RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CVD Equipment Corporation (CVD) has been selected by CNT Technologies (CNT) to supply an EasyTube 3000 Carbon Nanotube System for use by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to further develop the commercialization of carbon nanotube fibers. Recent articles discussing the CNT and LANL relationship are available at http://www.lanl.gov/news/index.php?fuseaction=home.story&story_id=8855 and http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/48187.html. The ultra strong, lightweight carbon-nanotube fibers are stronger than steel and lighter in weight. Applications abound for the use of these fibers in aircraft, automobiles, defense and numerous other applications.
CVD started shipping the EasyTube & EasyWire 2000 and 3000 series early this year and it has been well received by research scientists at numerous Universities, Government and Industrial Research Laboratories throughout the world. The EasyTube system is used for the growth of single and multiwall aligned Carbon Nanotubes while the EasyWire system is used for the growth of Nanowires used in electronic applications.
Len Rosenbaum, CEO and President of CVD Equipment Corporation comments "We are very excited with the acceptance we have received by our customers for the EasyTube and EasyWire 2000 and 3000 series equipment. The systems are being used to develop and strengthen the processes needed for future production applications. These process developments should enable introduction in the first half of 2007 our EasyTube 12000 production Carbon Nanotube platform."
CVD Equipment Corporation , is a leading manufacturer of critical LPCVD, UHVCVD, HVPE, MOCVD, PECVD, LPE, VPE, ALD, Reel-to-Reel, Fluidized Bed and RTP products and services for the Semiconductor, Compound Semiconductor, Optoelectronic, Wireless Telecommunications, MEMS, Nanotechnology, Solar Power, Super Conductivity and industrial markets.
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