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General Plasma Selected for NASA Lunar Project

Ngoc Can — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:31:10 +0000

Tucson, Arizona – March 8, 2010 – Creating synthetic extraterrestrial dust is no easy task and requires significant technological innovation. To help in doing so, NASA contractor Honeybee Robotics of New York has asked General Plasma, Inc (GPI) of Tucson, AZ to design an Annular Plasma Source capable of treating dust in a vacuum environment that simulates the conditions the material would be exposed to in extraterrestrial environment. The plasma source will clean organic compounds from the surface of the dust particles and mimic the solar wind. The plasma applied to the dust will also create surface defects on the dust particles similar to those found on the moon.

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General Plasma Wins Innovator of the Year Award

Ngoc Can — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:39:15 +0000

Tucson, Arizona – December 3, 2009 – General Plasma Inc. (GPI), a provider of thin film coating equipment for solar, architectural glass, and other industries, was named the Small Company Innovator of the Year at the Arizona Governor’s Celebration of Innovation (GCOI), an annual awards gala honoring Arizona’s technology leaders.

General Plasma received the award for significant
business success and technical innovation.

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GPI Featured in SITE Selection

Ngoc Can — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:07:57 +0000

Tucson, Arizona – November 11, 2009 – General Plasma is featured as one of the successful and growing companies that help shape the future of the solar industry in SITE Selection.

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General Plasma Named as Finalist in Arizona Technology Council’s 2009 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards

Ngoc Can — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:32:54 +0000

Tucson, Arizona – August 31, 2009 – General Plasma Inc. today announced it has been named a finalist in the Arizona Technology Council’s 2009 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation (GCOI) awards. Click here for GCOI complete press release.

General Plasma Appoints Vacuum Solutions Group as Eastern United States Sales Representative

Ngoc Can — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:07:21 +0000

Tucson, Arizona – July 15, 2009 – General Plasma Inc. (GPI), an innovation leader in vacuum thin film coating, strengthens its presence in the United States by appointing Vacuum Solutions Group as its Eastern United States sales and support representative. Vacuum Solutions Group is a technical sales representative firm for manufacturers of vacuum components, equipment, and systems.

Vacuum Solutions Group will represent GPI’s whole Advanced Sources product portfolio, which consists of:

Rotary Magnetron Sputter Cathode – High performance industrial design
Moving Magnet Planar Magnetron – 60% target utilization guaranteed
Pointed Pole Anode Layer Ion Source – High dynamic etch rate
Classic Ion Source – Reliable, field-proven design

GPI’s product line is being represented in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia exclusively by Vacuum Solutions Group beginning July of 2009.

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General Plasma Appoints JUST VACUUM as European Sales Representative

Ngoc Can — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:09:47 +0000

General Plasma Inc. (GPI), an innovation leader in vacuum thin film coating, today announced that it has recently appointed JUST VACUUM as the company’s European Advanced Sources sales representative. JUST VACUUM brings 16 years of vacuum engineering to the GPI team as the company expands its footprint in the European market.

GPI’s product line has been distributed in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein exclusively by JUST VACUUM since May of 2009. JUST VACUUM represents the full product range including Moving Magnet Planar Magnetrons, Rotary Magnetrons and Linear Ion Sources. Detailed information can be found on the internet at www.justvacuum.com.

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