While SSL experts regularly project the demise of the lightbulb form, the popularity of stories focused on LED-based lamps with our readers make it clear that today it remains a very hot topic, outpacing even packaged LED stories. As 2013 ...
American vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) has announced plans to invest $1.3bn in five manufacturing sites in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. The five GM plants include Detroit, Flint and Romulus, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio and Bedford, ...
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Sliver knitter Monterey Mills, Janesville, Wis., has acquired sliver knitter Glenoit Fabrics (TT) Corp. Inc., Tarboro, N.C., from the management group that has owned the company since 2009. Monterey plans to invest in Glenoit's ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has been awarded a project to coat the recently refurbished trains of the Beijing subway. The project commenced in November 2013 and will encompass one of the ...
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The BMW X1 will receive several updates for 2014 focused on refining the its appearance and improving its internet-based mobility services. Externally, the BMW X1 is set to receive a slightly revised front apron and LED daytime driving ...
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A design-focused package has been added to the 2014 BMW Z4 roadster’s options list aimed at refining the car’s interior and heightening its luxury credentials. Destined for Australia around the middle of next year, the BMW Z4 ...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is unreliable and does not effectively evaluate trucking companies' safety, the American Trucking Associations said in a white paper. ...
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PPG Industries’ new operation in Greece has conducted its first-ever customer training initiative, with 55 customers from 25 Greek shipping companies attending the one-day event last month. Held at the new facility in Acharnai - ...
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BehrPro, the Professional Products and Services Group of Behr Process Corporation, today announced the two winners of its 2013 BehrPro Experience Toursweepstakes as it closes out an 18-week nationwide mobile tour. Winners Doug Kinder, owner ...
Following an announcement in June this year, AkzoNobel has agreed to the sale of 67 of its 72 German decorative paints stores to five independent wholesale distributors. Financial details were not disclosed. As a result of the ...
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The BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe have been unveiled, revealing a pair of all-new sports cars set to launch simultaneously and go on sale in Australia in mid 2014. The first-ever generation of the BMW M4 nameplate and the fifth of the M3, the ...
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craftycounterpart's DIY LED Death Star from Star Wars. (Photo Courtesy of Instructables) For those who want to make an original Christmas ornament this year, blogger craftycounterpart on Instructables website has unveiled the steps in ...
Demand for Class 8 trucks in North America will increase modestly, from 241,000 units in 2013 to 261,000 units next year, according to the latest projections from industry forecaster FTR Intel. During a Truck and Trailer Outlook Webinar ...
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Reliability scores from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in evaluating the safety of individual trucking companies has recently been issued in a white paper report by the ...
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RAB Lighting announces the availability of LPANEL, its new line of LED panel fixtures. Designed with high performance and affordability in mind, the new LPANEL products deliver ultra smooth edge-to-edge light in a modern design. LPANEL ...
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