UK-based SPTS Technologies has sold its Thermal Products operations to Sumitomo Precision Products’ arm SPP Technologies, in a deal worth $28m. SPP is engaged in the production of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and ...
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Rigid plastic container manufacturer Plastipak Packaging, an arm of Plastipak Holdings, will pump in $9m for raising output capacity at its manufacturing unit in Pineville, Louisiana, in the US. The company, which makes rigid plastic ...
GE has inked a pact for selling its fleet operations in the US, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand to Element Financial Corporation for $6.9bn, as well as divested its European fleet businesses to BNP Paribas arm Arval. While the ...
PT Honda Prospect Motor, a Honda Motor arm, has unveiled the first official sketches of the crossover utility vehicle Honda BR-V, set for debut at Gaikindo Indonesian International Auto Show 2015 on August 30 in Tangerang, Indonesia. ...
Exagan of Grenoble, France, a gallium nitride (GaN) technology start-up that enables smaller and more efficient electrical converters, has raised €5.7m in first-round financing that will be used to produce high-speed power switching ...
Tags: GaN-on-Si, GaN switching device
Lexus, the luxury arm of Japanese automobile major Toyota, has teamed up with experts across the world for designing state-of-the-art Hoverboards, riding high on super conductive technology. Making it clear that the Lexus Hoverboard is ...
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Belgian flexographic photopolymer plate development firm Asahi Photoproducts has unveiled AFP-TSP, a plate with pinning top dot technology (PTD), capable of catering to requirements, such as, carton and corrugated board applications. ...
IAR Embedded Workbench and the new S32K MCUs will offer developers new possibilities to meet increasing demands for high performance and functional safety in the automotive market. IAR Systems announces extensive development tools support ...
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German automobile major Audi braces for the exit of one of its prominent staff members heading engine development amid mounting competition from other automakers and its drive for electric cars. Stefan Knirsch, who was at the helm of ...
Aoluguya, a stage play about the life and culture of the Ewenki nationality, kicked off at the Hulun Buir Grand Theater recently. In the show, Shaman dance appeared on the stage for the first time, offering people a glimpse of the ancient ...
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Henkel Adhesive Technologies India, an arm of German consumer giant Henkel, will pump in €30m ($34m) into a new adhesives unit in the state of Maharashtra. Expected to be operational by early 2017, the new manufacturing unit will be ...
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German automobile major Daimler, its car-sharing services arm car2go and components maker Bosch will join hands for a pilot project, making future cars capable of maneuvering automatically in a parking garage via smartphone application. ...
Tags: Daimler, Automated Parking
Mercedes-Benz is trialing autonomous capabilities to arm its forthcoming E Class sedan, making it respond to road and chart its path through cameras and sensors. While the feature is yet to leap out of the testing phase, the stage is ...
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Weavers of Banarasi handloom who have struggling for survival in a dwindling market, have got a shot in the arm with some of the country’s top designers such as Ritu Kumar, Rina Dhaka and Vanita Bose coming together on June 9 to lend ...
The Auspicious Leaves The 5th lunar month is marked as "Poison" month in Chinese Farmer's Calendar. This is because the gem, insect, fly, mosquito, and pest are active in this summer month and people is easy to catch infectious disease. ...
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