Fourteen months after opening, the Vancouver Tool Library has more than doubled its tool inventory and signed up 450 members. The library, located at 3448 Commercial St., launched in July 2011 with 400 tools for loan-a number that's since ...
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Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), announced on on Sept. 14, 2012 that its new furnace in its Tlaxcala, Mexico, glass reinforcements facility is operational. This is the latest step the company has taken to increase its global capacity to produce ...
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Industrial laser glass processing holds promise for an increasing range of applications, including biomedical and solar panel manufacturing. Higher-power and higher-beam-quality lasers continue to emerge on the marketplace, and industry ...
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The “2012 Glass Furnace Technology Seminar” organized jointly by TAC of China Daily Glass Association and Furnace Committee of China Ceramic Society was held recently in Shandong Province. More than 150 representatives from ...
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China’s Haitian International Holdings Ltd. has seen its annual sales more than double in recent years to about US$1 billion, joining the ranks of the world’s biggest injection molding machinery suppliers. Now the firm said ...
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IDE Technologies Ltd. Has appointed Mark Lambert as chief executive officer of IDE Americas. With more than 30 years of experience as a senior-level executive and expertise in the water, renewable energy and environmental services ...
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Faulty glass is to blame for the ongoing construction in the Doudna Fine Arts Center for more than a year now, the university architect said. Rex Hilligoss, the university architect, said he was there from the start to the finish of the ...
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The Memdos LB and LP series are offered in a broad capacity range by Lutz-Jesco. Due to numerous versions of dosing heads and valves, combined with a wide range of materials for the dosing head, an even greater consistency and application ...
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Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company reported a 22 per cent YoY rise in its net profit to SAR487m (US$129.8m) for the first half of 2012, up from SAR400m a year ago. The increase was attributed to a rise in sales as a result of ...
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Currier Plastics, a custom injection molder and blowmolder, is adding Sumitomo Injection Molding (IM) machines in a move the company says will strengthen its medium tonnage range for lid and cap molding. The new additions (HSZ and EV ...
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A delegation of China Textile Machine Manufacturers (CTMTC) met Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Federal Advisor on Textile, Government of Pakistan, to discuss prospects of promoting Chinese textile machinery in Pakistan. The delegation headed by ...
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Dubai Group is in talks to sell its 45 percent stake in a joint venture firm with cement maker Lafarge, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the state investment vehicle sells assets to repay its $10 billion debt pile. Lafarge ...
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An Egyptian court has ordered the cancellation of Assiut Cement s privatisation contract and the firm returned to state ownership, Ahram has reported. The cement maker has been 95.8% owned by CEMEX, a global building materials firm, since ...
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PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced that two projects featuring its glass were among the winners of the 2012 Glass Magazine Awards announced earlier this month. The awards recognize the best products and glass applications in 18 categories ...
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There was a time in the early 70's when people took keen interest in home gardening. According to a Gallup poll in 1974, home gardening was more popular among the people of America than golf, tennis, and downhill skiing. In fact, many ...
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