Belden Shortens Production Cycles for Industrial Robot Applications

Belden shortens production cycles for industrial robot applications. 
(Photo: Belden, PR354)St. Louis, Missouri - September 30, 2014 - Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, will now offer a Quick Connect feature on its Lumberg Automation Input/Output Network-Ruggedized (LioN-R) EtherNet/IP modules. The new technology contributes to faster overall production cycles for industrial applications where robots drive the automation process.

Clariant to acquire Chinese healthcare packaging specialist VitaPac

ClariantMuttenz, September 29, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced that it has signed a purchase agreement with VitaPac, a Chinese specialist for healthcare packaging. The owner-led company with 80 employees is based in Hong Kong with a production site in Dongguan, China. It had consolidated sales of about CHF 4. mio in 2013. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2014 and subject to regulatory approvals.

Clariant successfully places CHF 150 million domestic bond

ClariantMuttenz, 25. September 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today the issuance of a CHF 150 million domestic bond.

INNOVATIEVE VISNETTEN MET DYNEEMA® VERLAGEN IMPACT OP HET MILIEU VANUIT PELAGISCHE VISSERIJ

Cornelis Vrolijk en Jaczon zijn nu bezig hun nylon netten te vervangen door netten met DSM’s lichte en supersterke UHMwPE-vezel, bekend onder de merknaam Dyneema®.
(Foto’s Jaczon B.V., DYNPR283)Nederland, 23 september 2014 - Rederij Cornelis Vrolijk in IJmuiden en dochteronderneming Jaczon in Scheveningen zijn gespecialiseerd in de pelagische visserij. De visnetten aan boord van hun trawlers, die worden ingezet voor het vangen van pelagische (scholende) soorten, worden traditioneel van nylon gemaakt. Cornelis Vrolijk en Jaczon zijn nu bezig hun nylon netten te vervangen door netten met DSM’s lichte en supersterke UHMwPE-vezel (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene), bekend onder de merknaam Dyneema®.

TE Connectivity puts power in the spotlight at InnoTrans 2014

TE ConnectivitySCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - September 23, 2014 - TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, is introducing its latest application-focused solutions for the railway industry at InnoTrans 2014. To help customers meet and/or exceed regulatory requirements, TE has added a number of new powerful products to its already broad EN45545 compliant product range.

sunliquid® 20 shows what it can do in the fleet test with Mercedes-Benz series vehicles

Cars from the Mercedes-Benz fleet at Clariant's sunliquid® demonstration plant producing cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues. (Photos: Clariant/Rötzer.)Muttenz, September 23, 2014 – Clariant, Haltermann and Mercedes-Benz have tested a fuel of the future in a fleet test since January: Initial results prove the high quality and excellent properties of sunliquid® 20 fuel (contains 20% ethanol coming from straw). With its first-class combustion properties, sunliquid® 20 improves engine efficiency so that its 4% lesser energy content, as compared to E10, is more than compensated. For drivers, this means: with sunliquid® 20, the sustainability of the fuel (reduced CO2 emissions) is increased significantly whilst consumption remains the same.

Clariant presents advanced all-natural TOXISORB® animal feed detoxifiers at EuroTier 2014

TOXISORB® Classic and TOXISORB® Premium are 100% of natural origin and bind toxins in the animal digestive tract without affecting the nutrient content of the feed. (Photo: Clariant)Munich, September 22, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will present TOXISORB®, a 100% natural way to detoxify livestock feedstuff, at its EuroTier debut in Hannover, Germany, from November 11-14, 2014 (Booth 17B21).

INEGMA and Orient Planet Join Forces to Deliver Effective PR Strategies for Defense, Security and Risk Industries

INEGMA and Orient Planet Join Forces to Deliver Effective PR Strategies for Defense, Security and Risk Industries.The Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA), a strategy and security consultancy, research house, and leading conference organizer in defense, security, and risk industries; and Orient Planet, one of the Middle East’s fastest growing integrated marketing & communications companies and the region’s representative of Eurocom Worldwide, recently entered into a joint venture to establish a new unit called Orient PlanetINEGMA. The specialized unit aims to effectively deliver Public Relations (PR) and strategic communication campaigns targeting the defense, security, and risk domains.