ASTM International announced today that it has been accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). With 1,400 members in Canada and 180 ASTM standards referenced in Canadian federal legislation, SCC accreditation further strengthens ...
The Netherlands - ISE 2013 saw record numbers of exhibitors and visitors. The show's final total of 44,151 registered attendees represents an 8% increase on 2012's world record of 40,869. Just under 900 exhibitors - also a record for ISE - ...
Analog Devices has expanded its EngineerZone online technical support community to support its full line of signal processing devices. The chip supplier has set-up the online community to help its customers to engage online with ADI ...
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UK - MTV has been busy recording the sixth series of Brand New, a programme dedicated to upcoming talent tipped to break through in 2013. Previous discoveries include Lady GaGa, Justin Bieber and Ke$ha as well as UK talent including Tinie ...
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Retail-ready packaging (RRP) solutions provider Polymer Logistics has unveiled its new Rising Base Shippers range in a bid to reduce packaging, logistics and replenishment costs. The range, which serves as both the shipper and the sales ...
The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will publish the results of tests for horse meat DNA to be carried out on beef burgers sold at UK retailers. In mid-January, frozen beef burgers on sale at a number of retailers in the UK and ...
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Global packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) is all set to introduce the Aerosense aerosol sprayer at the PCD Congress and Aerosol & Dispensing Forum in Paris on 6-7 February 2013. According to the company, its Aerosense has a new locking ...
Apple on Friday released its own update for Java 6 for Mac users running OS X Snow Leopard, matching Oracle’s update for Java 7, which was patched the same day. Customers running OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion must update Java 7 ...
In a characteristic moment of humility, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently admitted that late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was “always cooler” than him. During an interview on US political comedy show The Colbert Report, ...
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Istanbul is the connection to the Middle East With its unique position connecting cultures and economies from East to West, Istanbul has rapidly grown into a trading hub that no business can afford to ignore. Further, the entire Turkish ...
French automaker Renault has unveiled the Scenic XMOD, revamped version of the Scenic crossover with added features. The crossover will be launched at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in France and will be manufactured at the ...
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Associated British Foods has added to its Allinson bakery line in the UK in addition to launching a GBP1m (US$1.6m) marketing campaign, which includes the first TV ad for the brand for a decade. The new line, launched yesterday (4 ...
Hydrogen powered vehicles are expected to reach half million units in the UK by 2030, according to a Government-industry study by the UKH2Mobility project. The report calculates the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) ...
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Heavy-duty transit bus manufacturer, New Flyer Industries has secured a contract from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to repair its 1,029 buses in the US. Under the mid-life overhaul program that is expected to start by first quarter ...
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Swedish manufacturer of commercial vehicles Scania has obtained an order to supply 709 buses to Mostransavto, the public transport operator in Moscow, Russia in collaboration with the GAZ Group. Under the collaboration the company will ...
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