Industrial laser specialist says that there is still growth in the market for high-power CO2 lasers. Sales at Rofin-Sinar in the quarter ended June 30 have exceeded expectations, thanks mainly to machine tool and electronics applications ...
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China and India are expected to be the major growth centers for apparel consumption by 2025, and the combined size of the Chinese and Indian apparel markets will become bigger than that of US and European Union (EU), according to a recent ...
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Brad Kelley, the farm boy with 1 million acres Farmer guilty of defending family with shotgun The farmland gold rush may be cooling, but the fields of agriculture remain wide open to investment. Venture capitalists, DIYers, and a new ...
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The Ettamogah Rail Hub is set to expand its services to Brisbane after being awarded one of the largest regional freight contracts in the country. The rail hub has announced a new twice-weekly service from Albury to Brisbane after ...
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The global outsourcing market will reach $288bn in value this year, according to analyst group Gartner. The figure represents a modest increase of 2.8 per cent - 5.1 per cent in "constant currency" - compared to 2012. "Nearly all ITO ...
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Due to strong demand in the global LED lighting market in first-half 2013, the utilization rate of metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) systems that the major chip makers have installed and debugged is rising, according to ...
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Sanan Optoelectronics yesterday released the contract announcement that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Anhui Sanan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. (Anhui Sanan) on July 17 signed a sourcing agreement with Shenzhen MTC Lighting Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen ...
SurplusGLOBAL, Inc. participated in Semicon West 2013. SurplusGLOBAL CEO, Bruce Kim forecasted the increase in demand in the Asia Secondary Equipment Market. Bruce Kim, CEO of SurplusGLOBAL, has participated in Semicon West for the past ...
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Prices for sapphire ingots in the third quarter of 2013 are expected to increase by 15-20% on quarter mainly due to growing demand from LED makers and China-based smartphone vendors, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers. Prices ...
Tags: Taiwan, smartphone, Consumer Electronics
Rexam Healthcare is all set to launch the latest version of its child resistant closure (CRC), the Clic-Loc 4, later in 2013, in response to the growth in demand for oral dose packaging protection globally. Rexam's Clic-Loc, which is ...
An April survey of members of the Industrial Truck Association (ITA) shows an estimated expected growth of 2% to 3% for 2013 over 2012 figures, with another 1% to 2% increase anticipated in 2014. These are among the findings of ITA's ...
French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen is planning to double the production of its 2008 small sports utility vehicle (SUV) in France. The company will increase the production capacity of its manufacturing facility in Mulhouse, Eastern ...
Pricing is an important factor in the commercialization of LED lighting. To stimulate demand, LED light bulb firms have been introducing low-price products. Growth in demand for LED light bulbs has been quite significant, but has yet to ...
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Much of the architectural coatings market in Europe is in the doldrums at the moment because of a slump in the region's construction sector stemming from a general slowdown in its economy. During the first quarter of this year, European ...
Mobile advertising platform Medialets' founder Eric Litman has advised start-ups seeking to monetise mobile applications and services to "follow where the dollars are, not where you think they might be". Speaking at DEMO Europe in Moscow ...
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