Author Archives: atargroup

2012 IMTS – A Harder Better Cheaper Alternative to Teflon is on the Way

At the 2012 International Machine Tools Show in Chicago, we discovered a highly lubricious material that is providing tool makers an added wear advantage that can extend tool life by as much as 40%.  A Boron based ceramic material with extreme material properties; such as hardness that makes it the third hardest material compared to industrial diamonds; Lubricity […]

Point to Point Transactions Security – New Forensics Opportunities

More than 300 million payment card records were breached in 2011  alone  and a large percentage of those stolen records were used fraudulently. In  fact, the underground economy is teeming with stolen payment card data. Some controls are in place to help card payment processors prevent credit card fraud through increased controls around data and […]