Unlike conventional RFID markers, the new 3M RFID Marker Locating System can differentiate every marked underground feature with the use of a unique identification number, even distinguishing between the facilities of competitors having adjacent markers tuned to the same radio frequency. The 3M Dynatel RFID Marker Locator System uses a new technology with a custom chip inside that can be programmed to convey important information about each marked underground facility. The hand-held 3M Dynatel 2200M Series locator units are compatible with standard GPS/GIS data collection devices and allow for real-time mapping. Designed for near surface and deeply buried applications, this new marker locating technology helps owners manage underground facilities for telecommunications as well as natural gas, water, sewer, CATV and electric power utilities. It can also provide efficient cable and pipe locating and fault location.
(24 July 2008) The patented Quick Clean Orifice Gate Valves by Vortex Valves North America are designed to handle dry bulk solids in gravity-flow conveying applications. They can be readily disas...
(7 July 2008) Emerson Process Management has opened a new process instrumentation technical center in Bao’an China as an expansion to meet increasing demand for world-class automation technology...
(1 July 2008) Food safety is an issue that affects everyone in the world. Almost every week, it seems there is a new food related recall happening somewhere around the globe. While much of the ...
(19 June 2008) GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, has announced the availability of its breakthrough real-time manufacturing intelligence application, Proficy Real...
(24 April 2008) Labtronics Inc. has announced that a leader in the food and beverage industry has selected Labtronics Nexxis ST (Sample Tracker) as an upgrade from their existing in-house system f...
(12 October 2007) US-based cranberry ingredients company, Ocean Spray said it will appoint Unicomm Ingredients Philippines Inc. as its sales agent in the Philippines. The move into the Philippines f...
(20 September 2007) Stable Micro Systems has launched a pioneering instrument to measure the force required to stretch cooked pasta or noodle samples to breaking point (tensile strength), thus providi...
(14 September 2007) Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. said it has developed three food-testing methods that can trace dangerous food additives recently found in seafood imported from China. The company sa...
Analysts at JP Morgan stated that that the economic downturn in the US is expected to have a negative impact on Ahold’s US operations, and has downgraded the company from "overweight" to "neutral," while also reducing their estimates for the company. The target price has been reduced from €10 to €9.
Internet coupons are of increasing interest to US consumers, according to a recent analysis by consumer and media measurement firm Scarborough Research. 11% of households currently obtain coupons via the Internet, an 83% increase since 2005.
The Co-operative Group has agreed to purchase UK grocery retailer Somerfield for £1.565bn (€ 1.97 bn) ending months of speculation about who would buy Britain's seventh largest grocery chain.
The Belgium-based Delhaize Group has now projected its net income for 2008 will increase by 15 to 20%, down from a previous forecast of 25 to 30%. Annual sales growth is predicted to be between 3 and 4.5%, less than its previous forecast of 4 to 5.5%.The retailer cites...
Woolworths, and fellow retailer Foodstuffs Ltd, are currently awaiting the outcome of a New Zealand court appeal process to determine if either company will be allowed to make an offer for The Warehouse.
The German retail giant, Rewe, struck a deal in March to buy the 146 Tengelmann's Plus stores in the Czech Republic to merge the chain with its own discount business, Penny; but the acquisition will now face a domestic anti-trust investigation as the European Commission has agreed to allow the Czech Competition Authority to rule on the takeover.
