Press Releases by Category Industry, Real Estate & Construction
LANXESS Establishes First-Ever World Rubber Day
Singapore, 23 March 2009 - 100 years of synthetic rubber – an artificial rubber material keeps the world moving
100 years ago, chemist Fritz Hofmann invented the first-ever synthetic rubber. To honor Hofmann’s revolutionary invention as synthetic rubber reaches its 100th anniversary, LANXESS has founded the first-ever World Rubber Day. For the coming months and for the anniversary on 12 September 2009, LANXESS is planning a whole range of activities at…
LANXESS Provides for Clean Drinking Water
LANXESS products solve water challenges
Singapore, 20 March 2009 – Specialty chemicals company LANXESS in Asia Pacific expresses its support for World Water Day, observed every year on 22 March 22, a day that the United Nations first established in 1992. In many regions of the Earth, water is very scarce indeed. A total of less than one percent of the world’s water is suitable for human consumption.
Removing toxic…
LANXESS Starts Operations at New Plant for Lubricant Oil Additives in Qingdao
Singapore, 20 March 2009 – As part of its “LANXESS goes Asia” strategy, specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has started up its new plant in Qingdao, China, for the manufacture of lubricant oil additives. The production facility, which is operated by LANXESS’s subsidiary Rhein Chemie, received all governmental approvals and was ready for production by the end of 2008. This new plant represents an investment of some EUR 5…
T2000 Uninterruptible Power Supplies New distribution Pan European Partner
Power Continuity Systems has today become the new Pan European Partner for T2000 Uninterruptible Power Supplies supplying all parts, service, maintenance and warranty support.
T2000 UPS systems have been installed across the UK to power protection some of the most vulnerable sites from power loss, spikes and brown outs.
T2000 UPS – pictured below are used by many councils and even TV studios due to their robustness and ease of use.
Hospitals, banks…
Fast data logger featuring remote access
Maisach/Munich/Germany. The autonomous data acquisition system meM-LOG-SE from BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm) impresses by multifunctionality, compactness and mobile use. The remote data polling via modem creates independence from local conditions and allows fast analysis of breakdowns.
The service technician of a manufacturing company is on-call for the weekend. To minimize breakdowns and long downtimes, the machines of the factory are permanently monitored. Besides that, important parameters of the manufacturing process are…
Safety and quality are the main factors for Wiha tools at the eltefa trade fair …
Schonach – From 25.03. to 27.03.09, Wiha Werkzeuge GmbH will be presenting at the eltefa trade fair in Stuttgart. As a part of the 15th trade fair for electrical engineering and electronics, Wiha will be demonstrating all there is to know about VDE premium tools. Everything can be tested, ranging from problem solvers to the well-known Wiha Inomic® pliers and new developments in the screwdriver and L-key sectors. The new…
LANXESS: 2008 Targets Met Despite Crisis
Singapore, 19 March 2009 - Operational sales growth of 18.5% in Asia-Pacific region
LANXESS met its targets for fiscal 2008 despite a sharp drop in demand in the fourth quarter. Group sales, at EUR 6,576 million, almost equaled the 2007 level of EUR 6,608 million. Adjusted for portfolio and currency effects, sales grew by 5.9 percent. Group net income increased by 52.7% to EUR 171 million.
Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the…
Product Announcement – ULTRA Capacitor Module with 1.5F und 2.5F in 5V EDLC Tech …
CapComp GmbH now offers two new EDLC cell based ULTRA capacitor modules manufactured by NESSCAP Ltd. Korea.
5V 1,5F (EMHSR-0001C5-005R0) and 2,5F 5V (EMHSR-0002C5-005R0) Products in radial housing
The modules are based on two standard EDLC cells with 3F/ 2.7V respectively 5F/2.7V and are available as lead-terminal-types.
One of the major applications is „ SMART Metering“ or AMR (automated meter reading). This is the new generation of electricity-…
Y.CT Vario – The new, innovative CT scanner from YXLON
Hamburg, March 18.03.2009 ─ YXLON International, a leading provider of problem-solving solutions in industrial X-ray inspection and computed tomography (CT) for inspecting materials on a non-destructive basis, is presenting Y.CT Vario, its new CT scanner, at the international CONTROL trade fair (Hall 1 Booth 1522) for quality assurance in Stuttgart, Germany.
The Y.CT Vario sets itself apart through an optimum combination of high resolution and output performance, a high level of…
A New Vacuum Casting Process Reduces Time and Cost for Prototypes and Short Runs …
Using a new rapid manufacturing process, MTT Technologies, formerly MCP Group Tooling Technologies utilises all the advantages of their RTV silicone mould MTT Vacuum Casting Process for producing prototypes, short and pre-series runs in Polyamide - Nylon PA6 (http://www.mtt-group.com/nylon-vacuum-casting.html). Dimensional accuracy and the material properties of nylon parts produced with MTT Nylon Vacuum Casting correspond fully to the requirements of production components, whereby costly and time intensive hard tooling for…
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MTT Vacuum Resin 8040 A New Material for Simulating Prototypes in Polypropylene
MTT Technologies Ltd, formerly MCP-Group Tooling Technologies offers a new material in polypropylene quality to fill an important gap in the range of vacuum resins. Vacuum resins are used together with the MTT Vacuum Casting Process, worldwide the most widely used system for making multiple castings from generatively produced RP models. Alongside turnkey vacuum casting systems, silicone tooling technologies…
Rapid realisation of metal parts for historic sports cars – A case study
Practical application report
MTT Technologies, formerly MCP Group Tooling Technologies, has introduced a new Metal Part Casting System which has proved to be a convenient and economical solution for historic sports car specialist, James Watt Automotive Limited, in the production of parts for the restoration of some important vehicles (http://www.mtt-group.com/metal-part-casting.html). In most instances the company is making significant cost savings and crucially a reduction of around 3 to 4…
INDEVCO Paper Making to Participate in Tissue World 2009
(Ajaltoun, Lebanon) 17 March 2009 – INDEVCO Paper Making, a division of the multinational INDEVCO Group, will exhibit at Tissue World 2009 from 24 - 26 March 2009 at Acropolis Palais des Expositions in Nice, France: Stand # D175.
Unipak Tissue Mill (UTM) of Halat, Lebanon and sister company, Interstate Paper Industries (IPI) of Sadat City, Egypt, are members of INDEVCO Paper Making. Together the mills manufacture 80,000 MT…
CoDeSys Embedded Controller
The compact systems emVIEW support CoDeSys, a IEC 61131-3 programming environment, allowing the systems to become even more versatile control systems, with improved display information and monitoring.
The controllers are based on ARM and X86 architectures with scalable processor performance from LX 800 up to Core2Duo technology.
Enhancing the system architecture, additional communication interfaces such as CAN/CANopen, VGA, Ethernet, USB, RS232 and up to two PCI Slots are available. Naturally, emVIEW PC…
New 3D Vision Technologies at HANNOVER MESSE 2009
3D vision becomes more and more important, especially for robotics. So far, the machine vision software HALCON by MVTec (Munich, Germany) already provided many 3D technologies. At the HANNOVER MESSE 2009, MVTec Software GmbH will now showcase further 3D vision technologies of the recently published version 9.0:
Methods for Perspective Matching:
The descriptor-based matching is a revolutionary new matching technology. This method is able to find perspectively distorted objects. It is based…
Embedded JIS Level 1 & 2 Kanji ROM Dot-Matrix LCD Controller- RA8806-J
RAiO Technology has developed a LCD controller RA8806-J for small and mid-size LCD displays. RA8806-J is a LCD controller for Dot-Matrix LCD which supports both character and graphic mode display, it has built-in two Display Data RAM(DDRAM) for two layers display, and has embedded font ROM which is capable of displaying the full-size(16x16 dots) Japanese Kanji font( 6,355 characters) and ISO8859-1 ~ 4(or called Latin-1 ~ 4) alphabets.
RA8806-J supports 4/8bits…
Gulf Housing United Arab Emirates Embraces EmpXtrack as Human Resource Software …
Saigun Technologies announced today that Gulf Housing Solutions, an organization which acquires, develops and manages superior staff accommodation in the United Arab Emirates, has chosen EmpXtrack - On-Demand Human Capital & Talent Management Software (Website: http://www.empxtrack.com) for managing its Employee Database, extend superior Self Service to employees and manage its Payroll.
Gulf Housing has opted for EmpXtrack Starter Edition (Website: http://www.empxtrack.com) which is most suitable software for the companies that…
RotoControl GmbH now providing high-speed inspection machines for label industry
Ahrensburg, Germany (March 11, 2009) - Marco Aengenvoort, Managing Director, today announced the launch of RotoControl GmbH providing high-speed inspection, cutting and rewinding finishing machines for the label industry. RotoControl offers sophisticated Servo Drive Technology (S-Drive) machines assuring 100% stable control of the entire web with multiple options in the RSI line as well as smaller basic RSC models, all enabling maximum web control for the most delicate…
Tormach Introduces New Load Meter for PCNC 1100 Mills
Waunakee, WI, March 10, 2009 – Tormach, LLC, creator of the PCNC 1100, the affordable and versatile 3-Axis personal CNC mill, has added another accessory to enhance performance and ease-of-operation. The new Load Meter (PN 31101) will display real-time spindle load, enabling an operator to visually monitor cutting performance in real-time.
According to Tormach CEO Greg Jackson, the new load meter can be used to monitor tool wear and troubleshoot…
SGS-CSTC and GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies Unveil Shanghai Application Ce …
GE Sensing and Inspection Technologies and SGS-CSTC have unveiled a joint Non-Destructive-Testing (NDT) Application Center in Shanghai, China.
This is said to mark a milestone of the cooperation between the two multi-national companies and a new exchange platform with Chinese industrial customers on advanced NDT technologies and optimal NDT solutions and services.
The center is located in the Kongqiao Industrial Zone in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai. It is equipped…
Introducing a new Feinfocus Solution for the electronics and related industries …
Garbsen, 12th of March 2009, YXLON International GmbH, the leading supplier of industrial X-ray inspection- and computed tomography (CT) solutions for the non-destructive testing of materials and electronics, introduces the new Y.Cheetah to its range of Feinfocus Solutions at SMT Hybrid Packaging (booth 7-228) in Nuremberg, Germany.
Y.Cheetah offers effortless high-quality X-ray imaging via 1-click solutions for a wide range of continuously changing inspection tasks.
Secure your findings with brilliant images
The…
LANXESS establishes strong presence in Russian and CIS markets
New independent sales company opens Moscow office; Russia represents next step in LANXESS BRIC strategy; Production facility planned for 2010
Singapore – Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG officially launched today its new, independent sales company in Moscow to manage the company's business in Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). OOO LANXESS’s office will be located in The Federation Tower and will primarily be marketing high-performance…
LumaSense Technologies Announces MikroSHOT™ - New, Affordable and Ultraportable …
Santa Clara, CA – LumaSense Technologies, a leading provider of infrared thermography and non-contact temperature and gas sensing solutions, today announced the release of its new Mikron MikroSHOT thermal imaging camera.
The MikroSHOT is the latest offering from LumaSense Technologies’ Mikron Infrared thermal imaging product line. This handy and fully radiometric thermal imager allows for affordable pocket-sized portability with capabilities normally found in larger, more expensive thermal imagers. The MikroSHOT’s innovative…
Cost-effective forming and shoring of bridges with PERI modular systems
Motorway Bridge D1, Považská Bystrica, Slovakia
For the construction of the 767-metre long motorway bridge in the area of the "Centrum“ D1 motorway junction, PERI´s Slovakian engineers developed a formwork and scaffolding solution which perfectly suited the on-site requirements. This resulted from the fact that PERI provides one-source formwork, scaffold and engineering services whereby the bridge formwork and falsework were optimally matched. In addition, this means that integrated, load-optimized system solutions…
DRAM Market to Witness Big Quarterly Growth in 2H09
ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "The McClean Report 2009 Edition".
After reaching a revenue low point in 1Q09, the DRAM market is forecast to show outstanding quarterly growth throughout the balance of the year, according to a market research report available at Electronics.ca Publications. The market for DRAM memory is forecast to surge in the second half of…
ArriveNEWS Introduces Its New Mexico Online Building Materials Vertical Director …
Albuquerque, NM - ArriveNEWS.com, a division of the Industrial Leaders Group (ILG) announced today the debut of its New Mexico Building Materials Directory & Buying Guide at http://arrivenews.com. The company said the publication is designed to promote manufacturers, dealers and distributors of building products based in or serving New Mexico with emphasis on the cities of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Hobbs, Farmington, Rio Rancho, Roswell, South Valley, Clovis, Alamogordo and other…
“Always at hand”: the LED stroboscope HELIO-STROB micro
In addition to their well-known stroboscopes with Xenon flash light the German manufacturer ELMED GmbH now offers a LED stroboscope, the HELIO-STROB micro.
The LED stroboscope HELIO-STROB micro is to be applied to processes requiring an easy, optical control or the visualisation of quick production sequences, as well as to the contact-free revolution and vibration measurement.
The combination of micro-processor control and innovative LED technology in a handy vest pocket…
LBCLighting Announces New Collection of Lighting Products
South El Monte, California, March 10, 2009 - LBCLighting, a company that has been in the lighting business since 1991, has announced new added lighting products.
LBCLighting offers a wide selection of lighting fixtures from various top manufacturers and their lighting experts can create lighting fixture packages to suit virtually any application and decorative theme that meets budget and quality expectations of different types of customers.
Recently, LBCLighting has new products…
Point-On Colors | A Clean Green House Painting Contractor
San Diego, CA, March 10, 2009 – Choosing the right house painting contractor in San Diego can be an ardent process, and finding one who is environmentally friendly, knows which paints to use, and can give an accurate estimate, is a valuable find for any homeowner.
The downturn in the economy has spurred and influx of so called ‘house-painters’ onto the market. These people, possibly after being told they did…
Tough Year Ahead but Optimism Remains
ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "Yearbook of World Electronics Data 2009: Volume 1 West Europe".
The European and global electronics industry, which started 2008 facing slower economic growth and high energy and commodity prices, ended the year clouded in even more uncertainty. The actual extent of the deterioration in the market in the final months of the year…
National Life Group: “Exceptional” sales growth in 2008
2008 Financial Results Announced
Montpelier, Vermont (March 10, 2009) – National Life Group today announced its financial results for 2008, highlighted by overall sales growth of 53 percent.
Mehran Assadi, president and chief executive officer, said that in 2008 annuity sales increased 41 percent, life sales were up 16 percent, and sales of mutual funds through Sentinel Investments jumped 115 percent.
“These are exceptional results,” said Assadi. “This is a remarkable…
Automotive Semiconductors - Is there a Pulse?
ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "Automotive Semiconductors".
Undeniably, the current economic crisis has hit the automotive industry hard. And although the market is in dire straits, the mandated restructuring that has begun to occur will, in the long run, benefit a growing market for automotive technology. Inefficiency that for a long time has been building in this industry…
M+W Zander Wins Major Contract for One of The Largest Data Centres in Singapore
Seven floors with about 20.000 square meters
Singapore/Stuttgart, March 10, 2009 - Engineering group M+W Zander has won a major contract to design and build one of the biggest data centres in Singapore. The order volume exceeds hundred million euro. Customer is Jurong Data Centre Development Pte. Ltd. ('JDD'), a subsidiary of Japan Land Limited in Singapore. The project will be ready for occupancy in November 2009.
The data…
LANXESS Products Contribute To Safety At Sea
LANXESS’s innovative range of polymer and chemical products help the marine shipping industry withstand harsh weather conditions and emergency situations
Singapore, 10 March 2009 - German specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG has been contributing to safety at sea with its broad portfolio of advanced rubber, plastics and chemical products.
Reliability of diesel engines in ships - A serious breakdown at sea can lead to shipwreck in the worst case. For this…
Certified Welding Inspectors Training and Examination in Latin America
For 2009, SGS has scheduled nine American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) courses in Latin America, including Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.
As an authorized agent of the AWS since 2005, SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company offers Certified Welding Inspectors (CWI) seminars and examinations on behalf of AWS, and trains welding inspectors in five Latin American countries.
The training program prepares candidates for the…
Univenture’s Green Packaging, Media and Document Storage Products to be Featured …
Customizable, Eco-Friendly Packaging and Storage Choices Ideal for Government Agencies
Marysville, OH -- March 9, 2009 -- Univenture, Inc. is an award-winning inventor and manufacturer of innovative, patented and environmentally friendly products for media and document storage, presentation, packaging and marketing mailers. The company will showcase its eco-friendly UniKeep™, EnvyPak™ and EcoEndure™ product lines in Booth #712 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, March 10-12, 2009.…
A Beam of Innovative Light for 30 Years - Heraeus Noblelight Ltd. Celebrates Bir …
At the end of last year, Heraeus Noblelight Ltd celebrated a special company anniversary in Cambridge: 30 years of laser lamp production to the highest technical level. Reason enough to review the latest innovations and to look at current developments.
When John and David Littlechild set up Noblelight Ltd near Cambridge in 1978, laser technology was then in its infancy and used mainly in research. The company began to produce laser…
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…
Raytheon Anschütz hosts conference of working group for „Defence Technology“ …
On March 5th the working group for “Defence Technology” has hold its sixtieth conference at the premises of Raytheon Anschütz. The working group is an organisation of companies from German federal state Schleswig-Holstein, who are engaged in the defence business. The stated aim of the working group is to point out on the technological, economical and security-political relevance of defence technology.
In order to share information, the working group gets…
Louisiana Machine Shops and Custom Manufacturing Guide Debuted On IndustrialSAVE …
NEW ORLEANS, LA - IndustrialSAVER, an international manufacturing marketplace and division of the Industrial Leaders Group (ILG) announced today the release of its new Louisiana Machine Shops Directory & Guide at http://industrialsaver.com/?p=1006. The company said the new publication provides access to machine shops, metal fabricators, job shops and other custom manufacturers of precision parts, machined metals, plastics and other custom products.
According to Maria Santos, spokeswoman for IndustrialSAVER, the Louisiana Machine…
Nano Self cleaning & Self-Sanitizing Coating for Walls & Ceilings Receives CFIA …
Canadian company receives approval from Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for its proprietary hygienic, self-sanitizing green coating utilizing natural mineral titanium dioxide to protect food processing plants, poultry farms, offices, schools and hospitals.
Toronto, Canada, March 07, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Green Earth Nano Science, Inc., Canadian environmental and nanotechnology solutions developer recently received approval from Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CIFA) for its GENS NANO - self-sanitizing photocatalyst coating.
GENS NANO – photocatalyst coating…
Fab Investment Activity during the Downturn - Key Investments in MPU Sector
ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "SEMI World Fab Forecast".
Investment levels are the lowest in over a decade. Spending on fab construction projects in 2009 is expected to be under $2 billion - the lowest level since 1999. Spending on equipping Front End facilities (fabs, pilots, R&D) is expected to decline by 55% to under $12 billion in…
Wiha presents the Stubby magazine bit holder
"Small, but impressive": A phrase that perfectly describes the Stubby magazine bit holder from Wiha Werkzeuge GmbH. With this little brother of the award-winning magazine bit holder, the long-established family company based at Schonach in Germany underlines once more that tools can have more than just a single function. Thanks to its handy, compact size, the Wiha Stubby is especially suitable for work in tight spots.
The Stubby magazine bit holder…
Wiha stainless steel tools: for perfect fastening and unfastening
Only the best tools for the finest of materials: with bits, screwdrivers and L-keys made of non-rusting stainless steel, Wiha Werkzeuge GmbH presents convincing solutions for the high demands placed especially by stainless steel screws upon fastening tools.
Stainless steel has become the epitome of quality and good looks. It is all-present in the worlds of interior design and building construction.
It is important that the advantages it offers, such as long…
600 Participants at HALCON User Seminars in Japan
Regarding the launch of the new version of the machine vision software HALCON 9.0, three user seminars took place in Kyoto, Nagoya, and Tokyo (Japan) from February 25 - 27, 2009. These seminars were hosted by LinX Corporation (Yokohama), the exclusive distributor of HALCON in Japan.
About 600 decision makers and engineers from the Japanese industry took part in the seminars. Topics were the focused training in the comprehensive innovations of…
Most expensive real estate markets in 2009
No surprise - Monte Carlo is No 1 in the Global Property Guide’s list of World’s Most Expensive Residential Real Estate Markets 2009, more than twice as expensive, at US$45,000 per square metre, as the runner up. [globalpropertyguide.com]
Battling for the number 2 position are prime central Moscow and London. Prime central Moscow’s US$20,853 per square metre price tag slightly outpaces core Prime London’s US$20,756 per square metre, though it…
LANXESS neutralizes climate-unfriendly gas nitrous oxide at its Krefeld-Uerdinge …
Clear statement in favor of climate protection in economically challenging times
Leverkusen, 5 March 2009 - Chairman of the LANXESS Board of Management Axel C. Heitmann and State Secretary in the Ministry for the Environment and Nature Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of North Rhine-Westphalia Alexander Schink has inaugurated a new nitrous oxide reduction unit - known as LARA - at LANXESS’s Krefeld-Uerdingen site. The specialty chemicals group has invested around…
Orion’s Digital Signage and Test Monitors
San Diego, CA, February 16, 2009 Audio Video Supply, Inc, a San Diego distributor first Industrial system sources, introduces Orion Images’ dynamic line of Digital Signage and Test Monitors.
Orion Images builds Professional grade, FCC Class A Certified LCD CCTV monitors. The Orion CCTV monitors are created with CCTV PCB boards and circuitry - made to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The Orion Digital Signage Monitors make the…
WISKA presents new cable glands
Due to the versatility – no matter what material - of all products within the SPRINT cable gland system, WISKA offers the easiest combination and installation with its cable glands.
WISKA offers a wide range of cable glands for the most diverse applications such as standard glands or flex protection, external strain relief, explosion-proof, EMC and also the VentGLAND, the only cable gland worldwide, which at IP 69K reduces condensation to…
LANXESS Appoints Wolfgang Oehlert as Head of Inorganic Pigments Business Unit fo …
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has appointed Dr. Wolfgang Oehlert (45) as Vice President for the Inorganic Pigments business unit for Asia Pacific. He is concurrently the General Manager of LANXESS Shanghai Pigments Co. Ltd. The appointments became effective on 1 March 2009.
“With Oehlert, we have appointed a true expert in the field of iron oxide pigments with many years of experience and a thorough knowledge of…
