Press Releases by Category Industry, Real Estate & Construction
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Aligns with GeoData Technologies
CHICAGO (September 1, 2009) – Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has joined forces with GeoData Technologies to make the company's SiteSeer3D™ software available to the network's 600 real estate firms. The alliance falls under LeadingRE's Leading Real Estate Solutions® division, which endorses fine real estate products.
SiteSeer3D provides web based 3D virtual realty technology for real estate agents and their clients by combining 3D visualization, property search, collaboration…
Ubisense and IBM team up to another deliver production system in one of the worl …
Ubisense announces immediate availability of Korean compliant product and announces production installations in World’s most hostile environments
Cambridge, August 31, 2009 Ubisense, the world Leader in Precise Real Time Location Systems, announces availability of its award winning solution in Korea and acceptance of the worlds most reliable RTLS System at POSCO’s Finex Plant in Pohang, S. Korea
“The introduction of the IBM/Ubisense system has resulted in accident prevention and overall employee safety…
BITS Pilani and BHEL Bhopal sign MoU for Collaboration
The Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani has been ranked among the top ranking universities along with IITs in various Magazine surveys such as India Today, Outlook, LiveMint etc. BITS was initially accredited by NAAC with 5 Star rating and has recently been reaccredited by NAAC with 3.71 CGPA out of 4 and awarded VERY GOOD status. BITS Pilani has a very strong Alumni Network with Global…
Acting on behalf of ISA Holdings, MERJS successfully lets the entire 2nd and 3rd …
Acting on behalf of ISA Holdings, MERJS have successfully let the entire 2nd & 3rd Floors of 29-35 Rathbone St, W1 to Gibson Guitars for a further five years. Previous to the agreement, MERJS had been providing advice on the potential for refurbishment, however, having been able to secure strong terms ISA Holdings were happy in the current economic climate to secure the tenant in the building for a further…
Univenture’s Polypropylene Products Meet CPSIA Material Requirements
Packaging and Molded Plastic Materials Pass Lead and Phthalate Test Levels
Marysville, OH – August 27, 2009 – Univenture, Inc. is an award-winning inventor and manufacturer of innovative, patented, environmentally friendly products for media packaging, document storage, presentation, and marketing mailers. The company is pleased to announce its products made of polypropylene films, resins, and spun bond polypropylene comply with the latest lead and phthalate safety standards and regulations…
Raytheon Anschuetz: Integrated Navigation System for Mission Supply Vessel 2nd B …
Raytheon Anschütz has been awarded the contract for the complete Integrated Navigation System for the third Mission Supply Vessel (MSV) Class 702 for the German Navy. The third Mission Supply Vessel (2nd Batch) will be built by the consortium ARGE, who have appointed Raytheon Anschütz as the subcontractor for the navigation systems.
The K130 Corvette Project allowed Raytheon Anschütz to install an integrated bridge of the newest generation on board…
Univenture, Battelle, and the Ohio Soybean Council Win Prestigious R&D 100 Award
Polypropylene and Soybean Meal Provide Agricultural Plastic for UniKeep Binders
Marysville, OH -- August 25, 2009 -- Univenture, Inc. is pleased to announce the R&D 100 Award received for their joint entry with Battelle and the Ohio Soybean Council. The award for Bio-based Materials Derived from Agricultural Co-Products will be formally presented during a gala awards ceremony in Orlando, Florida, on November 12, 2009.
Funded by the Ohio Soybean Council, Battelle’s…
Second Environment Audit Puts Helps Give Leading HVAC Company a Competitive Adva …
Lloyds Quality Assurance has renewed Senior Hargreaves ISO 14001:2004 accreditation for another year. The company, whose ductwork features on many of the UK’s landmark commercial and industrial buildings, reports significant benefits in all business operations. Hargreaves’ commitment to reduce their environmental impact involves looking at all material and energy inputs to the business, all waste streams and all internal processes. As a result carbon dioxide emissions, energy…
MERJS secures media style office accommodation in the West End on behalf of Vani …
Acting on behalf of Vanity Studios Limited, MERJS has successfully located media style West End offices in Denman Street and negotiated favourable terms leading to a successful let. The offices are located on the third floor of the building, satisfying the requirement for a modern office space in the heart of the West End. For further information visit www.merjs-agency.co.uk or call +44 20 7079 3976.
"Vanity Studios had a very…
LANXESS India Expands Plant Capacity At Madurai Site
Mumbai - Production capacity of Material Protection Products business unit to more than double with plant modernization
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS India is expanding its plant in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, in order to more than double the monthly production capacity of its material protection products. Further, to enhance the quality standards of the manufacturing processes, LANXESS will upgrade the plant by equipping it with state-of-the-art and world-class facilities.
“The expansion and…
HELUKABEL® introduces HELUWIND® WK 137-Torsion FT4: A high-performance cable for …
HELUKABEL® has introduced a Wind Turbine Cable that is specially designed for torsional application in cable loops and successfully passed the challenging CSA FT4 flame test!
The rigors of wind power environments make high demands on the quality of cable: mechanical load, aggressive oil, extreme temperatures. While in one part of the world wind turbine cables are required to resist extreme heat, in another ice threatens their operability. Based on those…
Four years of top-notch performance: Impressive Quality of inge Ultrafiltration …
Filtering and cleaning municipal waste water in China is one of the hardest tasks you could set for an ultrafiltration membrane. After four years of operating its treatment plant without any fiber breakage or indeed any other problems, Dasmart – one of China's leading plant constructors – has joined forces with the German water specialists Georgi Water Treatment to rack up a fivefold increase in the number of ultrafiltration modules…
LANXESS Honored for Contributions to India's Industrial Development
Mumbai - German specialty chemicals company LANXESS India Private Limited has been honored with the “Excellence Award” and the “Udyog Rattan Award” by the 'Institute of Economic Studies' (IES). Dr. Joerg Strassburger, LANXESS India's Country Representative and Managing Director, received the awards from Mr. Korn Dabbaransi, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, at the Seminar on Current Economic Scenario held last month in Mumbai.
The “Excellence Award” was conferred to LANXESS…
LANXESS Executive Appointed As Chairman of German Rubber Society
Singapore, 24 August 2009 - Juergen Gunther from LANXESS is head of Deutsche Kautschuk Gesellschaft
Singapore - Juergen Gunther (52), an employee of specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG, has been appointed as Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Kautschuk Gesellschaft (DKG – the German Rubber Society) and will hold this post until 2012. Gunther, who was already a board member of DKG, succeeds Thomas Barth of Freudenberg New Technologies…
Fieldbus Conference 2009 includes EtherCAT Seminar
esd electronics, Inc announces their 2nd annual Fieldbus Conference on October 8, 2009 at the beautiful Warren Center near Boston!
This year’s conference revolves around industrial networking technologies; with the focus on EtherCAT, an extremely fast and reliable fieldbus system based on Ethernet. EtherCAT, as well as other Ethernet-based systems, are challenging established technologies such as, CANopen, DeviceNet, and others.
Industrial Ethernet technologies are a formidable challenge to CAN and CANopen as…
Romaco Group at PackExpo in Las Vegas
At PackExpo Las Vegas 2009, Romaco will be presenting, for the first time, the Promatic P91 S intermittent motion cartoner. New technical standards are being set with its packaging speed of 140 cartons per minute.
This product innovation can be seen at PackExpo from October 5 - 7 2009 in Las Vegas, Booth 3595 South Hall.
New P91 S intermittent motion cartoner
Romaco will be presenting, for the first time in the USA,…
SGS performed storage tank inspection at the Cartagena Refinery expansion
The expansion of the Cartagena Refinery to a capacity of 140 thousand barrels day is a strategic project for Colombia. Another aim of the project is to improve the quality of the fuels to meet national and international environmental standards, and to optimize financial and operational indicators. It is estimated that the project will be completed by 2010.
SGS Colombia was responsible for the inspection of floating-roof and conical-roof tanks with…
Powerblanket Passes Initial UL/CSA Testing
SALT LAKE CITY, UT August 19, 2009 - Powerblanket® announces today the passing of their initial UL/CSA testing. This process has taken well over a year and will be finalized next week by an onsite visit by UL/CSA plant inspectors.
With this new certification in hand, Powerblanket plans to move quickly into the Canadian and European Marketplace. Several pending military and government contracts requiring CSA certified products will be finalized…
Acting on behalf of Ralwood Securities, MERJS secures successful letting of refu …
MERJS, one of London's leading commercial property agencies, is delighted to announce the successful letting of a prestigious self-contained office suite located in a prominent position in the north of Oxford Street area to Disman Europe Ltd. Acting of behalf of Ralwood Securities, MERJS advised on the substantial refurbishment of the office suite which was let on a new full repairing and insuring lease for a term of five years…
DIC Asset AG remains profitable during the first half of 2009
* 6-month profit of EUR 6.1 million, with Q2 results exceeding Q1
* Rental income stable, at EUR 67.3 million
* Total revenues rise to EUR 85.3 million
* DIC Group assumes full control of MainTor project
DIC Asset AG (German Securities ID 509840 / ISIN DE0005098404) today presented its interim report for the first half of the 2009 financial year. The Company posted respectable results of EUR 6.1…
RFID Manufacturer metraTec expands Mifare Product Range and Supports Mifare Plus …
Magdeburg, Germany, 18th August 2009 - metraTec GmbH today proudly announced the launch of its QuasarMF RFID reader which reads and writes Mifare tags and which stands out significantly when compared to existing Mifare readers on the market today. Integrated into an aluminum housing it is equipped with optically isolated 24VDC inputs and outputs and an optional Ethernet socket. Due to these features, the device is well suited…
The new SMT Tact Switches with long travel from GREATECS
The new SMT Tact Switches with long travel (TP36 Series) extend the wide product range of GREATECS. Tact Switches with long travel offered in numerous varieties can be processed with the Surface-Mount-Technology. These modern components are suitable for applications such as Automotive, Industrial Technology and Automation.
The new SMT tact Switches provides a long travel of 1.3mm over the entire lifetime of 30,000 mechanical life-cycles. The customer gets a smooth tactile…
The new LED illuminated Encoders from GREATECS
The new LED illuminated Encoders (Series EC7) extend the product range of GREATECS. These Encoders contain a clear shaft which shines in a very attractive way, illuminated by high-quality LEDs. This new series finds many applications in studio technology, household appliances and automation technology.
The new LED illuminated Encoders are available in different shaft varieties and LED colors. The standard colors are blue, red, green, orange – more colors are available…
Adapters for M12x1 Round Connectors
Halver, 18.08.2009 - Many fitters know the following daily problem: During installation, suddenly they are dealing with two couplings, two plugs or variously coded plugs and couplings. These, however cannot be interconnected. So far, there have been two solutions to this problem. Either compatible cables had to be re-ordered or short junction cables were used.
However, in many applications there is not even sufficient space for the shortest junction cables. In…
Key Financial Data January 1 – June 30, 2009
Positive start to the “On Track” efficiency program improves position for the period after the crisis
Business performance affected by the economic crisis: sales declined 21 percent, EBITDA contracted by 34 percent/ Considerable improvement in cash flow, sharp reduction in net financial debt/ Outlook for 2009: not yet any sign of a fundamental upturn
Essen, Germany, 12.08.2009. “Although a slight improvement has been seen in recent months, there is not yet any…
Low cost bars for 808 nm applications
The Diode Lasers business unit of Jenoptik’s Lasers & Material Processing division now offers, aside from the previously available standard range of bars and single emitters, a cost-effective alternative to bars for medical applications such as hair removal.
With an optical output power of 20 watts from a bar with a resonator length of 0.6 mm, the customer profits not only from an attractive price and optimized lifetime for specific usage,…
ISO 9001:2000 Certification for SGS Nigeria
Globally recognized and respected, ISO (iso.org) is the world’s largest developer and publisher of international standards, with 161 members worldwide. Standards ensure that products and services possess appropriate characteristics, such as quality, environment friendliness, safety, reliability and efficiency. Products and services that meet standards usually are the ones that satisfy the high quality needs in the industry.
ISO 9001 is a worldwide established quality framework that sets the standard for…
SGS Tests Steel Wire Ropes of the Longest Sea Link Bridge using Magnetic Flux Le …
The Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) (bandraworlisealink.com) is the first and longest sea link bridge in India, connecting Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli and central Mumbai. It was opened on June 30, after 10 years of construction time and approximately $400 million in investment costs.
The BWSL is an 8-lane cable-stayed bridge, spanning about 600 meters in length and towering to a height of 126 meters, equivalent to…
Waveform Development Time Shortens for Software Defined Radios the JTRS Program …
Software defined radio (SDR) application development can now be much shorter thanks to the new AD350 PMC expansion card from 4DSP Inc. Created for use in wireless base stations and MIMO test-bed systems applications, the AD350 is the ideal prototyping system and already is significantly shortening waveform development for software defined radios in the JTRS (Joint Tactical Radio System) program and WNM–SiS (Signals in Space).
The AD350 is enabling the…
Ron LeGrand Presents His Quick Turn Real Estate Secrets in His Five-Day Course t …
Atlanta, GA – Aug. 7, 2009 – Ron LeGrand, real estate millionaire and platform speaker, will present his Quick Turn Real Estate School in Atlanta, GA, Aug. 12-16, to reveal his 27-years worth of exclusive real estate remedies.
“I have been through two economic downturns and ended at the top of both, and this downturn won’t be any different. Real estate is the vehicle that will get you through the…
Fischtechnik International Engineering to exhibit at Aqua Nor 2009
6 August 2009 – Recirculating aquaculture system technology for turnkey fish farms and individual projects will be the main focus of Fischtechnik International Engineering GmbH’s stand at Aqua Nor 2009 from 18 to 21 August in Trondheim, Norway.
Fischtechnik will also be presenting its renowned fish grading machines, systems for filtration, water disinfection and oxygenation, plus measurement and control technology. The company’s product and project development specialists will be…
Electricity from Grass, Manure, and Organic Waste/ Evonik setting its stakes on …
Evonik uses renewable raw materials, organic waste, and manure to produce biogas, which it in turn converts into electricity and heat. Fermentation residue is turned into valuable fertilizer. The company has one plant in Karstädt, a city in the German state of Brandenburg, and additional plants are under construction or in the planning stage. Energy generation from biogas makes a key contribution to climate protection.
To make biogas flow, you need…
SINGULUS MASTERING appoints new Technical Director
In order to permanently strengthen the Research and Development department of Singulus Mastering, Mr. Roland Tacken (MSc) will join the staff as Technical Director per September 1, 2009. Starting November 2008, Mr. Tacken managed the Phase Transition Mastering process development for the CrystalLine project. In the position of the Technical Director, his responsibilities will now cover all R&D activities within Singulus Mastering BV.
Mr. Roland Tacken has a track record in…
YXLON Y.Cheetah X-ray system wins “Best Practice Award 2009” from Frost & Sulliv …
Garbsen, August 4, 2009 ─ YXLON International, a leading supplier of industrial X-ray inspection systems and computed tomography (CT) solutions for the non-destructive testing of materials (NDT), has received the “2009 Global Surface-Mount Technology (SMT) X-Ray Inspection Equipment Product Innovation Award” from Frost & Sullivan for the technological and product innovations that have been integrated into Y.Cheetah, the new X-ray system from YXLON.
The TEAM Research department at Frost & Sullivan…
Robert Fellner-Feldegg awarded Professorship
The Managing Director of the VAG Group, Mr Fellner-Feldegg, Industrial Engineer, has recently been honoured with a Professorship. Mr Fellner-Feldegg was awarded the title of visiting professor for a 3-year period on 30 June by the Tongji University in Shanghai. In receiving the title, Mr Fellner-Feldegg joins a host of world-renowned experts in the University's gallery of visiting professors – among them, Dr Klaus Töpfer, former German Minister for the…
The Noco Company Announces New Zinc (Zn) Battery Terminals
Cleveland, OH, August 4, 2009: NOCO®, a global leader in battery products and accessories, today announced its new Zinc Battery Terminals product line. The new "TZ Battery Terminals" were developed in response to a growing consumer demand for a more environmentally friendly replacement battery terminal. The TZ Battery Terminals manufactured by NOCO are diecasted from a specialized zinc alloy, which makes the battery terminals 3.6 times more conductive than its…
CENTURION COMPLIMENTS DIAMOND ON SUCCESSFUL TESTS OF „ANGEL EYE“
Lichtenstein/Saxony, July 28, 2009 – Centurion expresses its appreciation of the successful test flights of Diamond’s newly developed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) „Angel Eye“. Just like its manned version, the DA 42 MPP, Angel Eye is propelled by CENTURION-Engines.
„The successful test flights are once again proof of the technical maturity and good performance of our CENTURION 2.0 engines“, said CENTURION chairman of the board Jasper M. Wolffson. „Therefore we…
ArriveNEWS Unveils Its Power Supplies and Silent Power Generation Equipment Mark …
The online industry expo publisher ArriveNEWS unveiled today its new marketplace of power supply units, silent and quiet power supply equipment for commercial and industrial applications at http://industrialsaver.com/classifieds/index.php/cat/198. The company made the announcement this morning when it introduced the new site to its parent company Industrial Leaders, an international trade portal for the manufacturing community focusing on promoting US-based manufacturers overseas.
According to Maria Santos, spokesperson for the company, the newly…
Not Magic: Less is More Energy Contracting – a Deal that Generates Cost Savings …
Financial scope was being squeezed long before the current financial crisis arose: Trade, industry, and the public sector are all complaining of shrinking budgets and reduced investment strength. When implementing austerity programs, it is important not to neglect one major (cost) factor—energy—because our stocks of primary energy sources such as gas and oil will dwindle and push up the cost of power. Investments in energy efficiency are therefore highly profitable.…
Push Button Cap Line 2271: Homogeneous Illumination with just 2 LEDs
The new illuminable push button cap line 2271 by MENTOR has been designed for the use with SMD short-travel keys such as can be found with key pads. Thanks to the 2-component design, consisting of an opaque white housing and a diffuser screen, a unique homogeneous illumination of the button with just two SMD LEDs is possible.
The active switching status is visually indicated in the color of the chosen LEDs;…
SINGULUS MASTERING Adds Customer Support Capacity in Asia Pacific
Since the end of 2008, with Gunther Follon a new mastering service engineer has been added to the staff of Singulus Technologies Asia Pacific.
Gunther moved to Asia in 2008 and has meanwhile settled down in Singapore, working from the Singulus Asia Pacific HQ, thereby covering all regions of South East Asia.
Gunther Follon has a background in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and is a senior level Field Service Engineer. He has…
New passively cooled diode laser with optimized heat sink design
The Diode Lasers business unit of Jenoptik’s Lasers & Material Processing division was presenting at LASER 2009 trade show a new passively cooled diode laser, the JOLD-120-CPNN-1L, with optimized heat sink design.
Outstanding is the around 30% improved cooling efficiency of this laser using the new CN heat sinks when compared to the currently available standard diode lasers on the market. The diode has a cooling efficiency similar to that…
LeadingRE Aligns with eRealInvestor
CHICAGO (August 3, 2009) – Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has aligned with eRealInvestor, Inc. to provide the network’s 600 brokerage firms a web-based suite of financial analysis software for residential real estate investors. The relationship is part of LeadingRE’s Leading Real Estate Solutions® division, which endorses fine real estate products for the network’s 600 member firms.
The company’s patent-pending flagship service, eRealAnalyzer™, is the real estate industry's first one-click…
RNCOS: Hybrid Car Market Forecast to 2012 on reports-research.com
The rapidly growing concerns over the reduction of carbon emissions coupled with highly volatile oil prices have forced the global automobile players to invest massive amounts into the development of advanced and better alternative fuel vehicles over the recent past. The concept of hybrids has emerged as the most viable solutions and has been gaining considerable attention among the industry players. This trend is clearly visible from the fact that…
Kanoo Machinery Wins ‘Regional Distributor Of The Year’ Award From Perkins
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 2, 2009: Kanoo Machinery announced that they have been awarded ‘Regional Distributor of the year 2008’ by Perkins Engines Co. Ltd. UK, having previously won the distinction in 2006 and 2007. Mr. Howard Beeken, Director EAME / CIS Distribution, Perkins presented the Perkins Power Award to Mr. Mishal Kanoo, Deputy Chairman of The Kanoo Group at a glittering ceremony held to celebrate the successful enduring…
China Ceramics Industry Headquarters
The First Professional Ceramic Industry Headquarters in China
Foshan is a place of long history of ceramics, the biggest building ceramic & sanitary ware production base, where China Ceramics City (CCC) & China Ceramics Industry Headquarters (CCIH) are located. CCC is a product showcase center of global ceramic and sanitaryware products while CCIH is the first professional ceramic industry headquarters in China, the focus of the industry as it is the…
PromoJET-Rotary Inkjet – a Cylinder Printer from Inkcups Now Corp.
Inkcups Now Corporation is introducing the PromoJET – Rotary Inkjet, an add-on module to their original flatbed inkjet printer. Equipped with a quick-change rotary fixture this already versatile digital printer turns into a must-have cylinder printer, great for SIGG stainless steel water bottles, metal and plastic pens, flashlights and more. Going from flatbed to rotary inkjet printer is an easy procedure as the fixture can be assembled onto the machine…
NEW: Sealed PICMA® Actuators
PI Ceramic (PIC) is one of the leading global players in the field of piezo-based actuator and sensor products. PICMA® multilayer actuator technology, which has won awards for its reliability, is just one of the elements manufactured by PIC.
PIC now offers PICMA® multilayer piezo actuators in a version with stainless steel casing. The casing is hermetically sealed and filled with an inert gas. The piezo actuators are thus outstanding for…
Micro-drive for easy integration
The new U-155 miniature motor from the micropositioning and nanopositioning specialist Physik Instrumente (PI) makes life easy for the user: The load coupling can be adapted to customer specifications, the drive fits into (almost) any installation space even though the driver electronics are already integrated.
The new microdrive takes on mechanical manipulations, the positioning of small objects, the operation of switches or valves, or dosing tasks, for example. Despite its compact…
Contact angle measurement - Favourable price, simple, convenient
The DSA14 from KRÜSS is the entry-level model for software-supported contact angle measurement. With this favourably-priced manual version, but without any concessions with respect to quality, operating comfort and software, the latest contact angle measuring system from KRÜSS is a real alternative. An extensive range of accessories enables the basic instrument to master demanding measuring tasks.
The DSA14 in brief:
- High-resolution firewire camera (IEEE 1394a)
- Image recording rate up to…
