OFD Foods, a supplier of freeze-dried food for the US Military, has started construction on a $25m, nearly 50,000ft2 facility in the Town of Henrietta, Monroe County in New York State. The facility, which will be operating by the end of ...
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Gordian Strapping has delivered two end-of-line packaging systems to TE Connectivity for its energy division UK office in Witham, Essex. Formerly known as Tyco Electronics, the Swiss firm is into designing and manufacturing of ...
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At its Kassel plant, Mercedes-Benz has produced its 100,000 IPS axles for Mercedes-Benz trucks. IPS is a German shortcut and means Induction Pressure Welding. The technology enables for the first time to weld steel and casting parts with ...
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A team of Florida State University materials researchers has developed a new type of light-emitting diode, or LED, using an organic-inorganic hybrid that could lead to cheaper, brighter and mass produced lights and displays in the future. ...
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A Florida State University engineering professor has developed a new highly efficient and low cost light emitting diode that could help spur more widespread adoption of the technology. "It can potentially revolutionize lighting ...
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The global sales value of fiber optic circulators in optical communications will grow at an average annual rate of 8.4 percent, from this year’s value of almost $230m reaching $313m by 2017. These are the conclusions reached in a ...
The U.S. manufacturing sector is in the midst of a technology renaissance that has the potential to bring manufacturing work back to North America for years, according to Manufacturing Engineering's annual trends report released with its ...
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Stratos Product Development today announced it has appointed a Director of Point-of-Care Diagnostics to support its significant involvement in the field of in vitro diagnostics and growing involvement in global health initiatives for ...
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American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has partnered with Siemens to pilot a new software, IntoSite, that facilitates virtual navigation within its assembly plants. This new software will enable the company to improve global ...
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Georgia governor Nathan Deal announced that Mohawk Industries will convert two manufacturing facilities in Dalton and Rome, creating 420 new jobs and investing about $85 million into the two conversion projects over the next two years. ...
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German autoparts maker Continental has inaugurated its new tire plant, ContiLifeCycle, in Hannover-Sticken, Germany. Claimed to be the first globally, the new plant integrates an advancede facility for retreading bus and truck tires with ...
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The two-day Commercialization of Research Findings Fair is held in Changsha. Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of NPC Chen Zhili, Vice Minister of Ministry of Science and Technology Cao Jianlin attend the opening ceremony and the ...
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Plataine, a leading provider of production optimization solutions, announced that it will integrate PLM technology from Siemens in its Total Product Optimization (TPO) software solution for composites component and part manufacturers. As ...
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The Governor's Office of Workforce Development (GOWD), in partnership with carpet industry leaders across Northwest Georgia, has launched the Fast Track Innovation Program to provide technicians with On-the-Job training for employment in ...
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The manufacturing of individually designed organic light-emitting diodes and solar cells and their combination can be realized in the near future. After three years the project ManuCloud (distributed Cloud product specification and supply ...