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ASDWire distribution date : Thu, 31 May 2007 09:03:00 GMT +0100 |
Integran Receives Support from Canadian Government for the Development of Nanotechnology-Enabled Composite Tooling |
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TORONTO, ON, May 29, 2007 --[ASDWire]-- Integran Technologies Inc., announced today that in addition to their own investment, the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) will support the company’s efforts to accelerate the development and industrial implementation of nanotechnology-enabled tooling material (NanoVar™) for the carbon fibre composite (CFC) industry. The NRC-IRAP support will be focused on scale-up of Integran’s patent-protected NanoVar™ technology platform to enable the production of tooling for large carbon fibre composite components such as those required for aerospace applications. “The successful scale-up of the NanoVar™ process technology will enable composite manufacturing companies to take full advantage of lightweight, low thermal mass composite tooling in a volume manufacturing environment, and significantly reduce the cost, and production lead-times for carbon fibre composite part production” said Rich Emrich, Program Manager at Integran Technologies. “We are very pleased to again be working with NRC-IRAP in this exciting advanced materials development program” said Dr. Gino Palumbo, President & CEO of Integran. “NRC-IRAP support has been instrumental in our company’s emergence as a leading global nanotechnology provider” About NRC-IRAP NRC-IRAP is a federal government program that provides a range of both technical and business oriented advisory services along with potential financial support to growth-oriented Canadian small - and medium-sized enterprises. About Integran Integran Technologies Inc. is a world leader in advanced metallurgical nano-technologies, providing a broad international base of customers with advanced process and product design solutions through R&D, material sales, contract manufacturing and technology licensing. Integran’s affiliated companies include: Morph Technologies (Toronto, Canada) which is focused on advanced materials solutions for the automotive sector; Powermetal Technologies (Carlsbad, CA) which develops and manufactures products for the sports equipment and consumer product sectors; and Integran Defense Systems (Pittsburgh, PA) which develops leading-edge technologies for defense and homeland security. www.integran.com. |
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For further information please contact: Rich Emrich Integran Technologies Inc. Tel 416-675-6266 Fax 416-675-1666 crm@integran.com |
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