Company Recognized for Development of Advanced Filter Technology Used to Remove Particulate Matter (soot) from Vehicle Exhaust Systems
CORNING, N.Y., Aug. 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced on July 30, 2008 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.
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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 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 their website at http://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 (http://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.
