International joint venture mozaiq operations GmbH to offer an open protocol smart home software platform for all home appliances, devices and services, to simplify the experience for home owners.
Read more...With the design and supply of two 8 MN isothermal forging plants from Siempelkamp, Leistritz Turbinentechnik GmbH aims to manufacture turbine blades made of titanium aluminide.
The forging presses will be used to manufacture a new generation of aircraft engines which are, compared to the nickel-base alloys currently used, up to 50 percent lighter while offering the same strength. Thus, they allow for significantly reduced fuel consumption.
Read more...Konecranes South East Asia Pacific has introduced its Crane Reliability Study (CRS) to gather accurate and important data on crane usage and design life, so as to optimise safety, productivity and maintenance programs.
Read more...China's apparent oil demand in February contracted one percent year-over-year to 40.7 million metric tonnes (mt), or an average 10.7 million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data.
Read more...Futurists for the commercial real estate industry see four ways that 3D modelling disrupts current practices.
Read more...Two Guinness World Records titles have been awarded to Kirobo, the robot astronaut developed as part of a joint research project between Dentsu Incorporate, the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Robo Garage Company Limited, Toyota Motor Corporation, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Read more...Walter Surface Technologies, a global provider of surface treatment technologies, recently announced it has been recognised by W.W. Grainger Incorporate with the prestigious “Best Supplier with the Greatest Commitment” award during Grainger Mexico’s presentation gala held on March 4 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
Read more...The significant increases in the area of renewable energy generation and the increasingly critical position against nuclear power moved the ‘Energy’ issue into the centre of all commercial and political discussions during the last few years. This is amplified by price increases for fossil raw materials, such as crude oil and natural gas, which make it one of the most important events of the industry. Despite the new energies, the demand in these areas continues to be increasing while the production of oil and gas– among others due to the shortage of resources– is faced with ever increasing challenges.
Read more...Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, is pleased to announce the appointment of William Fricks to Managing Partner of Barry-Wehmiller International (B-WI), its global consulting division that provides engineering and information technology solutions to mid-market manufacturing companies.
Read more...Walter Energy Incorporate, a producer of metallurgical coal that’s declined 52 percent in the last year, plans to close an Alabama mine earlier than expected and end operations at a British Columbia mine as it looks to cut costs.
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