Acuity Brands, Inc. introduces the CanoeTM LED Pendant and Sconce Collection from Winona Lighting®, designed to meet the needs of the designer for applications calling for an extraordinary architectural lighting element. With the ...
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PPG Industries' commercial coatings group held its semiannual Commercial Truck Shop Conference Sept. 21-23 in conjunction with the 2014 fall PPG MVP Business Solutions Conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference Center in ...
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BASF has launched the first designfabrik outside Europe in Tokyo, Japan. The second designfabrik worldwide will strengthen BASF’s capabilities as a provider for comprehensive solutions supporting customers from various industries not ...
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High quality tape head systems manufacturer Dekka has launched a new entry-level case erector system that makes upgrading to a fully automated system easier. The Dekka 500 Automatic Case Erector will help users increase production ...
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Citroen has launched Airbump exterior protective panels for its C4 Cactus passenger car. The technology has been created by polymer materials maker PolyOne and the air-filled Airbump panels are capable of compressing up to 20 mm and get ...
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According to IHS, approximately 880,000 connected LED smart bulbs were shipped globally in 2013. With new lighting products entering the market seemingly every week, sales are forecast to ramp up very quickly in the next few years, with ...
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In an expansion of its LUXEON CoB line, Philips Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has introduced the LUXEON CoB 1202s array, with a more compact size than the existing CoB 1202 that makes it a suitable for designers of PAR lamps and other ...
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The decade of the 1950s saw women's clothing in China lose all aesthetic significance after the founding of New China. After experiencing the Great Leap Forward [*note] and the People's Communalization Movement [*note], Chinese women's ...
On the first day of October 1949, 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians gathered at Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing and joined the founding ceremony of the New China. Chairman Mao read out the public announcement of the Central ...
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The full decade of the Cultural Revolution movement from 1966 to 1976 saw China's fashion go underground, buried under a sea of grass green army uniforms and Mao suits. But by the end of the year 1976, the winter of fashion discontent was ...
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a report on the longer-term performance of an LED lighting system that was installed on the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis in September 2008 and represents one of the country’s oldest ...
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BMW has unveiled the limited edition BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition car to celebrate Marco Wittmann’s DTM championship win. Only 23 units of the vehicle will be released, which is being refined at the BMW Individual Manufactory in ...
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When I was young, my favorite Aunt used to take seasonal decorating very seriously. She had boxes upon boxes of knick knacks to get out and dust off, which turned every surface into a fabulous (very kitschy) display. In the Fall, she ...
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Surya has unveiled a custom rug program that enables designers and retailers to order custom tufted rugs for delivery within three weeks, according to the company. Designed to meet the needs of customers who want a custom rug quickly, the ...
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