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Huawei Unveils the World's First 200G High-Speed Line Card for Routers
Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced the launch of the world's first 200G line card for high-end router. This high-performance line card strengthens Huawei's high-end router clustering capabilities and will enable operators worldwide to deploy ultra-broadband networks over which users can enjoy high-quality cloud computing, mobile broadband, and HD video...
Cambridge Consultants spins out Aveillant to get wind farms turning
Cambridge Consultants has announced the spin out of Aveillant with venture investment from DFJ Esprit and AIFCL, the wind industry fund. Aveillant’s technology will remove the concerns about aviation safety and air defence that are holding back growth in the wind energy industry. Wind turbines in motion can mimic aircraft on an air traffic controller’s radar screen. Aveillant will provide airfields with the accurate radar data needed to elim...
Imec board confirms 5% growth for 2011
Imec today publishes its results of 2011. Despite a challenging economic climate, the imec board today concluded at the annual general assembly that imec realized a 5% positive growth to a revenue of 300 million euro.
Rigel donates safety testers to support Uganda charity initiative
Rigel Medical has donated five of its 266 Plus electrical safety testers to a UK-based charity which supplies and maintains medical equipment to developing countries in Africa. The lightweight and compact instruments have been provided to the Amalthea Trust, which will be giving them to a medical engineering workshop currently being brought up to standard at the Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Survitec Acquires Commercial Marine Business from Revere Supply Inc. to Boost U.S. Presence
)--Survitec Group Limited, the global leader in safety and survival equipment, has acquired Revere Commercial Marine Business from Revere Supply Company Inc., to expand its presence in the United States. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Thermo King to Implement aPriori for Product Cost Management
Thermo King Leverages aPriori Outlier Analysis Service to Identify Potential Product Cost Savings in Three Weeks CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--aPriori today announced that Thermo King, a business of Ingersoll Rand, (NYSE: IR), has selected the aPriori Product Cost Management software platform to provide real-time product cost assessments throughout its product development lifecycle. Thermo King manufactures transport temperature control ...
Research paves the way for accurate manufacturing of complex parts for aerospace and car industries
Producing strong, lightweight and complex parts for car manufacturing and the aerospace industry is set to become cheaper and more accurate thanks to a new technique developed by engineers from the University of Exeter. The research team has developed a new method for making three-dimensional aluminium composite parts by mixing a combination of relatively inexpensive powders.
Excavation and Demolition Arisings: Waste or Resource?
It would seem simple. Some construction sites have an excess of material, others have insufficient. So why can’t they simply exchange these materials? It would be the most sustainable option; avoiding landfill and potentially, unnecessary quarrying of primary aggregates. The Environment Agency and numerous NGO’s actively promote such approaches, and there are a number of mechanisms by which the exchange of surplus materials can take place...
FINAT Welcomes C4G Release Liner Recycling Initiative
FINAT, the international association for the self-adhesive label industry, recently joined forces with other global associations to further endorse the industry’s commitment to a more sustainable and environmentally responsible future.
Altium further extends the appeal and ease of FPGA-based design
Altium continues to make it easy for electronic designers to take advantage of programmable hardware. The company has announced another new daughter board for its desktop NanoBoard reconfigurable hardware development platform.