NEW YORK -- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Sir Martin Sorrell, 66, a director of the company. Sorrell is founder and Chief Executive of WPP, the world's...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b75ac3/introduction_to_ma) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Introduction to Manufacturing Processes" to their offering. Mikell Groover, author of the leading text in manufacturing...
CHICAGO & SYDNEY -- Sims Metal Management Limited, the world's largest listed metal and electronic recycling company (SimsMM), today announced that it has made a significant minority investment in Chiho-Tiande Group Limited (CTG)...
HSINCHU, Taiwan -- SpringSoft, Inc., a global supplier of specialized IC design software, and Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics Company, Ltd. ("Hua Hong NEC"), one of the leading pure-play foundries in the world,...
ESI's foundry simulation solution is now extended by Salsa 3D, a gating and running design tool PARIS -- ESI Group , pioneer and world-leading solution provider in virtual prototyping for manufacturing industries, announces...
While heavy-duty truck makers said last week that they do not share Navistar International's assessment that engine castings are in short supply, foundry executives said the recession eliminated industry capacity and problems could...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e1316d/global_mixed_signa) has announced the addition of the "Global Mixed Signal System-on-Chip (MxSOC) Market by Intellectual Property (IP), Design Architecture, Fabrication Technology, Processor Type, Technology Nodes & Applications 2011 -...
First products from Fab 8 developed and manufactured in New York's 'Tech Valley' SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. -- GLOBALFOUNDRIES and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an agreement to jointly manufacture advanced computer chips at...
12 Percent Reduction in System Capacity will improve cost position and competitiveness NEW YORK -- Alcoa (NYSE: AA) announced today that it intends to close or curtail approximately 531,000 metric tons, or 12...
BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLAB), a worldwide leader in supplying innovative imaging technology solutions for the global electronics industry, announced that effective immediately, Dr. Liang-Choo ("LC") Hsia, an executive in leading-edge semiconductor...
Total GaAs Device Market Reaches Nearly $5.5 Billion BOSTON -- The Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) device market recovered sharply in 2010, driven by increasing GaAs content in mobile handsets and growing data consumption. The...
International certification expands Korean foundry's opportunities to supply highly reliable ICs for medical devices targeting North American and European markets SEOUL, South Korea -- Dongbu HiTek today announced that it has been certified...
"Companies are hoarding cash. The uptrend in oil prices has halted, reducing the incentive to buy ahead" Giorgio Squinzi President, European Chemical Industry Council "The global economy has reached a critical state" Kevin...
Recognizing Casting's Passion Manufacturing is seeing a sense of revival in the mainstream media and pop culture. From television shows to consumer advertising for automobiles (Toyota) and golf clubs (Ping), a a love...
I enjoyed the article on single crystal casting ("How It's Done: Single Crystal Casting," August, p. 32). It was an eye opener. At Temco Engineered Products, we make stamp steel and die castings...
Bob Mortenson, a longtime Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) board member, recently received the foundations highest honor, the EJ. Walsh Award, at the FEF College Industry Conference in Chicago. The conference, held Nov. 17-18,...
Michael May, plant manager of May Foundry & Machine Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, knows blood runs thicker than water. May, 31, is the fourth generation of his family working at May Foundry....
Nino Davi died Oct. 18, 2011, at the age of 90. Davi worked for Pacific Steel Casting Co., Berkeley Calif., for more than 50 years until his retirement in 2002. Davi was a...
At 91-years-old, Roy Etter died in Rockford, III., on July 19, 2011. Etter previously lived in Wausau and Oshkosh, Wis. For more than 38 years, Etter was a plant manager for metalcasting facilities...
Despite active protesting from industry groups, the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, also referred to as Utility MACT, was issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Dec. 21 with little changes...