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KELLYSEARCH - THE GLOBAL SEARCH ENGINE FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
"From 10,000 searches a month to 22 million a month in only 4 years - Kellysearch.com has broken the traditional online directory mould by producing a global search engine for business. "
"How? By taking the things search, engines do well - a simple, uncluttered approach to searching taking users to results in the shortest time possible with no registration or charge - and build in some traditional directory values such as taxonomy depth, accurate indexing and search structure. The result is 'less of
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"ENRAF TANKSYSTEM, A NEW NAME AND A NEW DISTRIBUTION NETWORK TO BETTER SERVE ITS END-USERS"
"Delft Instruments NV acquired the activities of Tanksystem SA (Bulle, Switzerland) and its American sales and service organisation Hermetic Inc. (Houston, USA) in 2004. "
"Tanksystem was integrated into the Delft Instruments Group under the new name of Enraf Tanksystem to fit the new naming convention, logo, house style and communication as part of Delft Instruments' drive to expand Enraf's prominent position in the transport and storage sector of the global oil and gas industry.<BR> The primary c
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ATI TANK HIRE AWARDED ISO 9001:2000
ATI Tank Hire Limited is pleased to announce it has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 accreditation.
"ATI is the obvious choice for long-term or emergency assistance with storage, management and distribution of product. ATI's tanks and silos, compliant to Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) '98, are in demand countrywide for potable water, industrial liquids, hazardous chemicals, dry powders, quick lime, cement, corrosive acids, effluent etc. Additionally, bunded tanks are more sought afte
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ENTREPRENEURS OFF TO 'FLYING START'
"The National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE)'s inaugural Flying Start event at Homerton College, Cambridge, lived up to its name as participants came away buzzing with ideas on how to take their businesses to the next level."
"Following a nationwide hunt by the NCGE to find the country's most promising graduate entrepreneur talent, eighty-four students and recent graduates were selected to present their business concepts at the prestigious Cambridge event.<BR> From workshops on financ
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WATER WASTAGE: MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN FOR UK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
"With water a scarce resource in many parts of the UK, the manufacturing sector continues to waste water unnecessarily; literally pouring money down the drain. "
"Something as seemingly harmless as a hose left running to drain all day can cost a business as much as £46,500 annually. Even a single dripping tap can waste up to 26 litres of water a day, at a cost of more than £750 a year. <BR> Government funded programme Envirowise is calling for manufacturers to take the plunge an
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NEW IT CONTROL SYSTEM KEEPS <BR>BP GAS PLATFORM UP TO DATE
An upgrade at BP's Lomond North Sea gas production platform is seeing ABB replacing control modules and operator stations with modern equipment that saves space while adding more control capacity.
"ABB is replacing five of its ABB Masterpiece controllers with four of its modern equivalent, the AC450. It is also replacing two ABB Masterview operator stations with two ABB Operate IT workstations. <BR> The reduction in controller quantities results from the greater power and capacity of the new AC450s compared
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COGNEX APPOINTS PARMLEY GRAHAM DISTRIBUTOR
"Parmley Graham, the UK's leading independent distributor of industrial automation equipment, will be responsible for the UK sales and distribution of Cognex's new high speed vision sensor, Checker."
"Checker is a totally new, ultra high-speed feature checker.<BR> It is ideal for checking that all the components are present on an assembly.<BR> Checker is a great tool for solving many manufacturing problems that previously were difficult or impossible to solve with single photo sensors, multip
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DELCAM AIMS TO OUT-SELL PTC BY 2006
Delcam managing director Hugh Humphreys has set his company the target of selling more cam software and services than former industry leader PTC in 2006.
"Humphreys believes that this ambitious objective is achievable based on the results of the latest survey of the industry by renowned US consulting and market research firm, CIMdata.<BR> Each year, CIMdata publishes its NC Software and Related Services Market Assessment and has recently issued its 2005 report.<BR> This shows that, in 2004, Delcam main
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TFT MONITORS IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
"Rittal introduce the first TFT monitor built to withstand the force and temperature of high-pressure wash downs to IP69K, ideal for the harsh environments of industries such as the food and beverage production environment. "
"The IP69K rated Premium Panel monitor, in 304 grade stainless steel, can be attached top or bottom to a support arm system such as the Rittal stainless steel CP-S system. <BR> Mounted to shatterproof safety glass and sealed with silicone glue, the 17"" TFT monitor p
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CENTRALISATION TO BRING FASTER DELIVERIES
"Faster deliveries, higher service levels and more competitive prices on electric products are just some of the key benefits Hoerbiger-Origa is promising UK customers, following centralisation of manufacturing and logistics at its European facilities."
"This is the culmination of extensive planning and investment, explains Johann Asperger, Divisional Managing Director for Automation.<BR> ""In the past we have always grown by embracing new technologies and developing them for use in the in
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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