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INTEGRATED SECURITY SOLUTIONS FROM THE EXPERTS
"According to Cirrus Communication Systems, developers and businesses are increasingly looking for an overall package to meet their security requirements."
"With today's ever increasing choice of technology, available from a wide range of manufacturers, this can be a time consuming and complex task. Combine that with the fact that developers and businesses do not want to be burdened with handling a large number of sub-contractors and their clear preference is to work with a single company which will prov
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KELLYSEARCH - <BR>THE GLOBAL SEARCH ENGINE FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
"From 10,000 to 22m searches a month in only four 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 a search eng
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FOOD TECHNOLOGY PARK GIVEN GO-AHEAD
Work is set to begin on a £4.8m food technology park on Ripley Street in Bradford which could create up to 300 new jobs.
"The scheme has received a £1.46m grant from the European Regional Development Fund which adds to that already received from the City Council and Yorkshire Forward. This will enable work to start on the reclamation of the derelict site.<BR> The new Food Technology Park will initially involve six food production starter units and a shared facilities centre, which will o
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GREED TO BLAME FOR MASSIVE INCREASE IN UK FRAUD
Reported fraud in the UK more than doubled in 2004 to a total of over £700m. This is probably just the 'tip of the iceberg' of total fraud that is actually occurring in the UK each year.
"On the basis of turnover of over £222bn for 140 UK manufacturing companies and a six percent loss rate based on annual turnover, estimated fraud losses for the sector would be in the region of £13bn. Even if the loss rate was 1 percent, this would equate to almost £2bn per annum.<BR>
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PRODUCTION AUTOMATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
"The need for efficient and flexible robotic equipment has become an increasingly important feature for any business in the manufacturing industry. With the growing emphasis on speed of production, it is imperative that businesses find a supplier of automated production committed to giving the very best in machinery."
"Robotic technology has undergone a rapid change over the past twenty years, with growing emphasis being placed on the efficiency and productivity of machinery. In modern manufacturing ther
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MATERIALS HOLD THE KEY TO MANUFACTURING INNOVATION
The UK has a significant track record in the development of new materials and processes which potentially provide huge opportunities for the future.
"But how can we ensure that such developments are directly translated into manufacturing innovation and improved product competitiveness for UK industry?<BR> The Materials and Design Exchange (MaDE) is a new initiative specifically aimed at closing the gap between materials developers and product designers to facilitate the early uptake and exploitation of new
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UK WEALTH CREATION IS BIGGER AND BETTER
"UK wealth creation by large companies has jumped 15 per cent on last year, three times the rate of the rest of Europe, according to a recent report from the 2005 Value Added Scoreboard. "
"The Scoreboard found that the UK has more companies in the top league than any other European country, creates wealth more efficiently and performs well across the majority of sectors analysed. <BR> The fourth annual Scoreboard, which lists the value added, or wealth created, by the top 600 European companies an
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MMMA IS MORE POSITIVE ABOUT UK ECONOMY
"In the Metalforming Machinery Makers' Association (MMMA) chairman's spring message, the association is more positive about the UK economy where a number of regions are increasing business confidence and capital expenditure."
"Mike Hall, Chairman, said: ""It is disappointing to read that according to end of year 2004 statistics there were 104,000 less people employed in manufacturing than at the same time in 2003 and yet on the positive front, the UK economy is reported to have grown by 3.1 per
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DP TO DRIVE RACING CHALLENGE INTO 2006
"DP Technology Corp has completed signing a two-year Motorsports Sponsorship Agreement with Haas CNC Racing, owned by Haas Automation, that will last through the end of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season."
"This sponsorship, with the NetZero team, marks the seventh NASCAR Nextel Cup team currently using ESPRIT in their racing programmes.<BR> Other teams DP sponsors include Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, Penski Racing and PPI Motorsports.<BR> As a part of the collaboration and sponsorship agreeme
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AUTOMATION SOFTWARE BOOK AIMED AT ENGINEERS
"ISA - the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society announces publication of a new book, 'Software for Automation', by industry expert Jonas Berge."
"Written for automation people, rather than IT professionals or programmers, this implementation-oriented book provides a clear and concise presentation of how to fully apply software in automation, primarily leveraging OPC.<BR> It provides 'how-to' information for all phases of the system lifecycle from configuration, system integration, and e
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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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