A Molykote® specialty lubricant from Dow Corning is heading to the Antarctic on a record-breaking expedition during extreme polar winter temperatures. Molykote® 55 O-Ring Grease was selected by “The Coldest Journey” expedition team members as they bid to complete the first-ever trans-Antarctic crossing during the polar winter. The product was chosen because of its ability… Read more »
Rickmers-Linie is to take delivery of two 20,000dwt newbuildings in 2015, built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. Both of these multi-purpose vessels will be equipped with two 450-tonne cranes and one 120-tonne crane. The two main cranes will enable them to load up to 900 tonnes in a single lift. Construction supervision and technical management… Read more »
(Derendingen, December 12, 2012) The conveyor configurator by Montech is even more user-friendly: after configuration, users can immediately download the CAD data of the configured conveyor.“This makes work much easier for customers, as so far they had to download the CAD models of each component and assembled them manually,” says Gianluca Aloisi, Director Sales, illustrating… Read more »
Renewable Energy solutions provider Save Energy Group, based in Poole, Dorset has today announced receipt of the Trading Standards ‘Buy With Confidence’ Membership accolaide – as awarded by The Borough of Poole’s Environmental & Consumer Protection Services. The Buy With Confidence scheme has been designed to help customers avoid rogue traders and to promote honest,… Read more »
A new anti-corrosive coating with a drying time of just 60 minutes promises to increase line-speeds for wind tower manufacturers by at least 50 per cent compared to standard two and three-coat systems. Launched today by international coatings manufacturer Hempel, Hemperea DTM 55973 can be applied directly to metal and is suitable for C3 corrosive… Read more »
Renato Luck and Jürgen Brenner complete company management. Machine and line manufacturer Bürkle centralizes technology and production. The company management of Robert Bürkle GmbH, represented by Hans-Joachim Bender and Ralf Spindler, has been completed by Renato Luck and Jürgen Brenner. Luck will be responsible for the technology sector and will thus manage product innovation, development… Read more »
Hempel awarded patent for revolutionary low-solvent wind turbine coating system The Ultra-High Solids and Speed system (UHSS), a unique two-coat protective paint system for onshore wind turbines produced by leading coatings manufacturer Hempel, was granted a patent from the European Patent Office. UHSS uses two high-solids coatings to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions by… Read more »
November 09, 2012 – A technologically leading vacuum solution has won Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum another steel degassing order. JAILAXMI CASTING & ALLOYS, an Indian steel producer, was convinced by the innovative systems and redundant components. “The new system offers the right parameters to significantly reduce energy costs while at the same time being designed to… Read more »
Energy and sustainability advisory company DNV KEMA, the energy arm of DNV, has appointed the former President of Sweco Norway to the post of Scandinavia regional manager. Vibecke Hverven joins DNV KEMA on 1 December with more than seven years of experience as President of Sweco Norge, a leading multidisciplinary consultancy company in the field… Read more »
ELGIN, Illinois – HELUKABEL®, a leading manufacturer of cable, wire and cable accessories, announced today that its North American Headquarters is moving to a new location in Elgin, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. The new headquarters, located at 1490 Crispin Drive in the Fox Bluff Corporate Center, will house U.S. and Canadian corporate, sales and warehousing/distribution… Read more »
• Development of sales exceeds expectations• Improved earnings • Full-year guidance confirmed Asslar, November 6, 2012. Pfeiffer Vacuum achieved sales revenues of € 354.3 million during the first nine months of 2012. In a difficult market environment, this result came in better than expected. “Sales revenues in the third quarter exceeded our expectations”, says Manfred… Read more »
Freiburg, Germany – Z-LASER OPTOELEKTRONIK GMBH announces the start of a new sales office in China/Shanghai. The German manufacturer of laser modules and laser projection systems, which is prosperous for more than 25 years, enlarges its worldwide sales operation activities since October 2012 with a new sales office in China/Shanghai. In addition to the already… Read more »
Solid growth and significant increase in profit Sales growth of 6.0% to CHF 3 630.1 million (5.4% in local currencies) 10.1% growth in emerging markets Significant increase in gross result to 52.6% (previous year: 50.8%) Above-average 32.3% rise in net profit to CHF 223.9 million Thanks to its strong global position, Sika lifted net sales… Read more »
Sika will be exhibiting at the 6th International Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit in Sevilla, Spain. The event, widely known as CSP Today Sevilla, will take place on the 13th and 14th of November 2012 at the Hotel Barceló Renacimiento. We are proud that this year Sika and its world innovative adhesive Sikasil ® AS-780… Read more »
AREVA denies the information in today’s press alleging that “an AREVA mining exploitation licence has been cancelled by the Jordanian Authorities.” This is an exploration mining agreement which expired. AREVA has been present in Jordan since January 2009 through the Jordanian French Uranium Mining Company (JFUMC), a 50/50 subsidiary with the Jordan state, where it… Read more »
In a deal that will accelerate the time to market for new products based on its unique disaggregation technology, Navetas Energy Management has signed a technology partnership agreement with Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). The partnership enables the two companies to embed Navetas’ innovative technology for home energy monitoring on TI’s class-leading processor platforms. By embedding… Read more »
The qualities of particles can now be determined using Axio Zoom.V16 and Correlative Microscopy The Carl Zeiss Microscopy business group is presenting two new options for particle analysis at this year’s parts2clean trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany. Using Axio Zoom.V16, testers can investigate a component’s cleanliness quickly and efficiently, while correlative microscopy provides chemical information… Read more »
Atlantic Container Line has signed a contract with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build the five largest RORO/Containerships (CONROs) in the world. The G4 (Generation 4) vessels will replace ACL’s existing fleet of G3 CONROs operating in the company’s transatlantic service. The new vessels will be the first of their type ever built. They will be bigger,… Read more »
Flexible and corrosion-resistant Tygon® tubing offers longer service life and reduces disposal concern Akron, OHIO – 22 October 2012 – A new tubing solution for use in chemical dispensing applications from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) is now available in Europe. Part of the company’s high-performance critical connections portfolio, the Tygon® 2375 Ultra Chemical Resistant Tubing… Read more »
As part of its ACTION 2016 strategic action plan, the AREVA group is strengthening its organization in the Asia-Pacific region, where the energy market has the strongest growth prospects. The creation of an Asia-Pacific Region* signals the Group’s determination to offer its customers and prospects a regional presence to more effectively promote its nuclear offering… Read more »
TDK Corporation announces that Daniel Lawson of TDK-Lambda UK has won the hotly contested South West finalist stage of the City & Guilds Apprenticeship of the Year Award. The award is part of the prestigious National Apprenticeship Awards, which are organised by the National Apprenticeship Service. Lawson was nominated following his significant achievements at TDK-Lambda… Read more »
Five-year agreement gives leading global engineering and project delivery company access to all solutions in SmartPlant® and SmartMarine® Enterprise portfolios HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 9, 2012 – WorleyParsons, a leading global engineering and project delivery company headquartered in Australia, has signed a long-term Global Alliance Agreement (GAA) with Intergraph®. This five-year agreement covers the Intergraph SmartPlant®… Read more »
Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation, today announced that the company has expanded its portfolio of industrial automation solutions with the new PAX2C PID controller, which is designed specifically for the process and temperature control markets. Applications include food & beverage, plastics, packaging, energy, gas, heat treating and glass… Read more »
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is pleased to announce that its project for exploring the outer limits of battery operations has been selected by the US Department of Energy to receive funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E). “DNV is proud to have our project selected by the US Department of Energy. We are… Read more »
As one of the industry’s prime operators, Schmid Silicon Technology (SST) GmbH enjoys an enviable reputation and business that is built upon exceeding expectations and unrivalled knowledge. We put the questions to Dr. Burkhard Wehefritz, Director of the company’s Sales Development Department. PES: Welcome to PES magazine. Can you explain a little about your company… Read more »
Gardline Geosciences Limited, specialists in the offshore geotechnical and geophysical market, and Canyon Offshore Limited, specialists in subsea robotics, trenching and seabed intervention, are extremely pleased to announce a 3-year strategic alliance to provide seabed drilling, sampling and in-situ services to complement Gardline’s existing capability in the offshore site investigation market. Eric Zon, Managing Director… Read more »
In just a handful of days, the PES team will be packing their bags and heading to Germany for HUSUM WindEnergy 2012 – one of the most relevant and powerful trade fairs on the planet. Naturally, we’ll be unveiling our latest issue while we’re there, and it’s well worth a look. We lead on onshore… Read more »
Business News Radio will be broadcasting live from Offshore Energy. At the first day of the event, the 23th of October, the Dutch show ” Zaken doen met…” (“Doing business with…”) will start broadcasting at 12.30 hours, directly from the exhibition floor at Amsterdam RAI. “Zaken doen met…” is a business news show that covers… Read more »
The Switch has been selected as one of the 30 finalists of the 2012 Global Cleantech Later Stage Award organised by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA). Along with Eniram and Forchem, two other Finnish companies, The Switch leads a list of more than 4,500 cleantech companies. The competition has been created by the GCCA… Read more »
The Rickmers Group has appointed Robert Sappio to the position of President and CEO of Rickmers Americas. He will report to Ronald D Widdows, CEO of Rickmers Holding. Mr Sappio will be responsible for all aspects of Rickmers Group’s business in the Americas: including Rickmers-Linie (America) which is based in Houston, Texas, and the Maersk-Rickmers… Read more »
Thanks to an increase in global business for its bolt tightening equipment, Tentec Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of four new agents. All four companies will be responsible for the sale of Tentec’s bolt tensioners in industries including renewables and power generation. There are two new agents in Thailand, one in Vietnam and… Read more »
Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation, today announced that the company has expanded its portfolio of industrial automation solutions with two new additions to its G3 Kadet series of operator interface panels. With high‐resolution, wide‐format screens, the new G304K2 and G307K2 panels provide complete Human Machine Interface (HMI) functionality for PLCs, motor drives and other communications‐capable … Read more »
4. September 2012, Høvik – Fuel cell technology proves successful in a new position paper from DNV Research and Innovation, giving hope to a future of reduced emissions from shipping. With rising fuel prices and impending environmental regulations, the pressure is on for more efficient and environmentally friendly ships. DNV Research and Innovation has taken… Read more »
With its LARCH system, DAS Environmental Expert GmbH has developed a new product solution for environmentally friendly cleaning of waste process gases in the LED industry. Dresden (Germany), 5 September 2012. New technology for an environment friendly LED industry: The LARCH system of DAS Environmental Expert GmbH has been especially developed for the disposal of… Read more »
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the Research Vessel (RV 3609) ‘Simon Stevin’ to its Belgian client DAB Vloot, the Flemish governmental fleet operator. The RV 3609 was jointly designed by Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and VLIZ, the Flemish Institute for the Sea. While hull and hotworks were built at Damen Shipyards Galati (Romania), the outfitting was… Read more »
The potential for generating power from offshore wind energy is enormous. This is increasingly a growth sector for more and more companies – not only in the wind industry. At the same time, it poses great challenges. The tough conditions on the open sea make severe demands on material and installation, so manufacturers and component… Read more »