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Automotive Innovator, Rick Tewell, Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Velodyne Lidar
November 18, 2018
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. announces the promotion of Rick Tewell to Chief Operating Officer. Tewell assumes leadership of the company’s vast manufacturing efforts at its Megafactory in San Jose, California. He joined the company in September 2017 as Senior Vice President of Automated Manufacturing and was promoted to Chief Advanced Manufacturing Officer prior to the promotion to COO. He brings a wealth of expertise to the day-to-day production of Velodyne’s industry-leading lidar sensor product line. According to Marta Hall, Velodyne’s President and Chief Business Development Officer, Velodyne “recruited Rick Tewell to manage Robotics and Advanced Technology, and within a year it was clear he could lead Operations as COO. Velodyne Lidar is at the extreme edge of high tech, and Rick meets the challenge with da Vinci-like multiple talents. In the last three months Rick upgraded......
Jiangsu Honggang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. to Utilize INVISTA’s Latest P8 Technology for New PTA Line
November 16, 2018
INVISTA’s technology and licensing group, INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT), and Jiangsu Honggang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Honggang) have reached agreement for the licensing of INVISTA’s latest purified terephthalic acid (PTA) process technology. This is the first time that INVISTA and Honggang would be collaborating to build state-of-the-art PTA assets; a further recognition by the PTA industry of the many technology and schedule advantages which INVISTA delivers for its customers. Honggang will utilize INVISTA’s P8 PTA technology at a scale of 2.4 million metric tonnes per year. Since 2012 INVISTA has licensed nearly 21 million tonnes of PTA capacity, representing almost two-thirds of the license capacity awarded during this period. Of this capacity, 70% would be based upon INVISTA’s industry-leading P8 PTA technology, designed to deliver long-term value for......
The Next Industrial Transformation is Here: Rockwell Automation is Helping Businesses Prepare to Succeed at Automation Fair 2018
November 16, 2018
Today, at its annual Automation Fair, Rockwell Automation unveiled its new brand promise: Expanding Human Possibility by combining the imaginations of people with the intelligence of machines. The brand promise supports the company’s emphasis on bringing The Connected Enterprise to life and how, by linking people, machines and data across an entire business, manufacturers become more effective and productive. “The new Rockwell Automation"...
Highlights of China’s No. 1 High-Tech Fair CHTF 2018
November 16, 2018
The 20th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF 2018) is being held from November 14-18 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center with the theme “New Development Concept for High Quality Growth.” This year’s CHTF consists of exhibitions, forums, professional meetings, supporting activities, talents exchange meetings and overseas fairs, and features advanced manufacturing, next-generation information technology, AI, life sciences, new materials, new energy, as well as integration of real economy and future industries."...
PEI-Genesis Approved as Category C Distributor for All Conesys Product Lines
November 16, 2018
PEI-Genesis, the world’s fastest assembler of precision connectors, has been approved as a Category C Distributor for all Conesys product lines. PEI-Genesis will be assembling all government approved Mil-Circular connector product lines manufactured by Conesys at the company’s South Bend, IN facility. “The addition of Conesys Mil-Circular connectors gives global, value-added access to all customers and adds to the breadth of Conesys’ offerings,” said Peter Austin, PEI-Genesis’s Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Product Management, Marketing, & Training. “The new partnership will give Conesys access to our award-winning service and largest available-to-sell connector inventory.” PEI-Genesis has inventory to assemble Conesys connectors now, and will be able to assemble over 50,000 military connector part numbers from Conesys inventory......
GSMA Welcomes Germany’s 5G Spectrum Award, but Cautions against Unnecessary Conditions
November 16, 2018
(AETOS Wire)-- The GSMA today welcomed the German government’s decision to release the entire 3.4 to 3.8 GHz band (C-Band), essential for the future development of 5G services globally. Making available all of the spectrum in this critical band for 5G, in a timely manner, shows Germany’s commitment to European and global 5G leadership. However, the GSMA warns that some of the currently proposed conditions on the allocation of these vital frequencies may slow Germany’s"...
Zuckerberg orders Facebook execs to use Android after Cook remarks
November 15, 2018
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg ordered senior company executives to use Android-run smartphones over iOS-run devices following Apple CEO Tim Cook's criticism the social media platform trafficked in people's 'personal life'. Mr Zuckerberg took the decision to settle old scores with Mr Cook who criticised Facebook over its failure to safeguard users’ data, the New York Times reported. “We’re"...
The Lost Cinemas of Palestine
November 15, 2018
One by one, Palestine’s classic cinemas are being erased. Municipal bulldozers began razing the al‑Assi cinema in Nablus last year after the abandoned property was purchased from its owners. These photos show how it looked just before its demolition. It was the second Palestinian cinema in the West Bank to be demolished in less than a year, after Cinema Jenin was torn down in December 2016. Al-Assi,"...
A boost for Palestinian science
November 15, 2018
Scientist-statesman Chaim Weizmann was Israel’s first president. He was also a chemist, and had earlier helped to create the world-ranking research institute in Rehovot that now bears his name. He famously declared that a state should be built on science — then he tried to do just that. Today, Israel is a global player, investing more than 4% of its gross domestic product in research and development, one of the highest proportions in the world. Its scientists are winning some of the most prestigious international"...
A-Nex Launches Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Showcasing Unhackable Cryptocurrency Technology for Internet Security
November 15, 2018
• Cyber Advanced Technology, the technology provider for A-Nex, has developed an innovative crypto-trade platform that plans to take the crypto-industry to a new level of security and profitability.
• A-Nex will be powered by the Operational Technology-Operation Centric Networks (OT-OCNTM), a secure, Next GEN internet technology created by CAT. A-Nex, a cyber coin company, announces its initial coin offering (ICO) today. This"...
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