Glass and the
Speed of Light
The Corning Museum of Glass has
opened a major new permanent
exhibit on optical-fiber technology.
“Glass and the Speed of Light” demonstrates
how much information a
single optical fiber can carry.
A single optical fiber runs the
length of the exhibit, encased in a
transparent handrail. This fiber transmits
a signal originating from a camera
pointing at visitors. This same
fiber occupies different parts of the
exhibit—in one section winding
around a spool for nearly 100 miles
before having its signal amplified and
refreshed. In another section, the
optical fiber has a camera signal
combined with dozens of other information
streams.
The fiber snakes its way through the
amount of copper wire needed to
carry the same information—hundreds
of cables, weighing thousands
of pounds. The slender fiber swoops
in and around the massive copper
coils, nimbly by-passing their bulk.
The centerpiece of the exhibit is an
inter active video wall illustrating the
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