Think you know everything there is to know about how materials handling makes the supply chain work? Not so, according to the folks conducting the 90-plus free educational sessions located in the ProMat 2013 Knowledge Center. The sessions ...
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Despite widespread calls for more spectrum to carry mobile data, there is a wide range of technologies already being used or explored that could help to speed up networks or put off the day when more frequencies need to be cleared. ...
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One month does not make a trend, but IT employment dipped last month after a long stretch of gains. Analysts can only speculate as to the reasons for the decline. It may be an indication of market volatility, a short pause in hiring, or ...
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Computerworld-WASHINGTON-If Congress doesn't avert the fiscal impasse,automatic budget cuts could reduce federal IT spending by$66 billion in the fiscal year that began Oct.1,according to an analysis by the industry group CompTIA. As it ...
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission says it will act by the end of the year on a White House-appointed panel's recommendation to have federal agencies share 100MHz of spectrum with commercial users. The FCC will take steps this ...
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China's Panjin Ethylene Industry Corp. raised its butadiene offers by Yuan 300($48)/mt, or about 3%, to Yuan 11,310/mt ex-tank, effective Monday, local end-users said. This is PEIC's first price hike after slashing prices on five ...
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Many of us have known that currently China is the largest furniture exporting country. For example in last 2009 the export of China furniture reached to almost 26 billion USD. No wonder that around 30% furniture of the world is manufactured ...
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IT employment is on the rise as data shows high demand for specific IT occupations and an increase in hires over the past month. TechServe Alliance, an industry group, reported a gain of 5,100 IT jobs in August over the previous month, ...
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Reuters reported that spot iron ore touched 6 week lows as demand from top buyer China declined in tandem with falling steel prices, putting the raw material on course for its first monthly loss in 3. For November, iron ore is down 2% ...
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Baw Baw Shire Council has revealed plans to test new street lighting based on light-emitting diode (LED) technology as an alternative to existing mercury vapour street lamps that present a toxic waste disposal challenge at the end of their ...
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Australian manufacturing activity contracted for the ninth straight month in November due mainly to an ongoing decline in new orders and production. The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
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Unions and business groups have supported recommendations contained in the recent anti-dumping review conducted by former Victorian premier John Brumby. The review calls on the federal government to devote more resources to combating ...
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EOS imaging, a manufacturer of imaging systems, has named Michael Dormer as chairman of the board of directors. Prior to joining this company, Dormer served at Johnson & Johnson as chairman of the medical devices and diagnostics division. ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — A bike is a bike is a bike, and a motorbike is something else. But where to draw the line between an electric bike and a motorbike is a thornier question. The European Parliament on Tuesday voted that ...
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Taipei, Oct. 29, 2012 (CENS)--Chimei-Innolux Corp., under Hon Hai Group, is reportedly in talks with China Electronics Panda Crystal Technology (CEC Xtall) and Hisense Group of mainland China for cooperation in the forms of investment or ...
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