Midsummer AB of Jarfalla, Sweden, a supplier of production lines for manufacturing flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar cells, has halved the thickness of its CIGS layer, to 800nm (less than ...
Tags: CIGS Layer Thickness, Electrical
CHEP’s Gillman service centre in South Australia introduced triple-tine forklift trucks in January 2014. Load times have reduced by an average of 10.5 minutes compared to loading with a double-tine forklift, according to regional ...
Truck drivers can look forward to reduced wait times at CHEP service centres as the company rolls out triple-tine forklift trucks to its metro operations nationally in 2015. The Gillman Service Centre in South Australia introduced the ...
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) chief executive Sal Petroccitto and the recently elected president of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) Mayor Troy Pickard have committed to supporting local governments in their role ...
Tags: road network, Service
VoiceID has teamed up with Staff Australia to provide pre-employment training for prospective warehouse employees on Honeywell’s Vocollect voice technology. This will speed up their productivity and efficiency once they get on the ...
Tags: Voice Technology, Service
Winners of the longest running national awards program in the supply chain, logistics and transport industry have been announced. The Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards, run by the SCLAA, have been serving the industry for over ...
Recently, Mr. Zhongyu Shi was driving a brand new Volvo Trucks FM460, one of the vehicles in the Anhui Liu An Logistics fleet, down the Outer Ring of Qipu Road in Shanghai at nearly 100 km/hour, with a total weight of 55 tons of the truck ...
Tags: Safe Transportation, Trucks Dynamic Steering System, Transportation
UK-based supplier and contract slitter of flexible packaging materials Lean Flexibles has installed a X6 slitting machine from Universal Converting Equipment. The machine has helped the company to minimise job set up times, produce ...
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Michelin has set up a new facility in the US for production of X TWEEL airless radial tire for commercial applications. Located in Piedmont, South Carolina, the 135,000ft2 facility will enable the company to boost output of X TWEEL SSL ...
Tags: Radial Tire, Auto Parts
NHVR chief executive officer Sal Petroccitto. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) Board has announced a revised leadership structure. NHVR chief executive Sal Petroccitto, speaking on behalf of the board, said the NHVR is ...
Renault Trucks has launched new range of vehicles in Africa and Middle East, as a part of its global expansion strategy. The new range of Renault trucks includes C, K and D ranges that are designed to adopt extreme weather conditions ...
Tags: Trucks, expansion strategy, Auto
Australia’s Pratt and Israeli statesman Peres team together for India’s next food and water revolution Australian billionaire paper, packaging and recycling magnate Anthony Pratt has partnered with former Israeli President ...
Auto repair shops can extend their shop management systems into the driveway and service bays with Mobile ManagerPro, a wireless program that works with any Android tablet and is fully integrated with Mitchell 1's Manager SE. VIN and ...
Tags: Mobile System, Mitchell 1, Auto
Pete Selleck, left, and Ralph Dimenna hosted the grand opening of the Michelin Tweel plant in Piedmont, S.C., on Nov. 20. Michelin North America Inc. opened its $50 million Tweel Airless Radial Tire plant in Greenville, S.C., today. ...
Tags: Michelin Tweel plant, Auto
Rotary Lift says a protective coating and end cap prevent wheels from being scratched or dinged as they are placed on the hangar arm of the Wheel Wing car lift accessory. Rotary Lift has introduced Wheel Wing tire hangar, a car lift ...