23 Apr 2013
HELPMESEE SELECTS MOOG TO DEVELOP A LEADING EDGE VIRTUAL REALITY EYE SURGERY SIMULATOR
East Aurora, NY, USA, April 23, 2013 - HelpMeSee has achieved a significant milestone in medical simulation by successfully testing virtual reality surgical training simulators as a proof of concept.
23 Apr 2013
Songwon appoints Jungdu Kim as Technical Service Manager for North East Asia
Ulsan, Korea – April 23, 2013 – Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) has appointed Jungdu Kim as their new Technical Service Manager for the North East Asia region (NEA). Effective since April 1, 2013 Jungdu will be responsible for driving technical sales and identifying growth opportunities through providing technical direction and service to customers across Songwon’s extensive product portfolio. Jungdu will also provide support to the commercial organization in implementing value propositions and new product introductions. In this role he will report to Thomas Schmutz, Songwon’s Director of Global Technical Service as well as KY Lee, the NEA Director of Sales.
23 Apr 2013
Clariant invests for Asian pigments customers
Muttenz, April 23, 2013 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will build a new pigment preparations plant in Indonesia in a series of investments to strengthen on-the-ground support for customers in China, India and Indonesia. The announcement marks another step in Clariant’s significant commitment to support customers in the emerging markets with high quality low VOC pigment preparations complying with eco labeling schemes such as blue angel and equivalent schemes in other regions. The company is investing approximately CHF 8 Million to enhance its capabilities in the region.
22 Apr 2013
DSM opens new manufacturing plant for innovative anti-reflective coating
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has opened its newly constructed manufacturing plant for KhepriCoat® anti-reflective coating at the Chemelot site in Geleen (Netherlands). The need for additional coating supply is a direct result of the fast growing market for solar energy.
22 Apr 2013
GE Power Conversion Unveils Breakthrough Solutions for Marine Applications at Offshore Technology Conference
PARIS - April 22, 2013 - Improved performance, efficiency, and sustainability all figure strongly in the new solutions that GE's Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) is unveiling at OTC 2013, the Offshore Technology Conference taking place in Houston, TX, on May 6-9.
22 Apr 2013
Clariant presents the EcoTain® life cycle for more sustainable agrochemicals and higher crop yields
Muttenz, April 22, 2013 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, introduces the EcoTain® life cycle and labeling system to help customers in the crop protection sector to clearly identify its products offering "sustainable excellence at every step".
18 Apr 2013
GE to Upgrade US Navy Ship, Saving Money and Increasing Efficiency
PARIS — April 18, 2013 — In efforts to extend ship life, increase capability and assure critical operations, the U.S. Navy is refitting its USS Mount Whitney Blue Ridge class command ship. GE’s Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) has signed a contract worth US$14 million if all options are exercised with Military Sealift Command (MSC) for this three-year, large electrical refit project, which will be one of the largest MSC has ever completed of this type as well as GE Power Conversion’s largest electrical refit project for the U.S. Navy. This project builds on Power Conversion’s recent success with providing equipment for other U.S. Navy ships, including the USS Tripoli (LHA-7), the LHD-8 and the LHA-6.
18 Apr 2013
Songwon appoints Shunichi Watanabe as Executive Vice President of Operations for Japan
Ulsan, Korea — April 18, 2013 — Songwon (www.songwon.com), the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, and a leading global supplier of additives and other chemicals to the plastic industry, has appointed Shunichi (Shun) Watanabe as their new Executive Vice President (EVP) of Operations for Japan as of April 1st 2013. Shun has almost 30 years of experience in the chemical industry, working for a number of international corporations in Japan as well as overseas where he has held leadership roles in general management, sales and marketing, and business development.
