SEACOR Capital Announces Jay Shaw to Join as Managing Director

SEACOR Capital (Asia) Limited today announced that Jay Shaw joined the Company as Managing Director, based in Hong Kong. Mr. Shaw is responsible for overseeing the Company’s Asia Pacific aviation investments and business development activity. Mr. Shaw has extensive experience in the Hong Kong and mainland China private aviation markets, most recently... 

Honeywell and Haier Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Global Strategic Cooperation

Honeywell and Haier Group today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for global strategic cooperation to collaborate on the development and promotion of low-emission, high energy-efficiency products and solutions. The MOU was signed during the U.S.- China Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, contributing to the bilateral economic... 

Philadelphia University and MAG Establish New Composites Institute to Develop Textile-Based Composites for Industrial Applications

Philadelphia University and MAG are establishing the Philadelphia University MAG Composites Institute for research and development of new textile-based composites that could have wide application in industry, including the aerospace, automotive and energy sectors. The new research institute will be funded in part by $1.1 million from MAG, whose chairman... 

ENER1 Shareholders Appoint Four New Directors to Board

ENER1, Inc. a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion energy storage systems for transportation, utility grid and consumer electronics applications, today announced that its shareholders have approved the appointment of four new members to its board of directors. The new directors are Nora Brownwell, Wilber James, Greg Kasagawa and Stanislav Shekshnia.... 

Goodrich Donates Icing Wind Tunnel to Iowa State University

Goodrich Corporation’s Sensors and Integrated Systems team in Burnsville, Minn. has donated an icing wind tunnel to Iowa State University. The tunnel will be the university’s first wind tunnel to be able to perform icing physics research and will be housed in Iowa State’s wind simulation and testing (WiST) laboratory. The WiST lab... 

New Jobs Created at Ontario Aerospace Company

Cyclone Manufacturing Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario is creating 133 jobs by investing in new technology that will help improve its products and win new business. The company makes parts for aerospace manufacturers. Their customers have included Boeing, Bombardier and Embraer. By innovating, Cyclone can use new materials to make aircraft parts that are... 

Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing Announces $13.7 Million in New Solar Module Contracts

Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA, Inc., a U.S.-based China manufacturing company specializing in products for customers in the industries of solar energy, aerospace, wireless telecommunications, medical equipment and automotive, today announced that its solar division, AmeriSolar, has signed two new solar module contracts in November valued at... 

Dassault Systèmes Announces New Composite Crush Simulation Technology

Dassault Systèmes (DS), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced the availability of CZone for Abaqus, from the DS SIMULIA brand, for simulating crushing of composite materials. CZone for Abaqus, a new add-on product for Abaqus FEA software, enables engineers to accelerate the design and evaluation of energy-absorbing... 

Despatch Industries Realigns Corporate Business to Focus on Growth Markets

Despatch Industries, the leading process technology provider for the clean technology and thermal processing industries, announces that it has organized its business into three units: Despatch Solar, Despatch Carbon Fiber and Despatch Thermal Technology. The company has seen unparalleled growth in these markets and is now suitably aligned to focus on... 

Houston Technology Center Hosts Inaugural Gulf Coast Innovation Conference

The Houston Technology Center (HTC), a business accelerator that assists Houston-based emerging technology companies, is hosting its Gulf Coast Innovation Conference, which will feature presentations from emerging technology companies in the energy, life sciences, nanotechnology, information technology and aerospace technology industries. The conference...