Novel Laser Coding Technology for Pharmaceutical Glass Containers

October 14th, 2009 VILLACH, Austria - - Sensor Research Centre CTR Aims to Use Laser Ignition in Space Following automotive and aviation applications, Carinthian Tech Research (CTR) is now working on using laser ignition in space systems. The German Aerospace Centre (Institute of Propulsion Technology), engine manufacturers EADS Astrium and CTR are carrying out the project jointly for the European Space Agency (ESA).

September 30th, 2009 According to the specialist healthcare quality, innovation and productivity improvement enabler, Amnis, although there has been an increase in the accuracy of clinical coding in the healthcare sector, some 33 per cent of hospital trusts continue to overcharge commissioners by up to six per cent, while a similar number of hospital trusts are undercharging. In a significant percentage of trusts, mistakes could exceed 20 per cent of all healthcare resource groups (HRGs) codes - resulting in either overcharges or undercharges, claims Amnis.

September 8th, 2009 GARBSEN, Germany - - Unbroken Boom in MID Segment With a major order of more than EUR 6 million for laser systems for manufacturing three dimensional cellphone antennae, LPKF announces the latest in a string of success reports released in recent months. "This order, the biggest in our company history, marks the final breakthrough into mass production of our MID technology," says Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors Dr.

July 6th, 2009 JENA, Germany - Jenoptik's Lasers & Material Processing division will in future be represented in the Asian market with a laser application center, in close cooperation with the Korean company Telstar-Hommel Corp.. Byung-Hoon Im, President and CEO of Telstar-Hommel, and Michael Mertin, CEO of JENOPTIK AG, signed the shareholders agreement for JENOPTIK Korea Corp., on July 2nd.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Wes Gordon, a U.S. fashion designer and recent graduating student in the Womenswear program at London's world famous Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (www.csm.arts.ac.uk/), closed the CSM BA Honors Fashion Show in dramatic style Tuesday with his 'Glass Collection', an uber-elegant fantasy of delicate blown glass cleverly incorporated into beautifully colored fabrics to visually stunning affect.

May 28th, 2009 DUSSELDORF, Germany - Now Seven Plants in China The Gerresheimer Group today opened a new plant for pharmaceutical glass packaging in China. The high-tech production facility constructed in Danyang (Jiangsu Province) covers 16,000 square meters.

May 21st, 2009 PITTSBURGH - Innovative new business model for glass sourcing builds on existing relationship PGW LLC and Daimler AG have entered into a new OEM/supplier strategic partnership for the supply of automotive glass. Under this new multi-year business model, PGW will be the main supplier of windshields, and laminated glass for doors and rear windows, for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and SUVs.

March 30th, 2009 CHICAGO and ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Books Authored by Noted Coding Author Carol J.

March 23rd, 2009 TOLEDO, Ohio - Pre-Filled Non-Woven Glass Veil Reduces Plastisol Use by up to 30 percent, Improves Production Efficiencies and Provides Smoother Surfaces Global composite solutions and building materials leader Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced the development of AdVeil(TM) non-woven glass veil incorporating a new technology that brings cost and production benefits to the cushion vinyl (CV) flooring industry. Based on the company's patented Advantex(R) glass technology, AdVeil glass veil is supplied pre-filled with a proprietary inorganic formulation that reduces plastisol use up to 150 grams per square meter - a savings of up to 30 percent compared to conventional non-woven glass veil offered in the marketplace.

March 19th, 2009 MOSCOW - A high-tech Photonics exhibition, which is to be held at Expocentre (Moscow) on April 20 - 23, 2009, will include a special section. It will be completely devoted to laser nanotechnologies, which are considerably transforming the image of modern electronics.

September 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has developed a new laser technology that has made it possible to turn light into sound. Developed by scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory, US, the technology has the potential to expand and improve both Naval and commercial underwater acoustic applications, including undersea communications, navigation and acoustic imaging.

April 1st, 2009 LONDON - A US based company has developed a battlefield laser weapon that can fire a strong beam, which can destroy rockets, mortars and artillery shells. "We're doing our part to make gunpowder a 20th-century technology," said Dan Wildt of Northrop Grumman, whose battlefield laser weapon passed another milestone last week.

September 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States Naval Research Laboratory is working on a new technology that uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. Researchers behind the project say that the new technology has the potential to expand and improve both Naval and commercial underwater acoustic applications, including undersea communications, navigation, and acoustic imaging.

March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Over the past three years there has been a drastic increase in the number of patients seeking laser treatments to take light-years off their faces, says a new American survey. According to American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS)'s annual Procedural Survey, there has been a 456pct increase in the number of males undergoing laser resurfacing, compared to 215pct in females.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An ultra-powerful laser not only doubles the brightness of light bulbs filaments but also slashes their power consumption, according to a new study. "We've been experimenting with the way ultra-fast lasers change metals, and we wondered what would happen if we trained the laser on a filament," said Chunlei Guo, associate professor of optics at the University of Rochester, who led the research.

October 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Those small and inconvenient sticky labels in illegible print on consumer items like fruits are likely to be replaced by laser 'tattoo' technology, which is currently undergoing tests. Called laser etching, the new technology puts a tattoo on grapefruit and other produce so it can be identified at the supermarket checkout lines.

July 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists is using laser light technology to create new forms of metal and enhance aircraft performance. The laser light technology is being used by AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) funded researchers at the University of Rochester to help the military create new forms of metal that may guide, attract and repel liquids and cool small electronic devices.

October 19th, 2009 Textainer Group buying containers from AmficonHAMILTON, Bermuda — Textainer Group Holdings Limited said Monday that it has purchased 31,000 containers from Amphibious Container Leasing Limited. The company did not disclose the value of the purchase.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Reports indicate that the Pentagon is developing a laser dazzler that will force drivers to stop without harming their eyes. When a vehicle approaches a checkpoint at speed, ignoring warning signs to slow down, troops do not know whether the driver is simply careless or a suicide bomber.

November 3rd, 2009 Calif. man gets prison for aiming laser at planesLOS ANGELES — A Southern California man who aimed a laser beam at two airliners as they approached an airport has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for disrupting the flights. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles says Dana Christian Welch of Orange, who was sentenced Monday, was the first person in the nation to be convicted at trial of interfering with pilots by aiming lasers at their planes.