Press Releases by Category Industry, Real Estate & Construction
KRÜSS Website in a new dress
The relaunch combines increased functionality with modern design
Whereas a few years ago it was only important for a technology company to also present itself on the Internet, the net today is primarily used as a source of information. With its attractive, no-frills design and clear navigation, the new page ensures to quickly find whatever you are looking for. And all this without having to trim the browser or alter security…
Alex Wright Brings Innovation to Fort Myers Commercial Real Estate with REALM Co …
FORT MYERS - JUNE 9, 2009 A new Fort Myers commercial real estate firm is bringing a wave of innovation into the Southwest Florida community. They are presenting a new school of thought that allows for progressive, effective, and ethical business practices, with the hopes of taking commercial real estate from a place of stagnancy into a realm of success and growth. This…
SGS Project Finance Services ensured the completion of the Rajiv Gandhi Internat …
Three years ago, the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. initiated the development of an international airport, addressing the strong economic growth of India’s Hyderabad region.
The scope of the project covered the construction of 72m high Air Traffic Control Tower and a 60m wide, 4.2 km long runway. In addition to this, a maze of aprons, taxi ways, approach roads, landscaping, drains and culverts’ UG sumps, a storm water collection pond…
Around the World in 80 Millisecond/ Evonik makes the Internet speed
Internet traffic just keeps on growing, but it is slowly becoming overwhelmed by the enormous volume of data. DSL technology is already approaching its limits because the electrical signals in the copper wires are jamming each other. The solution is to have fiber optic cables, which are the technology of the future because they are faster. Their manufacture depends on important raw materials, chlorosilanes—or, better yet, SIRIDION® from Evonik.
The Internet…
LANXESS makes first acquisition in India
LANXESS to acquire chemical businesses of Indian company Gwalior Chemical Industries for EUR 82.4 million
- Further milestone in LANXESS’ BRIC strategy
- Assets of mid-sized Chinese company Jiangsu Polyols Chemical Co Ltd. also to be acquired for an undisclosed sum
- Acquisitions strengthen Basic Chemicals business unit
Mumbai, 9 June 2009 – The subsidiary of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG, LANXESS India Private Ltd., will acquire the chemical businesses and assets of stock-market-listed…
Award-Winning Green Packaging Solutions by Univenture to be Showcased at EastPac …
Environmentally Responsible Packaging Alternatives are Innovative, Customizable and Cost-Effective
Marysville, OH -- June 8, 2009 -- Univenture, Inc. is an award-winning inventor and manufacturer of a wide variety of environmentally responsible packaging, document storage and marketing mailers. For over 20 years, the company has designed and developed cost-effective packaging alternatives, with improved function, that are environmentally responsible. Univenture will exhibit its complete line of innovative and eco-friendly packaging,…
Technical innovation from Heraeus increases the efficiency of crystalline solar …
Recently it became possible to significantly increase the efficiency factor of crystalline solar cells by the use of so-called Metal Wrap Through (MWT) cells. The Photovoltaic group of the Thick Film Division of WC Heraeus has specially developed new silver metallization pastes for this innovative type of cell. Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg have successfully demonstrated that the MWT cells allow for an…
ACME Locksmith Protects Homeowners Against Locksmith Fraud
Mesa, AZ, June 4 – ACME Locksmith, the Top-Rated Phoenix Valley Lock and Security Company, has launched an online Knowledge Center for consumers on its website AcmeLocksmith.com. With recent BBB and FTC warnings against fraudulent locksmith activity, ACME Locksmith has made information and resources available for homeowners to use to best protect themselves from price gouging and other deceptive locksmith practices.
“Unfortunately, there are a group of companies operating in Phoenix…
Now also available in English: Flexible Project Planning with A-Plan 2009
The 10th generation of the flexible and easy to use Project Management Solution, A-Plan 2009, is now also available in English. Over 12,000 companies and institutions are already using the project and resource planning A-Plan.
(Germany, Bönnigheim / Stuttgart, 5 June, 2009) - The customers of braintool software gmbh (braintool.com), Bönnigheim, near Stuttgart, still come mostly from German speaking countries. ”Actually many of our customers are working in distributed projects…
EUCODIS Bioscience Launches Beta-Lactamase For Antibiotics and Diagnostics Indus …
Vienna, Europe, June 4, 2009 – EUCODIS Bioscience, a company developing enzymes for the chemical, the pharmaceutical, and other industries, announced today that it has successfully launched its first commercial enzyme, a beta-lactamase. The product is manufactured by EUCODIS Bioscience and can be supplied in a GMP-compliant formulation. The Company will market its beta-lactamase to antibiotics manufacturers to improve quality control, to the diagnostics industry, and to research organizations. The…
SGS Monitored a Highway Reconstruction Project in Azerbaijan
The main development objective of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan was to reconstruct the country’s road infrastructure, i.e. to restore the highway to Category 1 road standards, enabling safe, high-speed traffic that in turn would lead to an increase in the flow of goods.
One main project component was the highway from Baku to the Russian Federation border, between kilometres 6 and 191. The USD 177 million necessary…
Complete Service from a Single Source/ Amino acids for animal nutrition
As the world's population keeps growing, so does the demand for meat, milk, and eggs. That’s why the animal feeds industry relies on amino acids as feed supplements, because balanced nutrition in animals means healthy nutrition in humans. Evonik Industries produces the four most important amino acids for animal nutrition, thus making a significant contribution to sustainable nutrition of the world's population.
Like vitamins, amino acids are essential to…
Around the world in 360 days by car – with ion exchange resins and expertise fro …
Compact on-board unit turns used vegetable oil into eco-friendly biodiesel
Leverkusen – Japanese photojournalist Shusei Yamada is on another Biodiesel Adventure Tour. After completing his eco-friendly around-the-world journey in an SUV with the help of biodiesel refined on the go, he is now traveling through the rural regions of his home country. An on-board, ultra-compact production unit provides the fuel: biodiesel made of waste vegetable oil used for frying in households…
Motors And Drives is Distributor of the Year 2008
Motors and Drives, the UK's leading supplier of electric motors, inverter drives and controls, has been awarded Distributor of the Year 2008.
Motors and Drives based in Trident Industrial Estate in Risley, near Warrington, has won the award for the highest sales of electrical motors on behalf of electrical equipment distributor Amtecs, based in Hungerford.
Neil Gallant, Managing Director of Motors and Drives, said: “We are delighted to have won this award…
LANXESS Provides Learning and Development Opportunities to Chinese Students join …
LANXESS Rubber Student Award is a regular based program initiated in China.
Qingdao/Shanghai –German specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG recently announced the initiation of LANXESS Rubber Student Award in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is a regular based program with the purpose of joint force of enterprise and university to provide learning and development opportunities to excellent Chinese students.
Ms. Wang Shuang Shuang, postgraduate of School of Polymer Science…
ROTOCONTROL signs Distribution Agreements in Finland and United Kingdom
Ahrensburg, Germany (May 29, 2009) - Ralph Beier, ROTOCONTROL International Sales Manager, today announced the signed exclusive distribution agreements with AP&P Graphic Industrial Services in Finland and PGM Graphics Solutions in the United Kingdom who will provide ROTOCONTROL leading edge inspection, slitting, rewinding and die cutting finishing machines for the narrow web industry.
Established in 1999, AP&P serves the graphic, paper processing, packaging, wood and narrow web industry providing…
15th Techtextil Symposium and 5th Avantex Symposium present the latest trends, i …
Lectures, presentations and discussion forums for suppliers, users and experts at Congress Centre Messe Frankfurt on 16 and 17 June 2009
With a comprehensive symposium programme, Techtextil will give exhibitors and visitors a future-oriented preview of the latest trends and developments in the worldwide sector at the Congress Centre Messe Frankfurt on 16 and 17 June.
The symposiums will focus on the subjects of ‘Materials and Technologies’,
‘Innovative Building with Textiles’,…
Customers’ demands are being met even faster - Flexible, quick, efficient and af …
In order to continue to meet Temmlers customers’ demands in a more efficient, more flexible and more affordable manner in the long term, a second, identically constructed thermoform machine (CP200) with cartoner P1600 was put into operation at the headquarters in Marburg. With the new packaging line 1, up to overall 80 million blisters a year can now be manufactured in a three shift system.
Part of the CP200 concept…
Northern Slovakian Railway Modernization Supervised by SGS
The Slovak Republic Railways (Železnice Slovenskej republiky, ŽSR) contracted SGS to supervise the modernization of the railway track from Piestany to Nove Mesto nad Vahom. The entire value of this project, funded by the European Union (EU) Cohesion Fund and the Slovak Republic, was EUR 180 Million.
The project involved the construction and reconstruction of a 19,980 km railway track to increase the track speed limit up to 160 km/h. Bridges,…
Bock at China Refrigeration 2009
Bock Compressors presented the tried and tested solutions to these challenges at China Refrigeration from 5th to 7th April.
China is one of the most important market areas for refrigeration and air conditioning technology. One of the attractive areas to foreign suppliers of air conditioning technology is that of construction projects, where complex technology is used and a great deal of planning is required.
The key exhibition for this market…
New Project House Systems Integration at Evonik Industries
Custom-designed solutions for customer processes throughout all stages of the value-added chain/ Technology packages pave the way for innovative products
Essen, Germany, May 27, 2009. As one of the worldwide leading specialty chemicals suppliers, Evonik Industries is aligning itself more broadly to the individual needs of customers. And this is exactly the purpose of the Group’s new competence center, the Project House Systems Integration in Hanau-Wolfgang, as has been highlighted…
DSI acquires business from AGHRIMERC S.A.C., Peru and establishes DSI Peru S.A.C …
DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) is pleased to announce that DSI acquired the business of AGRHIMERC S.A.C. on February 12th, 2009.
AGRHIMERC S.A.C., founded in 1997, is a well established producer of products such as split sets and rock reinforcement products for the mining markets.AGRHIMERC S.A.C. is well-recognized among its clients for its high quality service to the Peruvian mining industries. The mid-sized company produces different types of rock bolts that…
SGS NDT technician passed the Chinese Radiation Safety Course and Examination
SGS is pleased to announce that SGS Non-Destructive Testing Technician, Mr Danny Yang, successfully passed the Chinese Radiation Safety Course and examination. The Radiation Safety Course by SGS is designed to teach SGS technicians to work with radiation sources in a safe and efficient manner.
The course teaches general rules, procedures and responsibilities for personnel working with radiation. Radiation safety may seem simple in principle, but accidents involving over-exposure from…
SAE J1939 API for Microsoft Windows XP/Vista
With the new SAE J1939 API IXXAT offers the J1939 protocol software with a comfortable programming interface as a DLL for Windows XP/Vista and allows herewith the easy implementation of SAE J1939 applications on the PC. It is based on the VCI CAN driver and thereby supports all CAN interfaces form IXXAT.
The 1939 API is currently available for the programming languages C/C++ and Phyton. Support of the .NET framework…
SGS provided Construction Supervision of an 8-story Office Building in Prague
Linzia Shelf s.r.o. awarded SGS Industrial Services with the Construction Supervision of the new Office Building Linzia “A” (argo-offices.cz/en/team/). The building is situated in Prague on Evropska Street, in an attractive location close to a natural preserve called Divoka Sarka, providing a good accessibility to the city center, to the airport or to the highway.
The complete construction project included the building itself, the transport connection, the parking area, the connection…
ArriveNEWS.com Launches Hot Stamping and Labeling Systems Directory
Dallas, Texas - ArriveNEWS, a division of the Industrial Leaders Group announced the debut of its new Labeling Machines, Metal Labels & Printing Equipment Directory. The company reported today the new on-line publication includes offers from manufacturers and distributors of various printing and labeling machines, systems and accessories for commercial and industrial applications with emphasis on U.S. and European based suppliers.
According to an ArriveNEWS spokesperson, Kenneth O'Shea, the directory provides…
Road Markings: A Pioneering Approach to Greater Safety
Product Story - When darkness falls, road safety is a serious concern. If wet weather and mist are added in the equation, the accident risk is even higher, but there is a number of extremely effective ways for dealing with these dangers. These include highly effective reflective road markings. The reactive resin DEGAROUTE® is a basic component of such markings, thus contributing toward saving lives in road traffic.
The statistics tell…
YXLON reports large demand for rod anodes in the non-destructive testing of mate …
Garbsen, May 26, 2009 — YXLON International, a leading supplier of industrial X-ray inspection systems and industrial CT (computed tomography) solutions for the non-destructive testing of materials (NDT), is increasing its sales of standard rod anodes.
Rod anodes from YXLON supplement the high-performance microfocus X-ray tubes from the Feinfocus product family. The innovative, cutting-edge technologies incorporated into the anodes make them the ideal solution for testing materials at “hard-to-reach” places, for…
SIGMA at ACHEMA 2009
Unna, Germany, May 2009 - SIGMA Ingenieurgesellschaft was represented in partnership with ITandfactory GmbH (CADISON) at the ACHEMA 2009 exhibition in Frankfurt/Germany.
We say thank you to all program users and prospective customers visiting our stand at the ACHEMA 2009.
The ACHEMA as one of the leading trade fairs worldwide offers great opportunities for the presentation of our software products to the qualified audience: ROHR2 for pipe stress analysis and SINETZ for…
e-con Systems’ wins “Windows Embedded Partner Excellence Award” at Microsoft Emb …
May 20th 2009 - Chennai India/St Louis/USA e-con Systems, a leading Embedded Design services company, focused on offering innovative solutions to the embedded community was recognized with the Embedded partner excellence award at the Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner Summit, held in Bangalore, India on the 22nd Apr, 2009.
Microsoft presented the Windows Embedded Partner Excellence Award to e-con Systems, in Gold Level partner category for offering System Integration services…
Measuring via PCI-Express
Maisach/Munich/Germany. With the PCIe-BASE, BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm) is one of the first few manufacturers of measurement technology to come out with a competitive data acquisition card for the PCI Express interface.
PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), "PCIe" for short, is a PC interface allowing for the communication of peripheral components with the master processor of the PC. In the long term, PCIe will replace the PCI slots in…
Top placing in "INKA – Der Wettbewerb" for Wiha product catalogue
Wiha gains second place in tools industry comparison for print category
Schonach – The product catalogue of Wiha Werkzeuge GmbH from Schonach, Germany almost achieved top rankings for the coveted "INKA 2008" prize. In the comparison for the tools industry, Wiha for the first time achieved second place.
The Black Forest company is highly pleased with second placing in the tools industry comparison for its advanced product catalogue 2008/2009. Already…
Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC Named SBA's 2009 San Diego District Small Busines …
(SAN DIEGO, CA, April 23, 2009) -- Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC (THT) announced today that the company has been named SBA's (Small Business Administration) 2009 San Diego District Small Business Exporter of the Year. SBA recognizes THT as the outstanding small business champion among all candidates in San Diego and Imperial counties.
This award was designed to acknowledge outstanding business owner who has significantly increased export sales and profits, created jobs…
Key Financial Data January 1 – March 31, 2009
“On Track” efficiency program steers Evonik through the economic crisis
Sales down 19 percent, EBITDA contracted by 49 percent, EBITDA margin still in double-digit range at 10.3 percent/ Significant rise in cash flow; reduction in net financial debt/ Cost-saving program is moving ahead rapidly/ Outlook for 2009: still no sign of a broadly based upturn in the Chemicals Business Area
Essen, 18.05.09. “The global economic crisis once again left a deep mark…
Raytheon Anschütz opens Service and Distribution Center in Singapore
Raytheon Anschütz announced the establishment of the new subsidiary Raytheon Anschuetz Singapore Pte Ltd. With the new company, Raytheon Anschütz expands its sales and service activities in Southeast Asia. It started operation on March 1, 2009.
Singapore is one of the largest ports in the world and the focal point for ships traffic in Asia, thus a location with high demand for after sales service. To satisfy the needs of ship…
Greater Safety for Schoolchildren/ Hama and Evonik's EL-Kit Enables Satchels to …
Product Story - Those of us with children of elementary school age know how uneasy we are about sending our offspring unaccompanied to school on an autumn or winter morning—because it is often the little ones who are spotted too late, or not at all, by drivers and other motorists. In the first half of 2008, the number of accidents involving children on their way to school showed an increase…
Surface Guard Introduces Wave Flute Corrugated By the Case
Wave Flute corrugated is back in the USA and only available from Surface Guard. In addition to producing Wave Flute in custom colors and sizes, Surface Guard offers a 50 sheet stock case in 6 standard colors for small run or niche types of projects. Wave Flute “By the Case” consists of 50 sheets, sized 29.5” wide x 40” long. This is an ideal size for just about any packaging,…
Evonik is investing in the future-oriented solar power and electronics markets
Plans to build an integrated production facility for monosilane and AEROSIL® in Japan/ Investment of around 125 millions of euros (20 billions of Yen)/ Facility should come on stream in 2011/ Dr. Klaus Engel, Chairman of Evonik’s Executive Board: “This investment strengthens our leadership in the photovoltaic market and broadens our strategic perspectives.”
Evonik Industries AG is planning a substantial investment in the futureoriented
markets for solar energy and electronics, despite the…
Seoul Semi 4th in LED Rankings
ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a report entitled "World Market for Optoelectronic Components".
In 2007, the leading LED suppliers remained the same, but they now face strong challenges from companies in Taiwan and Korea.
According to a market research report available at Electronics.ca Publications, on optoelectronic components, which focuses on LEDs, the top three companies in 2007 in terms of total dollar revenues…
Monitoring CAN and SAE J1939 Networks per Ethernet
Greenfield, MA - May 13, 2009. esd electronics, Inc. announces the release of its EtherCAN product, a device supporting the remote monitoring of CAN or SAE J1939 networks. The EtherCAN has a virtually unlimited range of distance and the configuration allows for connection with a wireless router.
One of the ingenious features of Controller Area Network (CAN), the bit monitoring, contributes not only to the enormous reliability of the technology, but…
Integrated Navigation System for BOA GALATEA
In May 2009, BOA Offshore AS will take over their latest newbuilding BOA GALATEA. The new vessel is a sister ship of BOA THALASSA, which has started operation in December 2008. Both ships are equipped with Integrated Bridge Systems, which offer highest standards of safety according to the rules of DNV NAUT-OSV.
When Bergen Group Fosen shipyard delivers its newbuilding number 80 to BOA Offshore AS, M/S BOA GALATEA will be…
LANXESS On Track to Start Up New Jhagadia Site in 2010
Relocation of rubber chemicals plant and construction of ion exchange resins plant on schedule
- Plans to build natural gas-based cogeneration plant and advanced waste water management system
- Achievement of 1.65 million accident-free man hours to date
Mumbai/Leverkusen – LANXESS India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of specialty chemicals company LANXESS, is on track to start up its new Jhagadia site, Gujarat state, in 2010. With an investment of around EUR 50…
Tightly Sealed, Yet Easily Opened/ The best way to seal yogurt cups
Product Story No. 20
The lid of the yogurt cup pulls off cleanly and easily with an assuring rrrrip. The cup is bonded to the lid with a heat seal lacquer that keeps the contents fresh while ensuring that the lid peels off easily when required. Evonik has now made it possible to apply the lacquer to the lid in one single production step so that producers save time and…
New Industrial Grinders & Grinding Equipment Marketplace From ArriveNEWS.com
ArriveNEWS, a manufacturing virtual expo organizer and division of the Industrial Leaders Group (ILG) introduced today its new grinding equipment guide and marketplace. The company said the new site is intended to help market US-based manufacturers, exporters and distributors of industrial grinding tools, grinding machines and bench grinders for metal fabricating, woodworking, iron and steel mills, metal finishing and other applications.
According to Jim Johnson, spokesperson for ArriveNEWS, the on-line publication…
Alternative coupling ensures fail-safe operation of compressor systems
CENTA’s highly flexible coupling system, CENTAX-SEC, offers a torsionally soft alternative to standard all-metal couplings used in gas and oil industry businesses. These highly flexible couplings shift harmful resonances to subcritical ranges, thus ensuring fail-safe operation of the compressor system. Type-approved by renowned classification societies, the couplings are designed in consultation with the customer to meet API standards.
Companies in the oil and gas industries are looking for large compressor units…
S850 double break contact from Schaltbau GmbH
Munich, 1.10.2008: The new S850 snap-action switch from Schaltbau offers a reasonably priced alternative to PLC (programmable logic controllers): one out of the two controllers can be replaced by the S850 snap-action switch without any reduction in safety or reliability, since it can control two power circuits. As an extra option, the switch has an additional actuator, which turns it into a double make contact at the same time. The…
LANXESS Launches Iron Oxide for New Printer Models
Quality product from LANXESS enables superior toner performance and printed images
- Bayoxide E TP LXS 5248 gains solid foothold in Japanese toner market
Singapore, 12 May 2009 – Specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG has developed a new iron oxide for the formulation of chemical toners used in the latest laser printer model lines. The product named Bayoxide E TP LXS 5248 is characterized by high tinting strength, soft magnetic properties, good…
Avalue Announces 48-bit LVDS Supported EMX-945GSE Mini-ITX Motherboard with Atom …
Aim for light, low power embedded application market, Avalue Technology has launched a series of products include embedded computing boards, industrial motherboards / systems, box PCs and multifunctional panel PCs, equipped with Intel® Atom™ platforms. Avalue’s new industrial Mini-ITX form factor motherboard, EMX-945GSE, is based on the Intel® Navy Pier platform, Atom™ N270 processor with mobile Intel® 945GSE express chipset, which is featuring the optimal performance with lowest energy waste.…
W. C. Heraeus at the China Glass 2009 – Glass coating contributes to energy savi …
From May 13th to 16th, 2009 Shanghai will become the global meeting point for the glass industry on the 20th occasion of the China Glass international exhibition.
Held alternately in Peking and Shanghai the show is supported by both national trade organisations and international glass associations, and is considered to rank amongst the world’s leading exhibitions.
W. C. Heraeus will be presenting a wide spectrum of products and solutions at…
Restructuring at Niederkassel Site. Evonik to Shut Down its Malonate Plant as Sc …
Niederkassel, Germany, 08.05.09. In June of this year, Evonik Industries will close the malonates plant in Niederkassel, a city on the Rhine River, as scheduled, thereby reaching an important goal in the long-term restructuring of the Niederkassel site. In line with a concept adopted at the end of 2006, the company wants to secure the future of the site in the long run by concentrating on products with good long-term…
