FOCUS ON: Quality Control of Raw Materials
Monitoring the acid/base number and water content of raw materials can eliminate side reactions during production and ensure a consistent final product. METTLER TOLEDO can facilitate these measurements in a single system with One Click Titration™. The company offers many other automated lab solutions for the QC laboratory.

Click here to download a copy of the Polyol Analysis Solutions brochure.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Report from the Additive Manufacturing Consortium Kick-Off Meeting

On Feb. 10, representatives of industry, government and academia gathered in Columbus, OH, for the Edison Welding Institute's (EWI) Additive Manufacturing Consortium (AMC) Kick-Off Meeting, and ASI was there.

To read the full report, click here .

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Company News

ASC NAMES CROSON PRESIDENT
The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. (ASC), Bethesda, MD, has announced the appointment of Matt Croson as president, effective March 15...more.

COOK COMPOSITES AND POLYMERS CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) celebrated its 20-year anniversary on Feb. 9...more.

CRAY VALLEY NAMES NEW BUSINESS DIRECTOR FOR RUBBER MARKET
Cray Valley, Exton, PA, has named Alain Drexler business director of its rubber market products and services... more.

SEAL BOND APPOINTS QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER
Seal Bond, Spring Lake, MI, has announced the appointment of Bev Zimmerman to the position of Quality Control manager... more.

TAPPI ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
TAPPI has announced the recipients of the Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award and the Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award, to be handed out at a May 4 dinner in Atlanta... more.

VIACHEM REPORTS RECORD GROWTH IN 2009
Viachem Ltd., a privately held fine and specialty chemical sales and marketing company, has reported 270 percent growth for the year ending 2009... more.

New Products

EPOXIES, ETC...: Polyurethane Potting & Encapsulating Compound
20-2621 Polyurethane is a crystal-clear, electronic-grade potting and encapsulating compound that will not yellow in outdoor applications... more.

MALVERN: Web Product Pages
The integration of new Viscotek product pages within the Malvern Web site highlights how gel permeation chromatography/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) technology enhances the company's ability to deliver material characterization solutions for a range of industries... more.

MOUVEX: Eccentric Disc Pumps
Mouvex^® has announced the availability of A-Series Eccentric Disc Pumps designed to easily adapt to chemicals that are viscous, non-lubricating, volatile or delicate... more.

VIKING PUMP: Positive Displacement Pumps
Viking Pump has expanded its line of high-pressure positive displacement pumps to 190 gpm (43 m³/hr), with either sealless Viking Mag Drive^®, single- or double-cartridge seals, component mechanical seals or lip seals... more.