Dow Corning expands portfolio of optical encapsulants

The new products offer enhanced reliability, better anti-silver corrosion and greater durability for demanding light-emitting diode (LED) designs.

Teijin’s CFRTP components pilot plant begins operations

Aims to accelerate commercial production of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic components for mass-produced vehicles and other applications

Chinese refrigerator firm invests in Holroyd grinder

Holroyd Precision Ltd., the specialist machine tool design, manufacture and supply division of UK-based Precision Technologies Group (PTG), has secured a machine order worth ￡1.16 million from one of China’s premier refrigeration companies.

Afghanistan’s mining Industry on the path of development

Afghanistan is exploring its mineral resource potential in an effort to reconstruct its economy after several decades of war.

Siemens, Bently to unify production lifecycles with factory infrastructure

Siemens and Bentley Systems have entered into a strategic collaboration to advance the integration of digital product design and manufacturing processes design with information modeling for facilities lifecycle design.

Reliable positioning prevents expensive crashes

Process reliability is one of the principal factors governing the economic operation of high-value micro assembly machines that produce miniature electronic and optical components.

Fluor wins contract for Ma’aden phosphate project in Saudi

Fluor’s scope of work is to provide project management consulting (PMC) services related to the development of the Umm Wu’al greenfield phosphate project and related facilities in northern Saudi Arabia.

EU-China Geographical Indications – "10 plus 10" project now complete

Digital imaging can indicate grape ripeness

A faster alternative to normal chemical analysis can tell when grapes are ripe for the picking

Unlocking ancient rice secrets to overcome rainfall extremes

Researchers from the UK, USA and India, led by scientists at the University of York, are embarking on a major four-year project which aims to develop new strains of rice to help feed millions of people

Delcam programs for turbo milling demo

Delcam’s PowerMILL software for five-axis machining is being used to program a novel machining method for the creation of "fir-tree” profiles in components for turbo machinery

TMTS 2012: Attracted more than 65,000 visitors

TMTS 2012 was successfully concluded on November 11. The five-day event attracted more than 65,000 visitors.