Teijin Limited announced that it will establish a specialized department to accelerate materials business incubation through technology acquisitions and alliances from April 1. The new Technology Alliance Development Department, ...
Tags: Textile, Industrial Equipment
Proposed revisions to a voluntary tip-over standard used by many case goods manufacturers became clearer this week. The revisions would update how far a dresser or chest's drawers should be pulled out during tip-over testing. The rule ...
Tags: furniture, chests, door chests
Cisco this week reduced its workforce by about 1% -- or 734 people - as the company realigns to face the advent of software-defined networking, cloud computing and its impact on routing and switching. "We routinely review our business to ...
Tags: Computer Products, Electrical, Electronics
Haiti became the 31st country to join the TAAT alliance which is seeking strong and fair textile rules in the TPP agreement. Gregor Avril, the Executive Director of the Association of Industries of Haiti said, “We stand with our ...
Tags: fair textile, textile rules, textile
UAE based Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) has inked a deal to launch US’s leading fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch’s brand by 2014. Following the deal, MAF would open the US brand’s first outlet in Dubai next year. ...
Tags: fashion retailer, retail, leisure pioneer
Thermo Fisher Scientific has entered into a Technology Alliance Partner agreement with scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, to accelerate research in high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) and triple quadrupole liquid ...
Vitacon US has formed a strategic alliance and national distribution agreement with Pocket Nurse to market its VitaScan LT Bladder Scanner device to the US Healthcare Educators and Medical Simulation Labs. VitaScan LT is a portable ...
Samsung's Galaxy S4 requires an accessory case in order to charge wirelessly. Computerworld - When Samsung's new Galaxy S4 smartphone went on sale this month, lost among the fourth-generation phone's new features was its ability to charge ...
Brown & Brown subsidiary Arrowhead General Insurance has signed definitive agreement to acquire certain assets associated with Everest Security Insurance Company (ESIC), a wholly-owned primary insurance subsidiary of Everest Re Group, ...
Tags: General Insurance, insurance, Everest
Wi-Fi hotspots are spreading at a record pace. As of February 18, 2013, the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi Finder registry contained 816,810 Wi-Fi hotspots in 145 countries, topped by South Korea, the U.K. and the U.S. As this industry matures, it ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
LED firm Philips introduced the Hue lighting system that consists of three color tunable LED light bulbs and a control device at the end of 2012 with a retail price of US$199/unit. The firm noted that the product will be introduced to Asia ...
Tags: Philips, Lighting Systems, Lighting
Today The Aspen Institute and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) released a new econometric forecast model showing that there is ample potential for U.S. manufacturing to undergo a resurgence that by 2025 ...
Tags: forecast model, robust, Machinery
Flexible packaging converters Exopack and Kobusch have signed an agreement with PerfoTec to offer new packaging technology that extends the shelf life of produce. The new alliance will allow Exopack and Kobusch to expand their existing ...
Tags: modified atmosphere packaging, packaging, packaging technology
Urban Select Capital has entered into a collaboration agreement with Eidam Diagnostics, a Canada-based manufacturer and distributor of medical devices. Under the agreement, Eidam has granted Urban Select a ten-year license to distribute ...
Tags: Eidam Diagnostics, medical devices, medical
Despite some austerity measures, recent trends suggest a reason for optimism for the U.S. economy and its manufacturing sector. The quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) U.S. Industrial Outlook, a report ...