Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that Epistar Corp of Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park, Taiwan (the world's largest manufacturer of LED epiwafers and chips) has ordered ...
Under a four-year, $2m grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), Qiang Lin, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the University of Rochester's Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, will lead a ...
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UK-based LED maker Plessey's new Orion beam forming module has been shortlisted in two categories (Manufacturer of the Year and Enabling technology of the Year) in the 2016 Lux Awards, which celebrate and reward creativity and ...
Toray Plastics (America) is set to invest around $45m to expand its Front Royal facility in Warren County, Virginia, US. As part of the expansion, the firm will add extrusion capability and a new production line to the facility, helping ...
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UK based packaging maker RPC Group has acquired packaging firm British Polythene Industries (BPI) for about £261m ($379m). BPI is focused on manufacturing and supplying of about 275,000t of polythene films annually for markets ...
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AHEC collaborates with Alison Brooks Architects and Arup for 2016 London Design Festival The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, has announced its ...
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Mondi announced half-yearly results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. Highlights Continued strong financial performance on all key metrics Underlying operating profit of €529 million, up 8% Underlying earnings of ...
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The payoff of Taiwanese fastener makers' effort on going upmarket is a major growth drive for the industry's sustainable development (in the photo are the high-strength, quality-approved bolts and fixings for rail construction). Although ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched two RF switches suitable for the Internet of Things (IoT) applications including the connected home. In addition to the ...
For second-quarter 2016, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $75.3m, down 8.6% on $78m last quarter and 42.7% on $131.4m a year ago, consistent with ...
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UFP Technologies, a designer and custom converter of foams, plastics, composites, and natural fiber materials, reported net income of $2.7m or $0.38 per diluted common share outstanding for its second quarter ended 30 June 2016, a 20.4% ...
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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that it has sales bookings of 121MWDC of thin-film modules which will be used in utility-based community solar installations in the USA. ...
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Taiwan’s new government, which is led by President Tsai, aims to cumulatively install 20GW of PV capacity by 2025. Bureau of Energy (BOE), under Ministry of Economic Affairs, announced the “Two-year PV Accelerating ...
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Industrial vacuum pump manufacturer, Busch, has further developed its MM series of vacuum pumps to create the Mink MV series. The new Mink MV claw vacuum pump series has significantly lower noise levels and operates in the same way as ...
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TriMas announced financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2016. The Company reported second quarter net sales from continuing operations of $203.3 million, a decrease of 9.6% compared to second quarter 2015. The Company reported ...