PPG has completed its new $10m coatings center of excellence at its existing complex in Tianjin, China. The new facility will serve regional customers in the automotive plastics and decorative accessories industry. The new coatings ...
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Karen Kilpatrick will focus on boosting JazWings' innovation in the toy and entertainment space. Jazwares has revealed that it is bolstering is marketing team with the appointment of Karen Kilpatrick as VP of marketing for JazWings. The ...
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Adidas announced that its global football (soccer) business is expected to reach new record sales of €2.5 billion in 2016, representing a 13.6 percent gain over €2.2 billion in 2015. Adidas noted that one year after relaunching ...
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Gardening product production makes up a significant part of Taiwan's hardware industry.Garden tools along with related accessories, which totally generate export revenue of around US$95 million on average every year, are a major contributor ...
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ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung — or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research — Baden-Württemberg) in Stuttgart, Germany has set a world record for thin-film photovoltaic cell energy ...
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Integrated passive device maker OnChip Devices Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA says that its wafer fabrication facility is offering backside metallization (BSM) of thin films for applications such as military, medical, and instrumentation. ...
Tags: Sputtering, HB-LEDs, GaN-on-Si, Wafer bonding
The Bluetooth SIG has officially unveiled the next big update to the Bluetooth connection standard, Bluetooth 5. We knew that this Bluetooth 5 announcement was coming last week, when Bluetooth SIG CEO Mark Powell tipped us all off. The ...
Volkswagen has adopted a new strategy to become a lead in sustainable mobility by bringing out more than 30 new e-vehicles by 2025. In order to achieve these goals, the Board of Management - with the approval of the Supervisory Board - ...
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German luxury vehicles maker Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) has broken on a new plant in Mexico. Guests attending the official ceremony in San Luis Potosí included Rogelio Garza Garza, Undersecretary of Industry and Commerce at the ...
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Samsung is nearly ready to kick off production for its next flagship phablet – the Galaxy Note 6 (or Note 7?) – according to a new report. The new Galaxy Note will enter mass-production in July, with plans for an initial run ...
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Over 40,000 industry professionals and visitors from 177 different countries of the world were present at COMPUTEX 2016 during its five-day run(photo courtesy of TAITRA).Retaining its global reputation as a great marketplace of tech ...
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HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes, Champion, Gear for Sport and a number of intimate apparel brands, said that as part of leadership succession plan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Noll will be narrowing his role to ...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has introduced a new dual-color red and IR emitting diode designed to save space in wearable devices and medical patient monitoring systems. Offered in a compact 2mm x 2mm x 0.87mm package, ...
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The Group´s current chief executive John Walden is to step down following the £1.4bn deal. Sainsbury’s chief financial officer, John Rogers has been lined up to lead the Argos owner Home Retail Group once the takeover ...
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PAC Machinery will be exhibiting their Magnum Horizontal Fulfillment Auto Bagger with optional TwinPrintTM Mod 6 label applicator at IRCE 2016 in Chicago. The printer option developed by Fox IV Technologies can print and apply a label ...
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