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The Latest Manufacturing Methods For Photovoltaic Modules Will Be On Show At LASER World of PHOTONICS 2011
Optoelectronic systems are being used to an increasing extent in the manufacture of photovoltaic (PV) modules and are helping greatly to increase production efficiency. In particular, laser technology is proving its superiority in processes such as material removal, fusion, soldering, welding and drilling. Lasers have become indispensable tools, especially in the manufacture of thin-layer solar cells. Manufacturers are therefore profiting directl...
Unmanned military electric boats
Villanova University and Unmanned Ocean Vehicles, Inc., in the USA have been developing the electric powertrain and harvesting for an unmanned surface boat using funding from the US Office of Naval Research since 2006.
LPRS announces two key appointments to support continued sales growth
LPRS announces the appointment of Sandie Sharples to the board of directors to take on the role of Client Services Director. This new position reflects the great importance LPRS puts on customer service, from design to delivery and beyond. Sandie comments: “Our customer surveys show that it is our service that really sets us apart from our competitors. We can assist our customers with design, implementation and manufacturing and like to be ful...
Sensor Hones in on Sharp Operators
Risk is being driven out of the use of heavy duty diamond cutting tools thanks to a Euro 800,000 EU-backed research programme at Greenwich University in London, to determine the true operating characteristics of such equipment.
Pay As You Sense
Equipment rentals are increasingly helping companies overcome the hurdle of finding investment capital to fund development and verification projects. The current phase of the economic cycle, recovery from a slowdown, is always difficult and frustrating, as Mark Ingham of Sensor Technology identifies: “Companies are seeing their markets improve, but don’t have the reserves to finance all the activities that will kickstart their sales. What m...
Occupant Safety Experts, Cranfield Impact Centre, Select HyperWorks Enterprise Simulation Suite to Improve Vehicle and Pedestrian Safety Performance
Altair Engineering, Inc. announced today that safety specialists, Cranfield Impact Centre, one of the leading providers of solutions and engineering services for Formula 1, has selected Altair HyperWorks enterprise simulation software suite to enhance their design and analysis capabilities. CIC’s adoption of HyperWorks’ finite element solver solution and design study technology, RADIOSS and HyperStudyDSS, in conjunction with its finite elemen...
NOTIFIER ANNOUNCES FIRE/LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS FINANCING
NOTIFIER by Honeywell introduces a financing program to assist facility owners with the expense of new fire/life safety systems and upgrades to existing systems mandated by code. An assortment of financing options can be customized to cover equipment, regular maintenance and service fees while allowing facility owners to conserve working capital and overcome budget constraints.
Precision bearings help student team take F1 in Schools World Championship crown
Custom manufactured bearings, supplied and fitted by super precision bearings manufacturer The Barden Corporation (UK) Ltd, have helped a team of British students scoop the top award at the 2008 F1 in Schools World Final.
Keithley Partners with Chinese IMC Research Lab to Aid in Future RF Test Development
Keithley Instruments has announced a partnership with the Institute of Mobile Communications (IMC) of Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China. The partnership calls for the IMC and Keithley to work together on joint research projects to expand existing applications as well as research emerging wireless applications and technologies.
Young robot designers innovate with Altium’s support
Altium Limited has donated licenses of its Altium Designer integrated electronics design software to FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) for use in its annual robotics design competition.