In 2012, although the growth rate of global demand for industrial robots has slowed down, the sales volume of robots worldwide set the record the second highest just after that in 2011 and arrived at 159,000 units. In particular, ...
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Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production PCL, the country's flagship petroleum explorer, might invest in North American shale-gas and Myanmar deep-water projects as part of its plan to nearly double its output by 2020. PTTEP, which made ...
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United Natural Foods (UNFI) has agreed to acquire Trudeau Foods from Trudeau Holdings, a portfolio company of Arbor Investments II, for an undisclosed amount. Minnesota-based Trudeau Foods is a distributor of natural, organic and ...
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Centric Software, Inc., has emerged as the overall product lifecycle management (PLM) market leader for fashion in 2012-2013 in the WhichPLM Annual Review. WhichPLM is an independent digital magazine dedicated to product development for ...
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Taiwan-based IC design houses including Macroblock, Nuvoton Technology, On-Bright Electronics, Pixart Imaging and Weltrend Semiconductor all expect to post sequential growth in September revenues, buoyed by a pull-in of orders coming from ...
Tags: Electronics, Semiconductor, LED bulbs
Jesta I.S., a leading apparel software company, announced the promotion of Arvind Gupta, to Chief Operating Officer. With over 15 years of retail fashion industry experience, Arvind has held a number of leadership positions at Jesta I.S., ...
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European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, has announced the need for new measures in ICT education across Europe, in the hope that better education will enable young people to fill more jobs in the industry. In a speech at ...
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In order to improve the boiler thermal efficiency and saves the material cost, large power station boiler water wall tube adopts light tube and flat steel compound. The dimensions of the boiler component proportional to the capacity. A ...
China adjusted its subsidy program for new-energy vehicles on Tuesday, with the scope and depth of the policy narrowing. The move is in line with earlier remarks made by a senior official indicating that the country would shift the ...
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Tradition Sourcing, provider of premium private label golf apparel and accessories to some of the most recognized golf courses and PGA Tour events in the United States, announced the release of its 2014 line, offering a complete collection ...
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BEIJING-Signs of more appetite in China for steel and other materials and equipment used in construction add to evidence of an economic rebound, but one driven by a return to ramped-up spending on infrastructure and heavy industry the ...
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Hughes acquired The Atrium showroom building at 430 S. Main St. in late July and plans to update the exterior and landscaping. Hughes Furniture is showing classic frames with updated fabrics as part of the company's introductions at the ...
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Analysts at TechNavio forecast the Global Flat Glass market to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.34 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing demand from the ...
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The average profitability of the global automotive supplier industry remains stable at an astonishingly high level: 6.5% EBIT margin for 2012 and for 2013. The most profitable sectors for suppliers are chassis, powertrain and tires, whereas ...
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OEMs have been successful in developing technology for e-mobility worldwide, with vehicles now ready for series production. The price of an electric car is thus falling sharply, as the e-mobility index for Q3 2013 from Roland Berger ...
Tags: e-mobility, Auto, Transportation