Corning Receives Corporate Technical Achievement Award from American Ceramic Society
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Company recognized for development of advanced filter technology
used to remove particulate matter from vehicle exhaust systems
CORNING, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today the company has
been awarded the Corporate Technical Achievement Award by the American
Ceramic Society. Corning was honored for developing the DuraTrap(R) AT
filter which is used in advanced mobile emission control systems to
significantly reduce particulate matter from the exhaust of diesel
vehicles. This award recognizes outstanding, commercialized
technologies that improve our society.
Introduced in 2005, Corning DuraTrap(R) AT filters are made of a
unique aluminum titanate material that delivers enhanced durability,
high filtration efficiency and excellent pressure drop within exhaust
aftertreatment systems. DuraTrap(R) AT filters are being used globally
to help customers, including Volkswagen AG and Hyundai-Kia Motors,
meet increasingly stringent particulate emissions regulations. They
are designed for use in light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
"The design and development of the Corning DuraTrap(R) AT filter
leverages Corning's unique ability to innovate a product that not only
helps our customers meet their technical requirements but also
improves air quality," said Thomas Hinman, senior vice president of
Corning Environmental Technologies. "We are honored to receive this
award and we are proud of the Corning employees who worked diligently
to bring this innovative product to market."
This is the sixth time that Corning has been honored with this
award. It will be presented at the American Ceramic Society's 110th
annual meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa. on October 6, 2008. For more
information on the ceremony, visit www.ceramics.org.
Corning diesel particulate filters are used in emission control
systems to remove particulate matter (soot) from vehicle exhaust.
These wall-flow filters collect soot particles using a cellular
ceramic structure with alternating channels open at the inlet and
plugged on the outlet of the filter. Periodically the filter is
regenerated (heated) to consume the soot and clean the filter.
Corning is a leading supplier of advanced cellular ceramic
substrates and diesel particulate filters for all of the world's major
manufacturers of gasoline and diesel engines and vehicles. The company
invented an economical, high-performance, cellular ceramic substrate
in the early 1970s that is now the standard for catalytic converters
worldwide. In 1978, Corning developed the cellular ceramic particulate
filter to remove soot from diesel emissions. Corning continues to
leverage its expertise in materials, processes and manufacturing to
develop advanced ceramic substrates and diesel particulate filters
that help meet demanding mobile emissions requirements.
About the American Ceramic Society
AcerS is a non-profit, independent membership organization for the
ceramics community that represents more than 6,000 scientists,
engineers, researchers, manufacturers, plant personnel, educators,
students, marketing and sales professionals from more than 60
countries.
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in
specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of
materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates
and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for
consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and
life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD
televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and
filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable,
hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical
biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty
glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor,
aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.
Corning Media Relations:
Pamela W. Porter, 607-974-9980
porterpw@corning.com
or
Lisa A. Burns, 607-974-4897
burnsla@corning.com
or
Corning Investor Relations:
Kenneth C. Sofio, 607-974-7705
sofiokc@corning.com
or
American Ceramic Society:
Peter E. Wray, 614-794-5853
pwray@ceramics.org
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