ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has won a prestigious 2012 Banksia Environmental Award in the Clean Technology – Harnessing Opportunities category. The award is in recognition of ABB’s new cost effective ...
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A paraxylene(PX)plant to be set up in a joint venture between JX Nippon Oil&Energy and SK Global Chemicals is expected to start operations in mid-2014. “The construction of the plant being set up in Ulsan–South Korea is likely ...
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IDG News Service-It's the one thing TV makers don't highlight when gushing over the colors,detail and sharpness of pictures on their new higher-than-high-def televisions:How consumers can get suitable content into their homes and then onto ...
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Versa Capital Management,LLC announced that it has acquired Eastern Mountain Sports,a 69-store outdoor retailer in 12 eastern states,effective immediately.Mark Walsh,a Versa Principal and Chairman of Bob's Stores,a northeastern apparel ...
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University of Virginia(U.Va)is partnering with global packaging provider,MeadWestvaco(MWV)to improve resealable product packaging. MWV is backing the development of a new material for its potential to transform packaging adhesives,which ...
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Good Health Products, a New Zealand-based food supplement company, has appointed Asia Supreme, a Thai direct-selling firm, to distribute its healthcare products in Thailand and China for three years. Asia Supreme will distribute Good ...
Taipei, Nov. 16, 2012 (CENS)--Vanguard International Semiconductor Inc.’s (VIS’s) sales revenue for October hit 12-year high of NT$1.8 billion (US$62 million at US$1:NT$29) mostly thanks to surged foundry contracts from ...
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Dover Corp’s Pump Solutions Group (PSG) has opened a new production plant in Shanghai, China. The 11 000 sq m facility, which is located in the Shanghai suburb of Lingang, includes pump manufacturing and testing, a hydraulic lab for ...
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Sulzer has invested CHF10 million in a new wastewater pump production plant in Kunshan, China. Up to 70 employees will assemble approximately 10 000 pumps, mixers and compressors annually for the water supply and wastewater treatment ...
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Vacon is launching the VACON® 100 Flow, an AC drive, optimized for pump and fan applications Global AC drive manufacturer Vacon is launching its new AC drive at stand 1-420 at the electric automation fair SPS IPC Drives 2012 in ...
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SKF, a supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems, has signed an agreement to acquire US-based General Bearing (GBC) for $125m. The company said that the transaction is subject to relevant regulatory and ...
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SKF, a supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems, has signed a SEK5.2bn ($756.56m) contract with China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC), a China-based truck manufacturer. As per the contract SKF ...
We just finished our first full Ratings of Windows 8 computers, including 23 laptops and nine desktops. The great news for consumers: We've identified Best Buys in almost every category of Windows 8 laptop, including 13-, 14-, and 15-inch ...
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Mazda Motor Corporation has developed smart city brake support (SCBS), an advanced safety technology, which the company says helps a driver to avoid a frontal collision when driving at low speeds in the city or in slow traffic. Mazda's ...
McCrometer’s Wafe-Cone flow meter has CE Marking for all service categories under European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) To support McCrometer’s European customers, the Wafer-Cone flow meter meets the requirements of the ...