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Oil prices place focus on alternative fuels

Asian players in the downstream petroleum industry have been exhorted to drive the market by rising to international standards

Processors cores built on a 65nm process

Four cores will have own L1 and L2 caches and significant shared L3 cache on chip to increase performance and to reduce the power consumption

Mobile TV industry lines up for World Cup

Chipset suppliers eager to supply chips that support mobile TV technologies, as the first commercial European mobile TV service launches

Stable business markets the key to driving technological innovation

Technological innovation and expertise are the essential elements that international oil companies offer. This, says Exxon Mobil Corporation Senior Vice President Stuart R McGill requires stable business environments and freely functioning markets

Managing industrial assets

Mike Caliel, President of Invensys Process Systems, examines the importance of managing industrial assets for economic performance

Does the future for the wastewater technology business lie in value added solutions?

To stay ahead in the wastewater technology business these days, manufacturers have to offer more than just pumps. Simon Charlesworth, Sales and Marketing Manager of pump, aerator, blower and mixer manufacturer ABS, highlights the major technological challenges faced by one company as it strives to combine value for money and energy efficiency

Latest generation of CAD products

Think3 is releasing new versions of its thinkiD Designxpressions, thinkdesign and thinkPLM software packages

Shaft couplings for hazardous areas

Flender is offering three alternative types of ATEX-approved shaft couplings, N-Eupex, Arpex and Fludex, for use in hazardous areas

TSMC aims for 45nm production

Chip foundry is preparing to have wafers made on the next generation 45nm wafers as early as next year

Research paves way for use of biofuels

Initiative focuses on fuel for static power-generation, known combined heat and power, an energy-saving means of community heating

High-specification data logger is sealed to IP67

Micro Movements is launching the MAHTechS M5X data logger that can be connected to a Can network to collect up to 1Gbyte of data

32bit RISC cores take on 8bit in size

APS has been developed in just 7000 gates, comparable to an 8051 core and compared to the 32bit ARM Cortex M3 microcontroller with 33 000 gates

Growth for halogen-free flame retardant

Innovative halogen-free flame retardant products offer considerable business potential across expanded application range

Automotive industry prompts welding rethink

Expanding application range key to continued profitability of European laser welding equipment market, survey predicts

Safety interlocks deliver 1m actuations

STI's new SL interlock switches boast a combination of versatility and rugged performance for machinery safety applications

'Next generation' photoelectric sensors

Sick's new 'Connect 3' range of sensors offer exceptional performance, with models available to suit diverse operational requirements

Safety platform gets certification

MTL Open System Technologies has gained SIL 2 approval from TUV, making its Safetynet platform suitable for emergency shut down

Disc can be equipped with burst detection

Elfab's new Opti-Gard Solo operates at pressures as low as 2psig, yet it can still be fitted with the company's Flo-Tel burst detection system

Motion package with auto-tuning

Pro-Motion 3.5 software includes an axis wizard for easy tuning of the position loop, current loop, and field orientated control parameters

Korea faces eroding competitiveness

Losing market share and leadership to overseas competitors in several segments, including LCD panels, LCD televisions and mobile phones

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