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Ceramics
built 147 days ago
Morgan Advanced Ceramics, a major manufacturer of technical ceramic materials and particularly in metallisation of ceramics, was the obvious choice of partner. Following initial discussions the two companies collaborated closely to develop a solution to what was essentially, a unique engineering challenge.
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NEW YORK, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Lamina Ceramics, Inc. today announced the launch of a new, advanced multi-color line of super bright, high output light engines driven by light emitting diodes (LEDs). Smaller than a U.S. nickel and about as bright as a 20-watt light bulb, each BL-4000 light engine is a disk-like array containing 4-6 individual LEDs, depending upon color. The product was honored for Technical Innovation -- one of the top honors -- and was judged the Best New LED Product at LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL 2005 (LFI), the world's largest architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. Judged by a panel of distinguished industry professionals, the awards were presented at the New Product Showcase and Awards Presentation.
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Ceramics for today’s engineering applications can be considered to be non-traditional. Traditional ceramics are the older and more generally known types, such as: porcelain, brick, earthenware, etc. The new and emerging family of ceramics are referred to as advanced, new or fine, and utilise highly refined materials and new forming techniques. These “new” or “advanced” ceramics, when used as an engineering material, posses several properties which can be viewed as superior to metal-based systems. These properties place this new group of ceramics in a most attractive position, not only in the area of performance but ... cost effectiveness. These properties include high resistance to abrasion, excellent hot strength, chemical inertness, high machining speeds (as tools) and dimensional stability.
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The spacious Louis & Helene Galen Ceramics Studio is filled with natural light and features a series of canvas covered work tables, storage shelving and a separate glaze area. An outdoor spray booth is available for sprayed glaze application. The studio is well equipped with electric wheels, a slab roller, extruders and electric kilns. The adjacent outdoor kiln yard features a variety of large and small gas kilns, including a raku kiln and a 40-cubic foot state of the art DLB40 Geil kiln. Next to the kiln yard is an outdoor covered area devoted solely to the use of plaster for moldmaking. The recently renovated ceramics facility is open 24 hours, seven days a week and has a full time lab assistant.
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Lamina Ceramics is headquartered in Westampton, New Jersey, USA, (between Princeton and Philadelphia) and occupies a 50,000-square-foot state-of-the- art, automated manufacturing facility. The Lamina team consists of industry- seasoned engineering and production personnel dedicated to designing and building long-lasting light engines to exacting specifications. Lamina is supported by an industry leading global sales and distribution network. Its investors include Morgenthaler Venture Partners, Sarnoff Corporation, Kemet Electronics Corporation and SpaceVest.
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"With the unassuming title of Ceramics, Rawson has presented a very clear, orderly and thought-provoking guide for discussion. He provides words for those nebulous, or nonexistent, thoughts that students avoid talking about in critiques, and our professional associates talk all around, using whatever art language is being worn out at the time--'Is your work postmodernist yet?' Now we have no excuse to complain that there is no vocabulary.
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