(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Greene Tweed today announced that it has received a 2017 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior delivery performance. Greene Tweed maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from October 2016 to September 2017.

“Greene Tweed is incredibly proud to receive the Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award for the fifth time,” said Gary Appleby, Vice President and General Manager of Greene Tweed Aerospace. “We strive to achieve superior performance with our innovative portfolio of solutions, and supporting this commitment with consistent excellence in customer service and on-time delivery has been critical to our success in the demanding aerospace market.”

In 2017, Boeing recognized 414 suppliers who achieved either a Gold or Silver level Boeing Performance Excellence Award. ... Read more »

 Mircea Gradu, Velodyne Lidar SVP of Quality and Validation, Discusses Advanced Safety Lidar Solution Validation at International VDI Conference - Automotive Sensor Systems

RÜSSELSHEIM, Germany-Sunday 10 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dr. Mircea Gradu, Sr. Vice President Quality and Validation at Velodyne Lidar, Inc., will deliver a featured presentation on lidar technology at the upcoming International VDI Conference – Automotive Sensor Systems in Munich, Germany on February 14. Gradu will review the critical success factors in testing and validation that lidar sensors must achieve to support vehicle autonomy and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

During his presentation, Gradu, a distinguished engineer who is an Officer and the 2018 President of SAE International, will propose that the autonomous vehicle (AV) community work together – in a non-competitive way – to identify requirements and metho ... Read more »

SES subsidiary, MX1, provides managed playout services for 7 channels and access to Europe’s strongest video neighbourhood for Discovery Deutschland’s new channel TLC Austria

LUXEMBOURG-Tuesday 5 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SES announced today that Discovery Deutschland, a TV and Digital Media broadcast station based in Germany, has extended its partnership with MX1, SES’s global provider of media services and solutions.

Under the terms of the extension, MX1 will continue to fully manage playout and media asset management tasks for Discovery Deutschland’s SD and HD channels. The channels include TLC, DMAX, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, and Shop 300 in Germany, as well as DMAX Austria in SD in Austria. Additionally, the new channel TLC Austria has been distributed over SES’s ASTRA 1N satellite since 1 January 2019 at its prime orbital location of 19.2° East, reaching over 118 million TV homes acr ... Read more »

MILTON KEYNES, England-Wednesday 6 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global cryptocurrency, FuturoCoin (FTO), has signed a two-year deal to partner the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing (RBR) Formula One team.

The partnership represents the first time a cryptocurrency has sponsored a team in the pinnacle of international motorsport, Formula One and marks another exciting step in the development of the industry.

FuturoCoin’s branding will be featured on the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 F1 cars of drivers Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly. The company’s logo will also be seen on the drivers’ overalls and the team transporters.

Founded in 2017 by Roman Ziemian and Stephan Morgenstern, FuturoCoin is a decentralised cryptocurrency based on open source code. Offering a maximum supply of 100,000,000 FTO, it is estimated that it will take around 10 years to mine the currency’s full amount.

The deal was driven by foun ... Read more »

Laurent Daudré-Vignier takes helm as SVP North America as acquisition of Vancouver-based Fine Tec Canada increases global footprint and complements existing US operations

PARIS & VANCOUVER, Canada -Saturday 9 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Exclusive Group, the value-added services and technologies (VAST) group, today announced the acquisition of leading Canadian cybersecurity VAD, Fine Tec Canada, to complement its existing US presence and expand global coverage to the whole of North America. The deal coincides with the appointment of Exclusive Group veteran Laurent Daudré-Vignier as SVP North America to oversee and grow operations across the region. Together this enables vendor, GSI and reseller partners with a complete solution for North American value-added distribution services, and boosts the company’s aggressive global growth trajectory.

“Our success in North America to date has been critical to executing our global strat ... Read more »

BOSTON-Saturday 9 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global private equity investment firm with $30 billion of equity capital under management*, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has partnered with the management team of Taconic Biosciences, Inc., (“Taconic” or the “Company”) to support the Company’s growth as a leading global provider of research models and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, and academic research industries.

Headquartered in Rensselaer, NY, with operations in Germantown, NY, Indiana, Germany, and Denmark, Taconic is a global leader in genetically engineered models and service solutions used in mission-critical life sciences research. With its strong market position and long-standing relationships, Taconic is well-positioned to benefit from the significant growth in the broader healthcare services market and more specifically in g ... Read more »

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Saturday 9 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Precision Surfacing Solutions (formerly Lapmaster Wolters Group), a leading global supplier of equipment and services for precision lapping, polishing, grinding, and honing, announced today that it will acquire the photovoltaic and specialized substrate material (for semiconductor and sapphire industries) wafering equipment and service business of Meyer Burger (based in Thun, Switzerland).

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190207005679/en/

Brian Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of PSS: “The acquisition of Meyer Burger’s wafering technology portfolio will further enable us to strengthen and grow our activities in our key markets, particularly in the semiconductor and consumer electronic segments. Our cutting edge Peter Wolters AC microLine technology (produced in Rendsburg, Germany) is already util ... Read more »

PARIS -Saturday 9 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Olivier Le Peuch as Chief Operating Officer of Schlumberger Limited, effective immediately.

Reporting to Paal Kibsgaard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Le Peuch will be responsible for the day-to-day management of all worldwide operations.

Previously, Le Peuch was Executive Vice President Reservoir & Infrastructure, responsible for the management of the Cameron product lines, including OneSubsea, as well as some of Schlumberger’s leading technology products lines, including Software Integrated Solutions and Schlumberger Land Rigs.

Schlumberger Chairman and CEO Paal Kibsgaard commented: “Olivier’s track record, consisting of significant industry experience combined with technical and management roles within Schlumberger, gives me complete confidence in his ability to manag ... Read more »