The latest data published by the US Department of Commerce on the USA aerospace fastener industry places the value of shipments at over US$1.2 billion with employment of around 10, 000 people in nearly 100 manufacturing and distribution ...
Tags: Industry Trends, fasteners
In the presence of Flemish Minister Ingrid Lieten and Limburg Governor Herman Reynders,EpiGaN nv of Hasselt,Belgium has officially opened its new production site in Research Campus Hasselt(RCH)as the location for volume production of its ...
16 May 2012 5N Plus announces 40m dollar in equity financing 5N Plus Inc of Montreal,Quebec,Canada,a producer of specialty metal and chemical products,has entered into agreements regarding an equity financing of an aggregate of 12,903,613 ...
Tags: 5N Plus Inc., Canada, metal and chemical products, CdTe, CdS, InSb
Synova SA of Ecublens-Lausanne, Switzerland has reorganized its business according to market segments, forming three business units Diamonds, Semiconductor, and Industry. The firm says that this should allow it to focus on the specific ...
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When trees are felled to create solid wood products - such as lumber for housing - the wood retains most of its locked-up carbon, say scientists who suggest that previous climate models for carbon emissions from deforestation need revision. ...
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Last week Opus Energy summarised a story from Pepco,which had used smart meters to help them restore power in Washington D.C.following Hurricane Sandy.Today,further examples of the benefits of smart meters in the wake of storms in the USA ...
Tags: Smart Meters, Opus Energy summary, Pepco, Baltimore Gas and Electric
Stage lighting instruments (or lanterns / Luminaires in Europe) are used in stage lighting to illuminate theatrical productions, concerts, and other performances taking place in live performance venues. They are also used to light ...
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Japanese LED maker Nichia Corp says that on 27 April it filed a patent infringement lawsuit at the District Court Dsseldorf in Germany against LED lighting firm Zenaro Lighting GmbH and the German distributor REGO-Lighting GmbH.Zenaro is an ...
For its fiscal second-quarter 2012(to end-March),Emcore Corp of Albuquerque,NM,USA,which makes components,subsystems and systems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets,has reported revenue of$37.8m.This is down 20%on$47.2m a year ago ...
Tags: Emcore, Photovoltaics business, Fiber Optics, Photovoltaics segment
LED Waves launches the USA-made fluorescent replacement Genesys 2.0 LED T8 Tube Light measuring only 2-foot long.LED Waves'plug-and-play retrofit is a recent offering that complements the company's portfolio of 4-foot lamps. LED Waves ...
Tags: LED T8 Tube, Lighting, USA
The 2012 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to Thomas Aquilina of Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture,part of the University of Edinburgh.He will be granted 6,000 to develop his ...
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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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According to a Reuters calculation based on data released by World Steel Association, the daily rate of global crude steel production rose slightly in February 2012 from a month earlier, helped by a seasonal demand pickup in top producer ...
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A SOLAR-POWERED LIGHT created by a Melbourne-based company is being used to light up the night for flood victims in Pakistan. Made entirely from environmentally responsible and recyclable materials, the Mandarin Ultra is an ...
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Two lawsuits filed in Taiwan and the USA allege that Formosa Epitaxy is infringing patents owned by Toyoda Gosei. Japan-based LED maker Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Taoyuan District Court of Taiwan ...
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