Few fleet managers will be surprised to learn that a modern lift truck can collect data about every facet of its operation, well beyond the simple hour meter. Many are familiar with the concept that microprocessors onboard even the most ...
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The results of Modern’s 6th Annual Salary Survey paint an appealing picture of employment in materials handling, even as young, new talent continues to trickle into the industry. At $95,010, the average base salary is the highest in ...
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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has agreed to sell the 250MWAC Silver State South Solar Project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC (a subsidiary of NextEra Energy ...
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Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has closed the sale of its Amplifier and Micro-Optics to engineering materials and optoelectronic components ...
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By determining simple guidelines, researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Solid State Lighting & Energy Center (SSLEC) have made it possible to optimize phosphors –– a key component in white LED lighting –– allowing for ...
Birmingham, Alabama-based American Steel Pipe, a division of American Cast Iron Pipe Company, announced Thursday that it will expand its steel pipe operations, adding a processing facility to its North Mill. The facility will cost more than ...
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Ocean Power Technologies and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding announce agreement to commercialize PowerBuoys? Friday, Nov 01, 2013 Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTT) ("OPT" or the "Company") and Mitsui Engineering & ...
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US-based medical device company Vycor Medical has announced the issuance of a new patent in Australia for its NovaVision vision restoration technology. The new Australian patent is for visual testing methods that fixate the user's gaze ...
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The Volkswagen Group reported a solid performance in the first nine months of fiscal year 2013, despite the ongoing difficult market environment. Including China, Group deliveries increased by 4.8 percent to 7.2 million vehicles worldwide. ...
Brice Koch (photo), head of the Power Systems division at ABB is leaving the company to become CEO at Oerlikon—a Swiss-based industrial group specializing in machine and plant engineering. ABB aims to have a permanent successor in ...
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The SMP DISA valve repair kit is designed for BMW's common DISA valve failure issue. Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) has expanded its TechSmart 2013 and added 95 new premium parts to its growing line of engine control products, ...
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Oerlikon announces the appointment of Dr. Brice Koch as Group Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Koch, who will assume the role during the first quarter of 2014, comes to Oerlikon following a successful career at ABB where he has been a member of ...
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PPG Industries announced that Diane M. Kappas has been appointed vice president, Americas, for the protective and marine coatings (PMC) business, effective Dec. 1. The company also announced that Jane Valenta has been appointed to ...
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Anvil Semiconductors Ltd of Coventry, UK has secured £1m in funding to help it speed the development and commercialization of its silicon carbide (SiC)-on-silicon technology for power devices. The benefit of SiC-based devices is ...
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Cold galvanized products are mainly made ??of high -purity zinc, volatile organic solvents and special resin mixture of 3 parts. The amount of zinc in the dry film coating is up to 96%, which is mainly through electrochemical protection to ...
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