July 22, 2007
Zwick Establishes New Aerospace Competence Center
The recent growth in orders coupled with the Company's focus towards the dynamic test sector has enabled the Zwick Roell Group to identify many opportunities for its customers in the aerospace industry as they transform their businesses and respond to the latest challenges. As a global supplier of materials and component testing systems, Zwick believes that it offers many unique benefits with its wide range of specialised equipment used in cutting edge research organisations, as well as quality control and routine testing environments.
(PRWEB) July 20, 2007 -- The recent growth in orders coupled with the Company's focus towards the dynamic test sector has enabled the Zwick Roell Group to identify many opportunities for its customers in the aerospace industry as they transform their businesses and respond to the latest challenges. As a global supplier of materials and component testing systems, Zwick believes that it offers many unique benefits with its wide range of specialised equipment used in cutting edge research organisations, as well as quality control and routine testing environments.
The Group is pleased to announce that it has recently appointed Mr. David Phillips to co-ordinate all global activities relating to its presence in the aerospace industry. David joined the Zwick organisation in 1982 fulfilling a number of important roles in the UK and, more recently, as Managing Director of its Asia-Pacific Headquarters. In his new role as Vice President, Corporate Marketing, he brings both a technical and commercial understanding of the needs of customers and is collaborating with many leading aerospace organisations.
Zwick delivers complete solutions, developed specifically for the needs of aerospace and related organisations where precision, reliability, flexibility, ease of use and first class technical support are the minimum requirements.
Products include the latest technology in materials and component testing software, digital contact and non-contact extensometry, customized tooling and fixtures, and personal consultation through its dedicated team of application experts. As the world leader in robotic testing solutions Zwick has delivered many state of the art systems for the automatic testing of metals and composites.
More information about the range of products and services offered by the Zwick Roell Group is available at www.zwick.com
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July 20, 2007
OMAX ® Appoints Dr. Axel Henning as Head of Research and Development
Noted Expert in Abrasive Waterjet Cutting Technology to Speak at WJTA Conference in August
Kent, WA (PRWEB) July 20, 2007 -- OMAX Corporation, the leader in innovative abrasive waterjet cutting technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Axel Henning as its head of Research & Development. Dr. Henning brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the field of abrasive waterjet technology, with an extensive background in production and quality engineering.
Dr. Henning was among the first to develop techniques for precision machining, with special emphasis on increasing both cutting performance and cutting quality for various types of materials. On Monday, August 20th, from 1 - 2 p.m., Dr. Henning will present on the topic of "Cutting Edge Quality in Abrasive Waterjet Cutting" at the Annual Waterjet Technology Association (WJTA) Boot camp in Houston, Texas.
Since 1991, Dr. Henning has been working with abrasive waterjets, gaining his initial experience at the Hanover Waterjet Laboratory carrying out research on precision cutting heads and turning with abrasive waterjets. After earning his Mechanical Engineering degree at the University of Hanover in 1995, he joined Stuttgart University where he headed the Stuttgart Waterjet Laboratory performing contractual research work. Working with the renowned Fraunhofer Institute for Production Automation Engineering, Dr. Henning pioneered an improved modeling approach for automatically determining angular adjustments of the cutting head to control both lag and taper as, e.g. a function of speed (feed rate), in 5-axis waterjet machining. Over a decade ago, Dr. Henning implemented this approach into a then standard commercial CAD/CAM package, to significantly improve edge quality from 5-axis waterjet cutting. In 2001, Dr. Henning moved to the Fraunhofer Institute full time, to lead the research group for Flexible Production Technologies, including functional printing devices for live science applications, new production concepts with Rapid Manufacturing, and high pressure waterjet machining.
As the new Manager of R&D at OMAX, Dr. Henning's goals include introduction of further enhancements and innovations to abrasive water jet cutting performance and cutting qualities, and upholding the OMAX reputation for meeting customer's needs and expectations for ever evolving technologies suited to their particular cutting applications. He looks forward to continuing the establishment of abrasive jet machining as an accepted method of conventional machining, with great advantages for many users.
"Abrasivejet technology continues to mature by speaking the language of conventional machining technologies," Dr. Henning states. Already now, users find it offers almost unlimited potential, with always new and exciting opportunities to be discovered."
Dr. Henning joins a distinguished "think tank" of experts in abrasive jet technology at OMAX which consists of six PhD's who are among the leading minds in the field. They include the founders of OMAX, Drs. John Olsen and John Cheung, as well as Drs. Jay Zeng, Larry Zhang, Scott Veenhuizen, and Peter Liu.
About OMAX
Headquartered in Kent, Washington, OMAX ® Corporation is the leading manufacturer of precision abrasive waterjet systems. Each OMAX JetMachining® system is powered by the company's innovative control software, bringing affordable abrasivejet technology to an expanding and diverse group of industries, particularly including the machine shop environment. For more information on OMAX products and accessories, contact Sandra McLain at 800-838-0343 or visit OMAX.
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Matrikon Wins M2M Value Chain Award with DTE-Detroit Edison
Matrikon™ Inc. (TSX:MTK), in partnership with leading electrical utility Detroit Edison, has been recognized with a Gold Enabler award at M2M Magazine's 2007 Value Chain Awards.
Edmonton, AB (PRWEB) July 20, 2007 -- Matrikon™ Inc. (TSX:MTK), in partnership with leading electrical utility Detroit Edison, has been recognized with a Gold Enabler award at M2M Magazine's 2007 Value Chain Awards.
The M2M Value Chain Awards recognize the vision and innovation of leading corporate adopters of machine-to-machine technology, along with the technology enablers that help make their deployments effective. This is the third year the awards have been presented.
Matrikon was recognized as one of the key contributors to Detroit Edison's Fossil Generation Performance Center project. Matrikon's proven Production Management and Operational Insight visualization technologies were integrated into this massive project, providing Detroit Edison with real-time and predictive asset condition and performance monitoring across its entire fossil-fired generation fleet.
"Detroit Edison and Matrikon have been working together for several years and we have been pleased with our partnership. Matrikon has been an important part of many of our most advanced technology projects," says David Harwood, Director, generation strategy and performance. "Detroit Edison has actively participated in Matrikon's product Board of Direction, and the opportunity to provide input into Matrikon's product direction has been an important part of our partnership."
"This award is great recognition for this partnership," says Matrikon's Vice-President of Technology Mike Brown. "Detroit Edison had an industry-leading vision for where they wanted to go with their fleet monitoring, and Matrikon is proud to have contributed technology to make that vision a reality."
About Detroit Edison
Detroit Edison is an investor-owned electric utility serving 2.2 million customers in Southeastern Michigan and a subsidiary of DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE), a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Information about DTE Energy is available at www.dteenergy.com
About Matrikon
Matrikon is a leading provider of industrial intelligence solutions that enable manufacturing plants to achieve operational excellence by transforming production data into knowledge to predict and prevent problems and optimize operations. Matrikon's customers achieve agile operations through the combination of external market and plant data to make informed, intelligent decisions in real-time. With offices in major cities throughout North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East and a global client base including industry leaders in a wide range of process industries, Matrikon's reach is global. www.matrikon.com
Matrikon is a trademark or registered trademark of Matrikon Inc.
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