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Sappi North America's Ultracast Viva® Wins Awards for Sustainable Innovation

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

BOSTON, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi North America, Inc. , a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, has been named a 2021 SEAL Sustainable Product Award winner for its Ultracast Viva casting and release paper.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi North America, Inc. , a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, has been named a 2021 SEAL Sustainable Product Award winner for its Ultracast Viva casting and release paper.
  • Ultracast Viva was also selected by the International Design Awards Jury for an Honorable Mention for textile design.
  • "Sustainability and innovation are what drives Sappi North America, and it is the inspiration for each of our products," said Mark Hittie, Director, Release Business Strategy, Sappi North America.
  • "We launched Ultracast Viva with a commitment to environmentally-friendly manufacturing to help our customers reduce their own environmental footprint.

AMETEK Appoints Christoph Maetzig Vice President and General Manager, Ultra Precision Technologies Division; Bruce Wilson To Retire Following 22 Years Of Service

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Monday, December 6, 2021

BERWYN, Pa., Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AMETEK, Inc.(NYSE: AME) today announced the appointment of Dr. Christoph Maetzig as Vice President and General Manager, AMETEK Ultra Precision Technologies division.

Key Points: 
  • BERWYN, Pa., Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AMETEK, Inc.(NYSE: AME) today announced the appointment of Dr. Christoph Maetzig as Vice President and General Manager, AMETEK Ultra Precision Technologies division.
  • Chris will be replacing Bruce Wilson, Senior Vice President, Ultra Precision Technologies division, who announced his intention to retire following his 22-year tenure with the company.
  • "I want to thank Bruce for his dedication to AMETEK and his strong leadership over the last two decades," added Mr. Zapico.
  • "He has been critical to the success of our company and the growth of our Ultra Precision Technologies division.

Sappi North America's Rebecca Barnard Wins SAF Leadership Award

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

BOSTON, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi North America, Inc. , a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, announced today that Forestry Certification Manager Rebecca Barnard received the Society of American Foresters' (SAF) Young Forester Leadership Award.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi North America, Inc. , a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, announced today that Forestry Certification Manager Rebecca Barnard received the Society of American Foresters' (SAF) Young Forester Leadership Award.
  • The Young Forester Leadership Award recognizes outstanding leadership by a young forestry professional in the development and promotion of an individual program or project, or for a sustained leadership role benefiting the practice of forestry and SAF.
  • "Receiving SAF's Young Forester Leadership Award is a personal and professional honor," said Barnard.
  • Rebecca has been a SAF member since college and held various leadership positions with the Minnesota SAF State Society.

Sappi North America Opens 2021 'Ideas that Matter' Call for Entries

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi North America, Inc. , a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today opened its call for entries for the 2021 Ideas that Matter grant program.

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  • BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi North America, Inc. , a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today opened its call for entries for the 2021 Ideas that Matter grant program.
  • This year, designers will be able to submit ideas that include paper packaging projects in addition to print and digital communications projects.
  • Sappi has made these goals an integral part of its business and sustainable practices.
  • Sappi North America, Inc. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sappi Limited (JSE), a global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with more than 12,000 employees and manufacturing operations on three continents in seven countries and customers in over 150 countries.

Spectro Cloud Announces $20M Completion of Series A Funding to Unleash Full Potential of Kubernetes in Production Environments with Next-Gen Management Platform

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Spectro Cloud will use the current investment to fuel the continued expansion of its direct and partner sales and support channels both in the U.S. and internationally.

Key Points: 
  • Spectro Cloud will use the current investment to fuel the continued expansion of its direct and partner sales and support channels both in the U.S. and internationally.
  • Organizations today are using containerization to accelerate application development and delivery and continuously build competitiveness, customer intimacy and business resiliency.
  • The main challenges of cloud native are security and compliance concerns (54%), cost (42%) and complexity (40%).1
    Spectro Cloud changes all of this.
  • We look at Spectro Cloud as residing within the unique intersection between novel Kubernetes technology coupled with its delivery akin to consumer products.

Covalent Metrology Expands Analytical Chemistry Capabilities with Triple-Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Covalent Metrology , a leading North American provider of analytical services, announces an expansion of its chemical analysis capabilities with the install of a Thermo Scientific iCAP TQ for inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS).

Key Points: 
  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Covalent Metrology , a leading North American provider of analytical services, announces an expansion of its chemical analysis capabilities with the install of a Thermo Scientific iCAP TQ for inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS).
  • To lead the analytical chemistry group's continued portfolio growth, Nanette Jarenwattananon, PhD, has joined Covalent as Senior Manager of Analytical Chemistry.
  • Covalent's in-house quantitative element analysis capabilities are substantially enhanced by the Thermo Scientific iCAP TQ mass spectrometer.
  • Her expertise and skills across diverse applications in analytical chemistry will facilitate stronger support for clients' chemical analysis projects.

Benchmark Drills 38.05 Metres at 5.80 g/t Gold Equivalent at Cliff Creek South

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

* Gold equivalent (AuEq) calculated using 80:1 silver to gold ratio.

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  • * Gold equivalent (AuEq) calculated using 80:1 silver to gold ratio.
  • The target has not been evaluated for reasonable prospects for future economic extraction as metallurgical work and drilling are planned and ongoing.
  • Gold was assayed using a fire assay with atomic emission spectrometry and gravimetric finish when required (+10 g/t Au).
  • Benchmark is managed by proven resource sector professionals, who have a track record of advancing exploration projects from grassroots scenarios through to production.

Applied Rigaku Technologies Presents EDXRF Instrumentation at Pittcon 2021

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc. , a division of Rigaku Corporation, will be showcasing their Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) chemical analysis solutions at the upcoming Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy ( Pittcon 2021 ) that will be held virtually from March 8 12.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc. , a division of Rigaku Corporation, will be showcasing their Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) chemical analysis solutions at the upcoming Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy ( Pittcon 2021 ) that will be held virtually from March 8 12.
  • Applied Rigaku Technologies engineers, manufactures and distributes products for non-destructive analytical chemistry applications, including atomic spectroscopy and quantitative and rapid qualitative elemental analysis.
  • For more details, contact Robert Bartek, President of Applied Rigaku Technologies, at (+1) 512-225-1796 or [email protected] .
  • Visit Applied Rigaku Technologies at Pittcon 2021, Expo Hall 14

Benchmark Drills New Discovery Yielding 101 Metres of 0.82 g/t Gold Equivalent, Including 2 Metres of 14.52 g/t Gold Equivalent

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Drill targeting at the Marmot zone was initiated following systematic geological work that indicates a highly prospective region measuring 2 by 3 kilometres.

Key Points: 
  • Drill targeting at the Marmot zone was initiated following systematic geological work that indicates a highly prospective region measuring 2 by 3 kilometres.
  • The Target has not been evaluated for reasonable prospects for future economic extraction as metallurgical work and drilling are planned and ongoing.
  • Gold was assayed using a fire assay with atomic emission spectrometry and gravimetric finish when required (+10 g/t Au).
  • Benchmark is managed by proven resource sector professionals, who have a track record of advancing exploration projects from grassroots scenarios through to production.

Rigaku Analytical Devices to participate in Virtual ASNT Annual Conference

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Monday, November 9, 2020

WILMINGTON, Mass., Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Rigaku Analytical Devices ( RAD ), the market leader in handheld laser-based technology will showcase its handheld KT 100 Series of metal alloy analyzers at the virtual American Society for Nondestructive Testing ( ASNT ) 2020 Annual Conference being held November 9 - 12, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • WILMINGTON, Mass., Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Rigaku Analytical Devices ( RAD ), the market leader in handheld laser-based technology will showcase its handheld KT 100 Series of metal alloy analyzers at the virtual American Society for Nondestructive Testing ( ASNT ) 2020 Annual Conference being held November 9 - 12, 2020.
  • The virtual ASNT Annual Conference provides an online connection to the NDT community around the globe.
  • The Rigaku KT-100 Series of handheld laser induced breakdown spectroscopy ( LIBS ) metal analyzers provide on-the-spot identification of a variety of alloy grades.
  • To register for the virtual ASNT Annual Conference, please visit https://www.asnt.org/MajorSiteSections/Events/Upcoming_Events/Annual_202...
    For a product demonstration, or to find out more about the capabilities of the Rigaku KT Series of handheld LIBS analyzers, visit http://www.rigaku.com/KT
    Rigaku Analytical Devices is a pioneer in handheld 1064nm Raman and LIBS-based technology for material analysis.