Airmatic Inc

A Glimpse into the World of Materials Science

IntroductionAirmatic Inc. works from its base in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to

assist its wide range of manufacturing, construction, and mining customers with their industrial supply requisition needs. Airmatic Inc. is committed to providing products to help in the handling of bulk solids of multiple types, and the cleaning and maintenance of a variety of tools and production systems. With more than 70 years of experience in its field, the company operates three divisions engaged in bulk solids handling, portable power tools, and installation and repair services.

The company and others in its industry rely heavily on staff knowledge of the principles and applications of materials science. Simply put, materials science is a branch of applied science that deals with the properties and industrial uses of a variety of solid materials involved in manufacturing and construction.

Materials Science These materials typically include metals, ceramics, polymers, minerals,

and composites.

Materials science determines how a material’s structure and composition affect its properties and engineering capabilities. These properties and capabilities can be electrical, optical, magnetic, or mechanical in nature.

The interdisciplinary field of materials science developed out of a conjunction of the sciences of chemistry, solid-state physics, and metallurgical studies. Materials science fuels the growth of industries involved with construction of aviation and space vehicles, semiconductors, energy production, plastics, and more.

Because researchers theoretically have the ability to combine the hundreds of thousands of existing materials into multiple combinations, the number of new properties and uses available is theoretically almost limitless as well.