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An inside view of international standards
Within the context of a diminishing role for national standards, Jon Severn discusses the influence of international standardisation with Ronnie Amit, the general secretary and chief executive officer of the International Electrotechnical Commission.
PC shipments rise to 69.9m units
Intel adds momentum; AMD makes long-term gains in Q1 microprocessor market, according to iSuppli Corp
Surging demand for valves and actuators
Rising demand from diverse process industries supports steady growth in global valves and actuators market
Electric motors and gearboxes may never look the same again
Jon Severn meets Justin Levine, the managing director of Parvalux Electric Motors,  the man for whom design is a mainstay of his strategy to rejuvenate the company
Bi-stable displays gain momentum
Despite LCD dominance, opportunities remain for emerging display technologies
Airlines assess carbon costs
Only around 40 per cent of the 20 carriers surveyed currently monitor and report emissions data, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Corus is announcing a range of lean alloy steels that will enable the automotive gearbox industry to control and predict the level of distortion in the manufacture of transmissions.
 
Abaqus, a non-linear finite element software product lines, enables engineers and other technical professionals to assess and improve designs and processes with respect to structural and thermal performance.
 
A special anticorrosive surface treatment developed by Poeton Industries to coat storage drums containing low-risk contaminated waste is now available for industrial and defence applications where long-term exposure to aggressive environments is a problem.
 
Adding Data Matrix codes to products manufactured from glass can be very challenging.
 
Engineered thermoplastics continue to replace metal for increasingly tough applications.
 
According to the UK's Copper Development Association, a UK-based company has developed a novel electrostatic stoving for brass that keeps its 'just-polished' look.
 
The wastewater treatment market requires a quiet, efficient, and reliable source of air for treatment systems.
 
Ion Beam Applications, together with its subsidiary IBA Advanced Applications, is introducing a new family of pre-processed polyethylene resins.
 
Ondrives Ltd secure on-line ordering covers gearboxes, motors, couplings, clamps, shafts and bearings, linear motion, mechanical, fasteners & accessories.
 
 
Researchers have developed a new family of glasses that are claimed will bring higher power to smaller packages in lasers and optical devices and provide a less expensive alternative to many other optical glasses and crystals, such as sapphire.
 
The environmental value of solar electricity is beyond question.
 
Adding Data Matrix codes to products manufactured from glass can be very challenging.
 
Engineered thermoplastics continue to replace metal for increasingly tough applications.
 
According to the UK's Copper Development Association, a UK-based company has developed a novel electrostatic stoving for brass that keeps its 'just-polished' look.
 
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