ASI NEWS 

7/05:  SAMPE Nano Workshop scheduled for September, 2005

The Midwest Chapter of SAMPE® (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) is sponsoring a workshop September 13-15, 2005:  "Carbon Nanotube and Nanofiber Materials and Applications."

The workshop will be held at the National Composites Center (NCC) in Kettering, Ohio, and will provide an update on the latest research being performed on several carbon nano materials including single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT), and vapor grown carbon nanofibers (CNF).  Presentations will be made by participants in the Wright Brothers Institute Carbon Nanomaterials program and the CNF for Aerospace Applications program.  The workshop is for anyone interested in delving deeper into the potential applications for carbon nanotechnology in aerospace, electronics, and industry.

Planned sessions include:   Nucleation and Growth Processes for Carbon Nanomaterials, Characterization, Modeling, Surface Treatments, Nanocomposites, and Processing of Vapor Grown Carbon Nano Fibers.  Materials and processes developed by Applied Sciences, and products available from Pyrograf Products will be featured in several sessions during the workshop.

2/05:  Pyrograf Products, Inc. announces second international distribution agreement

ASI's manufacturing affiliate, Pyrograf Products, Inc. (PPI) has signed an agreement with the Electrovac Group, establishing the Austrian firm as the sole distributor of PPI's Pyrograf-III carbon nanofibers in Europe.

11/04:  Pyrograf Products Inc. featured in Plastics Technology magazine

ASI's manufacturing affiliate, Pyrograf Products, Inc. was recently featured in Plastics Technology magazine's November 2004 issue in an article entitled "Chasing Nanocomposites."  Click here for a link to the article.

11/04:  ASI-developed Pyrograf-III carbon nanofibers featured in High-Performance Composites magazine

ASI-developed vapor-grown carbon nanofibers are described in a feature article entitled, “Are high-temp thermosets ready to go commercial?”  The article describes the Air Force’s interest in using nanomaterials to improve the performance of rocket nozzles.

Under the section, Nanocomposites: A New Frontier, the article states, “The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) recently sponsored a project to investigate how nanofillers might improve the erosion resistance and heat transfer characteristics of solid rocket nozzle ablatives. … Carbon nanofibers (i.e., ASI-developed Pyrograf-III) at a 28 percent loading showed the lowest erosion rate of any sample.”

The article also states, “…preliminary results show a huge potential market for nanomodified materials in high-performance applications.”

Click here for a link to the article.

9/04:  SAMPE VGCF workshop featured ASI materials

More than 150 nanomaterials experts from around the world attended an Air Force-sponsored workshop Sept. 14 and 15, 2004 in Kettering, OH to discuss recent advances using Pyrograf-III, and other forms of vapor-grown carbon nanofibers, for military, civil aviation and commercial markets.

The event, “Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofiber Materials and Applications Workshop,” was held at the National Composites Center (NCC) near Dayton and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

The workshop was sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Midwest Chapter of SAMPE® (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering), and provided an in-depth understanding of Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofibers (VGCF)  and their applications in military, civil aviation and commercial markets.

VGCF are a high-quality, affordable carbon nanomaterial available in commercial quantities.  The fibers are multifunctional and can be used to improve electrical, thermal and mechanical properties in organic matrix composites.