ABB has been awarded the Zayed Future Energy Prize 2014 in "recognition of its efforts to drive innovation, renewable energy and energy efficiency". "We will ensure that ABB serves as a role model to promote the prize as an incentive to ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK is to play a key part in a US public-private consortium of more than 25 companies, universities and state and federal organizations selected to lead the Next Generation ...
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Admitting that India was witnessing mild erosion in its political environment and even cultural values, a question that one needs to ask is "How can we be the best human beings?" noted Inder Jasinghani, CMD, Polycab Wires Pvt Ltd, stressing ...
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This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. The recent robot-related news from Apple, Amazon, and Google shows serious momentum for the ...
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Chunyuan Gu as head of its business in China and the North Asia region as of Jan. 1, 2014. Gu, born in China in 1958, joined ABB in 1989 and has enjoyed a long career ...
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Claudio Facchin as Executive Committee member responsible for the Power Systems division, effective Dec. 1, 2013. He succeeds Brice Koch, who will leave ABB on Jan. 15, ...
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Single Cell Technology (SCT) and AB Biosciences (ABB) have entered into a collaboration to identify new therapeutic antibodies. Under the deal, SCT will use its patented platform to screen plasma cells, measure the kinetics of secreted ...
Stork Technical Services ("Stork"), a global provider of knowledge based asset integrity services for the oil & gas, power & chemical utility sectors and Oryx Energy Products & Services LLC ("Oryx"), a service provider for the oil & ...
Pressure on resources to force change Greener growth and energy efficiency will be the key words for the future development of China's manufacturing sector in the face of growing pressure on resources and costs, a senior industrial ...
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Brice Koch (photo), head of the Power Systems division at ABB is leaving the company to become CEO at Oerlikon—a Swiss-based industrial group specializing in machine and plant engineering. ABB aims to have a permanent successor in ...
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Oerlikon announces the appointment of Dr. Brice Koch as Group Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Koch, who will assume the role during the first quarter of 2014, comes to Oerlikon following a successful career at ABB where he has been a member of ...
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ABB says it is realigning responsibilities in its Group Executive Committee (EC) to put a strong focus on acquisition integration and the expanded North American business portfolio. As a result, Greg Scheu (photo)—currently ...
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ABB is selling all assets of Baldor’s generator set business to Generac Holdings Inc., a Wisconsin-based producer of generators and other engine-powered products. The sale is expected to close later this year; terms of the transaction ...
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Launch takes place during WEFTEC 2013 ABB has announced the launch of the ACQ550 industry-specific variable speed AC drive. “Drives are a core component of any collection or treatment process, not just an extension of the ...
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In 2012, although the growth rate of global demand for industrial robots has slowed down, the sales volume of robots worldwide set the record the second highest just after that in 2011 and arrived at 159,000 units. In particular, ...
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