DUBLIN. - Wednesday, July 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Leading online FX & CFD broker AvaTrade has confirmed that it has acquired the Australian customer book of Sydney-based broker YouTradeFX.

This marks another milestone in AvaTrade’s continued expansion in APAC markets.

Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd, AvaTrade’s Australian subsidiary, pursued the deal with youtradeFX over several months after concluding that the firm’s client database would synergise well with its own clientele in Australia.

AvaTrade has already completed the process of migrating customers to its platform, where they will find a number of distinct advantages.

These include a wider choice of desktop and mobile trading platforms, more CFD instruments, as well as FX options and binary options offerings.

Former youtradeFX clients will also get access to AvaTrade’s range of educational tools, including exclusive videos from H ... Read more »

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Recognizes Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.’s Leadership to Development of Pressure Technology in Energy Industry

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Thursday, July 31st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Structural Integrity Associates, Inc., a leading engineering consulting company to the Energy and Power Industry, was presented the Corporate Appreciation Award by J. Robert Sims, Jr., the President of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), at the annual ASME PVP Conference on July 23, 2014. The ASME selected Structural Integrity due to their significant leadership in the ASME and industry since their founding in 1983.

Structural Integrity supported approximately 40 ASME Codes and Standards Committees, and been an active supporter of the Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (PVP) by authoring or co-authoring over 55 papers in the past five years in addition to three tutorials, developed sessions related to high pr ... Read more »

Installation at Purdue University Demonstrates Lapolla's Expansion of Environmentally Advantaged Offerings with Solstice LBA

HOUSTON. - Thursday, July 31st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Lapolla Industries, Inc. ("Lapolla") (OTCQB: LPAD), a Houston-based global supplier and manufacturer of spray polyurethane foam insulation, reflective roof coatings, and equipment designed to reduce energy consumption in the residential, industrial and commercial markets, announced today that it is the first company globally to develop the technology and commercially release Honeywell's new Solstice® Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA) in spray foam insulation wall system in the USA.

Solstice LBA allows Lapolla closed-cell spray foam insulation to expand and contribute to the foam's superior insulating properties. Solstice LBA is a next-generation blowing agent from Honeywell that not only improves foam performance, but also delivers environmental benefit ... Read more »

New structure enhances customer experience while strengthening innovation, agility, and manufacturing capabilities

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DENVER - Wednesday, July 30th 2014

Johns Manville (JM) today announced they would merge their American, European and Asian activities for Engineered Products into one global business unit. JM’s Engineered Products business manufactures and markets premium-quality glass and polyester nonwoven products for the building and construction industry, filtration and battery separation media, reinforcement glass fibers for composites and specialty industrial glass products.

The reorganization enhances the organization’s ability to serve increasingly global needs in the composites, filtration and energy storage markets.

“Transitioning to one Engineered Products organization furthers our global reach, while maintaining the regional support our customers require,” said JM President and CEO Mar ... Read more »

1000+ SMT and Test Equipment Surplus Lots Will be Auctioned via Multi-Day Global Online Sale Beginning August 19

MASAN, South Korea & SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Wednesday, July 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Heritage Global Partners (“HGP”), a global leader in asset advisory and auction services, today announced that it is joining forces with Tekmart International, a leading global supplier of quality secondhand SMT and Test equipment to the worldwide electronic manufacturing industry, to oversee a global auction sale (August 19-22) of late model smartphone technology assets that are surplus to Nokia’s Masan, South Korea manufacturing facility.

“We are very much looking forward to conducting this event. There has not been a significant offering of late model smartphone SMT production and test equipment in the secondary marketplace. We are confident these high-quality assets will appeal to buyers globally,” stated Nick Jim ... Read more »

The S-19500/19501 series features easy on/off control for the watchdog timer simplifying software -

CHIBA, Japan - Tuesday, July 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced the release of the S-19500/19501 series LDO voltage regulator with an easily-controlled watchdog timer and reset function that simplifies implementation. The new regulators are optimized for use in constant-voltage power supply for automotive electric components and microcontroller monitoring.

Traditionally, external monitoring has been required for microcontroller safety, and it has complicated circuit designs and increased the number of components when designing circuits with single-function ICs. The new S-19500/19501 series is capable of not only meeting the requirements by integrating a LDO regulator, reset IC, and watchdog timer into one chip, but also simplifies the software interface making the watchdog timer control easier. Load current from the i ... Read more »

Edwards and Intech announce GXS success in Moscow

CRAWLEY, England. - Monday, July 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Edwards, together with its distributor in Russia, Intech Analytics JSC is proud to announce that the GXS dry screw vacuum pump won the Product Innovation Award at Vacuum TechExpo 2014 in Moscow.

Franck Merieux, Market Sector Manager at Edwards, commented, “We are extremely proud to receive this award together with our partners in Russia, Intech, for our innovative GXS vacuum pump. This award reflects not only on Edwards’ technology leadership, but it also highlights all the hard work carried out by Intech in introducing our GXS pump to the Russian market, a key growth area for Edwards.”

The GXS range, with its unique screw technology, enables users to optimise their processes with a low cost of ownership and a reduced footprint. The GXS provides robust and reliable operation even in harsh industrial applications, ... Read more »

TEL AVIV, - Tuesday, July 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
Powered by a one-tap UI, MIRAGE by mobli gives users a super-streamlined way to communicate By sending photo and video messages, MIRAGE imitates real-life conversations that are unrecorded and disappear after just a few seconds. Once you’re in, all your phone contacts are added so you’re immediately ready to go.
(BUSINESS WIRE) mobli (www.mobli.com), the leading social platform for sharing photos, videos and live broadcasting, announced today the release of MIRAGE, a brand new stand-alone camera messaging app that gives users the easiest way to message each other through photos and videos that last for just a moment.
With simplicity in mind MIRAGE is based on a one-tap principle, where the main functions can be accessed with a single tap or press. Like in real-life where people have one time conversations that are unrecorded, so are the instant messages in the app, lasting only a few seconds.
Downl ... Read more »

Organizational changes enable company to leverage scale and resources for global growth

MINNEAPOLIS. - Tuesday, July 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced that it is integrating several emerging business lines to create a new Global Adjacent Markets business and that it has named Matt Homan to lead the fully integrated business as President, Global Adjacent Markets. This new business unit is operational effective immediately.

“In his time with Polaris, Matt Homan has demonstrated the ability to spur growth and develop synergies amongst a range of businesses,” said Scott Wine, Polaris Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “His background makes him ideally suited to lead our vitally important Global Adjacent Markets business, which aggregates our adjacency initiatives to better utilize scale and resources while providing clearer accountability. Building this business is one of the foundatio ... Read more »

World Smart Energy Week Osaka 2014 PV EXPO OSAKA PV SYSTEM EXPO OSAKA BATTERY OSAKA INT'L SMART GRID EXPO OSAKA

TOKYO. - Tuesday, July 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Reed Exhibitions Japan will be holding the 2014 edition of World Smart Energy Week Osaka (the sister edition of World Smart Energy Week http://www.wsew.jp/en/), at INTEX OSAKA from September 3-5, 2014.

Composed of 4 specialised exhibitions - PV EXPO OSAKA http://www.pvexpo-kansai.jp/en/, PV SYSTEM EXPO OSAKA http://www.pvs-kansai.jp/en/, BATTERY OSAKA http://www.battery-kansai.jp/en/ and INT'L SMART GRID EXPO OSAKA http://www.smartgrid-kansai.jp/en/, the show will provide a platform to conduct business and build connections with industry professionals mainly from western regions of Japan.

This year, 200 exhibitors and 20,000 professional visitors are expected. The overall size of the show is forecasted to double as well as the exhibit area occupied by overseas exhibitors. ... Read more »