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Archive for October, 2018

Nanocomp Technologies Joins NASA in a Space Technology Partnership

Monday, October 29th, 2018

Officials from NASA were in New Hampshire today to meet with a team from Nanocamp Technologies in Merrimack, for a look at the technology that could bring down the cost of spaceflight and exploration.

Nanocomp, a Huntsman company, manufactures Miralon, a high strength, carbon based material. NASA awarded Nanocomp Technologies a contract to continue developing its pioneering high strength carbon nanotube (CNT), seeking to double the strength properties of carbon fiber composites in use today.

Miralon is composed of interconnected, long-form nanotube bundles, produced in sheets, yarn, tape, and dispersed products.

Today’s event included a tour of the company’s Merrimack facility and demonstrations of yarn production; how Miralon can be used as a heat shield for space, aircraft and automotive applications; the furnaces that produce the sheet and yarn product, and more earthly uses of Miralon for heated outdoor furniture and fixtures.

 

 

New Hampshire’s Manufacturing Month Celebrates Key Sector, Economic Driver

Thursday, October 18th, 2018

Manufacturing Month kicked off at NextPhase Medical Devices in Rochester.

New Hampshire’s celebration of  Manufacturing Month continues through October. Since manufacturing employs nearly 70,000 people in all corners of the state, accounts for over 12 percent of our gross state product, and is a key driver of our economy, it is appropriate to cheer our manufacturers and the very cool things they make here.


Tune into this month’s New Hampshire Business Matters for a look at manufacturing in the Granite State.


Ken Cail, WTPL-FM host, left; Zenaugi Brahim, NH MEP; Will Arvelo, Business and Economic Affairs

Manufacturing Month kicked off at Next Phase Medical Devices in Rochester and will conclude Nov. 2 with the 16th annual Governor’s Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit (register here). Through the month, dozens of manufacturers are opening their doors to high school students, to show them what’s inside, what’s being made, what it is used for and the technology it takes to make the products.

On this month’s New Hampshire Business Matters radio show, our director, Will Arvelo, and guest Zenaugi Brahim, president of the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership, talked about all things manufacturing in the state – where the sector is, where it’s going and nurturing the pipeline of workers needed by manufacturers to continue growing and being competitive.

 

New Hampshire Businesses Earn Employment Leadership Awards for Excellence in Disability Employment and Practices

Friday, October 12th, 2018

Director Will Arvelo had the honor this week of presenting the 2018 Employment Leadership Awards in Concord.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Employment Leadership Awards recognize employers statewide who reach out with opportunity and encouragement to assist people with disabilities in finding a job. October is also National Disability Awareness Month.

“The Employment Leadership Awards highlight the successful experiences employers throughout New Hampshire have when they hire staff with disabilities,” Arvelo said. “Thanks to them, hundreds of employers are giving hundreds of people the opportunity to be a part of their success and they are examples we hope will inspire other business owners.”

This year’s businesses earning the 2018 Employment Leadership Award include:

New Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation provides free services to businesses interested in diverifying their workplaces, including training.