Press Releases by Category Industry, Real Estate & Construction
EPUCRET opens grinding center in Bessenbach
EPUCRET Mineralgusstechnik is extending its offered range of services. On July 6, 2010, the mineral casting specialist will be marking the opening of a new grinding center in Bessenbach, Bavaria, with a special celebration. A member of the RAMPF Group based in Wangen near Göppingen, Epucret has invested six million Euro in the project, as well as appointing four new staff members. The new 2400 square meter hall will be…
Joining Hands with Letting Specialists through Redstones
WEST MIDLANDS, UK, June 11, 2010--- Being counted as one of the leading firms in providing a quality letting service, Redstones has made a great extension within just a decade of its establishment in 2000. As according to an analysis, housing quality in UK is getting worse day by day. If in such a situation, a firm like this is excelling in property services, it proves its ability. This is…
Fast steps with nanometer precision
Piezo stepping drives from Physik Instrumente (PI) can be combined with a high-resolution linear encoder for nanometer accuracy over the complete scanning range – and are now also available for PIFOC focusing systems for microscope objectives.
The new N-725 PIFOC scanner for microscope objectives with NEXACT piezo stepping drives provides travel ranges of up to one millimeter along the optical axis. At the same time the technology allows rapid positioning:…
Piezo controller with digital linearization
In contrast to conventional analog piezo controllers, the E-609 single- channel piezo controller from Physik Instrumente (PI) has a digital controller which can be optimized using software and USB service interface. Additional linearization methods improve the accuracy of the piezo system in comparison to completely analog devices by a factor of 10 from around 0.2% to 0.02%.
The E-609 is equipped with analog interfaces for commanding the position. It is…
Precise positioning solutions really can be low cost: Piezoelectric actuators fo …
Those who prefer to use OEM products for technical or financial reasons can now keep the investment costs at a relatively low level even for demanding positioning tasks. Physik Instrumente (PI) from Karlsruhe in Germany, now offers a number of lever-amplified actuators in its PiezoMove Series (Figure 1), which cover the level of integration between preloaded stack actuators (displacement up to around 100 µm) and complete, multi-axis stages in PI’s…
Mark Fire Hydrants for Safety, Functionality & Security
LEM Products, Inc. Manufactures Weather Resistant & Nighttime Reflective Hydrant Rings to Mark Fire Hydrants for Functionality & Ownership
Doylestown, PA, June 10, 2010
Hydrant rings provide important information to firefighters regarding the functionality and ownership of hydrants. Through the use of a hydrant ring, or hydrant collar, that is attached to the fire hydrant, firefighters are provided with visual cues as they approach the emergency scene and maintenance needs are…
UK’s RazorLAB launches local making for Ponoko creators
Technology and innovation secret to manufacturing successfully in Britain
London-based fabber RazorLAB set out to prove manufacturing has future in the UK. The company’s latest innovation is to launch a laser cutting and engraving service using Ponoko – the world’s easiest making system.
“At a time where the UK manufacturing industry is at a decline, our ambition for RazorLAB was to make a difference and prove that manufacturing is still a…
New Boundary Scan Integration Solution into Agilent In-Circuit Tester
GOEPEL electronic and Agilent Technologies announce Availability of UCM3070 Boundary Scan plug-on Module for the Agilent Utility Card -
GOEPEL electronic GmbH and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced the release of the UCM3070 Boundary Scan plug-on module for the Agilent Utility Card of the Agilent Medalist i3070 Series 5 In-Circuit tester. It is the first Boundary Scan solution for the Agilent Utility Card worldwide and a part of a…
Quality Control and Construction Supervision for Wastewater Treatment Plant in S …
SGS was awarded a contract to provide Quality Control and Construction Supervision for EMSSA for the extension works to the wastewater treatment plant in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain. Works began in September 2008 and ended in April 2010.
On April 9, 2010 the official opening of the extension of the wastewater treatment plant took place in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain. The plant contributes to the agricultural and urban reuse…
ROTOCONTROL to showcase latest features of RSC Slitter Rewinder Inspection Machi …
Ahrensburg, Germany (June 9, 2010) – ROTOCONTROL today announced the latest features of the economical RSC Slitter Rewinder Inspection Machine will be demonstrated at 5i Conseil’s open house in Sainte Ménéhould, France on June 24th.
15 business partners will be on-site demonstrating their latest technology including the Gallus ECS 340 press based on a robust core of technical granite, the Advanced Vision Technology Helios 100% vision inspection system…
Tune in to FM seminar series from FSI: supplier performance / outsourcing among …
Professionals from the Facilities Management (FM) industry gathered at Microsoft London in May to discuss the industry hot topics. Hosted by FSI, Microsoft Gold partners and developers of the Concept Evolution fully web-enabled Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM), Tune it to FM is now in its ‘lucky 13th’ outing since its inauguration in 2004.
John Davis, Managing Director of Facilities Recruitment Limited (FRL), opened the morning proceedings with a discussion…
IPEX 2010 exceeds Renz expectations hitting £1m in punching and binding system s …
Leading punching and loose leaf binding manufacturer Renz, has said its post IPEX 2010 sales are set to approach £1 million after its highly successful launch of two new binding systems at this years exhibition.
The new Renz machines creating this buzz at IPEX were:
The revolutionary Autopunch 360-120 Block to Block. - A floor-standing high speed punching machine allowing for fully automated punching of book blocks and less manual product…
USB Internal Mount Watchdog Timer Module WDT Module
J-Works. Inc has start shipping the WDT205 series of USB 2.0 internal mount watch dog timer (WDT) modules .Computer hardware devices or programs may lockup. To reduce the risk and possible damage a lockup can cause, there is two possible methods (1) redundancy (2) watchdog timer. Neither method offer 100% protection, but both reduce risk or consequences of failure. Redundancy, a duplication of hardware is very expensive. The WDT205…
New low cost Boundary Scan Controller for PCI Express
At the SMT/Hybrid/Packaging trade show GOEPEL electronic, world-class vendor of JTAG/Boundary Scan solutions compliant with IEEE Std. 1149.x, introduced the SCANBOOSTER/PCIe-DT, a new high-performance, and low cost Boundary Scan controller, as an addition to the company’s SCANBOOSTER™ product line.
The new Boundary Scan controller is compliant with the PCI Express bus specification and supports JTAG/Boundary Scan tests, VarioTAP® emulation tests, in-system programming (ISP) for PLD and FPGA, as well as in-system…
Functional Extensions in GOEPEL electronic’s AOI/AXI Systems
At this year’s SMT/Hybrid/Packaging in Nuremberg/Germany, GOEPEL electronic once again introduces new functions in its AOI/AXI systems for quality assurance in electronics manufacturing.
The OptiCon series in-line systems newly feature the opportunity of a 3D solder paste inspection and AOI, combined in one system. The inspection machines can efficiently be utilised for both test tasks – integrated in a production line or offline as so called “isle solution”. The combination of…
Boundary Scan Software Platform SYSTEM CASCON™ automatically generates Project D …
At the trade show SMT/Hybrid/Packaging GOEPEL electronic, world-class vendor of JTAG/Boundary Scan solutions compliant with IEEE Std.1149.x introduced a special documentation generator within the frame of the Boundary Scan software platform SYSTEM CASCON™. The newly developed tool named CASCON ProjectPublisher™ enables a full automation in generating complete project documentations and involves all relevant design and application information.
“Based on the new ProjectPublisher™ our system software is the very first to…
MERJS appointed sole agents of large commercial property in Holborn, offering pe …
MERJS, a leading London commercial property agency, is delighted to announce that it has been appointed as the sole property agency for a newly available commercial unit in 121 Holborn, Holborn Circus, EC1. The available office accommodation comprises the entire lower ground floor and has an approximate floor area of 12,084 sq ft (1,122 sq m). The unit is located on Holborn, close to the junction of Holborn Viaduct and…
Controlling Lone Worker Risk through Effective Technology Solutions.
Following the recent drastic announcements by the Sentencing Guidelines Council that advises Courts in the award of punishments as the consequences for firms contravening health and safety legislation, Tom Morton, CEO of Argyll, the UK’s largest lone worker service provider, advises employers how they can safely mitigate corporate risks using existing technology.
In addition to robust management processes, the HSE recommends that managing the safety of a workforce isolated from…
Pumacy at ILA Berlin Air Show 2010
Pumacy Technologies AG presents new and reliable methods for the management of knowledge, innovation and processes for aerospace manufacturers at ILA 2010.
Berlin - From June 8 to 13, 2010 Pumacy Technologies AG presents solutions for the management of knowledge, innovation and processes at Berlin Air Show 2010 (hall 8A, stand 105B). Products and services from all parts of the aerospace industry will be presented on the southern section of Berlin-Schönefeld…
ESCHA stops short-time company-wide
Halver, 07.06.2010 - Good news for all ESCHA staff: short-time since February 2009 is over. All company divisions of the German connector- and housing specialist will be back to full time operations as of 1st June 2010.
"Time and again and during the short-time period we always assured our staff that we were determined to get back to business as usual as soon as possible", said Dietrich Turck, Managing Director of…
New special sealing inserts for WISKA cable glands
WISKA is focusing on consistent development of its SPRINT cable gland system with additional system components. The multiple and divided form seals, only recently introduced, are a response to the trend for increased parallel running of cables as well as for assembled cables.
WISKA’s new multiple seals meet the increasing demand for parallel running of data and control cables, for example in the growing field of automation and network technologies. In…
SGS Korea Supports Manufacturers in Obtaining Korea Certification-Safety (KCs) M …
SGS Korea has been authorized by the Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA) to arrange Korea Certification-Safety (KCs) Mark for pressure vessels to be imported into Korea.
Manufacturers who want to import and sell pressure vessels in the Korean marketplace are required to obtain approval, in the form of a Korea Certification-Safety (KCs) Mark from Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA). SGS Korea received authorization form KOSHA to arrange…
Leading London commercial property agency MERJS successfully lets entire 3rd flo …
MERJS announces the successful let of the entire 3rd floor of Valiant House, EC3 to the Insolvency Practitioners Association. The newly refurbished office accommodation comprises 3,898 sq ft on a ten year lease with a break option in the fifth year. MERJS acted as joint sole agents on behalf of the landlord. For further information visit merjs-agency.co.uk or call +44 20 7079 3976.
"I'm delighted to make the announcement about…
Panel PC benefits from the current trend to fine-tuning the control technology
Bochum, 7th June 2010. Machine-builders prefer fine-tuning the control technology this year. This means to improve the consisting control technology at the machines instead of changing the control technology. The Panel PC benefits from this current trend.
Panel PC means operator panel with integrated control system. Compared with other control technologies such as PLC, PC, microprocessor control, CNC or contactor-based control technology the Panel PC shows the highest portion with new…
EtherNet/IP Absolute Multi-turn Encoder
Terryville, CT – Advanced Micro Controls Inc. (AMCI), has released the NR25 series of heavy-duty EtherNet/IP DuraCoder® encoders. These networked rotary sensors provide an overall measuring range of 16 bits (single-turn resolution) plus 14 bits (number of revolutions), or 30 bits total. With both single-turn and multi-turn versions available, AMCI’s EtherNet/IP encoders are ready for any application. Designed in accordance with ODVA guidelines, the AMCI NR25 EtherNet/IP…
Gentle ultrasonic cleaning and disinfection of respirator
After fire-fightings and fire drills used respirators can be contaminated with pathogenic germs or with dangerous substances.
Occurring contaminations and also cross contaminations on the respirators must be eliminated as fast as possible. Beyond that the disinfection of the respirators is absolutely necessary in order to guarantee a protection of the mask carrier. An efficient and faultless functioning of the respirators in a further case of emergency as well as…
Character/Graphic TFT LCD Controller---RA8870
RA8870 is a TFT LCD controller which supports thecharacter and graphic mixed display. It is designed to meetthe requirement of middle size TFT module up to 640x480 pixels with characters or 2D graphic application. With internal RAM, RA8870 can supports 65K color for 320x240dots TFT Panel, 4K color for 640x240/320x480 display, or 4K color for 320x240 dots with 2-Layers. With external RAM,it supports up to 65K color for 640x480 panel.
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International Product Design Contest – Shaped wood from its most attractive side …
Brakel. Fritz Becker KG is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2011. On this occasion, the company, which is among the world’s leading shaped wood manufacturers, is now announcing an International Product Design Contest: The Becker Contest 2011. With the well-endowed prize, the specialist, based in Eastern Westphalia, intends to promote promising, budding designers.
Already for the second time in the company’s history, Becker is searching for young talents, who prove…
Wiha slimTECHNOLOGY – The innovation for VDE fastening tools
Schonach – Electricians in particular must face a wide variety of applications with sometimes difficult working conditions. VDE tools used in such environments must not only be rugged and flexible, but must also satisfy the highest demands in terms of quality and safety. A further commonly occurring problem for VDE fastening tools is limited access to low-lying fastening elements, narrow apertures and standard spring clips. The VDE safety insulation of…
ROTOCONTROL listed as Silver Sponsor in upcoming FINAT Annual Congress 2010
Ahrensburg, Germany (June 4, 2010) – ROTOCONTROL today announced their participation as Silver Sponsor at the FINAT Annual Congress 2010 event to be held in Valencia (Spain) from June 9-12th. During the congress, ROTOCONTROL will be available in a table top booth to provide FINAT members with the latest product information on ROTOCONTROL slitting, rewinding and die cutting finishing machines for the narrow web industry
Marco Aengenvoort, Managing Director commented,…
Stephen George & Partners launch green reference guide
Leading architectural practice, Stephen George & Partners, who have a passionate interest in sustainable architecture, have just launched an easy to use and easy to understand guide on selecting sustainable building materials.
The Stephen George & Partners Guide to Building Materials and the Environment is a comprehensive, practical and interactive guide. It was originally intended to help designers consider the environmental implications of commonly (and occasionally not-so-commonly) specified materials. …
Swig Equities, LLC Announces HSBC Bank Lease Renewal for 110 William Street
NEW YORK, - June 1, 2010 - Swig Equities, LLC is pleased to announce that HSBC Bank has renewed their lease of 13,146 square feet at 110 William Street, a 900,000 square foot multi-tenant office building located in the heart of Downtown Manhattan’s Insurance and Financial Districts (FiDi). The building is now 99% leased. This 32-story building was designed by Sylvan Bien and has completed a major capital…
Earthquake Tests Performed by SGS in Korea
SGS has been performing all types of earthquake tests for nuclear power plants and manufacturers of electrical communication and railway systems in Korea since April 1, 2010. SGS is the only private testing company with earthquake testing equipment in the country.
Since April 2010, SGS has been performing earthquake tests on nuclear power plant products and components and electrical communication and railway systems in its laboratory in Korea, in response to…
Sculptural Glass Doors Introduces New Double Door Designs
Bellingham, Washington, USA, June 2, 2010 -- Sculptural Glass Doors Inc announces the addition of two new entry door designs to their award winning line of contemporary glass doors. “Viento” is a flowing organic design in ClearCast Glass that performs especially well as a double door entryway. “Accord” is a bold art glass door that provides great curb appeal as an exterior front door. The new glass designs add…
The Harness Factory Lofts Wins 2010 PARAGON Award
INDIANAPOLIS (June 2, 2010) - Buckingham Companies announced today that The Harness Factory Lofts has been selected to receive the 2010 PARAGON Award for the 20+ Years - Under 150 Units Category. Awarded by the National Apartment Association (NAA), the PARAGON Award celebrates builders, industry professionals and affiliated apartment associations that make unique contributions to the industry, recognizing excellence and leadership in rental housing.
The Harness Factory Lofts will…
The Lex Wins PARAGON Award for Best Student Housing Community
LEXINGTON, KY (June 2, 2010) - Buckingham Companies announced today that The Lex apartment community has been selected to receive the 2010 PARAGON Award for the Specialty - Student Housing Category. Awarded by the National Apartment Association (NAA), the PARAGON Award celebrates builders, industry professionals and affiliated apartment associations that make unique contributions to the industry, recognizing excellence and leadership in rental housing.
The Lex will receive its PARAGON…
Sunny Aspects in Asia Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Complements Service Net in Asia
For Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum being close to customers is an important factor to meet the increasing demands for faster and more comprehensive after sales services. Therefore, three new service centers will open their gates soon and complement the already existing sales and service network of Leybold Vacuum in Asia.
On June 15th, the service center in Hsin Chu, Taiwan will enhance the performance range with the product lines SCREWLINE and…
Stadium constructions for World Cup made possible by German - South African form …
01. June 2010 | Soccer stadiums for the 2010 World Cup, South Africa
Beginning on 11 June, nine South African cities will be the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup – on 11 July after 64 matches, the new world champion will be crowned. However, German-South African participation has already taken place in the preceding months: this is because four stadiums in Durban, Cape Town, Nelspruit and Bloemfontein – with…
A world's first: the Wiha ErgoStar. Fastening on to something good.
Schonach – only at first sight does the Wiha ErgoStar appear to be a conventional L-key holder. But when used for the first time it quickly becomes clear why it is different: with the innovative rotary movement of all L-keys, the Wiha ErgoStar has solved the problem of complicated key extraction in an ingenious way.
Who hasn't experienced it? With many L-key holders it's a problem removing individual keys or replacing…
RAMPF Tooling furthers next generation of pattern makers
The master class students from the Bundesfachschule Modellbau in Bad Wildungen recently obtained a good insight of what would be expected from a future pattern maker. A team of experts from RAMPF Tooling informed the 40 master class students about new systems and application methods for various modeling materials like boards, gelcoats, laminating pastes and casting systems. This was all put into practice by making a boat hull.
The workshop program…
T-Series Automatic Scrubbers with FaST™
Goscor Cleaning Equipment have launched the Tennnant T-Series automatic scrubbers that include best-in-class and exclusive features that dramatically improve cleaning performance beyond the industry standard
The new T-Series Automatic Scrubbers with FaST technology is now available from Goscor Cleaning Equipment in South Africa. With its combination of ground-breaking, industry leading technologies and best-in-class standard features, the T-Series, which includes the T3 Walk-Behind and the T7 Micro-Rider, is ideal for commercial cleaning…
MERJS announces successful let of Soho office space in Beak Street W1 to Bare Fi …
MERJS, one of London's leading commercial property agencies, has successfully let the entire lower ground floor of 40 Beak Street W1 to Bare Films. The Soho office space is contained within a unique building originally built for the Metropolitan police force in the 1920's and was more recently used as a police training facility. For further information visit merjs-agency. co.uk or call +44 20 7079 3976.
"The office space that…
Pumacy at HUMAV 2010 in Berlin
Pumacy Technologies AG at HUMAV conference with presentation on knowledge transfer and the advantages of learning and innovation networks.
Bernburg, June 1, 2010 – On June 7, 2010 Pumacy takes part in the Human Resource Management in European Aviation (HUMAV) conference in Berlin. In the run-up to ILA Berlin Air Show 2010 Pumacy presents a paper on organisational networks and their impact on the transfer of knowledge and experience at the…
Stepping up seawater and process water treatment in Abu Dhabi to treat 80,000 m³ …
UF modules from the German company inge watertechnologies AG set to treat 80,000 m³ of water a day
Ever since January 2009, modules supplied by the German ultrafiltration specialists inge watertechnologies AG have been steadily proving their worth purifying seawater from the Arabian Gulf – generally considered a hugely challenging task – and treating process water for a steel works. Emirates Steel Industries has now decided to increase their plant's…
LANXESS Pigments Color Iconic Stadium of South Africa World Cup 2010
22,000 kilograms of Bayferrox® pigments used to color facade of Soccer City Stadium
- LANXESS scores another success with coloring iconic buildings
German specialty chemicals company LANXESS is making a colorful impact, as the ultra-modern Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, gets ready to kick-off World Cup 2010 at the opening ceremony on June 11. The high-quality iron oxide pigments from LANXESS, marketed under the brand name Bayferrox®, are used in…
Meet SGS at the 2nd Oil & Gas Maintenance Technology North America Conference in …
SGS presents a paper at the 2nd Oil & Gas Maintenance Technology North America Conference to be held from August 31 to September 2, 2010 in New Orleans, USA. The presentation entitled A Systematic Approach to Enhance Inspection-Maintenance Communication and Performance, will be given by Dr. Paul F. Schubert on September 1, 2010. The services offered by SGS will be presented throughout the exhibition at booth number 210.
Dr. Paul F.…
RAMPF Tooling introduces eco board material for the foundry industry
RAMPF Tooling has expanded its tooling board product range for the foundry industry. The new eco board, predominantly produced from recycled material, is available under the name RAKU-TOOL® WB-1450. Not only is RAMPF Tooling offering a sustainable material but also a very tough material with an abrasion resistance of 80 to 90 mm³/100R (Taber) which is especially suited for applications in the foundry industry.
With the new eco board material RAKU-TOOL®…
Harvesting energy from vibration
Radio sensors can monitor installations at locations which are difficult to get to and thus support automation. The energy supply is an important consideration in such applications. In order to dispense with the need for batteries and the associated servicing work, it is possible to use energy from the surrounding environment: energy harvesting.
Piezoelements convert the kinetic energy from vibrations or shocks in the surrounding environment into electrical energy, and…
The piezo plays detective
In medical engineering it is often necessary to ensure there is an undisturbed flow with no air or gas pockets. This is achieved with the aid of ultrasonic technology in so-called bubble or air-bubble detectors (ABD). Piezoelectric components from PI Ceramic are used as the ultrasonic transducers. They generate and receive the ultrasonic waves for these sensors.
The sensors are mounted on the outside of flexible tubes and operate under…
Digital motion controller now also available for low-cost piezo systems
The E-709 singlechannel piezo controller from Physik Instrumente (PI) now opens up the digital technology and its advantages to lower-cost systems in the accuracy class from one to 10 nanometers. It will initially support the strain gauge sensors (metal foil or piezo-resistive) which are used in lower-cost piezo systems. The requirements placed on these systems mean that components with a well-balanced price-performance ratio are used in the E-709. The D/A…
