From a zipper-like wound closure device that can be peeled off at home to a telemedicine robot, there are plenty of ingenious devices included as finalists in this year's Medical Design Excellence Awards. It is worth noting, however, that ...
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Corn planting is marching its way north, but once you head north of the Mason-Dixon Line, the progress quickly slows to a crawl. State ag statistics service reports from this week -- issued despite a lack of federal-level reports from the ...
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The timespread for 500 ppm gasoil swaps in Singapore widened to a four-month high of 83 cents/barrel for May/June Monday, reflecting a tighter market during the regional refinery maintenance season, a narrowing East/West spread and ...
On-going supply difficulties continue to support US steel sheet pricing, though market sources were divided Monday as to whether a peak had been reached. One large-volume hot-rolled service center buyer said there's "nothing out there" ...
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Canada's total crude oil output is expected to reach 3.9 million b/d in 2015, some 500,000 b/d more than the current output, driven primarily by small in-situ oil sands developments, each typically 35,000-40,000 b/d, an industry official ...
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The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says that missions in remote, forward operating locations often suffer from a lack of connectivity to tactical operation centers and access to valuable intelligence, surveillance and ...
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UK like for like sales and margins in line with expectations for the quarter, says retailer. Mothercare has this morning reported some improvement in trading for both its international and UK operations in the fourth quarter. Group ...
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Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose one point to 47 in April from a downwardly revised March reading of 46 on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). ...
Tags: Construction
Improving Energy Efficiency and ROI for Forge Presses Creating 7 million lb of pressure to bear on heated metal billets is noisy and hot. For the customer, powerful hydraulic pressure comes with high electrical energy cost and wear and ...
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Richard Smallwood, president of Falken Tire Corp., has announced the retirement of Sales Vice President Bruce Ware, who has been with the company for 11 years and has been a part of the tire industry for more than 30. "Bruce's dedication ...
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The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack reported a net loss of $3.3 million on net sales of $495.7 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 ended Feb. 2, 2014. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported a net loss of $14.5 million and net ...
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The issue of food safety has rocketed up the political agenda in recent years but despite huge improvements, some concerns and problems still persist. Fears about our food are moving away from issues about ensuring an adequate supply and ...
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Nissan is set to debut the 2015 Nissan Murano at the New York International Auto Show on 16 April, and has revealed the early look of the new model. The new third-generation Murano features concept car-like styling, premium interior and ...
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Protective packaging materials manufacturer Pregis has announced plans to install new custom-built converting line at its manufacturing plant located at Plymouth in Indiana, US. The new equipment is said to be deployed to manufacture ...
UK retail sales for March were down 1.7% on a like-for-like basis from March 2013, when they had increased 1.9% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were down 0.3%, against a ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, retail sales