Around the Industry

NewAge Industries is pleased to announce the successful continuation of its product quality program. The company, which manufactures plastic and rubber tubing for industries such as pharmaceutical, alternative energy, medical, food and beverage, industrial, chemical, appliance, robotics, and semiconductor, has been keeping a close watch on its quality assurance processes for decades. It now boasts a track record of seven straight years with an overall product quality rating of 99.7% or better.

The merger of the two YASKAWA subsidiaries, specialists for the production of servo and inverter drives and robots respectively, is in line with the company's new marketing strategy for the world of automation. The step allows a more integrated customer service, generating further synergies and uniting the offering under one single brand name. In future, the new business units 'Robotics' and 'Drives and Motion' will operate under the roof of YASKAWA Europe, offering customers of both segments integrated solutions. Only very few competitors in the global market will be able to match the scope of YASKAWA's one-stop product portfolio of electric drives and industrial robots.

Catalog Data Solutions (CDS), has published a case study (download it from www.catalogdatasolutions.com) that explains how Tompkins Industries identified their challenges, chose and implemented a thoroughly up-to-date solution and achieved amazing results, including generating over 17,000 “sales ready” leads in the last year.

Magma Design Automation brings its Silicon One Seminar Series to Europe next month, with one-day seminars to be held in the UK and France. The European dates are part of a global roadshow which includes events in the US, Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan and Israel. Magma will host the France seminar on Tuesday 8th November at Sophia Antipolis, and on Thursday 10th November in London.

Ultra-precision polishing machine and measuring equipment manufacturer, Zeeko, has won the Midlands regional heat of the 2010/11 International Trade Awards, sponsored by Santander Corporate Banking in association with law firm, Eversheds. The prestigious awards recognise UK importers and exporters that have excelled over the past year, despite the challenges of the current global economic climate.

Murex Welding Products City & Guilds Accredited Gas Equipment Inspectors Certification and Recertification Courses are designed for all those responsible for the safety aspects of oxy-fuel gas systems. One of the latest attendees is Peter Davy, Health & Safety Coordinator, Boston College, Lincolnshire. He found that the course gave him the knowledge and competency to ensure the safety of all the learners and staff involved in the many training courses, which use gas equipment at the college.

Sudlows, has successfully secured a contract to design and install a new data centre facility on the site of the old Belle Vue Filling Station in Manchester for hosting company Metro Networks.

Precision positioning systems specialist PI (Physik Instrumente) expands further into Asian markets with the opening of a direct office in Singapore, in June of this year.

Metal component manufacturers are bracing themselves amid much speculation of a further dramatic rise in raw material costs. Driven by growing optimism about the global economy and increased worldwide demand for metals, the consensus is that metal prices will continue to soar through 2011, with copper, in particular, expected to reach new highs of close to $11,000 per tonne in the second half of the year.

Ambitious new tech start-ups, inventors and budding entrepreneurs only have one month left to enter the Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups 2011 competition and get the chance to pitch to leading venture capitalists, angels and industry investors. Representatives from Microsoft, RIM, Nokia, Vodafone Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Innovacom, Broadcom, Orange and ARM are among those lining up to pick the winners and provide expert advice.