STMicroelectronics is considering breaking itself up,reports Bloomberg.It is thought that the profitable analogue business will be split from the loss-making digital business,while the ST-Ericsson joint venture will be sold-probably to ...
Tags: STMicroelectronics, sales slump, break
Seven employees at Sun Chemical's US Ink Plant,located in East Rutherford NJ,were transported to Hackensack University Medical Center following what appears to have been an explosion or flash fire in the pre-mix room of the plant at ...
At its Troisdorf location,Kuraray Europe GmbH is investing some EUR 20 million in a new production line for TROSIFOL films and a new warehouse.The construction of this fifth production line in Troisdorf will increase capacity in the ...
Tags: automotive film, Kuraray Europe, TROSIFOL, PVB film
Hershey and US baker Flowers Foods have teamed up to develop cakes for Hallowe'en in the US. The companies have launched Kandy Bar Kakes, a product they describe as "the perfect blend of cake and candy". Lines include S'mores Kandy Bar ...
Tags: Cakes, Kandy Bar Kakes, peanut butter
According to latest data released by the Ministry of Railways, China's railway fixed asset investment totaled CNY 425.2 billion in the first ten months of this year, 0.89% lower than the same period of 2011. But investment grew fast in ...
Tags: investment plan, railway infrastructure projects, demand for steel
In late November, Hanbao Cold Rolled Plant of Handan Steel Group, a subsidiary of Hebei Steel Group, successfully delivered 150,000 tonnes of CR sheet to Europe. The shipments include 3,300 tonnes of CR340LA and CR380L etc low-alloy ...
Tags: cold rolled plant, auto producers, low-alloy high-strength steel
Merit Medical Systems has gained US marketing rights for its ONE Snare Endovascular Snare system, following the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval. Single-loop snare system is designed to provide both accuracy and reliability ...
Tags: Merit Medical Systems, ONE Snare Endovascular Snare system, FDA
Jack Mans -- Packaging Digest, 12/3/2012 4:31:39 PM Endress+Hauser introduces the Liquiphant FailSafe FTL8x series of point level switches. The level switches have two relay outputs, a 4-20mA output that connects to a failsafe switching ...
CBR talks to desktop GPU-cum-mobile 'system on a chip' maker NVidia about the major players in the mobile space, and what we can expect from the company in 2012. CBR talks to the maker of the Tegra 3 quad core system on a chip (SOC) ...
Tags: NVidia, chip'maker, Google Nexus 7 tablet, transition
Jack Mans -- Packaging Digest, 12/4/2012 10:16:30 AM Lenze Americas has expanded support to material handling operations ith its fully integrated energy efficient solution package comprised of DSD software, MF(multiple frequency) gear motor ...
Tags: DSD, Gear Boxes, Motec Inverter Drive, MF Three-Phase AC Geared Motors
Vokes Air has reported strong demand for its new Revo II bag filter,as the independent testing agency SP of Borås,Sweden certifies the product to EN 779:2012. Designed for the increasingly eco-conscious HVAC market,over 1500 Revo II ...
Tags: filter, energy efficiency, eco-conscious
Barry Callebaut has signed a deal for the supply of compound and chocolate products to Argentine confectioner Arcor-Dos en Uno in South America. The outsourcing agreement, announced today (23 October), will involve an investment of EUR13m ...
Tags: chocolate products, outsourcing agreement, Chilean market
The month of October marked a 37-month construction spending high, accumulating a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $872 billion, according to the latest Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) report. October's adjusted annual ...
Vishay Intertechnology,a manufacturer of passive electronic components,has introduced new precision MELF resistor laboratory sample kits to simplify prototyping. Built on thin film technology,the kits,including MMA 0204 and MMB ...
Tags: MELF resistor laboratory sample kits, Vishay Intertechnology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Biosign Technologies' non-invasive blood pressure measurement system, Pulsewave monitor. The UFIT EN-10 monitor is worn on the wrist having 13.5 cm to 23 cm (5.3 ...
Tags: FDA, blood pressure measurement system, pulsewave monitor, systolic