NOOR SCIENTIFIC & TRADE

July 2026 Newsletter

Scientific insights, company news, industry developments, celebrations and featured solutions from Noor Scientific & Trade.

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Top News:

Noor Scientific continues to expand its technical services across Africa

We are proud to announce the successful completion of two technical service visits to BioNTech Rwanda Ltd. in Kigali, Rwanda, reinforcing our commitment to delivering world-class laboratory solutions and technical expertise across the region.

During these visits, our specialized engineering team successfully installed two state-of-the-art laboratory autoclaves from our esteemed German partner, Systec GmbH, and conducted comprehensive Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) activities for a broad range of critical laboratory equipment. The scope included incubators, refrigerators, freezers, cold rooms, autoclaves, and biosafety cabinets.

Noor Scientific technical service visit to BioNTech Rwanda
Laboratory equipment installation and qualification activities in Rwanda
Noor Scientific engineering team during the Rwanda technical service visit

Every installation and qualification activity was performed in strict compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Documentation Practice (GDP) guidelines, ensuring the highest levels of quality, regulatory compliance, and operational reliability. As an authorized service provider, we are honored to support BioNTech Rwanda Ltd. in maintaining world-class pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory standards.

We extend our sincere appreciation to the exceptional team at BioNTech Rwanda Ltd. for their outstanding collaboration, professionalism, and warm hospitality throughout both visits. Their support and commitment were instrumental in the success of these projects and made our time in Kigali both productive and memorable. We value this partnership and look forward to strengthening our collaboration in the years ahead, continuing to support BioNTech Rwanda Ltd. with innovative technical solutions and expert services that contribute to the advancement of pharmaceutical excellence, quality, and compliance.

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Product of the Month

SITHERM® HOT-WORK TOOL STEEL

Manufactured by SIJ Metal Ravne
SITHERM 2344 hot-work tool steel bars and blocks by SIJ Metal Ravne
SITHERM Hot Work Tool Steels logo BY SIJ Metal Ravne
Premium hot-work tool steel

SITHERM 2344

1.2344 | X40CrMoV5-1 | AISI H13

Available in EFS and ESR qualities

Premium hot-work tool steel for demanding extrusion, die-casting, forging and hot-cutting applications.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

SITHERM 2344 is a premium hot work tool steel engineered for demanding applications requiring high tempering resistance, resistance to thermal fatigue, high hardness and toughness under hot-working conditions, and strong resistance to abrasion at elevated temperatures. The grade can also be polished and nitrided.

AVAILABLE QUALITY ROUTES

EFS — Extra Fine Structure

Extra-fine-structure quality for demanding general hot-work tooling applications.

ESR — Electroslag Remelted

Remelted quality for applications requiring enhanced steel cleanliness and highly demanding tooling performance.

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS

  • Aluminium extrusion: extrusion dies and load-bearing tooling components.
  • Pressure die casting: dies, inserts and cores for aluminium, magnesium and zinc.
  • Hot forging: forging dies, matrices, pins and forming tools.
  • Copper and steel extrusion: pistons, pins and related tooling components.
  • Hot cutting: punches, blades and other wear-resistant hot-work tools.
Egypt factory rooftops with solar energy systems for the July 2026 Monthly Forum
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Monthly Forum:

Egypt’s factory solar plan is changing industry

Egypt’s plan to install solar systems on factory rooftops is becoming more than a renewable energy initiative. It is now part of a wider industrial competitiveness strategy.

The Ministry of Industry has introduced the “Industry Sun” initiative to ceramics and sanitary ware manufacturers, with 25 companies attending a workshop focused on reducing energy consumption, lowering carbon emissions and improving production efficiency.

Ceramics and sanitary ware factories will prepare action plans to cut natural gas consumption by up to 25% and electricity use by 15%.

The wider initiative aims to install 1,000 megawatts of solar energy systems on the roofs of factories and industrial facilities during its first phase.

Scientific illustration representing sound waves travelling through water
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Scientific Fact:

Sound waves travel about 4 times faster through water than they do through air.

Sound waves travel about four times faster through water (roughly 1,500 meters per second) than through air (about 343 meters per second) because water molecules are packed much more closely together, allowing vibrational energy to transfer rapidly from one particle to the next. Tightly spaced molecules in water pass kinetic energy faster than widely spaced gas molecules in air.

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History of Science:

Thermometers

Historical thermometer instruments representing the evolution of thermometry

The thermometer was not invented all at once but evolved through key milestones starting with Galileo Galilei's thermoscope in the 1590s, Santorio's scaled device in 1612, and Daniel Fahrenheit's modern mercury thermometer in 1714. In 1742, Anders Celsius proposed the base 100-degree scale for measuring water freezing and boiling points.

The 20th century transformed thermometers from simple liquid-in-glass tools into advanced electronic and radiation-based devices, driven by three major milestones: platinum resistance standardization, the invention of the infrared pyrometer, and the shift toward digital electronics.

The most recent developments in thermometry include quantum atom-based sensors, smart connected health ecosystems, and advanced non-contact infrared instruments.

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Celebration:

World Embryologist Day - July 25, 2026

World Embryologist Day is a landmark date in the history of reproductive medicine. It is celebrated every year to honor the birth of the world's first IVF baby, and to thank embryologists for their hard work. This incredible achievement changed the future of fertility treatment forever, and at the heart of every such success since are embryologists.

It not only commemorates the significant scientific achievement but also recognizes the invaluable work of embryologists worldwide.

World Embryologist Day scientific celebration visual
Happy work anniversary celebration at Noor Scientific and Trade
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Work Anniversaries:

Celebrating Our Team

Many staff members are celebrating their work anniversaries at Noor Scientific & Trade LLC during July:

  • Ahmed Soltan is celebrating his 19th anniversary,
  • Sayed Khalid is celebrating his 11th anniversary,
  • Hesham Boraik is celebrating his 8th anniversary,
  • Mohamed Ghareeb is celebrating his 5th anniversary,

Congratulations for all. Wishing them all the success.