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FTPB News n°3 - 19 September 2006 |
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July and August are traditionally quieter at FTPB — and going
away for three to four weeks on a family holiday in August remains a
highlight of the year in France, to the point where some companies shut down
for the summer recess.
Everyone is now back in the office and we
hope you all had a pleasant and relaxing break, if you did go away. The last
four months of the year promise to be very busy here at FTPB, if only because
we have three press trips in the pipeline, all of them due to take place in
October and November.
The first one will take three British journalists to Nice and
Marseille in October and concerns the electronics industry — the
hi-tech
The second press trip, also in October, will take a truly pan-European
delegation of journalists — two British, one Belgian, one Danish and
two German — to South-Eastern France in the field of ceramics. The
stress will be on quality and traditional earthenware products, and on the
century-old crafts involved in making them.
Finally, the third press trip, in November, will take another
delegation of journalists from all over Europe — including British ones
— to Aeromart
This expanded FTPB team will enable us to work better and more closely
with the press and with our partners. And, if you want to celebrate the
Entente Cordiale, I suggest you attend the London-Paris Festival (8-9 October
- http://www.iq2londonparisfestival.com),
which promises to be exciting and informative all at once.
I hope you enjoy this third issue of FTPB News, the news bulletin of
the French Technology Press Bureau in
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After the successful opening in Japan of a café also called ‘Les
Deux Magots’, and
some promising projects in the Middle East, the management of Les Deux Magots is launching a
major campaign to attract foreign investors in order to expand further internationally.
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Merand, a manufacturer of bakery equipment, will launch a new generation of
automatic bread-scoring machines – the Grigne
Pains® range – at the IBA Exhibition in
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ECM is strengthening its position as world leader in bovine and porcine
ultrasounds: ECM’s devices, which are
designed to monitor gestation and diagnose reproduction in animals, are the
only ones to allow the use of sectoral and linear
probes.
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Novasep Process, a specialist in purification process solutions, has launched
Pack-n-Sep™ 50 – a new series of preparative high-performance
liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns. Pack-n-Sep™ 50 is ideally suited
for the purification of any amount of product.
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FieldTurf Tarkett has been granted the first FIFA Two
Star certification in the
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Fondis, a specialist in air-conditioning equipment, has launched the Wine
PC10 – an air-conditioned unit for storing wine in small domestic
spaces. It transforms small spaces into refrigerated cellars, enabling users
to age several hundred bottles of wine safely.
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Engineering & Manufacturing |
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PRONAL, a producer of flexible fuel tanks for aircraft, is now applying
its aerospace technology to motor sports with the launch of reinforced rubber
tanks for competition cars. The tanks have been approved by FIA, the
governing body for motor sports worldwide.
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LASELEC, a specialist in cable-marking technology applied to the
aerospace sector, is now releasing its new ULYS LINE — UV laser marking
machines that are suitable for all industrial sectors.
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ECA HYTEC, a specialist in robotics and TV camera technology, has
developed PIPE CRUISER – a complete range of equipment for the video
inspection and monitoring of sewerage systems, which can adapt to the most
difficult inspection and diagnostic conditions.
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PAILLARDET, a manufacturer of specialist hoisting appliances, is launching
a portable winch for hoisting, uncoiling and handling materials wherever it
is impossible to use a crane. The company is seeking European distributors in
the industrial and offshore sectors.
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As part of the 21st Aquatech Amsterdam trade
show, the French national pavilion organised by UBIFRANCE will showcase the
best of French water technology. Aquatech
Amsterdam, the world's leading trade fair specialising in the water sector,
will be held from 26 to 29 of September 2006.
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MEDICAMAT has just launched its new technique for face and neck
rejuvenation, called Aquarejuvenation®. This
painless and non-invasive therapy involves a threefold process: bio-peeling,
penetration of high-pressure water micro-jets, and application of specific
cosmetics.
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ISIS, a specialist in computer-based systems for surgical environments,
has launched the SurgiMedia® – a multimedia
digital display station of patient data designed for operating theatres. The
company will attend the MEDICA trade fair in Düsseldorf in November 2006.
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IT & Telecoms |
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Fujitsu Systems Europe has won an order for its SynfiniWay™
grid middleware for aerodynamics analysis from Airbus. SynfiniWay™
will be used for the production HPC grid environment at the primary Airbus
compute centres in
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EXPWAY has signed a deal with 3 Italia, whereby EXPWAY is to supply
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Temex and TimeTech have announced the creation of
a new company – T4Science – to move into the fast-growing maser
clock market. The joint venture, to be headquartered in
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Temex, a leader in the field of high-performance time & frequency
components and sub-systems, has announced the launch of a wide range of SAW filters
for Single Cable Distribution (SCD) Systems. Used for selecting TV channels, Temex SAW filters constitute the key component for these
systems.
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ESI Group has released the latest version of the PAM-ASSEMBLY software
package, which allows designers, production planners and manufacturing
practitioners to quickly understand, control and minimise distortion
resulting from welding fabrication.
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ESI Group has announced the launch of PAM-TUBE 2G, a new suite of
stamping-simulation software packages that are tailor-made for tube bending
and hydro-forming processes. PAM-TUBE 2G supports all stages, from design to
product manufacturing.
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Vision Numeric, a specialist in CAD/CAM artistic software, is seeking local
distributors for its innovative packages. Vision Numeric has a range of
clients in industries as diverse as high-tech manufacturing, jewellery
creation, sign making and mould making.
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