The electricity consumed by the global lighting sector had increased from around 2.6 petawatt hours (PWh) in 2005 to 2.9 PWh in 2010. Lighting appliances consume approximately 19% of the total electricity generated. North America consumes ...
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Tsurumi will be exhibiting a range of its pumps at IFAT 2012, which takes place in Munich, Germany between 7-11 May. On show will be three operational basins demonstrating a powerful agitator pump, the TRN aerator and a cutter pump and the ...
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With rapidly rising costs and continuously strengthening local currency, Chinese exporters are under mounting pressure. Most Chinese exhibitors interviewed at NPE2012 expect their export business to be at least stable, and many ...
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CleanBallast ballast water treatment technology from RWO will be installed on four new 4800 TEU vessels being built in China for Germany’s Hansa Shipping. “We trust that the technical solution of the RWO system, using a ...
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Back in October Emerson announced that its Board of Directors had approved new investment of about $100 million to build, expand or renovate several Emerson office and manufacturing facilities over the next two years. This included ...
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Investments in laser edgebanding technology have picked up pace again over the past few months despite ongoing uncertainty surrounding the patent situation in Germany. Plant builders estimate that more than 150 laser units for edgebanding ...
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Connecticut construction officials are urging the industry to renew a building technique hundreds of years old as a way to save money and increase productivity today. The renewed push in prefabrication — or modular construction ...
Prince George, B. C. - Exports of wood pellets from North America reached a record high of over two million tons in 2011 according to the latest edition of North American Wood fibre review. The report says that while Canada has long been ...
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Despite a down economy and the looming threat of big box competitors, North Baltimore’s independent hardware stores have managed to stay in business. Deborah Falkenhan, owner of Falkenhan’s Hardware, attributed the success of ...
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One of Europe's leading hire and tool trade associations is expanding its focus on Hand Arm Vibration Management (HAVS) by enlisting the UK's leading Hand Arm Vibration firm as one of its latest members. The Hire Association Europe, whose ...
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Elemental LED, a San Francisco Bay Area-based LED lighting company, recently released light wood and dark wood finish options on its popular dimmable LED puck light. The under cabinet lighting fixture is now available in 5 finish options: ...
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Lumerica Brightens Future Lumerica Corporation, the provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions, today announced that it has acquired LumaSmart Technology International’s LED lighting business. Lumerica’s product ...
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Cree, Inc. introduces the Aeroblades™ series of luminaires, demonstrating the continued evolution of outdoor LED lighting. Based on Cree’s advanced BetaLED® Technology with superior NanoOptic® lighting control, ...
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Kiwis have embraced light emitting diode (LED) lighting with Philips Lighting reporting a 120% increase in sales of LED products in 2011 over 2010. Strong growth is expected to continue this year as more people make the switch to LED from ...
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China Electric Mfg. Corp., Taiwan’s No.1 lamp maker, aims to sell more than 200,000 LED lamps in Japan this year, nearly triple that sold in the world’s No.3 economy last year. According to the general manager, Z.W. Chang, the ...
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