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June 2020 / 7 MRSA. The technique doesn't cur- rently promote killing viruses, including COVID-19, which are much smaller than bacteria. The texturing technique uses a laser to create nanoscale patterns on the metal's surface, producing a rugged texture with more sur- to kill bacteria and the metal has been used for centuries as an antimicrobial material. When the surface was exposed to the new texturing technique, it enhanced the copper's bacterial-killing prop- erties, making the surface able to immediately kill superbugs like prices have cut their forecasts for 2020 and beyond. ICIS, London, England, is a global petrochemicals market intel- ligence provider with specialties in chemicals, energy, and fertilizers. Explosion at steel manufacturer causes injuries to three workers In April, an explosion and re were reported at Af val Inc., a steel manufacturer that produces cored wires containing various pow- dered metals and other chemicals. Approximately a dozen workers were inside the facility, located in Plum Borough, PA, when a machine that was handling titanium and calcium caught re and exploded. At the time of the incident, workers were evacuated and three of the workers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening inhala- tion injuries. The company alerted Allegheny County Dispatch to report the incident and the chem- icals involved. The equipment involved did have a suppressor sys- tem that helped to prevent the re from spreading in the plant. Fire crews were able to contain the blaze in about 45 minutes, and the re's cause is still under investigation. In 2017, the company was agged for combustible dust dur- ing an OSHA inspection. Novel laser treatment technique creates improved antibacterial surfaces on copper Purdue University engineers in West Lafayette, IN, have created a laser treatment method that can potentially turn any metal sur- face into a rapid bacteria killer. The laser treatment gives a metal surface a different texture after a one-step laser-texturing technique. Copper surfaces have been shown Booth 1219 PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEMS • BULK BAG LOAD/UNLOAD SYSTEMS BAG DUMP STATIONS • FLEXIBLE SCREW & AERO-MECHANICAL CONVEYORS MULTI-INGREDIENT HANDLING • BATCH WEIGHING & SCALING SYSTEMS UL-LISTED & APPROVED CONTROLS • MOBILE VACUUM CONVEYING SYSTEMS FEEDER REFILL SYSTEMS • FOOD/PHARMA SANITARY VACUUM RECEIVERS MOBILE CONVEYING SYSTEMS • DIRECT-CHARGE BLENDER LOADING VACUUM RECEIVER FOR OEM APPLICATIONS • GEL CAP CONVEYORS TABLET PRESS LOADING SYSTEMS • INDUSTRIAL VACUUM CLEANERS 69 WILLIAM STREET • BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109 • (800) VAC-U-MAX • info@vac-u-max.com Better Way To Move Powders. Guaranteed. Let us solve your powder and granular bulk material handling needs, challenges and requirements for compliance. Call (800) VAC-U-MAX or fill out RFQ at www.vac-u-max.com. Proudly servicing process industries with over 65 years of application expertise in vacuum conveying over 10,000 various powders and granular bulk materials - since 1954. Powerful. Reliable. Unbeatable. Available in General Purpose or Sanitary Designs, with "Air-Tight Performance Guarantees TM ". ColumnLift TM Vacuum Conveying System with 18-inch footprint provides floor-level conveying to up-and-over process equipment. 4.4736x7.5_PBE_04-2020.indd 1 2/27/2020 2:49:07 PM