The results of a global survey indicate the majority of independent system integration companies are optimistic about the automation industry’s prospects in 2013. Conducted jointly by J.P. Morgan and the Control System Integrators ...
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Norway - Lighting designer, Trond Dybfest of Trondheim Lyd Lysverket recently chose a Jands Vista L5 console to control lighting for award-winning neo-classical duo, Secret Garden's latest tour. With over 3m international album sales and ...
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USA - Barco provided the ultra-bright projection technology for Fresh Air Flicks to create an astonishing illusion depicting the future of automobile travel via the BMW i: A Window Into the Near Future campaign. By turning a street-level ...
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Auckland-based medical device company Nexus6 has secured $3m from Australia-based life sciences investment firm BioScience Managers. Nexus6 will use the capital to support international expansion of its asthma monitoring technology and ...
Showers Pass' Refuge jacket is designed for outdoor use, making it appropriate for bike commuting, mountain biking or crossover outdoor sports such as skiing and mountaineering. The Refuge Jacket features Elite three-layer performance ...
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Recom has opened a power converter production facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The power firm has invested $3m in the facility and there is space for further expansion. With a floor space of 1500m², Recom plans to manufacture 15 ...
Achilles Comfort Inc. announces the finalization of a patent exclusive to the next generation sock company, issued by The U.S Patent and Trademark office. The patent protects new technologies in sock and hosiery design including a durable ...
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Australia - After an extensive $3m renovation, the Sutherland Shire's Miranda Hotel has reopened complete with a new outdoor garden bar and a totally refurbished Carmen's Nightclub. Compact Monitor Systems Australia designed and installed ...
American Financial Group has reported net earnings attributable to shareholders of $50m, or $0.54 per share for the fourth quarter of 2012, against $109m, or $1.09 per share during the same period earlier year. The P&C specialty insurance ...
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Photometric & Optical Testing is now able to offer measurement services using a 3m diameter integrating sphere. The bigger and more powerful the light source, the bigger the sphere needs to be! 3m Sphere With the addition of this new ...
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Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) saved about £74m on IT costs between 2011 and 2012, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). In its report, the NAO found that HMRC had saved a total of £296m over the period, with ...
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Ravens Head Brewing has made a deal to buy the Cramer's Armory building in Cohoes, New York, US, for $220,000. The company plans to set up a brewery and a brew pub in the 22,000sqft building with an expected investment of $3m. The deal ...
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UK - XL Events supplied video production - including high powered projection system, control, screen management and crew - for the 2013 National Television Awards, broadcast live on ITV from London's O2 Arena. Working for producers Indigo ...
Canadian packaging company CCL Industries Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the office and consumer products businesses of Avery Dennison for CDN$500 million. Avery Dennison makes a wide array of plastic, paper and multi-material ...
An international jury at the Emerging Markets Airport Show in Dubai has voted Erbil International Airport the best airport amongst emerging market airports with less than five million passengers per annum, across Africa, the Middle East and ...
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