German hygiene laws are tough. That keeps manufacturers of hospital equipment vigilant about reducing the possibility of contamination for their products. While the German government assumes around 400,000 to 600,000 illnesses and ...
Another round of jewels from the collections of the late Estée and Evelyn Lauder are the highlight of Sotheby’s upcoming Magnificent Jewels sale, scheduled for Dec. 9 in New York. Estée Lauder (1906-2004) was the ...
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The machine-tool manufacturer, Fair Friend Enterprise Group, broke ground on Oct.18 to construct a plant in the Zhengzhou Airport Economic Experimental Zone (ZAEZ) in Henan Province, China as part of its goal to lead the global machine-tool ...
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For third-quarter 2014, GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for fiber-optic and wireless networks) has reported its third consecutive quarter of revenue growth, ...
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Supported by the commissioning of two lines, the VSF business at Grasim Industries, achieved record sales volume of 100,927 tons, up 8% from a year ago quarter in the second fiscal quarter ending September 2014. “Concerted market ...
General Motors has announced plans to invest $240m at its Warren Transmission Plant in Michigan in the US to build electric drive unit for the second-generation Chevrolet Volt. The Volt powertrain components and battery cells are expected ...
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Honda has announced Honda SENSING, a new driver-assistive system which is expected to be used in the company’s flagship Legend. The technology features two types of sensors which include a monocular camera mounted on top, inside ...
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Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NAIST) has claimed the highest breakdown voltage to date for a diamond metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) [Hitoshi Umezawa et al, IEEE ...
Hundreds of members of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and leaders from the global cocoa sector have convened in Copenhagen, Denmark to take further crucial steps toward implementing a comprehensive strategy, called CocoaAction, to sustain ...
Switzerland based and textile machinery manufacturer, Saurer Group said it has named Dr Martin Folini as CEO of two of its biggest subsidiaries - Schlafhorst and Zinser. Dr Folini graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ...
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For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 28 September 2014), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $427.7m, up 9% on $391m a year ago but down 2% on $436.3m last quarter (and below the $440-465m forecasted in mid-August). ...
TRX, the creator of Suspension Training and Rip Training equipment, has promoted Paul Zadoff to the role of president where he will head the TRX leadership team in charge of successfully driving the brand’s next chapter of expansion. ...
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The bio-based materials and chemicals industry is poised to attract nearly $1 billion in investment this year, led notably by later-stage funding rounds, according to Lux Research. The estimated $974 million investment represents a 28 ...
The Silentnight Group has confirmed that it will lead on the development of a new Furniture Making Apprenticeship Standard, as part of the Government’s Phase 3 Trailblazers announced by Skills Minister, Nick Boles. Trailblazers are ...
Nanning urban construction trash sealed transport regulation meeting was held in Nanjing International Convention Center on Oct. 17, and Dongfeng Liuqi brought the Balong truck to join the show. And they introduced the Balong intelligent ...
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