Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has introduced the Propel Power gallium nitride (GaN) metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system, which incorporates single-wafer ...
Global cotton prices which have plummeted in recent months, has triggered ‘Minimum Support Price’ measures from governments of large cotton producing countries, says ICAC. In 2013/14, the Cotlook A Index averaged 91 cents/lb, ...
Tags: Global cotton prices, cotton producing countries, Textile
Intertek, one of the leading multinational inspection, product testing, and certification companies, headquartered in London, has launched Computer Aided Design (CAD) E-Fit Support Service in apparel manufacturing in Gurgaon city, India. ...
Tags: Computer Aided Design, Intertek, Apparel
Willamette Valley Vineyards, a producer of Pinot Noir, generated net income of $573,946, or $0.12 cents per share, for the third quarter of 2014, up from $232,066, or $0.05 cents per share, for the corresponding prior year period, ...
Tags: Vineyards, net income, Agriculture
For third-quarter 2014, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $8m (at the bottom of the $8-12m ...
Tags: 2-Inch Sapphire, Electronics
The corn and soybean crops in the U.S. are massive. Monday's USDA Crop Production report shows the soybean crop continues to skyrocket in size, but the corn crop's slightly smaller than earlier estimates. Now, speculation's rising that ...
Tags: Corn, Soybean, Agriculture
The dispersions segment is continuing to be one of the most active in the European coatings sector in the development of new technologies as well as investing in mergers and acquisitions and expansions in production capacity. Demand for ...
Tags: Dispersions, coatings sector
For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2014 (to 3 October), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $718.2m, up 22% on $587m last quarter and 51% on $477m a year ...
Tags: Skyworks, semiconductors
Harvest is beginning to wrap-up, and the WASDE and Crop Production Reports estimate that yields are still claiming the title of "highest yields on record." The USDA reports that average U.S. corn yields are 173.4 bu/a, down .8 bushel from ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture
The tna intelli-weigh 0328 omega multi-head twin scale is the first 28-head twin scale from the omega series. It may be used with either the tna robagTTX, twin configuration robagTX or twin configuration robagFX – so it can ...
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Linpac’s 16 plants throughout the world are about to get an Australian sibling. The UK packaging company is investing $22 million in its first Australian manufacturing headquarters, at Truganina, in Melbourne’s west. ...
An increasing number of the top 20 solar photovoltaic (PV) module suppliers are shifting their strategic focus within the industry, by increasing shipments for dedicated in-house projects. Previously championed by First Solar, SunPower, and ...
Tags: PV Module, solar photovoltaic
At the 11th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting (SSL CHINA 2014) in Guangzhou (6-8 November), deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany has launched its next-generation metal-organic chemical vapor deposition ...
For third-quarter 2014, RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has reported record revenue of $272.1m, up 18% on $230.8m last quarter and up 8% on $250.8m a year ago. This ...
Contrel Technology, which makes TFT-LCD, PV and LED inspection and testing equipment, will invest in production of PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) using soft mask photolithography technology developed by a R&D team under National Cheng ...
Tags: Contrel Technology, PV, LED inspection, PSS production