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2012-02-29

570 days without Rhodium – an ongoing bushing survival story

Bushings in use all over the world are made of alloys using both, platinum and rhodium. Rhodium contents do often amount to 20% of the alloy, especially concerning the bushing base-plate. We have developed bushings that do perfectly get along without any rhodium.

2011-07-21

Process Excellence Model with a new home in Japan

Umicore is investing in a fully-fletched manufacturing workshop for platinum group metal (PGM) components in Yokohama, Japan in order to increase the service level to the local industry. The workshop will start operations in November 2011.

2011-02-21

Long-term material creep tests

Material data are of key relevance when it comes to designing reliable and durable high-quality PGM components for the special glass industries. Umicore’s Research & Development competence center can even provide such data based on long-term investigations.

2010-10-20

Umicore introduces new tailored FKS material grades

2010-07-19

Innovative new FKS material grades tailored to the special glass industries

2010-04-16

Rhodium-free bushing solutions for the fiber glass industry

Bushings are usually made of Platinum alloys with up to 25% of Rhodium content to maintain mechanical stability during operation. Based on our different FKS material grades we have designed bushing solutions that can be made of pure Platinum without any disadvantage regarding process performance: a tremendous potential economic saving.

2010-01-25

Seamless tubes – ensuring long lifetimes in special glass industry applications

A multitude of PGM glass production devices like stirrers, plungers, drains, connection pipes, protection sleeves, or feeder systems require tubes as primary parts.

2009-10-14

PEM further expands modeling capabilities for the special glass industries

To complement our long history and broad experience with the various methods of mathematical modeling regarding fluid dynamics, electrics, mechanics, and thermodynamics, we have now added another strong tool to our portfolio: physical modeling.

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