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.

3B obtains GL approval for SE2020 reinforcements for laminates

3B, the fibreglass company, has obtained Germanischer Lloyd (GL) approval for its newly developed SE2020 single-end rovings used mainly for the manufacturing of non-crimped fabrics used to make wind turbine blades.

AkzoNobel expands in Middle East

AkzoNobel has underlined its growth ambitions for the Middle East after signing an expanded joint venture agreement with the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo group of companies.

Sartori multi-awarded at World Cheese Awards

US manufacturer takes home 2 golds, 6 silvers and 5 bronzes for various cheese products