What are your thoughts on the strong merger and acquisition activity in the past few months? I’d love to hear from you! Please contact me at suttons@bnpmedia.com or (248) 786-1704.

The Alliance for the Development of Additive Processing Technologies (ADAPT), an industry-academia consortium that advances data informatics and advanced characterization technologies to optimize additive manufacturing, recently announced that it had welcomed new member Lithoz America.

According to a recent report, the proppant industry supplied 230 billion lbs (115 million tons) of sand, ceramic and resin-coated proppants in 2018.

Setting the bar higher is the stimulus for so much that can be positive inside and outside of business. We push ourselves to our limits, and we exceed our customers’ expectations.

L&L Special Furnace Co., Inc. recently announced that it has shipped a floor-standing furnace to a worldwide leader of high-tech ceramics and associated components located in the Northeastern U.S.

Four companies in the Morimura Group—Noritake Co., Ltd.; TOTO Ltd.; NGK Insulators, Ltd.; and NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.—have reportedly jointly concluded a memorandum of understanding regarding the establishment of a joint venture (JV) focusing on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs).

How are mergers and acquisitions affecting the industry? Please contact me at suttons@bnpmedia.com or (248) 786-1704 to share your thoughts.