Microchip has introduced a digitally-controlled analogue DC-DC converter chip for power converters between 50 and 150W, including high current point-of-load converters. Called MCP19111, both microprocessor and analogue blocks are on the ...
In 2012, 38 converters were put into operation in China, adding 45 million mt of new domestic crude steel production capacity, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced on January 28.32 of the converters were entirely new, with ...
Tags: Private Sector, Mineral, China, Crude Steel
Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions says it has introduced the first Xilinx Virtex-7 OpenVPX based DSP engine which is commercial off the shelf (COTS) for the military market. The CHAMP-WB board is designed to support any ...
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NatureWorks, the world's leading supplier of biopolymers, with Ingeo fibers and plastics made from plants, not oil, announced today that the company has located its first Asia Pacific (A/P) regional headquarters in Bangkok and has expanded ...
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Twelve South is pleased to unveil PlugBug World, an all-in-one USB iPad/iPhone charger that converts any MacBook Power Adapter into a dual charger that can be used globally. The powerful PlugBug World piggybacks onto your MacBook power ...
Tags: Twelve South, USB iPad/iPhone charger, MacBook Power Adapter
The US-based paper and packaging firm said that it completed a license agreement with Smart Planet Technologies to use this new technology to reduce plastic used in coated paperboard products. The company’s coated paperboard ...
Electric drive systems with continuous torque and speed control are widespread today. They allow an optimal adjustment of the drive with respect to the application. Standard drive systems consist of 3-phase, alternating-current, ...
US-based Gorham Paper and Tissue has announced the full commercialization of a portfolio of barrier packaging papers. The papers have functionality requirements including oil and grease resistance, wet strength, printability and surface ...
University of East Anglia scientists have undertaken an £800,000 research project to artificially replicate photosynthesis - the process by which plants transform sunlight into energy to help them grow. The energy created will be ...
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To identify solutions to the recent issues surrounding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and full-wrap labels in the recycle stream, Eastman Chemical Co. has organized a full-wrap label consortium. The group, which includes members ...
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32-bit performance at 8-bit prices is the sales pitch for Infineon’s ARM Cortex M0-based family of industrial controllers called XMC1000 which begin sampling in March. ‘With the XMC1000, Infineon is the first semiconductor ...
A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd.'s Video division has been appointed as an official UK dealer for the Blackmagic Design product range. Black Magic Design's range of robust hardware and software products are designed to ...
US-based Presstek has announced that Wausau Container, a folding carton converter specialist, has added a Presstek 75DI digital offset press to its production portfolio. Wausau Container president Chuck Plier said the company has filled ...
Amantys has announced the appointment of Karen Oddey as CEO. Oddey recently managed C-MAC Aerospace through to the successful sale of the business to API Technologies. "Karen brings to the team a depth of experience of electronics ...
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Entropic today announced its Channel Stacking Switch and Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA(R))-based silicon and software have been selected by DIRECTV PanAmericana to enhance the way content is delivered into and connected throughout ...
Tags: Entropic, Channel Stacking Switch, Multimedia, Coax Alliance, software