People on the Move
People on the Move spotlights trailblazers in standardization, highlighting their latest achievements, advancements, and contributions to the standards community. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) member and accredited standards developer (ASD) IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries has named Peter Chiang to the position of vice president at its IPC China division. Mr....
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People on the Move spotlights trailblazers in standardization, highlighting their latest achievements, advancements, and contributions to the standards community. ANSI organizational member and ASD the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) has promoted Karen Redfern to the position of senior director of marketing communications. Ms. Redfern will work to provide oversight related to...
Read More »Santana Equipment Trading Company Adds to Management Team
Chicago, IL – Santana Equipment Trading Company, one of the nation’s premiere Material Handling companies promoted Angel Acosta to District Sales Manager. Angel attended the Intern/Management Trainee sales/marketing program for 3 months. The program includes a specifically designed course to teach recent college graduates about the intricacies of business and current social media marketing...
Read More »BIO recommends changes to EPA's RIN Quality Assurance Program.
BIO asked EPA to consider changes to proposed RFS Renewable Identification Number Quality Assurance Program,- which would place unnecessary and burdensome costs on biofuel producers. BIO's recommended changes would ensure program is truly voluntary, that it does not enable potentially anti-competitive behavior, and that it does not impose costly, duplicative, and unnecessary regulatory...
Read More »BIO and CCPIE announce strategic partnership.
BIO and China Center for Pharmaceutical International Exchange announced partnership to expand BIO Convention in China, which brings together executives from global biotech and pharmaceutical companies interested in exploring business development, networking, and deal making opportunities. Partnership will also serve to further policy engagement in China, where BIO supports development of...
Read More »Equipment Lease Finance Industry Confidence eases in April.
According to April 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, confidence in equipment finance market is 54.0, an easing from March index of 58.0, reflecting continuing concerns over economy and impact of federal policies on capital expenditures. When asked to assess their business conditions over next 4 months, 6.3% of executives said they believe business conditions will...
Read More »FAA approves Boeing 787 battery system design changes.
Now that it has approved Boeing's design for modifications to 787 battery system, FAA will issue instructions to operators for making changes to aircraft and will publish in the Federal Register the final directive that will allow the 787 to return to service with battery system modifications. FAA will require airlines that operate the 787 to install containment and venting systems for main and...
Read More »Certification Program helps protect intellectual property.
To help combat threat of intellectual property theft and counterfeiting, IPC launched certification program that allows PCB manufacturers to demonstrate commitment and ability to protect customers' IP and comply with industry best practices. Based on IPC-1071, Best Practices for Intellectual Property Protection in PCB Manufacturing, program includes facility audit based on assessment examining...
Read More »LIA Helps Revolutionize US Manufacturing with laser technology.
LIA representatives advocating laser-driven manufacturing joined 4 other subcommittees discussing growing usage of lasers in health, defense, energy, and communications during National Academies event on February 28 in Washington, DC. While work of all subcommittees was triggered by National Research Council's updated report, Optics & Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation, LIA's...
Read More »Eriez 5-Star Service Offers Downloadable Parts Lists
Erie, PA- - From the company’s 5-Star Service-® web page, http://service.eriez.com/, Eriez-® offers an array of parts lists, ready for immediate download in PDF format. More than 75 parts lists are available for Eriez’ core products, including Vibratory equipment, Coolant Cleaners, Metal Detectors and Lifting Magnets. Parts lists are available for specific models in each equipment...
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