Wire – the Number One industry event presents international innovations from the areas of the wire and cable industry in Düsseldorf from 31 March to 04 April. About 1,100 international exhibitors are expected to occupy a display area of over 50,500 square metres.
Whether the focus is on spring manufacturing or metal forming, fibreglass machines or [...]

Leipzig’s duo event comprising the Z – Subcontracting Fair and the intec is once again expecting more than 1,000 exhibitors from all over Europe from February 26 to 29, 2008. Both trade fairs are closely connected with the industrial development taking place in Central Germany, where the most prominent industrial segments are automobile and [...]

The International Engineering Consortium rings in the New Year with a record number of exhibitors for its annual DesignCon-2008. With more than 135 key exhibiting companies, the event serving semiconductor engineers has also drawn a record number of pre-registered attendees. In addition, more than 300 experts will present 120 educational sessions to complement the cutting-edge [...]

Construction of the RM3 billion Penang Second Bridge will begin after the Chinese New Year holiday, said Penang Second Bridge Task Force head Tan Sri Zaini Omar.
“The preliminary work is progressing as scheduled with no major problems encountered while the actual work on the bridge will begin after the Chinese New Year,” he told a [...]

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it is providing civil, structural, and environmental design services to Peel Media Ltd for phase one of the mediacity:uk development in Salford, United Kingdom.
The first phase of this internationally significant development will provide new accommodations and studio facilities for the BBC and consists of the site infrastructure, three new [...]

The Tooling Technology Center of ThyssenKrupp Presta AG, Eschen (Liechtenstein), is located in the Swiss municipality of Oberegg. In this year’s “Excellence in Production” contest, the company came first in the category “In-house tool shops with over 100 employees”.

Pipe producers and fittings manufacturers from Europe to China are recognising the processing and long-term performance benefits of recent introductions to the BorSafe product range from Borealis, a provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions. BorSafe polyethylene (PE) pressure pipe and fitting grades reflect Borealis’ commitment to contributing to better, safer and more durable pipe [...]

With the introduction of the CASE CX210B hydraulic excavator, the first in a series designed around the new engine technology, the manufacturer has once again taken an innovative stance. The all-new CASE CX210B excavator, in standard configuration, has an operating weight of 21,500 kg, almost 10% more than the model it replaces. The extra weight [...]

Ember, a provider of ZigBee networking systems, and Itron have teamed up to help electric utilities reduce peak load demand and home owners conserve energy by using ZigBee-enabled wireless technology. Itron has integrated Ember’s ZigBee technology into its OpenWay by Itron Advanced Metering Infrastructure platform. Specifically, Itron’s OpenWay CENTRON smart meters are embedded with Ember’s [...]

Axis Technologies Group, Inc. announced today that Kirchhoff Construction will join the company as an efficiency advocate in energy saving partnering. Kirchhoff, a leader in innovation, recently installed in their own facility the energy efficient lighting fixtures by Crescent/Stonco, a division of the Genlyte Group, Inc. that is equipped with the Axis Dimming/Daylight Harvesting [...]

Looking at the tremendous pace of the infrastructure development and construction activities in India, top construction equipment manufacturers & technology developers from Korea, China, Malaysia, Germany, Italy, Canada, Holland, Denmark and Dubai are expected to showcase their products at Constro 2007, 10th in the series, which will be held in Pune November 28 to December [...]

Komatsu America Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd. which is the world’s second largest manufacturer and supplier of construction, mining and compact construction equipment, introduced its new PC300HD-8 hydraulic excavator. Komatsu has developed an upgraded version of this model, distinguished by an enhanced cab design for superior operator comfort and control as well as [...]