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Pall brings gas filtration technology to display and semiconductors industries
industrial news Pall brings gas filtration technology to display and semiconductors industries Pall Corp’s microelectronics group has extended support to the fast-growing display and semiconductor markets, with a new PTFE-based filter for high-flow, high-purity, bulk gas delivery systems. According to the company, the new high-flow Emflon Filters should enable users to shrink the footprint of their filter systems, resulting in lower capital and operational costs. Pall has designed the filter for use in the newest generations of display and semiconductor manufacturing facilities, which have a need to filter bulk nitrogen and
clean dry air (CDA) at flow rates in excess of 1,700 normal cubic metres per hour (Nm3/h)/1,000 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM). These high flow rates are required in the manufacture of large-area displays, such as those produced by seventh- and eighth-generation display production facilities. The high flow rates also are required in the latest generation of semiconductor production facilities, which use 300 mm wafer substrates, the company reports. The new filters have begun shipping to several LCD manufacturing plants in Asia.
KX Industries expands with two new facilities
Appointments
KX Industries, an OEM manufacturer of carbon block filters for residential and commercial use, has opened a new 65,500 square foot technology centre in West Haven, Connecticut, as well as a new 135,000 square foot injection moulding and light assembly division (IMLAD) plant in Watertown, Connecticut. The additional space at the technology centre will be used to expand laboratory and scientific development efforts in response to a significant increase in customer demand, reports the company. The technology centre will house the company's microbiology, filter media, fibre development, and paper laboratory including facilities such as a modern paper pilot plant, nanofibre product pilot plant, activated carbon extruders, structures laboratory with SEM-EDAX, and filter test facilities. Engineering and product design functions including industrial design, chemical engineering and program management will also be located at this new facility. “KX Industries’ share of both the domestic and international markets is increasing dramatically,” says newly appointed president and chief financial officer, Donald Caulfield. “We have added employees, equipment, and capabilities to meet this future demand.”
US-based Millipore Corp has appointed Dr Martin Madaus as its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment will become effective no later than 1 February 2005. Dr Madaus comes to Millipore from Roche Diagnostics Corporation, where he led a US$1.9 billion business with 4000 employees. He will assume the role of President and CEO from Francis Lunger, who will remain as Chairman of the Board during a transition period. Dr Madaus will also join Millipore's board of directors. Roger Radke is to succeed Andrew D. Seidel as head of Siemens Water Technologies and CEO of USFilter Corp. Radke, who joined USFilter as chief operating officer last August, has had several different roles within Siemens since he joined the organization in 1989. Mykrolis Corp has elected Gideon Argov - formerly managing director of operations at private equity firm Parthenon Capital - as its CEO. Argov succeeds William Zadel, who is stepping down as part of a planned retirement. Mykrolis develops, manufactures and supplies liquid and gas delivery systems, components and consumables used to precisely measure, deliver, control and purify fluids used in the semiconductor manufacturing process.
Zenon water filter scoops magazine award The Maytag central water filtration system, which uses Zenon’s ultrafiltration technology, has been chosen by the editors of Popular Science magazine as one of 2004’s top 100 breakthrough technologies. The award, in the Home Tech category, is featured in the magazine’s December issue. The accolade confirms the increasing importance that filtration products are playing in the every day lives of consumers, aside from their traditional usage within industrial and manufacturing processes. The Maytag allows residential consumers to have access to safer, high-quality water from faucet, showers and taps within the home. The system uses Zenon’s ultrafiltration membranes that effectively block out particulates and pathogens such as bacteria, parasites and viruses, while allowing essential minerals to pass through. The integral carbon filter further enhances the taste and smell of the water, and according to the company, the process is entirely natural as it requires no chemical additives. 6 December 2004
“Central home water treatment is the next era in water filtration,” said Andrew Benedek, chairman and chief executive officer of Zenon, in a statement. “Our success is built on continuous innovation that creates new technologies for improved water treatment. We are extremely honoured to be recognised in this way and will continue to step beyond the traditional boundaries for water treatment by riding the wave of the future.” • Founded in 1872, Popular Science is the world’s largest science and technology magazine with a circulation of 1.45 million, and 6.5 million monthly readers. • Each year, the editors of Popular Science review thousands of products in search of the top 100 technical innovations of the year - breakthrough products and technologies that represent a significant leap in their categories. www.filtsep.com
clean dry air (CDA) at flow rates in excess of 1,700 normal cubic metres per hour (Nm3/h)/1,000 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM). These high flow rates are required in the manufacture of large-area displays, such as those produced by seventh- and eighth-generation display production facilities. The high flow rates also are required in the latest generation of semiconductor production facilities, which use 300 mm wafer substrates, the company reports. The new filters have begun shipping to several LCD manufacturing plants in Asia.
KX Industries expands with two new facilities
Appointments
KX Industries, an OEM manufacturer of carbon block filters for residential and commercial use, has opened a new 65,500 square foot technology centre in West Haven, Connecticut, as well as a new 135,000 square foot injection moulding and light assembly division (IMLAD) plant in Watertown, Connecticut. The additional space at the technology centre will be used to expand laboratory and scientific development efforts in response to a significant increase in customer demand, reports the company. The technology centre will house the company's microbiology, filter media, fibre development, and paper laboratory including facilities such as a modern paper pilot plant, nanofibre product pilot plant, activated carbon extruders, structures laboratory with SEM-EDAX, and filter test facilities. Engineering and product design functions including industrial design, chemical engineering and program management will also be located at this new facility. “KX Industries’ share of both the domestic and international markets is increasing dramatically,” says newly appointed president and chief financial officer, Donald Caulfield. “We have added employees, equipment, and capabilities to meet this future demand.”
US-based Millipore Corp has appointed Dr Martin Madaus as its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment will become effective no later than 1 February 2005. Dr Madaus comes to Millipore from Roche Diagnostics Corporation, where he led a US$1.9 billion business with 4000 employees. He will assume the role of President and CEO from Francis Lunger, who will remain as Chairman of the Board during a transition period. Dr Madaus will also join Millipore's board of directors. Roger Radke is to succeed Andrew D. Seidel as head of Siemens Water Technologies and CEO of USFilter Corp. Radke, who joined USFilter as chief operating officer last August, has had several different roles within Siemens since he joined the organization in 1989. Mykrolis Corp has elected Gideon Argov - formerly managing director of operations at private equity firm Parthenon Capital - as its CEO. Argov succeeds William Zadel, who is stepping down as part of a planned retirement. Mykrolis develops, manufactures and supplies liquid and gas delivery systems, components and consumables used to precisely measure, deliver, control and purify fluids used in the semiconductor manufacturing process.
Zenon water filter scoops magazine award The Maytag central water filtration system, which uses Zenon’s ultrafiltration technology, has been chosen by the editors of Popular Science magazine as one of 2004’s top 100 breakthrough technologies. The award, in the Home Tech category, is featured in the magazine’s December issue. The accolade confirms the increasing importance that filtration products are playing in the every day lives of consumers, aside from their traditional usage within industrial and manufacturing processes. The Maytag allows residential consumers to have access to safer, high-quality water from faucet, showers and taps within the home. The system uses Zenon’s ultrafiltration membranes that effectively block out particulates and pathogens such as bacteria, parasites and viruses, while allowing essential minerals to pass through. The integral carbon filter further enhances the taste and smell of the water, and according to the company, the process is entirely natural as it requires no chemical additives. 6 December 2004
“Central home water treatment is the next era in water filtration,” said Andrew Benedek, chairman and chief executive officer of Zenon, in a statement. “Our success is built on continuous innovation that creates new technologies for improved water treatment. We are extremely honoured to be recognised in this way and will continue to step beyond the traditional boundaries for water treatment by riding the wave of the future.” • Founded in 1872, Popular Science is the world’s largest science and technology magazine with a circulation of 1.45 million, and 6.5 million monthly readers. • Each year, the editors of Popular Science review thousands of products in search of the top 100 technical innovations of the year - breakthrough products and technologies that represent a significant leap in their categories. www.filtsep.com