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FTPB News will give you a round-up of all our
main press releases, every two months, and will come out round the 10th
of the month. We intend to send it electronically to a core list of
journalists and editors who work with us on a regular basis, including yourself. We hope you will find FTPB News useful, if only
to help you identify stories in your field that you may have somewhat missed
when they came out. We have structured the newsletter in the most
user-friendly way possible, around key sectors that are clearly identified in
the list below. If you click on any of the headings (such as
‘Electronics and Electrical’), it will take you straight to the
section of the newsletter where stories relevant to you have been listed. For each story, we give you a headline and an
introductory paragraph outlining the story, together with a web link that
will take you straight to the full text (should you want to read more about
the topic discussed), and also the URL of the company concerned (should you
want to check their website for yourself). If there is any story that is of special
interest to you, we can provide you with further information, including the
company’s contact details and JPEG photos — just get in touch
with Ms The revamped FTPB website should prove easier
to use and we will post up a range of reference documents on it, as we have
started doing, not only about FTPB and UBIFRANCE, but also about
Franco-British business relations and the like. You will find a host of
useful and relevant links on www.ftpb.co.uk,
which, we hope, will become a tool of choice when you want to write about
French technology and business in the future. If you have suggestions for improving the
site, do not hesitate to let us know, and we will endeavour to implement them
if we can — it is always good to get some feedback. As you will see, we have many interesting
stories in today’s issue of FTPB News, from wireless technology used in
automatic metering (Coronis)
to financial services and the software programs that can sustain them (Infinancials),
as well as kitchen and refrigeration equipment (SYNEG and ACTIF Industries),
technical textiles for use in the construction industry (Ferrari), and many more. FTPB News will keep you informed of the
sectors that we cover, where many cutting-edge French companies are
expanding. Among them is the marine-technology and shipping industry. Indeed,
in late April, we are taking a group of five specialist journalists to I hope you will enjoy receiving and reading
FTPB News. Philip Jolly, Managing Director of FTPB |
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ACTIF Industries, a manufacturer of refrigeration units for the baking, confectionery and catering sectors, has launched an entirely new freezer / deep-freeze to the market – the SCER 1000. ACTIF Industries is looking for distributors for this product. |
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INZO°, a specialist in animal healthcare, has created Kalia Cadence, a nutritional supplement for farrowing sows. This nutritional supplement, an ion corrector, improves the efficiency of the sow’s uterine muscle, and farrowing time is reduced by an average of 30 minutes. |
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MANULATEX, a specialist in personal protective equipment,
has launched Fexinox – a new kind of
protective butchers’ apron. Flexinox is made
of 100% stainless steel, with exceptional resistance to perforation –
it recently won the Jury’s special prize at the CFIA trade show in |
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French members of SYNEG, a professional
body for kitchen equipment manufacturers, will be attending the EQUIP'HOTEL
international trade fair (to be held in November |
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TELLIER, a manufacturer of kitchen equipment, has
developed and patented a two-speed, medium-capacity electric tin-opener,
designed for use in mass catering as well as in restaurants. It enables all
types of food tins to be opened effortlessly. |
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ACS Production, a specialist in textile architecture, is launching ALOE – a structure for providing shade in the garden or beside a swimming pool – in May 2006. The composite structure is made of metal and textiles. ALOE was used during televised interviews on the beach of the Hotel Majestic in Cannes for the 2005 Film Festival. |
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LEBORGNE, a manufacturer of
composite tool handles under the NOVA brand, has launched the Massette Batipro Novamax, a tool in the shape of a hammer that combines
the company’s expertise in the fields of forged heads and composite
tool handles. |
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PORALU MARINE, a leading
manufacturer of aluminium marinas, has launched its
MANTA line, consisting of new types of fenders and finger ends — a
design registered by the company. The MANTA line gives a distinctive touch to
marinas. |
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ANTENNESSA has launched the Insite
box, an electromagnetic-field continuous-measuring box. The Insite box's technology allows for continuous selective
measuring on nine frequency bands (FM, GSM, UMTS, FM, TV3, TV4&5 and DCS)
and relies on an EME SPY dosimeter (patented by France Telecom and
ANTENNESSA). |
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ELDIM, a leading company in optical technology, has
introduced the third generation of its timing measurement system: the Imaging
OPTIScope offers an effective solution for the
precise and complete assessment of the timing dependency of an LCD screen. |
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TEMEX, a specialist in the field of high-performance time
and frequency components and sub-systems, has launched a small-size Oven
Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) in a 25mm x 25mm flat-pack package. This
new low-consumption OCXO is ideal for applications such as deep space/down
link transceivers. |
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With the help of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of
the Var département and
Toulon Var Technologies, Pôle
MER PACA (the French marine science and technology cluster) was present at
the Oceanology International trade show in |
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Lemaitre Sécurité, a specialist
manufacturer of safety footwear, has launched HELIUM – a light and
comfortable protective shoe designed for professionals working in airports,
white rooms and inspection zones in the manufacturing industry. |
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CTS (a leading provider of network planning, optimisation and spectrum management solutions) completed
its contract with pan-African telecoms operator Celtel
for the Ellipse Microwave Planning Tool Suite and for Planet EV, which the
French company sells under a reseller agreement with Marconi Wireless. |
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eDevice, a specialist in internet
connectivity devices, has launched eDindus —
a communications terminal for connecting industrial equipment to the internet
over GPRS, PSTN (V90) and Ethernet networks — which can easily be
integrated into any industrial environment. |
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ESI Group's PAM-RTM software, a simulation software
program for manufacturing composites by injection, has been chosen by Poncin Yachts, a French boat manufacturer. Poncin Yachts is developing a range of 9-to-15-metre-long
sailing boats using high-performance, computer-controlled tooling. |
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ESI Group has released the 2006 version of CFD-CADalyzer – a coupled design and analysis tool
intended for both CAD engineers and CFD analysts. CFD-CADalyzer
enables the simulation of flow and heat transfers, and allows the comparison
of data over a range of conditions. |
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CRYOLOG, a specialist in traceability technology, has
launched TRACEO® – a microbiological indicator of cold-chain
disruptions for perishable products. TRACEO® comes in the form of a
transparent film attached to the product’s bar code and changes colour when the product is no longer fit for consumption.
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Infinancials, a French-based specialist in
international fundamental data and screening tools, and Infront
of Norway, a provider of trading and information systems, have announced a
partnership that will enable Infront’s
clients to access Corporatefocus Trader – Infinancials’ key service for brokers, traders and asset managers. / |
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