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Ford Motor Co.'s 2013 Escape Model Has Lighter, Slimmer Seats

Nov 17, 2011

Ford Motor Co.’s 2013 Escape model has lighter, slimmer seats – but the company notes that “longer commutes cause American drivers to spend more time in their vehicles and have more back pain,” so that comfortable ...

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Confusion and a Lack of Awareness Is The Rule, Rather Than The Exception

Nov 16, 2011

If you're unfamiliar with the title of this article, or this important subject matter, don't feel bad – you're not alone. Confusion and a lack of awareness is the rule, rather than the exception, when it comes to the federal ...

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Nualight won overall Judges Award at the 2011 Cleantech Connect Awards

Nov 16, 2011

LED-lighting company Nualight, which is a venture capital-backed firm that specialises in the lighting of food retail displays, has won the overall Judges Award at the 2011 Cleantech Connect Awards in London. Some of the hottest and ...

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Business Partners Expect Northern Michigan to Factor Into Wood Pellet Venture

Nov 16, 2011

BOYNE CITY -- From sourcing of raw materials to production to sales, three business partners in Kirtland Products expect Northern Michigan to factor significantly into their new wood pellet manufacturing venture. Kirtland hopes to have ...

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Federal Legislation Will Eliminate Most Traditional Incandescent Lighting by 2014

Nov 16, 2011

The first step in getting people to change the way they consume energy is making them aware that change is afoot. When it comes to lighting technologies, in particular, it seems that consumer awareness is growing. For the first time, a ...

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Consumer Awareness Is Growing

Nov 16, 2011

The first step in getting people to change the way they consume energy is making them aware that change is afoot. When it comes to lighting technologies, in particular, it seems that consumer awareness is growing. For the first time, a ...

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Cree Has Just Broken Ground on a $24.5 Million Expansion of Ruud's Racine

Nov 16, 2011

Following its acquisition of Ruud Lighting and the BetaLED SSL product portfolio, Cree has just broken ground on a $24.5 million expansion of Ruud's Racine, WI manufacturing facility. Cree acquired Ruud Lighting back in August and has now ...

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Taiwan Has Begun a Three-Year Project to Replace 53,000 Street Lights with LEDs

Nov 16, 2011

Taiwan has begun a three-year project to replace 53,000 street lights with LEDs, while a report from a strategy meeting urges greater investment to help Taiwan’s LED manufacturers. According to an article published in Taiwan Today, ...

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Taiwan Has Begun a Three-Year Project to Replace 53,000 Street Lights with LEDs

Nov 16, 2011

Taiwan has begun a three-year project to replace 53,000 street lights with LEDs, while a report from a strategy meeting urges greater investment to help Taiwan’s LED manufacturers. According to an article published in Taiwan ...

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JTEKT Is Pleased to Announce That We Established a New Production Plant in Indonesia

Nov 16, 2011

JTEKT CORPORATION (JTEKT; Nagoya, Japan; President: Shoji Ikawa) is pleased to announce that we established a new production plant in Indonesia, and we will start the local production of bearings from coming December 2011. Since October ...

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Revolvo Offers to Manufacture Large-Diameter Replacement Bearings to Very Short Deadlines

Nov 16, 2011

To help reduce lead times for wind-turbine refurbishments, Revolvo offers to manufacture large-diameter replacement bearings to very short deadlines. The company claims it is important that refurbishments are completed in as narrow a time ...

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Total Revenues of Taiwan-Based Publicly Traded LED Firms 2011 Reached NT$7.69 Billion

Nov 16, 2011

Total revenues of Taiwan-based publicly traded LED firms in October 2011 reached NT$7.69 billion (US$255 million), a 3.47% decrease on month and 10.2% decrease on year. The revenue decrease was most apparent for upstream LED chipmakers. ...

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Alpha Xtal and Substrate Maker Tera Xtal Will Merge on December 10

Nov 16, 2011

LED sapphire ingot maker Alpha Xtal and substrate maker Tera Xtal will merge on December 10. According to Alpha Xtal, revenues for November and December are likely to be flat compared to October. The firm believes demand will return in ...

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Queensland Timber Industry Has Warned It Is at Risk of Decimation

Nov 16, 2011

WITH the forced closure of another sawmill at Tambo last week, the Queensland timber industry has warned it is at risk of "decimation" unless urgent action is taken to fill critical labour shortages. Sawmill operator NK Collins Industries ...

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NPE 2012 Can Avoid a Repeat of The Last Show in 2009

Nov 16, 2011

The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. believes that NPE 2012 can avoid a repeat of the last show in 2009, when several big Japanese machinery firms threatened to pull out of the event during the worst of the global financial crisis, my ...

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