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VAG Group also successful in Italy
VAG’s participation in the 9th ACCADUEO Exhibition and Conference in Ferrara (Italy) with over 10,000 visitors once again confirmed the valve manufacturer’s success in the Italian market.
The VAG Group received an overwhelmingly positive feedback from visitors for the products exhibited at the stand and the solutions provided in the areas of water, waste water and industrial applications. Besides giving various presentations on the subject of pressure management, VAG was…
Momentive Performance Materials solutions deliver improved performance and incre …
Momentive Performance Materials solutions deliver improved performance and increased productivity with Silicone RTV adhesives for demanding automotive headlamp designs
“The Changing Face of Car Design”
As designers push the boundaries of vehicle styling, and technology drives improved performance and the reduced size of headlamps, the demands on key materials such as adhesives is increased.
Momentive Performance Materials is responding to this emerging challenge with a newly developed RTV210A/22XB series, comprising a 2-component…
Peak Beam Systems, Inc. Introduces High-Intensity Crew-Served Weapons Light (CSW …
June 6, 2008 – EDGEMONT, PA – Peak Beam Systems, Inc., manufacturer of high-intensity Maxa Beam searchlights, has introduced a Crew-Served Weapons Light (CSWL) Illumination System for heavy weapons. The weapon-mounted searchlight features a rugged, field-replaceable front lens and lamp assembly and a built-in interface that mounts the light to any M1913 “Picatinny” rail.
The Maxa Beam CSWL offers several unique capabilities including a Remote-Controlled Beam Width feature in…
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Lexan* Thermoclear* Glazing Is Used for UEFA Euro 200 …
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – June 6, 2008 – With less than a day before the start of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2008™), the largest football event in the world following the World Cup, Europe’s stadiums are set to host thousands of eager fans. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ high performance Lexan* Thermoclear* sheet is used for the roofs of four renovated or newly built stadiums for the…
Colliers Trombello Kölbel advises IDS Scheer leasing 1.400 m² of ofice space
IDS Scheer AG has taken a lease on ca. 1,400 m² of office space in the Neues Zentrum (New Centre) Seestern in Düsseldorf. In July of this year this software and consulting company will relocate its company headquarters from Heinrichstrasse into the office building on Niederkasseler Lohweg. The move represents at the same time an expansion. Colliers Trombello Kölbel Immobilienconsulting GmbH acted as consultant and estate agent.
The office property…
DNR Process to launch FI® during Singapore International Water Week
Singapore, June 07, 2008: DNR Process Solutions will be making the pan-Asia and worldwide launch of FI® Field Intelligence during the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) to be held in Singapore between June 23-27, 2008.
FI® has been recognized by the SIWW organizers for its innovation and will be on display at the “New Product Innovation” corner at the event.
This state of the art field intelligence software, built on FDT- Field…
Jewelry design using plastic spirals at drupa 2008
Hamburg, June 5, 2008 – Plastic spirals are very popular for binding stationery articles such as notebooks and calendars. A completely different and innovative use for plastic spirals is currently being presented at the drupa 2008 trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany, by the Körber PaperLink companies E.C.H. Will, Pemco, Kugler-Womako and Winkler+Dünnebier: Jewelry design using plastic spirals.
“The idea was born at drupa 2004“, says Claudia Halder, who was then a…
Casa Latino and Fidelity National Financial Team Up to Assist Real Estate Profes …
SOUTHBURY, CT, June 5, 2008 - Casa Latino Franchise Corporation announced today that it will incorporate several Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) products and tools initially Cyberhomes, Listing Producer and EC Purchasing to further assist its real estate agents to conduct business and to better educate consumers on the process of buying a home. Robb Heering, president and founder of Casa Latino Franchise Corporation, said: “I am delighted to…
Nvolve Release Next Generation of Learning Management Technology - Blended Learn …
Many organisations are faced with increasing pressure to train employees in order to meet regulatory requirements and to develop skills throughout the organisation. Traditional approaches to training and assessment fail to deliver maximum return on tight training budgets and companies have now recognised that new methods most be used to deal with this issue especially heading towards this harsh economic climate.
Nvolve’s next generation of learning management technology provides organisations with…
The Leading International Packaging and Beverage Trade Fair in China (Sino-Pack …
Following the success of the last 15 editions, The 16th China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials, also known as “Sino-Pack 2009” & The 13th China International Exhibition on Beverage, Brewery and Wine Technology, also know as “China Drinktec 2009”, will be held on March 3 – 6, 2009 at China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, PR China, to showcase the most advanced and up-to-date packaging technologies…
exhibition OPTATEC 2008 - 10% discount of microobjective positioner
Visit us at the Optatec 2008 in Frankfurt!
piezosystem jena will be exhibiting on the Optatec 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany from June 17th until 20th, 2008.
Visit us and find out more information about our new and successful systems for nano positioning and nano automation, digital controller electronics and high speed actuators.
The Optatec has already established itself as an international exhibition, and presents the entire spectrum of optics, optoelectronics, laser technology…
LeasePlan expands and leases 1,500 m² in ARCUS
LeasePlan Deutschland GmbH is expanding. The headquarters in Neuss has now taken a lease on an additional ca. 1,500 m² of office space in the ARCUS building. The move is planned for August of this year. Colliers Trombello Kölbel Immobilienconsulting GmbH was appointed with a sole marketing instruction to act as consultant and estate agent.
The ARCUS building in the office and services centre Neuss-Hammfeld, built in the year 1993, contains…
New commercial property instruction on behalf of Benesco Charity Ltd is announce …
London, UK – London commercial property agency, MERJS, is delighted to announce a new instruction on behalf of Benesco Charity Ltd comprising of a selection of period self-contained offices at Westminster Palace Gardens, 1-7 Artillery Row, SW1. For further information visit www.merjs-agency.co.uk or call +44 20 7079 3976.
Westminster Palace Gardens is situated on the east side of Artillery Row, close to it’s junction with Victoria Street. Public transport facilities…
Expansion in global swing
The expansion plan for Screw Compressor product line is looking for reliable, financial sound well established companies in Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, India and Middle East. Besides an efficient working distribution network, potential cooperation partners should also be able to supply qualified after sales service and maintenance to the final client.
35 years of industrial production, research and development have put Ningbo Xinda Group into the line of leading…
Flammer Relations Wins Gold Hermes Creative Award
Flammer Relations, Inc., a public relations and social media agency specializing in residential real estate and related business-to-business accounts, was awarded a Gold 2008 Hermes Creative Award in the Blog category for their interactive real estate blog, AtlantaRealEstateForum.com. The blog, which launched November 2006, promotes Atlanta real estate trends and news.
“We are honored to receive this prestigious recognition,” said Carol M. Flammer, President of Flammer Relations. “This win represents…
Mobile CAN Interfaces for USB with Linux Driver Support
Besides PCI and ISA, IXXAT now also supports the well-priced single channel USB-to-CAN compact and the dual channel USB-to-CAN II interface with a layer-2 Linux driver free of charge.
This enables the development and the usage of customer specific analysis, configuration and test applications on notebooks and other mobile systems. Due to the common driver interface, an adaptation of existing Linux applications to support the USB interfaces can be made very…
Precise tool tracking using Ubisense reduces search times at Marshall Aerospace …
Cambridge UK – 2nd June 2008 Marshall Aerospace’s use of the Ubisense precise Real-time Location System (RTLS) has improved search times for tools and test equipment by a staggering factor of 5 over manual methods and more than 50% over traditional RFID-based methods. Independently verified by the IfM (Institute for Manufacturing) Auto-ID Centre, the search times for operational equipment and high value test devices have been dramatically reduced, thus…
Agreement between Ventizz and Bosch regarding sale of majority stake in ersol
Erfurt, 2 June 2008. Ventizz Capital Fund II LP, Wilmington/Delaware, USA, and its subsidiary Ventizz II Jersey Holding LP, Jersey, Channel Islands, (Ventizz) have informed the Management Board of ersol Solar Energy AG (ersol) that they have signed agreements with Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) regarding the sale of its holdings in ersol amounting to 50.45% of the share capital. The purchase price for the shares immediately sold, to be paid…
Harman Corporation Offers A Custom Color Matching Process For Their Plastic Caps
Rochester, MICH.- Harman Corporation, the leader in vinyl plastic products and custom dip molding, now has even more to offer their customers. Harman Corporation traditionally makes caps in their eight standard colors, which are black, gray, blue, yellow, green, white, orange, and red, but they also offer custom color matching which allows them to provide any perfectly matched plastic pieces that their customers request.
Plastic caps serve many functions both in…
IndustrialPR Launches An On-line Marketplace To Promote Wyoming Manufacturers
Cheyenne, Wyoming - IndustrialCOOP.com, publisher of the industrial news Web site IndustrialPR, announced today the launch of a new on-line marketplace focusing on promoting Wyoming manufacturers of industrial goods. According to Kenny Switzer, spokesperson for the company, the site is intended to help manufacturers enter or expand into international markets utilizing an Industrial Classifieds Marketplace at http://www.industrialsaver.com/classifieds as well as other B2B trade portals designed for U.S. manufacturers.
Switzer said the…
First KFM II Installed in North America
Norak Steel Construction, Ltd. in Concord, Ontario, just outside of Toronto, recently commissioned the first Gerima KFM II plate beveler installed in North America by Saar-Hartmetall USA, LLC.
The KFM II is a medium sized stationary beveling machine that is perfect for industrial high-speed edge milling for chamfer or radius edges applications on straight plate or plate segments & weld coupons. Specially designed for high-volume production work, the easily understandable control…
New Managing Directors for Langhammer Maschinenbau GmbH Eisenberg and Freiberg
Hamburg, May 30, 2008 – Effective May 1, 2008, Enrico Pes (40) and Georg Schmitt (37) have been appointed Managing Directors of Langhammer Maschinenbau GmbH.
At the beginning of the year, Heinrich Langhammer sold his company to Winkler+Dünnebier AG, a company of the Körber PaperLink Group. He also wished to resign from the Management Board as soon as possible. With Enrico Pes and Georg Schmitt the company has appointed two…
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ New Ultra-Pure Stat-Loy* Compounds
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ New Ultra-Pure Stat-Loy* Compounds Provide Huge “Clean” Plastics Solution to Semicon Industry
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – May 29, 2008 – As consumers demand more power and functionality from electronics, the semiconductor industry strives to fit more functionality onto existing integrated circuits, or “chips.” The next-generation of chip manufacture is a photolithography process using argon-fluoride (ArF) laser technology. However, adoption of ArF lasers was delayed by the…
The Construction Centre highlights its concern over housebuilders reaction to sl …
Several reports this week that major UK housebuilders are considering job losses and the postponement of projects have revealed that the construction industry will not be immune from the effects of the global credit crunch.
The Construction Centre said that there is a desperate shortage of new homes being built across the UK despite the signs of a serious downturn for the large scale housing firms and that it was…
Yet another world record at MONDI NEUSIEDLER in Austria
Ulmerfeld-Hausmening, Austria/Hamburg, May 27, 2008 – Mondi Neusiedler has set another world record on its 12-pocket cut-size line. Within 24 hours, the Austrian paper manufacturer converted and packed 614 metric tons of A4 papers and excelled the sonic wall of 600 tons.
The highly versatile cut-size line, delivered in 2004 by E.C.H. Will and Pemco, two companies within the Körber PaperLink Group, converted 30 reel sets of 80 g/m² copy paper…
ersol signs solar cell supply contract with new major customer aleo solar
Erfurt, 27 May 2008. ersol Solar Energy AG (ersol) today concluded a cell supply contract with aleo solar AG (aleo solar). The contract volume amounts to about 250 MWp. Crystalline silicon solar cells are to be supplied to Prenzlau module producer aleo solar over a period of 12 years starting in 2008. The conclusion of this latest contract marked an increase in ersol\'s order volume for solar cells to well…
Economical CNC Foam Cutter Helps Industries
The new 8300 computer numerical controlled (CNC) foam cutting machine is for those who want a high quality entry-level and portable CNC foam cutter. The 8300 CNC can cut many types of foams including expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam.
EPS is used for architectural foam, sign-making, theme designs, props, energy efficient building systems, creating molds for decorative precast concrete, and block-outs for cast-in-place concrete. EPS foam enables you to produce designs…
VAG new member of the German Water Partnership
VAG-Armaturen GmbH has recently become a member of the newly established consultation and contact institution for international enquiries according to the supply range of the German water industry.
In April this year, the association German Water Partnership (GWP) was founded. Since then, the association has been working intensively on the marketing of its umbrella brand. The association’s first presentation to the public took place at the IFAT trade fair in Munich…
New VAG UseCAD® 6.0
The new, sixth version of VAG UseCAD® is now available, just in time for IFAT. A total of five components were added to the previous version 5.0 that will assist demanding VAG customers in planning projects as well as in searching for specific product information about valves for water and sewage management.
An overview of the new program components:
• 3D images
• VAG screen saver
• Sound volume calculation for plunger valves
• Lay-out program for air and…
Industrial Classifieds Connects Building Materials Buyers and Suppliers Worldwid …
IndustrialSAVER, publisher of Industrial Classifieds, a division of the Industrial Leaders Group, announced today the launch of their new on-line Building Materials Marketplace at http://industrialsaver.com/classifieds/index.php/cat/8. According to Irina Hill, spokeswoman for the company, the Web site is designed to allow buyers and suppliers of building products to post and explore offerings from domestic and overseas companies.
Ms. Hill said IndustrialSAVER\'s Building Materials Marketplace includes an online auction at http://www.industrialsaver.com/stores/construction/Construction/Building-Materials-and-Supplies which includes…
CENTA’s Quality Management System on the Right Track
The first company authorized by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to perform in-house acceptance testing on its own couplings
CENTA is the first company worldwide to which Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has conferred the responsibility for alternative product certification of type-approved couplings. In the future, CENTA will have the authority to carry out acceptance testing and final stamping of those couplings, which have previously been classified as approved types. These tests have to be…
MERJS announces recent letting of London commercial office space to Energy Marke …
London, UK – MERJS – a leading London commercial property agency, announces the successful letting of a 3rd floor rear office suite at 150 Southampton Row, WC1 for Energy Market Consultants Limited. For further information visit www.merjs-agency.co.uk or call +44 20 7079 3976.
MERJS was instructed on Behalf of Pearl & Coutts Ltd. Colin Becker, Head of Equity for the commercial property agency explains why the newly refurbished offices were…
OSBORN INTERNATIONAL AB received ISO 9001:2000 certification
OSBORN INTERNATIONAL AB (Huskvarna, Sweden) has received the International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2000 certification, becoming one of the few brush companies in Sweden with this rating.
The award was given by the Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI). OSBORN INTERNATIONAL AB underwent the audit for their quality management system during the last month of April.
During the hand-over of the audit report, Anders Stenvall, General manager of OSBORN INTERNATIONAL AB , said: \"I…
bmcm - The manufacturer of measurement technology announces positive development …
Maisach/Munich/Germany. With great success BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm) presented itself at SENSOR + TEST 2008, the leading measurement fair. Their products in the range of industrial PC data acquisition and embedded PC systems aroused much interest in the trade visitors.
In spite of the slight drop in the number of visitors during SENSOR + TEST 2008 from May 6 to 8, 2008 in Nuremberg there were large crowds at the booth…
HAILO LLC WELCOMES NEW MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Hailo LLC, a Long Island, NY based aluminum ladder manufacturer in Holbrook, has hired Ralph Weinmuller as their new Mechanical Engineer. Ralph brings with him
vast and diverse experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Management. His specialty is ultra precision automated machinery and production systems. In his new position, Mr. Weinmuller will research and develop new products, as well as refine the company’s current designs, as well as assist…
BRIXTON PARK goes to Citi Property Investors
Three logistics properties have now changed hands under the name BRIXTON PARK. A Luxembourg SPV (special purpose vehicle) controlled by Citi Property Investors (CPI) has acquired the buildings from Deka Immobilien GmbH for a middle-sized double-digit million figure with the intention of investing in high-yielding logistics properties in the German market. The properties previously belonged to the real estate assets of the WestInvest I open-ended public fund. Colliers Trombello Kölbel…
New Reduced Depth In-ground, Pedestrian-Level Light Fixtures from ALLSCAPE
New Product Introduction: SL-42 — reduced depth in-ground aimable pedestrian-level landscape lighting fixtures, with LED. Design: ALLSCAPE In-House Product Design Team. Manufacturer: ALLSCAPE, a Philips group brand.
Product Applications: Commercial, institutional and upscale residential pedestrian-level landscape lighting specifications. Where requirements are for durable reduced depth installation in-ground luminaires that produce brilliant outdoor highlighting of landscape and building features, pathways, facades and walls. SL-42 models are suited for all weather, climate and…
Three Lights Are Better Than One
Three Lights Are Better Than One, with New "SL-29 TRIO" In-ground Lighting Fixture from ALLSCAPE
New Product Introduction: SL-29 Trio — three versatile, aimable optical systems contained in a single in-ground landscape luminaire. Design: ALLSCAPE In-House Product Design Team. Manufacturer: ALLSCAPE, a Philips group brand.
Product Applications: SL-29 Trio represents the most innovative, cutting edge technology, yet introduced for in-ground lighting systems. With three independent LED, HID or linear fluorescent optical systems…
Commercial office space in Hatton Garden EC1 successfully let by commercial prop …
London, UK – MERJS – a leading London commercial property agency, announces the successful letting of commercial office space consisting of the part 2nd floor at Hatton Garden Centre, 100 Hatton Garden, EC1. For further information visit merjs-agency. co.uk or call +44 20 7079 3976.
Acting on behalf of a private individual, MERJS recently let the part 2nd floor self-contained office suite of approximately 8,500 sq ft to Acturis Limited,…
Lighting Fixtures design and restoration in Santa Barbara's Granada Theatre done …
(Santa Barbara, CA – May 2008) As part of the Granada Theatre Restoration Design and Construction Team, Steven Handelman of Steven Handelman Studios designed and manufactured all the decorative lighting for Santa Barbara’s completely restored Granada Theatre, which opened in late February 2008.
Over 250 fixtures, including chandeliers, wall sconces and pendants, were handmade by skilled craftsmen in the firm’s Santa Barbara workshops to stylishly light every nook and…
New Timber Site Launched
The new corporate site contains useful information for land owners and business partners. Wonderful photos and videos of timber jacks in action are posted for everyone to view. And, the use of these photos and videos is allowed providing credit is given.
Also new to the site are two brand new sections - Timber Articles and Timber News.
The timber articles section covers topics ranging from what to look for…
LivingOffice - Building of new headquarters for Weight Watchers started
On the former Rheinmetall site in Düsseldorf-Derendorf the new building of the loft complex LivingOffice is now in the starting blocks. A lease signed by Weight Watchers Deutschland GmbH for its new headquarters over 3,200 m² is providing sufficient pre-letting to launch the project. Even before construction starts more than half of the space is already let. Colliers Trombello Kölbel Immobilienconsulting GmbH acted as consultants and estate agents for Weight…
Successful participation of the VAG Group in the IFAT 2008
The 15th International Trade Fair for Water, Waste Water, Waste and Recycling, called IFAT took place at the site of the Neue Messe (exhibition centre) in Munich from 5 to 9 May 2008. With 2,223 exhibitors and over 120,000 visitors coming from 163 countries, the IFAT is considered the world’s largest and most important trade fair for water, waste water and environmental technologies.
This year, VAG-Armaturen GmbH very successfully presented itself…
Portuguese pulp and paper manufacturer decides on the largest cut-size sheeter i …
Hamburg/Setúbal, May 15, 2008 – The Portuguese pulp and paper manufacturer Portucel Soporcel Group has chosen two cut-size converting and packaging lines from E.C.H. Will and Pemco for its converting equipment at new premises in the new paper mill under construction at the Group’s industrial complex in Setúbal, Portugal.
The Portucel Soporcel Group is one of Europe’s largest pulp and paper manufacturers, based in hardwood. In the third quarter of…
BluEnt LIVE IN ACTION AT THE AIA 2008 NATIONAL CONVENTION AND DESIGN EXPOSITION
Boston, Massachusetts, May 2008: BluEnt’s constant endeavor to create innovative solutions for architects/firms, designers, draftsmen and decorators has led us to the AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition to be held during the 15th – 17th of May, 2008 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. BluEnt seeks to create knowledge sharing processes amongst the leading architects and architectural firms regarding the incorporation of offshoring models within their indigenous…
BluEnt: Green architecture evangelists at the AIA 2008 convention
Lewes, Delaware, USA:Building and construction have a sizable impact on the environment. In the United States alone, buildings account for 40-49% energy consumption, 25% water consumption 70% of total energy consumption and 38% of total carbon dioxide consumption. With building construction and real estate development on the rise, architects, designers and builders are forced to take on a more sensitive design approach giving due consideration to the environment.
Understanding…
Rotomax Product Line with Higher Distillation Performance
Monzingen, May 15, 2008 - D. W.Renzmann, specialist for cleaning solutions and distillation facilities for the graphic arts, paints, and printing ink industries, will present at drupa 2008 the latest results of the consistent further development of their distillation line Rotomax. According to D. W.Renzmann the distillation performance has been improved significantly without enlarging the design effort or increasing the price.
The distillation line Rotomax allows the automatic treatment of contaminated…
ersol presents strong first quarter and confirms overall forecast for the year
Revenues double year-on-year to € 52.4 million
- Operating result (EBIT) rises 79.5 percent to € 7.7 million
- Outlook for 2008 confirmed
ersol Solar Energy AG (ersol) generated consolidated revenue of € 52.4 million in the first quarter of 2008, thus almost doubling its revenue compared with last year’s period (Q1 2007: € 26.1 million). ersol achieved this impressive growth through the successful start-up of the newly created production capacities and through…
Woodland Homes of Huntsville Announces the Debut of New TV Show, "Dream Home Coo …
Mike and Melissa Friday of Woodland Homes are proud to announce the debut of “Dream Home Cooking,” their new television show, which will air for the first time on May 31, 2008. Melissa and Mike decided to combine her love for cooking and his love for home building and share wonderful recipes and beautiful homes with the public.
Each week, the show will be filmed in a different model home in…
The Construction Centre comments on the UK housing and construction markets
Fresh reports released by the CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) and RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) this week seem to be compounding the belief that the credit crunch has not only affected the UK housing market but also the construction industry.
The Construction Centre today released a statement highlighting the need for an objective approach to the situation. In the first instance The Construction Centre drew particular attention to…
