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Dr. Mircea Gabriel Petre Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Dr. Mircea Gabriel Petre of Ploiesti, Romania has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of engineering. About Dr. Mircea Gabriel Petre Dr. Petre has over 29 years experience in the field of... - November 20, 2012 - Strathmore Worldwide
WK Dickson’s Innovative Runway Rehabilitation Project Wins Engineering Excellence Award
Thanks to an innovative rehabilitation and reuse engineering approach for the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport runway, the airport is enjoying an increase in air traffic, retention of existing businesses and military aircraft airport use, and the addition of new business and outside investment from the rehabilitation of what was once categorized as the worst runway in the State of North Carolina. The unique engineering solution enabled the project to be completed for less than 25% of the original cost. - November 17, 2012 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
WK Dickson’s Innovative Solution to Destructive Flood Events Wins Engineering Excellence Award
WK Dickson has proven its leadership in engineering design and construction services, with not only producing an innovative solution, but also proposing added value benefits to the client and community with its Newland By-Pass Channel Flood Mitigation Project. The final project is an overwhelming success by many measures. In fact, the new by-pass channel has already been activated by two large flood events with no flood water leaving the channel banks in the downtown district. - November 17, 2012 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
New Instrument Tests and Measures Thermal and Hydraulic Performance of Cold Plates
To characterize cold plates for use in electronic devices, the new iFLOW-200™ from Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc., tests and measures the coolant’s temperature at inlet and outlet, fluid flow rate and pressure drop, and surface temperature. - November 17, 2012 - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Sonardyne Debuts Leak Detection at OSEA 2012
At OSEA 2012, Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd. will be presenting a new automatic leak detection sonar to the Asian Offshore industry. - November 17, 2012 - Sonardyne
Northwire Lab360’s Newly Diversified Resilience™ Cable Products Provide Cost and Time Savings for Harsh-Duty Flexible Motor Supply, Variable Frequency Drive Applications
Proprietary tooling and assembly-friendly cable construction create quick and easy interconnects for custom, cold temperature, high flex cable applications and beyond. - November 16, 2012 - Northwire, Inc.
Galil’s New RIO-47142 Pocket PLC with Two Ethernet Ports
Galil Motion Control, an industry leader in motion control technology, is announcing the latest product in their RIO Pocket PLC Series. The new RIO-47142 includes an internal switch with two Ethernet ports for daisy-chaining multiple RIO units. This allows management of an unlimited number of... - November 12, 2012 - Servo2Go.com Ltd.
New Vulcanised Rubber Wheeled Castors from Elesa
Elesa’s new RE-E2 industrial castor is a high performing light duty castor with soft wheels suited to most flooring types, including tiles, asphalt, cement-resin, expanded metal and even unpaved floor areas. - November 11, 2012 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
Allied Industrial Marketing Now Offers FRAKO LKT Series Capacitors
German made Frako LTK Series Capacitors are now available in North America by their newly authorized technical sales office, Allied Industrial Marketing. - November 10, 2012 - Allied Industrial Marketing, Inc.
Professional Sound Services Opens New Location in New Orleans, LA
Professional Sound Services (www.pro-sound.com), one of the nation's most respected dealers of professional audio equipment providing sales, service and rental to professional sound mixers, announces the Grand Opening of a new office in New Orleans, LA on November 12, 2012. The New Orleans, LA... - November 06, 2012 - Professional Sound Services
International Conference and Expo on Materials Science & Engineering
International Conference and Expo on Materials Science & Engineering (Materials Science-2012), a leading event was organized by OMICS Group, at DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago-North Shore, USA on October 22-24, 2012. This annual conclave comprised of 10 tracks and 48 sessions which started with a grandiose inaugural ceremony by Alex V Vasenkov, CFD Research Corporation Wynn Drive, USA. - November 03, 2012 - OMICS Group Incorporation
Wildcat Discovery Technologies Delivers World Class High Throughput Device to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
New Patent-Pending Gas Sorption Machine Enables Rapid Material Screening and First-Ever Mixed Gas Capabilities - November 01, 2012 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
DIY Network’s I Hate My Kitchen Debuts Northwire’s Architectural Lighting Cable
Contemporary kitchen makeover features uniquely designed light fixture and Lucent stainless custom cable. - October 28, 2012 - Northwire, Inc.
Application Story - FDB Hinges – On the Waterfront in Cape Town
FDB Panel Fittings supplied compact concealed hinges for public information kiosks installed during the re-development of a run-down waterfront area in Cape Town, South Africa. - October 28, 2012 - FDB Panel Fittings
New Levelling Feet with Ground Fixing from ELESA
Elesa’s new levelling feet with ground fixing stop them from “walking” with the movement of the equipment or machine, maintaining alignment in production or transfer lines. - October 27, 2012 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
NewAge(R) Industries Welcomes New Director of Manufacturing and National Sales Manager; Employees Offer Decades of Experience
NewAge Industries announces the appointments of Robert Volk as Director of Manufacturing and Stephen Kuhns as National Sales Manager. Both bring years of experience to the plastic tubing manufacturer. Volk, a mechanical engineer, is responsible for process development and improvement, new product manufacturing, and team leadership. Kuhns, who was previously employed by NewAge for 12 years, is working to increase industrial sales and strengthen the company’s distribution network. - October 26, 2012 - NewAge Industries, Inc.
Nirvana Announces Enhancements to Plus 1D Bar Nesting Software
The next version of PLUS 1D – version 8.xx from Nirvana Technologies was released today with major enhancements. This includes optional KISS file interface, revamped inventory database and optional "Maximum 3 open pallets" feature. - October 20, 2012 - Nirvana Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Nirvana Releases Next Version of Its 2-D Nesting and Optimization Solution
Nirvana proudly announces the release of the next version of its flagship product – PLUS 2D Nesting and Optimization software - version 9.xx. PLUS 2D is a state of the art nesting software for generating optimized layouts and reducing scrap generated by 2 dimensional rectangular and... - October 20, 2012 - Nirvana Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
FastFig.com Launches: a Cloud-Based Tool for Solving Complex Equations
Fig Labs, Inc. launched their new product FastFig, a cloud-based tool for solving complex equations. This tool is designed for students and professionals alike, with the goal of making difficult math easier. - October 19, 2012 - FastFig
Alpha Orthopaedics’ AT3™ System Receives CE Mark Certification, Further Prepares Alpha Orthopaedics to Enter World-Wide Markets
Alpha Orthopaedics’ innovative AT3™ System featuring RelēF Technology has received CE Mark. The FDA had previously cleared the AT3 System for commercial distribution in the U.S. RelēF Technology is used for the relief of pain associated with conditions such as tendinosis and fasciosis. This CE mark completes company’s preparation for global market launch, which included a successful completion of its pivotal trial and a side-by-side evaluation showing superiority over PRP. - October 17, 2012 - Alpha Orthopaedics, Inc.
SEPI Engineering & Construction Named to Zweig Letter 2012 Hot Firm List
Local Firm Among Fastest-Growing Businesses in the Engineering Industry. - October 17, 2012 - SEPI Engineering Group
ELESA’S New Detent Position Hinges Know Their Place
The CFV glass reinforced polyamide detent hinge from Elesa UK will click and hold in any of four positions allowing unimpeded access to equipment. - October 17, 2012 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
New D-SNAP Technical Guide Book from FDB Panel Fittings
The new D-SNAP technology handbook available from FDB Panel Fittings illustrates how this innovative fixing and assembly system for the sheet metal and panel building industries can save time and money without using tools for construction of enclosures and mounting of hardware such as handles,... - October 14, 2012 - FDB Panel Fittings
Technip Saves Time with Sonardyne in the West Delta Deep Marine
Leading project management, engineering and construction company Technip has completed 21 jumper metrology operations using Lodestar GyroCompatts from Sonardyne International Ltd. Using the latest Wideband Long BaseLine (LBL) acoustic positioning hardware by optimising its technique, Technip was... - October 12, 2012 - Sonardyne
SEPI Engineering & Construction Named to 2012 Inc. 5000 List
Local Firm Receives National Recognition as Leader in Engineering Industry. - October 12, 2012 - SEPI Engineering Group
Unique Broadband Systems Ltd. is Exhibiting at Broadcast India Show 2012 Bombay Exhibition Centre - Goregaon - Mumbai - India
Unique Broadband System Ltd. (UBS), a major developer of COFDM technology and applications, is exhibiting at the Broadcast India Show 2012 that takes place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre Goragaon from October 10th to October 12th 2012. UBS will be exhibiting with their partner, Capitel Wireless,... - October 06, 2012 - Unique Broadband Systems Ltd.
UTRS Announces Acquisition of RKR Hess Associates
Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc. (UTRS), a leading provider of engineering services and information technology, today announced the acquisition of RKR Hess Associates (RKR), a civil and environmental engineering firm located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. UTRS Chief Operating Officer... - October 03, 2012 - Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc.
New Elesa Indexing Plungers with Clamp Plus Added Safety Function
Elesa’s new GN7336.7 indexing plunger with clamp knob and its sister GN7336.8 with clamping knob for simultaneously positioning, locking and making secure elements whose position needs to be changed. - October 03, 2012 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
Engineer's Fitness Study Finds Bicycles Build 5 Times More Muscle Than Running
A new type of "boneless" physical exercise, from the engineer behind Body Oars, and bodybuildinginWater.com, uses engineering sciences to deliver far more motion resistance against only muscle contractions, without driving it through joints. His measuring methods show how a bicycle also provides about 5 times more muscle exercise than running, for the same amount of cardio effort. - October 01, 2012 - High Efficiency Fitness Company
FDB Consolidate Range of “Panel Fittings for Every Enclosure” with Rocfast Service Pack
The Rocfast custom assembly and packaging service from FDB Panel Fittings covers all the products in their profile, including locks, latches, hinges, handles, padlocks, support stays and seals/gaskets. - September 29, 2012 - FDB Panel Fittings
Engineers Hike Pikes Peak to Raise Money for Water for People
Three engineers from McKim & Creed hiked to the top of Pikes Peak to raise money and awareness for Water for People (www.waterforpeople.org), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing access to improved water and sanitation systems and services in developing... - September 27, 2012 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
PCBMotor Releases New White Paper – How to Reduce Motor Size by Integrating Low Cost Piezo Motors
This white paper introduces a new and highly accurate, low cost piezoelectric motor and discusses how positioning application engineers can: Lower assembly costs; Lower bill of materials; Reduce application weight, size & height; Achieve ultra-high resolution & torque. Discover how PCBMotors combine and maximize the best from piezo electric components and PCBs into affordable, high resolution and high torque motor solutions. - September 26, 2012 - PCBMotor
UBS-Axcera Inc. is Participating at C.C.B.E. 2010 Horseshoe Resort Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Unique Broadband System Ltd. (UBS), a major developer of COFDM technology and applications, announces its participation at the Central Canada Broadcast Engineers Annual Conference held at Horseshoe Resort in Barrie, Ontario from September 20 to September 23, 2012. During this event, UBS-Axcera Inc... - September 22, 2012 - Unique Broadband Systems Ltd.
Elesa – New Retracted Rest Spring Plungers Offer Safety and Security in One
New Retracted Rest Spring Plungers from Elesa UK offer safety and security in one, and are ideal for the location of machinery equipment in manufacturing, security locking in furniture and the component positioning of in-house service equipment. - September 21, 2012 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
Rosellini Scientific, LLC Completes Acquisition of Elite Biomedical
Expects to Offer Complete Line of Clinical Engineering Services - September 20, 2012 - Rosellini Scientific, LLC
FEECO to Exhibit at MINExpo
FEECO International will be exhibiting at this year’s MINExpo, in Las Vegas, Nevada. - September 20, 2012 - FEECO International, Inc
Creation Technologies Expands Its China Manufacturing Footprint
Leading electronics manufacturer grows to better serve its customer base and meet high levels of demand. - September 18, 2012 - Creation Technologies
Interlink's VersaPad® Touchpad Integrated Into Toughbook® 19
Panasonic Laptop Designed for Rugged Civilian and Military Use - September 14, 2012 - Interlink Electronics Inc.
Tri-Star Design, Inc. Develops First Cellular Iris Scan Recognition Device
World’s first cellular iris recognition device developed my Tri-Star Design, Inc. Units will be on display at the Design East Conference, Booth 1010, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, September 18 and 19, 2012. - September 11, 2012 - Tri-Star Design, Inc.
La Plata Stadium Receives Prestigious IABSE Outstanding Structure Award
Weidlinger designed the unique twin-peaked Tenstar DomeTM for South America’s first fabric-covered stadium. - September 07, 2012 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Dimension Control Systems’ Vice President Don Jasurda to Speak on Engineered Quality Solutions at IMTS Conference
Don Jasurda will discuss the topic of creating customized solutions to close the loop between design and manufacturing. - September 06, 2012 - Dimensional Control Systems, Inc.
Unique Broadband Systems Ltd. is Exhibiting at IBC 2012, RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre, Amsterdam, Visit Them at Booth 8-A14
Unique Broadband System Ltd. (UBS), a major developer of COFDM technology and applications, announces its participation at the upcoming IBC Trade Show, held at the RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from September 7 to September 11, 2012. UBS will take this... - September 01, 2012 - Unique Broadband Systems Ltd.
Mills Products Powder Coating Capabilities Attract Luxury Automotive Manufacturer
Mills Products selected to provide upscale powder coating services for a major European luxury automotive manufacturer. - August 30, 2012 - Mills Products Inc
BDA Advises Larsen & Toubro on the Divestment of L&T Plastics Machinery to Toshiba Machine Co.
Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") is pleased to report that its client, Larsen & Toubro Ltd (“L&T”), a diversified, publicly traded Indian engineering group, has entered into an agreement with Japan-based Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd (“TMC”) to divest its... - August 27, 2012 - BDA Partners Ltd
New from FDB – Traditional British Panel Hinges
Updated and re-engineered traditional British panel hinges from FDB for control panels and enclosures. - August 26, 2012 - FDB Panel Fittings
Elesa at PPMA 2012, Hall 5, Stand No. E70
New products from Elesa UK at this year's PPMA Exhibition will include the PC panel support clamp for machinery guarding, the CFSW hinge with built-in safety switch, the MRT series of open adjustable handles and the DD50 mini digital indicators, as well as a full new range of stainless steel handles and knobs. - August 24, 2012 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
Chris L. Baker Joins SEPI Engineering & Construction as a Project Manager
Local Firm Hires Engineering Professional with More Than 27 Years of Experience. - August 24, 2012 - SEPI Engineering Group
Weidlinger Engineers Design Environmental Structures for Staten Island Children’s Museum
Weidlinger was the structural engineer for the new Meadow Structure, wind turbine, and wind scoop, which exploit solar and wind energy in the first project to combine photovoltaic film panels with a PTFE-coated fiberglass membrane. - August 23, 2012 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Quantum Composers Introduces the First Handheld Solution for Complete Laser System Control
Quantum Composers, a leading developer of laser timing and synchronization technology, has commercially released a new laser system controller for use in the photonics and laser industries. - August 23, 2012 - Quantum Composers Inc.
CCS-Inc. Releases New Panel PC, the Seppala-T New Cost-Effective Alternative for Industrial Settings
CCS-Inc., a leader in industrial computer, enclosure, and networking solutions for harsh environments and mission-critical applications, is proud to introduce the Seppala-T Panel PC. Serving as a cost-effective alternative for Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications, the Seppala-T is available pre-loaded with InduSoft Web Studio HMI software, an easy-to-use SCADA application designed for turning data into high-yield production. - August 22, 2012 - Comprehensive Computer Solutions