OTHER ELECTRONICS & NANOTECHNOLOGY
UPDATE
February 2015
McIlvaine Company
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Green
Earth Nano Science Expands in EU
Polymer
Solutions Moves to New Facility
JPK Opens
New Expanded Facility in Berlin
CNSE's
Smart System Technology & Commercialization Center
Malaysian
Nanotechnology Company Nanopac Innovation Ltd.
JEOL and
UC Irvine Partner to Develop Research Center
Domino
invests in New Facilities and Development
ABEC buys
Ireland Plant to Make Bioprocessing Equipment
Green Earth Nano Science has signed an Exclusive Distribution
Agreement with CleanShield Denmark to bring GENS NANO and SOLARSTUCCO
self-cleaning coatings, and AGRIHIT biodegradable cleaners, organic plant based
disinfectants, and sanitizers into Denmark, Sweden, Norway and German markets.
Green Earth Nano Science, Inc., (GENS) from Toronto, Canada is
one of the first of the new class of global companies specializing in
investment, commercialization, manufacturing, and distribution of new
sustainable green environmental technologies. GENS have recently expanded its
marketplace to Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany through Danish company
CleanShield by signing Exclusive License Distribution Agreement for distribution
and application of its Gens Nano & SolarStucco branded self-cleaning,
anti-bacterial coatings, and AgriHit branded organic disinfectants & sanitizers,
natural bio degradable cleaners, natural foliar fertilizers & plant growth &
health enhancers.
CleanShield, a Denmark Company, is a growing corporation with
an existing applicator and sales networks with customers in key Denmark
industrial and hospitality segments. CleanShield has strong capabilities to
develop sales distribution and application networks through their connection and
relationships with many local businesses, government, health care and
hospitality facilities plus building maintenance companies. Green technology
products portfolio offered by Green Earth Nano Science, Inc. focuses on constant
improvements through commercialization of path breaking technologies that
benefit the environment as well as people. Many industries benefit from GENS
natural products and environmental solutions, including farming, food, health
care, hospitality, commercial and residential industries.
Miroslaw Chrzaniecki, VP from Green Earth Nano Science, Inc.
stated: "We are energized with opportunity to serve and expend in Denmark,
Sweden, Norway and German territories.
Looking just at Denmark, it is one of the World's richest
countries, home to various types of industries including big agricultural
production companies making it an ideal frontier for expansion. To add to this
fact, Denmark's principal exports: machinery, instruments, food products,
industrial machinery, chemical products, furniture, pharmaceuticals, and canned
ham and pork can all benefit GENS's Green 3D Shield bio security system that
works wonders by utilizing herbal natural cleaning technologies.
Local farmers as mentioned by Mr. Chrzaniecki can also take
advantage of the revolutionary AgriHit Plant Growth & Health Enhancer, made from
plant extracts when applied diluted with water on the plant leafs help plants to
fight off diseases, repel small insects, fungi attacks.
Other products we introduce in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and
Germany are our natural cleaners, organic sanitizers; natural self-cleaning and
self-sanitizing antibacterial coatings will benefit many businesses and even
home clients as well. For example e-coil, salmonella and other potential
devastating outbreaks within food manufactures can be prevented or reduced by
application of GENS NANO self-sanitizing coating. Hotels and office building and
homes can be made as allergy free by treating A/C systems and regular use of
food safe, long lasting AgriHit organic disinfectants and by using our plant
based antibacterial cleaners in daily cleaning routines.
I can talk for hours about many different benefits that
together with our exclusive license partners we will introduce in Europe."
opines Miroslaw Chrzaniecki, VP of Green Earth Nano Science, Inc.
On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Gregersen Bowmann, Director of
CleanShield shares the same enthusiasm and excitement saying "Now by signing
Exclusive Territory Licensing agreement with Canadian company Green Earth Nano
Science Inc. we are on the forefront of green revolution in Denmark. With a
professional team ready to happily serve and offer these green infection control
solutions using GENS's reliable green-products such as SolarStucco, AgriHit and
3D Shield bio security systems can help sustain our loyal clients' needs to
achieve great savings and reducing outbreak problems while protecting the
environment. Crews are experienced and well trained and we are very happy to be
able to offer green infection control solutions and implement Green 3D Shield
bio security system in their facilities. With the introduction of environment
friendly, natural products, we will help our clients to achieve great savings
for the whole different industries and also reduce problems associated with
outbreaks at the same time. We will be implementing an aggressive marketing
strategy to explore all business opportunities in Denmark."
Polymer Solutions, a Virginia-based independent materials
testing company, has moved its operations to a new state-of-the-art facility in
Christiansburg, which is not far from Roanoke in the southern part of the state.
The company had been based in nearby Blacksburg.
The new $2.9 million
building in Christiansburg’s Falling Branch Corporate Park has been built to
Polymer Solutions’ specifications. According to the company, the facility
features two labs—one for each of the company’s biggest departments. Each lab
functions as a centralized location at which employees can store and access
their top-of-the-line testing equipment.
According to the
firm’s leadership, the move is a “welcome change” from the company’s prior
location, which “felt more like a bit of a maze.”
Despite the large-scale move, the company has been able to
follow through on its clients’ projects without any delay, officials reported.
“We’ve always had great people, great instruments and
equipment, and now we have a great facility,” said Polymer Solutions’ Founder
and CEO, Jim Rancourt. “With this move into our brand new, state-of-the-art,
custom testing lab we are poised for sustained growth.”
Because testing instrumentation is so sensitive, the labs need
to be able to maintain precise environmental conditions in order to ensure
accurate results. Each lab is equipped with centralized climate controls that
can maintain specific levels of temperature and humidity guaranteeing a precise
testing environment. The building’s new HVAC system features various
customizations that allow for minimal variation of temperature and humidity
levels so as to mitigate the chances of test disruption.
The company is
planning an additional 10,000 square feet of lab space, as more personnel and
testing capabilities come on board.
Polymer Solutions
started in Rancourt’s garage in 1987. Since then, the company has been,
according to its leadership, “answering difficult questions” regarding polymers,
plastics, metals and composites.
The company uses
advanced techniques such as chromatography, metals testing, microscopy,
spectroscopy, wet chemistry, titrations, liquid chromatography and gas
chromatography to determine material identification, toxicity evaluations, and
chemical migration.
JPK Instruments has moved to new offices in Berlin. Having
outgrown their headquarters' premises of the last twelve years, JPK has moved
across Berlin to a new suite of offices and laboratories together with larger
manufacturing and service areas to meet the growing demands for their products
worldwide.
Having recently established offices in the USA, December 2014,
JPK has invested in a new location in Berlin to provide increased levels of
support to all customers. With global offices also in China, France, Japan,
Singapore and the UK & Ireland, demand for products based on the NanoWizard®
family of AFMs continues to grow. JPK provides specialized solutions for
applications ranging from bio-AFM and polymer research to surface science and
nano-optics. All NanoWizard® systems provide true integration of AFM
with optical microscopy through the popular DirectOverlay™ feature for precise,
easy use and come together with a large variety of options and accessories.
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Jörn Kamps, has led
this move through months of detailed planning to ensure no interruptions to the
day to day business. He says of the new facilities, "We are looking forward to
welcoming visitors to our new buildings in the centrally located Tempelhof
region of Berlin and to show them our expanded laboratories for applications and
training purposes."
About JPK Instruments
JPK Instruments AG is a world-leading manufacturer of
nanoanalytic instruments - particularly atomic force microscope (AFM) systems
and optical tweezers - for a broad range of applications reaching from soft
matter physics to nano-optics, from surface chemistry to cell and molecular
biology. From its earliest days applying atomic force microscope (AFM)
technology, JPK has recognized the opportunities provided by nanotechnology for
transforming life sciences and soft matter research. This focus has driven JPK's
success in uniting the worlds of nanotechnology tools and life science
applications by offering cutting-edge technology and unique applications
expertise. Headquartered in Berlin and with direct operations in Dresden,
Cambridge (UK), Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai (China), Paris (France) and
Carpinteria (USA), JPK maintains a global network of distributors and support
centers and provides on the spot applications and service support to an
ever-growing community of researchers.
CNSE's STC is a world-class 150mm and 200mm MEMS foundry that
works with customers to commercialize MEMS and semiconductor technologies
targeting the defense, healthcare, telecommunications, energy and consumer
electronics industries. The Center is the only source for MEMS integration
accredited with the Defense Microelectronics Activity's (DMEA) Trusted Foundry
program that can reliably and repeatedly produce low to mid-volume MEMS devices.
The Center is also a Trusted Supplier for packaging, assembly, and aggregation
services with the DMEA.
CNSE's STC originally gained ISO 9001:2008 certification in
January, 2012, as it has worked to forge new and expanded partnerships with
commercial entities that require a formal quality management system to be in
use. ISO 9001:2008 was also a requirement for the Center's Trusted Foundry
accreditation. The facility's current registration will be up for future renewal
in November 2017.
Nanopac Innovation Ltd. is the parent of the Nanopac Group of
Companies, which was founded in 2001. Nanopac Innovation is engaged in research
and development, manufacturing, and distribution/servicing of nanotechnology
materials and products from bases in Malaysia and Korea. Nanopac is now moving
to establish production facilities for its new Nano Solar Cell.
Nanopac has a team of highly committed, experienced and
qualified Nanotechnology engineers pursuing a wide range of capabilities in
nanotechnology manufacturing.
The company is focused on solar technology, medical particle
therapy, agriculture, environmental engineering and market development. Nanopac
Innovation leads the industry by providing high quality, value-added
technology-based solutions.
Nanopac CEO Dr. Cheng Kok Leong states, "We would like to
thank Nasir Mogul of AFG Listings for his service in helping us obtain a listing
on the NSX and FSE. Mr. Mogul was honest, transparent and a pleasure to work
with. We look forward to an on-going business relationship with Mr. Mogul as we
continue to navigate the waters of the public markets."
JEOL USA and the University of California’s Irvine Materials
Research Institute (IMRI) have entered into a strategic partnership to create a
premier electron microscopy and materials science research facility. The IMRI
will serve as an interdisciplinary nexus for the study and development of new
materials, enabling advances in solar cell, battery, semiconductor, biological
science, and medical technologies.
The IMRI is headed by Dr. Xiaoqing Pan, an
internationally-recognized researcher in the physics of materials who joined the
UC Irvine faculty in 2015 to lead the $20 million initiative.
The new electron microscopy cluster, to be known as the JEOL
Center for Nanoscale Solutions, will house JEOL’s highest performing
Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM) for characterizing and analyzing
materials to determine their potential for a myriad of advanced applications.
This will be the first research lab in the Americas to install
the newly-introduced JEOL Grand ARM, which exceeds atomic resolution boundaries
for any commercially-available TEM today. The Grand ARM offers 63 pm resolution
at 300 keV for atom-by-atom characterization and chemical mapping. It features
JEOL-proprietary spherical aberration correctors integrated in the image-forming
system and illumination system, and an ultra-stable cold-cathode field emission
electron gun.
The center will also house the high throughput, nano-analysis
JEM-2800 TEM/STEM, a versatile microscope favored for its ease of use while
maintaining the highest level of performance.
The JEM-2800 features dual large area Silicon Drift Detectors with
unprecedented sensitivity for high throughput EDS analysis.
Researchers will also utilize the cryogenic and atomic level
structural analysis capabilities of the JEOL JEM-2100F TEM to examine biological
materials, large molecules, and medical biopsy samples in efforts to improve
delivery of pharmaceuticals to the human body.
“The electron microscopy initiative and the IMRI at UC Irvine
will provide new tools and great opportunities for potential collaborations with
the many researchers on campus and in southern California,” said Pan.
In his work he has pioneered the development of advanced functional
materials and the characterization of their structure-property relationships at
the atomic scale, which range from ceramics and semiconductors to biological
materials and nanomaterials.
“This foremost facility will be an important resource for some
of the most renowned scientists in the world,” said JEOL USA President Peter
Genovese.” With the installation of our flagship atomic resolution TEM, the JEOL
Center for Nanoscale Solutions will be the most advanced electron microscopy
cluster available for probing the atomic structure and properties of materials.”
Domino has opened a state-of-the-art factory in Manesar,
India, dedicated to the manufacture of inks and printers for coding and marking.
Located in a leading business hub in the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor, the
new 4,050 sq. ft. factory replaces Domino’s existing two facilities 25km apart.
It has been built to strict green building design specifications and will also
house an integrated warehouse and billing center.
The team behind the new location will consist of 35 employees,
with three new roles being created (Fluids Plant Manager, Printer Plant Manager
and Logistics Manager), underlining Domino’s commitment to grow its workforce in
a region with fast-growing business opportunities. Taking three years to
construct, the factory was officially opened by Nigel Bond, Domino’s Group
Managing Director. Observing local customs, a coconut was cracked at the opening
ceremony to symbolize the Indian custom of bringing health and success. This new
investment in the Indian market is a result of Domino’s continued strength and
success in the region, where it has been the market leader since its entry in
1996.
By housing separate divisions in one location Domino customers
and employees will benefit from a more efficient and simplified business
process. 'I’m delighted to officially open our new India facility, which
demonstrates Domino’s commitment to maintaining our market leader position,'
said Bond. 'The facility will have improved technologies and processes that will
allow for a seamless approach, from manufacturing through to the final
logistical stages. 'Environmental performance is a crucial part of Domino’s
evolution, and by designing an environmentally sound factory, we can continue
that process. As a result, our energy consumption will reduce dramatically,
while our employees benefit from increased natural light and a cleaner
environment.' The facility is currently awaiting accreditation from the Indian
Green Building Council.
Bioprocess equipment maker ABEC has bought an ex-electronic
component facility in Ireland in order to gain greater access to the European
market.
ABEC makes processing equipment for biomanufacturers and the
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based firm has announced it is acquiring a facility in
Fermoy, County Cork.
The 87,000 sq. ft. site and the surrounding land was
previously owned by French firm FCI, with the facility making electronic
components for the automotive industry but the acquisition will see it produce
“custom engineered process equipment for the clinical and commercial
manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals,” according to spokesperson Emily Smith.
“Similar to our US HQ, we will be able to engineer, design,
manufacture, and test the entire bioprocess – upstream, downstream, and clean
utilities,” she said. “We will also provide comprehensive site services from
this site.”
Smith could not disclose financial details of the deal, but
did say transforming the facility into a bioprocessing equipment plant would not
be a problem.
“The FCI facility is nicely set up for making our products. We
will only need to retrofit utilities for equipment testing, install overhead
cranes, and do various smaller upgrades.”
ABEC ranks the majority of the world’s biomanufacturers among
its customers, but the acquisition of this facility will keep the firm “ahead of
the growth.”
Furthermore, the site will form ABEC’s European headquarters
and, according to Smith, the location will make use of Ireland’s talent pool and
training, as well as grant the firm access to the broader European market.
News of the acquisition and the creation of over 100 jobs was
welcomed by Ireland’s Industrial Development Authority.
Ireland has become a hub of biomanufacturing over the past few
years, with recent large investments from companies such as Pfizer,
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Regeneron and Eli Lilly.
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