Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group L.P. has completed its acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings for $4.9 billion and announced that the company is being renamed Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta Coating Systems is a ...
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In China, the non-standard special material equipment industry is an emerging industry derived from the fast development of new material industry and advanced equipment manufacturing, particularly encouraged by the government. In recent ...
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January 30, 2013 “….. and its all tied together by software.” That was the phrase I heard at nearly every press conference I attended last week at ProMat. It reflects a significant shift in our industry. Equipment is ...
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International certification body TUV USA has granted ISO 13485:2003 certification to GCX, which provides medical instrument and IT mounting solutions. GCX's commercial products, which are used in virtually all health care settings, ...
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Revenue at Microsoft's Windows division was up 11% in the fourth quarter of 2012, bucking the long-running trend where the company's OS sales have mirrored PC sales. But the unexpected results, which made Windows the company's top ...
Microsoft has identified 13 PC resellers based in Shanghai that it claims have been distributing counterfeit versions of its Windows OS, and the company could take legal action against them if a settlement isn't reached. Microsoft made ...
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Current Situation of Glass Machinery Industry The glass equipment industry has a high dependence on the international market. And nowadays, building safety regulations in many countries have mandatory use of architectural glass, the ...
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NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of both indium phosphide (InP) and silica-on-silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, ...
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To identify solutions to the recent issues surrounding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and full-wrap labels in the recycle stream, Eastman Chemical Co. has organized a full-wrap label consortium. The group, which includes members ...
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Optoelectronic chip and module maker JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has appointed Rex Jackson as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Susan Spradley as senior vice president with responsibility for the development and ...
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Rosemont, Ill.-based Wynnchurch Capital Ltd. has announced a growth equity investment in Foss Manufacturing Co. LLC, a Hampton, N.H.-based manufacturer of specialty fibers and needlepunch nonwoven fabrics. Foss Manufacturing has ...
Shortages of touch-enabled Windows notebooks led to a steeper-than-expected decline in PC sales last quarter, an analyst said. According to IDC, global PC shipments in 2012's fourth quarter fell 6.4% compared to the same period in 2011, a ...
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The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reported that its November 2012 Booked Orders increased 40.1% when compared to November 2011 orders. November 2012 booked orders when compared to October 2012 booked orders were down ...
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The CC-Link Partner Assoc.(CLPA)will host a free seminar about CC-Link IE,the first gigabit speed Industrial Ethernet network for automation control,at the Dayton Marriot,1414 S.Patterson Boulevard,on February 13 from 9 a.m.until noon. ...
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MEMS Industry Group (MIG), a global industry organization with more than 150 member‐companies and partners, today announced a micro‐electromechanical systems (MEMS) conference track at the 2013 International CES. Featuring a ...