Press Releases by Category Industry, Real Estate & Construction
Wellness for the Nose - Breakdown of Chloramines in Public Baths with UV Technol …
Simply to relax. To soak the body and soul in warm water. To lose the cares of the day in the whirlpool. The happy sounds of children on the water slide, while the really small splash about gleefully in comfortably warm baby pools.
Modern public baths today are often much more than pure sports facilities, they are places for relaxation and well-being for big and small alike. The typical swimming pool…
„The New One“ by MENTOR
… is called THT 1 and pools the great range of products of 19“ standardized front panel elements and a large number of further standardized components for the equipment of printed circuit boards, which have been a part of the company’s program for decades.
Now the new catalog combines the most diverse display and control elements of Through Hole Technology for the front panels of devices and plug-in modules, such…
Aboundi Inc. and Yiomau Electric Works Deliver PLC Solution to Factories
Taipei, Taiwan – February 26, 2009 – Aboundi Inc. the innovative Electric Connect® vendor announced the appointment of Yiomau Electric Works as its solution partner in the Southeast Asia region. With the long experience in providing professional service and high quality products to the industrial customers in Southeast Asia area, Yiomau Electric Works will promote Aboundi Electric Connect® series products to the market. The collaboration will serve the wide industrial…
LANXESS Highlights Butyl Rubber Innovation for Healthcare and Food Sectors
LANXESS butyl rubber protects sterile medical equipment, preserves dental health and food taste
Singapore, 3 March 2009 - The Butyl Rubber business unit of German specialty chemical group LANXESS is playing vital roles in the pharmaceutical, medical and chewing gum industries. The use of butyl rubber in these industries illustrates their superior and innovative applications outside the tire industry.
Pharmaceutical and medical industries
The demands by the medical and pharmaceutical sectors on…
ROHR2 Update 30.3b - Pipe Stress Analysis now released
Unna, Germany, February 2009 - SIGMA GmbH, announces the release of ROHR2 30.3b.
ROHR2 is the leading European Software for Pipe Stress Analysis, a standard tool for pipe static and structural framework analysis, covering a variety of specifications like ASME, ANSI, KTA, EN 13480, STOOMWEZEN D1101, BS 7159 and ISO 14692.
The new release ROHR2 30.3b adds several features like:
- New report generation module in ROHR2 - creating a calculation report…
New Raytheon Anschütz service station in Brazil
Raytheon Anschütz has broadened its capability for service alongside the important shipping routes in South America. MRC Eletronica Ltda, who already is a well-established Raytheon Anschütz service station, has opened a new office in Santos, Brazil.
MRC Eletronica attends services in Brazil and South America for Raytheon Anschütz since many years. In the course of time, the company has proven itself as a reliable and competent service partner on site.…
Eland makes history at Best Company to Work for awards 2009
International cable supplier, Eland Cables, is celebrating after reaching the highest ever rank of any electrical cable supplier in the prestigious Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For awards 2009.
With a total of 997 entries and 200,000 employee opinions, the Best Companies awards represent the biggest barometer of workplace engagement in the UK. Described as ‘well-managed’ and ‘professional’ with ‘plenty of room for ambition’ by the Sunday Times, Eland…
HALCON 9.0 Machine Vision Training in Boston, MA
Regarding the launch of the new version 9.0 of their machine vision software HALCON, MVTec, LLC, has held a North American distributor training in Boston, Massachusetts, from February 10 to 12, 2009. HALCON 9.0 is available since January 2009.
14 distribution engineers from North America took part in this event. Topics of this focused training in the comprehensive innovations of HALCON 9.0 were considerable speedups especially for HALCON’s automatic operator parallelization,…
CANopen Stack supports SocketCAN drivers for Linux
IXXAT Automation GmbH is pleased to announce that the versatile CANopenRT protocol software now supports the most recent implementation of the SocketCAN drivers for Linux using the Sysfs virtual file system.
SocketCAN is a set of open source drivers and a network stack that extends the Berkeley sockets API in Linux by introducing a new protocol family PF_CAN. Main components of SocketCAN are the network device drivers for different CAN controllers…
Online Manufacturing Trade Show Promotes Over 1,500 Industrial Suppliers Worldwi …
BOSTON, MA - ArriveNEWS.com, the organizer of the International Industrial Trade Show announced today it re-designed and re-launched its online expo to further promote its 1,500 exhibitors to a global audience of industrial buyers. The company said the site includes offerings from hundreds of national and international industrial suppliers offering a wide range of industrial machines, equipment, supplies and materials as well as custom manufacturing services.
According to Maria Santos, spokeswoman…
Voith Universal Joint Shafts with Longer Service Life despite Heavy Usage
Since the mid-nineties, the operating demands on universal joint shafts have risen significantly. In order to counteract the associated higher wear in the bearings, Voith Turbo has developed a high-performance lubricant. “Voith WearCare 500” – so the product name – has proven itself over three years in a field test and has shown that the service life of universal joint shafts operating in extreme conditions at slow speeds can be…
IXXAT CAN Driver Supports TenAsys INtime RTOS for Windows
IXXAT Automation announces the port of its CAN driver software to TenAsys INtime RTOS for Windows.
TenAsys Corporation is a leading provider of real-time OS and virtualization software technology. The INtime software combines deterministic, hard real-time control with standard Windows operating systems without requiring additional hardware. Real-time and non-real-time applications run in separate virtual machines on a single computer, enabling cost-effective, reliable control that is easy to develop and maintain.
The Embedded…
Kitchen Tune-Up Vice President Earns title of Certified Franchise Executive
Heidi Morrissey, vice president of sales and marketing for Kitchen Tune-Up franchise system, has earned the CFE (Certified Franchise Executive) designation. Morrissey received the title during the International Franchise Association’s 49th annual convention, February 16th in San Diego.
A subsidiary of the IFA Educational Foundation, the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives conducts the program to enable individuals the opportunity to supplement their knowledge, gain industry recognition and take advantage…
Messer continues to expand in Vietnam
As the largest privately managed industrial-gas specialist with its headquarters near Frankfurt am Main, Messer inaugurated a new filling plant in the city of Vũng Táu on what is referred to as Vietnam’s oil coast in February. Up to 300 gas cylinders are filled with oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide and gas mixtures at this location on a daily basis. Via its companies located in four regions of Vietnam, Messer operates…
Raytheon Anschütz supplies navigation systems for 2nd batch of U214 for South Ko …
On February 20th Raytheon Anschütz has signed a contract to supply a comprehensive package of navigation and control systems for six submarines of type U214. The second batch of U214 submarines for the Republic of Korea Navy will be built under responsibility of ThyssenKrupp Marine System’s shipyard HDW at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea.
The scope of supply covers navigational data management, navigation commander console with…
New Colorado Welding Supply Buying Guide Launched By IndustrialSAVER
DENVER, CO - IndustrialSAVER.com, an international construction and manufacturing marketplace, announced today the launch of its new Colorado Welding Equipment Buying Guide & Directory at industrialsaver.com. The company, a division of the Industrial Leaders Group said the publication was created to help companies in Colorado buy and sell a wide range of welding machines, equipment, supplies and welding services in Denver, Thorton, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Boulder, Aurora,…
Ubisense Press Release Cummins JEP
Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant implements Ubisense Precise Real-time location to improve plant efficiency
Ubisense improves efficiency at Cummins by precisely tracking and recording engines as they move through the test process.
DENVER, CO, January 25 2009 - Ubisense, the market leading provider of precise Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) is working in conjunction with Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant to track engines as they move through each stage of the testing process. …
Miniaturized JENCOLOR Color Sensor Module for Backlighting Applications
Jena, 23 February 2009 – MAZeT GmbH, an international product and design house for color and spectral sensoring, is expanding its comprehensive range of high-precision solutions for controlling LEDs as well as its specialized light controls.
The leading provider of True Color sensors and sensor modules is revealing its newly developed True Color Sensor TIAM3 with integrated signal processing. This module features four programmable amplifier channels and the True Color…
Now also ready for climate chambers: Dynamic Measurements with MoveInspect
Braunschweig/Germany, February 25, 2009 – AICON’s optical measuring system MoveInspect captures dynamic processes three dimensionally and analyses them with regard to geometric changes. Thanks to a new climate control concept, MoveInspect is now also ready for analysing movements and deformations under extreme climatic conditions, for example in environmental chambers. Here, the optical system replaces mechanical travel sensors because it reduces the setup work significantly.
MoveInspect is based on a camera bar…
New CD-ROM on Voith Fill-controlled Fluid Couplings
Voith Turbo, the drive technology specialist, presents animations of fill-controlled fluid couplings on a completely new multimedia CD-ROM. Fill-controlled fluid couplings operate on the principle of hydrodynamic power transmission, this means that torque is transmitted by a liquid – and occurs in a completely wear-free manner. The CD-ROM contains not only animations of fill-controlled couplings themselves, but also demonstrations of the principles of hydrodynamics and several examples of typical applications…
Call in the experts: Consistent Signs
Outsourcing signage project management has become popular as companies struggle to manage their branding and signage liveries in the built environment. Much of the growth in this industry sector can be attributed to the trend in reduced brand life cycle. Whereas in the past the typical brand life cycle may have been 15 years, recent trends have seen corporations embark on rebranding exercises every five to seven years.
The Australia Post…
LANXESS Innovative Rubber for Intelligent Tires
Singapore, 25 Februrary 2009 - Modern tire raw materials optimize performance through innovation
The consistent further development of synthetic rubber has resulted in a significant improvement in the overall performance of vehicle tires. German specialty chemicals group LANXESS offers a number of interesting and innovative highlights for the tire segment.
Specifically, LANXESS’s new solution styrene-butadiene rubbers (S-SBR) have become accessible through intelligent, newly developed production processes. Trials performed…
Overhead Crane and Hoist Firm Expands to Meet Growing Order Book
With a strong medium term order book, successful hoist product launches completed and a major new product development programme underway, Street Crane Company is expanding its Chapel-en-le-Frith facilities.
New investment, totalling around £750,000, will improve workflow at the factory and expand the production area by around 30 percent. The expansion includes a new reception area for steel plate and improved despatch facilities. Machine shops and the hoist works have…
Small, robust, intelligent: Adaptive solution ‘en miniature’
PI Ceramic presents the latest development in the field of piezo composites, P-876.SP1, the smallest ever version of the patented DuraAct™ patch transducer. A thin piezo ceramic film only 0.2 mm thick is used to construct a robust element which can be used as both an actuator and a sensor.
The P-876.SP1 is simple to handle and its extremely compact size makes it suitable for use in very small spaces. DuraAct™…
ACUMEN's new development and new sponsorship of the TB2009 Form in Moscow
ACUMEN was the general sponsor of the Forum «Security and Safety Technologies» this year. The organizers, Reed Exhibitions, are expanding cooperation with Acumen on an extensive range of events in the whole world.
Two main focuses were highlighted by ACUMEN during the February Forum «Security and Safety Technologies-2009» in Moscow.
First, the presentation of five new products and the latest development means the advancement of ACEMEN. The wide range of Acumen…
Pure metal-free fruit pleasure
The Gebrüder Bagusat GmbH & Co. KG is one of the leading manufacturers of fruit preparations in Germany. Based on half a century of experience and combined with creativity and flexibility, the company creates products as semi-finished goods for the ice-cream, baking, dairy, beverage, and chocolate industries, and finished goods for food retailers and for professional caterers. Business segments are divided into fruit preparations/purees, fruit in alcohol, and fresh convenience…
The New Black | Green Painting Contractor Stirs Color
San Diego, CA, February 21, 2009 – Eco G Painters, a San Diego green painting contractor, has been introducing environmentally safe colors to their customers resulting in the creation of something that is more than just a new trend on the market.
The market of organic painting in the San Diego area has been growing exponentially. No more is using environmentally friendly paints with low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) considered…
Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC Moves into New Manufacturing Facility
(SAN DIEGO, CA, December 16, 2008) -- Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC today announced that its manufacturing factory in China, Jiangsu Dingqi Sci & Tech Co. Ltd., has moved into a new facility located in Yixing, China, and launched its redesigned website at torreyhillstech.cn.
The new 12000 square-feet facility features a 7000 square-feet manufacturing space and a 5000 square-feet two-story office. It specializes in the production of microelectronics packaging components, materials and…
Messer invests in Chinese steel
Joint venture invests 100 million euros in China: Messer cooperates with Panzhihua Iron & Steel
Frankfurt am Main based company Messer, the world's largest privately managed industrial gas specialist, has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Chinese steel manufacturer Panzhihua Iron & Steel, part of the Pangang Group, for the construction of three production facilities for industrial gases and the acquisition of existing gas generating plants in the Chinese province…
Romaco FrymaKoruma at the European Coatings SHOW 2009
Annular gap bead ball mill provides the finest nano-range milling
At the European Coatings SHOW 2009 in Nuremberg/Germany, Romaco FrymaKoruma will be demonstrating milling technology that meets high-level demands regarding quality and performance. The CoBall® annular gap bead mill from FrymaKoruma is ideal for the finest product milling. Flexible process parameter settings mean that the technology is extremely versatile in use. It impresses with its reproducible results, particularly its scale transferability,…
Only safety makes a plant accident-free
Messer, the industrial-gas specialist, recognised for workplace safety in Europe.
The largest privately managed industrial-gas specialist, Messer, with headquarters near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, has been recognised by the European Industrial Gases Association for longstanding accident-free operation of its plants in seven countries. The production, sale, transport and not least the use of technical gases in the areas of industry, research and science calls for a high degree of safety. Messer…
ArriveNEWS Launches Oregon Conveyors & Conveying Equipment Buying Guide
The online industrial trade show publisher ArriveNEWS.com, announced today the launch of its new Conveyors Directory and Guide to connect buyers and suppliers of conveying equipment in the state of Oregon.
PORTLAND, OR - ArriveNEWS, organizer of the online International Industrial Trade Show (IITS), announced today the release of its new Oregon Conveyors and Conveying Equipment Directory and Buying Guide at http://arrivenews.com/?p=599 The company said the publication was created to help…
See outside the box - VRmagic presents OEM camera with freely position able sens …
For OEM applications with tight or angled installation space VRmagic now offers a camera with an offset and freely position able sensor which is connected to the central unit by an up to 50 cm long flex-foil-cable with LVDS transmission. The size of the sensor board is only 28x19 mm.
The 1/3-inch CMOS sensor with global shutter is capable of producing 69 images per second at a resolution of 754x482…
Compact dimensions– great power
The M-900KOPS positioning unit from Physik Instrumente (PI) carries out two-dimensional scans quickly and with a high degree of accuracy. External dimensions of 170 mm put this stage in the ‘compact’ league, but it has a 50 mm scanning range in both axes and a load capacity of up to 660 N. A DC direct drive with zero backlash provides a speedy 10 mm/s with 0.1 µm positioning resolution.
The stage…
Alternative Drives: PiezoWalk® Linear Actuators
The N-380 series of linear actuators from Physik Instrumente (PI) is venturing into a new performance class for linear drives, providing high forces to 10 N and speeds of approx. 10 mm/s at resolutions of 20 nanometers (closed-loop).
A NEXACT® piezo walking drive replaces conventional stepper-motors or DC servo-motors providing several advantages. Due to the direct linear drive, there is no loss of precision as a result of converting rotational to…
Precisely Targeted Treatment on 6 Legs
Treating tumors with X-rays or particle beams is now state of the art. It involves the local application of high intensities of radiation in order to destroy the cancer cells. The radiation field must be very precisely positioned in order that the treatment is successful and as little surrounding tissue as possible is damaged.
Physik Instrumente (PI) has developed the M-850KPAH special Hexapod especially for this application. It can move loads…
Low-cost PI Drives for Automation and Handling
Low-cost solutions with micrometer range positioning accuracies are required for tasks such as setting valves, adjusting components for further processing, and pick-and-place.
The manufacturer Physik Instrumente (PI) is now taking up the challenges posed by industry’s requirements. The cost-optimized M-228 and M-229 linear drives are the beginning. They have travel ranges of 10 or 25 mm and use classic stepper motors as drives – with either a compact or cubic configuration.…
New CANopen API for Microsoft Windows Vista
The CANopen Master API and CANopen Manager API from IXXAT now support also Microsoft Windows Vista.
With Windows Vista Microsoft released a successor to Windows XP that not only features an updated user interface but also introduces a number of new security and safety features that have direct impact on user applications and driver software. With version 5.2 of the CANopen Master API and version 2.0 of the CANopen Manager…
LANXESS Asia Pacific Launches Innovation and Corporate Social Responsibility Web …
LANXESS Asia Pacific reinforces commitment to be enabler of a sustainable future
Singapore, 18 February 2009 – German specialty chemicals company LANXESS in Asia Pacific has launched new Innovation and Responsibility channels on its LANXESS goes Asia website (www.lanxess-goes-asia.com).
The Innovation channel outlines LANXESS’s R&D global strategy as well as research network and developmental alliances in Asia. It also profiles LANXESS’s portfolio of innovative solutions for addressing the key global megatrends,…
Kitchen Tune-Up Announces Advanced Home Improvement Professional Certification P …
Kitchen Tune-Up, the leading kitchen and bath remodeling franchise, announces the launch of an advanced home improvement and remodeling certification program for their franchise owners. The program is designed to ensure the highest level of professionalism and expertise in the minor home remodeling industry.
CHIP – Certified Home Improvement Professional is a designation that can be earned by individual owners at basic and master levels. Points toward…
CO2 replaces chemicals
The Slovenian company Količevo Karton has reduced its use of chemicals in paper production by about 20% thanks to CO2 from Messer. The company, which produces around 650 tons of cardboard a day, hired Messer in Slovenia to optimise its production processes. The six-month trial operation was a success: in addition to a marked reduction in environmentally damaging chemicals, the use of CO2 also led to an improvement in the…
New Infrared Emitters Especially Good for Curing Powder Coatings
Varnishes and coatings must be dried ever faster and ever more efficiently to meet the market’s increased demands. Drying ovens must be able to handle more and more throughput but not every heating source can keep pace.
The newly developed QRC® infrared emitter (quartz reflective coating) from Heraeus Noblelight helps to melt and cure powder coatings efficiently and can be retrofitted even in particularly tight spaces. Tests show that with the…
TwenteFlex™ the latest innovation in spiral belt technology from Twentebelt
Twentebelt makes its entrance onto the spiral market by introducing a completely new spiral belt design. With the elimination of welded joints as key element this patented design holds several improvements on the existing technology regarding durability, cleanability and efficiency. The TwenteFlex™ will be presented for the first time to the general audience at the Anuga FoodTec.
Increasing efficiency
The revolutionary 180° bending of the cross rod and its lock into the…
Peterseim Metallwerke Olpe invests in construction and development
Forming technology. A businesslike word with an exciting background. Stefan Cordes, who supports the company Peterseim GmbH & Co.KG Metallwerke since August 2008 with his considerable material- and forming knowledge, gets bright-eyed, when he speaks about this field of activity. As ancient scientific employee of the university Siegen he has a great range of experience – particularly in the range “bending tubes” – which he likes to introduce in the…
Matthias Engelbertz new manager for finances and controlling with Peterseim Meta …
Figures, data, facts. This is the profession of the graduate in business management Matthias Engelbertz, who has assumed since the beginning of 2009 the management of the department finances and controlling with Peterseim GmbH & Co.KG Metallwerke. “From the very first day I noticed how loyal the atmosphere with the company Peterseim is. This pleased me a lot. After many years as employee with a big concern I had and…
New employees at Perseim Metallwerke - Björn Hees, new sales manager with Peters …
Tubes, tubes, nothing but tubes? Björn Hees is a specialist for this matter. As new sales manager of Peterseim GmbH & Co.KG Metallwerke he will stabilize and further extend the worldwide activities of the company.
“My new task is an exciting and future-oriented challenge. I particularly like the innovational energy of the company, the wide choice of individual special solutions in the tube subsequent machining and of course my new colleagues.…
LANXESS “Colored Concrete Works” Initiative Details Use and Benefits of Color in …
Singapore, 16 February 2009 - Global Initiative showcases value and sustainability of colored concrete
The Inorganic Pigments Business Unit of specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG, one of the world's leading manu¬facturers of synthetic iron oxides, is providing the architectural and design communities with detailed information and application know-how concerning the architectural possibilities and benefits of concrete colored with Bayferrox pigments.
Through the ongoing “Colored Concrete Works” initiative (www.colored-concrete-works.com), architects, builders,…
RCFoamcutter Develops Hotwire CNC Foam Cutters New Line for RC Enthusiasts and S …
RCFoamcutter, a Silicon Valley based company, is offering low cost affordable packages for either “build you own” cnc hot wire foam cutters, or a whole machine to be assembled. Packages start as low as $199. The new line is mainly intended for RC flyers enthusiasts and Sign companies for cutting wings, letters, and logos.
RCFoamcutter, a silicon valley based company, offers five different foam cutters packages for a whole machine or…
New distributor for bmcm in Germany West
Maisach/Munich, Germany. BMC Messsysteme GmbH, manufacturer for data acquisition and PC technology "made in Germany" continues its steady course of expansion. The bmcm sales team will be reinforced by Herbert Steffes, who has taken up the distribution "West" in Germany.
Reports about economic growth of companies may be rare in these days, but crises, however, are always a chance, too. Since the product range of bmcm provides a genuine alternative for…
LANXESS microbiology laboratories in Singapore and China expand services for mat …
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS's microbiology laboratory in Singapore has completed a record number of tests done for Asia Pacific customers in 2008 compared to 2007. LANXESS has also successfully started operations of its microbiology laboratory in Wuxi, China. The laboratories provide comprehensive technical services for industrial biocides which are marketed under the Preventol brand.
Operating under the Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit, the laboratory in Singapore has added several new…
