Posted: April 28, 2009

(Nanowerk News) First Nano, a division of CVD Equipment Corporation, and channel partner Airgas, will be participating in the 2009 NSTI Nanotech Expo to be held in Houston, TX from May 5-6 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. NSTI Nanotech 2009 is the world’s largest and most anticipated annual nanotechnology event. Now in its 12th year, they’re expecting more than 5,000 attendees and 250 exhibitors from academia, government, startups and Fortune 1000 companies---uniting innovators to bring nanotechnology from the laboratories to the marketplace.

During the Expo, Airgas will be showcasing the CiphercoN 1500™, a fully automated haz-gas cabinet. Providing the industry’s safest and most reliable Ultra High Purity equipment, the CiphercoN™ 1500 represents just one of the many gas and chemical delivery systems Airgas offers. A basic training session and Q&A on the CiphercoN™ 1500 haz-gas cabinet will take place on May 5th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. on the show floor. “Our representatives are looking forward to the equipment training…a live, hands-on experience.” stated Kent Grass, Sales Leader - Gas Sales Group for Airgas Mid- South, Inc.

Additionally, First Nano will be displaying nanotechnology solutions including deposition equipment, support equipment and processes for a variety of nanomaterial synthesis including SWNT, MWNT, Graphene, Boron Nitride Nanotube, Si Nanowire, ZnO and GaN Nanowire.