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  • Delcam announces ArtCAM User Groups for North America
  • Delcam is to hold four meetings for users of its ArtCAM artistic CADCAM software across North America in October. The meetings will be in Toronto, Ontario, on Tuesday October 4th, in Orlando, Florida, on Friday October 7th, in Grapevine, Texas, on Saturday October 15th and in Santa Monica, California, on Thursday October 20th.
  • August 20, 2011
  • Rezidor announces the Radisson Blu Sobieski Hotel, Warsaw
  • The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, announces their 9th hotel in Poland and 2nd hotel in Warsaw: The Radisson Blu Sobieski Hotel featuring 435 rooms is scheduled to be re-branded in Q3 2011.
  • August 18, 2011
  • Swisscom harmonises contractual conditions for all products
  • From the start of September, Swisscom customers will benefit from simplified and harmonised contractual conditions for all products: after any minimum contract period, the notice period will generally be 60 days. This makes Swisscom the only Swiss provider to do away with automatic contract extensions and offer customers greater flexibility.
  • August 18, 2011
  • Swisscom awards eco-points for mobile phones
  • When Swisscom mobile customers purchase a new phone in the Online Shop, they can see straight away how environmentally friendly their chosen phone actually is.
  • August 18, 2011
  • Green GECCO joint venture grows
  • Green GECCO GmbH & Co. KG, the joint venture company for renewable energies, has been able to attract three additional partners. Since the end of July, AVU as energy utility for the Ennepe-Ruhr district, Emscher Lippe Energie GmbH (ELE) and Rheinische Energie AG (rhenag) have been strengthening the alliance of now 29 municipal utilities and RWE Innogy.
  • August 16, 2011
  • Counsel Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results
  • Counsel Corporation ("Counsel" or the "Company") (TSX: CXS), a financial services company, today reported its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars, unless noted.
  • August 16, 2011
  • Bank of America to Exit International Credit Card Businesses
  • Canada Business to Be Sold to TD Bank Group. Will Exit U.K., Ireland Card Businesses. Follows Sale of U.K. Business Lending Portfolio and Agreement to Sell Spain Credit Card Business. Continues Sale of Assets Not Aligned to Core Customer Strategy.
  • August 16, 2011
  • Commerzbank: Operating profit at EUR 1.2 bn in the first half of 2011
  • In the first six months of 2011 Commerzbank has made considerable progress. The Core Bank with the operating segments Private Customers, Mittelstandsbank, Central & Eastern Europe, as well as Corporates & Markets, was able to double its operating profit in a year-on-year comparison (EUR 2.1 billion following EUR 1.1 billion in the first half of 2010).
  • August 10, 2011
  • Swisscom starts training customer dialogue specialists
  • On 2 August 2011, 232 young people begin their apprenticeships at Swisscom, training to become mediamatics technicians, IT technicians, retail specialists, retail assistants, telematics technicians and customer dialogue specialists. The training programme for customer dialogue specialists is being offered this year for the very first time.
  • August 09, 2011
  • BASF increases prices for activated bleaching clays
  • BASF, the global leader in catalysis, today announced that it is raising prices worldwide for its activated bleaching clays by 9 percent, or as contracts allow. The price increase will be effective September 1, 2011. Bleaching clays are used by vegetable oil refiners, among others, to remove impurities and clarify the oil.
  • August 08, 2011
  • BASF exhibits at 26th EU PVSEC
  • BASF will exhibit at the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), presenting its range of innovative products for the solar industry. This year's conference and exhibition, which belong to the most important in this field, will be taking place in Hamburg, Germany.
  • August 08, 2011
  • Delcam rated world’s leading CAM specialist for 11th year
  • The latest NC Software and Related Services Market report from leading US analysts CIMdata shows that, in 2010, Delcam again had the highest vendor revenues and received the highest end-user payments of all the CAM-centric companies.
  • August 05, 2011
  • Delcam’s new machining software to debut at TCT/Interplas
  • The 2012 versions of Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining and its FeatureCAM feature-based programming software will make their UK debuts at the TCT/Interplas exhibition to be held at the NEC, Birmingham, from 27th to 29th September.
  • July 29, 2011
  • Delcam plans new software releases at imX
  • Delcam will launch new software releases from both its Advanced Manufacturing Solutions Division and its Healthcare Division at imX – the interactive manufacturing eXperience, to be held from September 12th to 14th at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
  • July 29, 2011
  • ‘First fire’ for Essent's ultra efficient new power plants
  • Two new Essent power plants that are currently under construction, Claus C and Moerdijk 2. have undergone their ‘first fire'. This means that the power plant's gas turbine is put into operation for the first time. This is an important milestone towards the final completion of the power plants later this year (Moerdijk 2) and in mid 2012 (Claus C).
  • July 29, 2011
  • Delcam to hold update seminars for PowerINSPECT inspection software
  • Delcam will hold a series of seminars next month to update North American users of its PowerINSPECT inspection software on new developments in the latest releases. The seminars will be held at Sandvik in Schaumburg, Illinois, on 1st August, at Seco in Troy, Michigan, on 3rd August and at Sandvik in Mississauga, Ontario, on 5th August.
  • July 27, 2011
  • Delcam Italia appoints Italy’s largest SolidWorks dealer as DFS reseller
  • Delcam Italia has appointed Nuovamacut Spa Automation (Team System Group) as the main reseller in Italy for Delcam’s integrated CAM system for SolidWorks, Delcam for SolidWorks. This appointment continues the growing popularity of Delcam for SolidWorks within the SolidWorks reseller channel since the software was awarded Gold Product status.
  • July 27, 2011
  • BASF plasticizer Hexamoll® DINCH grows from strength to strength
  • BASF is planning to double production of its phthalate-free plasticizer Hexamoll® DINCH from 100,000 metric tons to 200,000 metric tons per year at the Ludwigshafen site by 2013. Therefore a second production plant will now be built in Ludwigshafen. This will enhance supply security worldwide while continuing to ensure consistently high quality.
  • July 27, 2011
  • Atos extends contract with the IPC
  • One year to go Atos Confirms its technology plans for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are on track and on schedule
  • July 27, 2011
  • First half 2011 results
  • AtoS is ahead of schedule in the integration of SIS and fully operational to deliver the merger synergies. Therefore, full year operating margin guidance raised to 6.2 per cent
  • July 27, 2011
  • Delcam launches multi-lingual CAD learning zone
  • Delcam has launched a multi-lingual learning zone for the 2011 version of its PowerSHAPE Pro CAD software for product design, tooling design and reverse engineering. This includes full details on the new release, including "What’s New” videos from expert Application Engineers, and customer testimonials. The learning zone can be found at www.delcam.tv/PS2011/lz.
  • July 26, 2011
  • New magnetic materials for efficient cooling
  • Utrecht (NL) / Ludwigshafen (D), 25 July 2011 – The Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) in the Netherlands and BASF are to start another joint research programme on magnetocaloric materials.
  • July 26, 2011
  • Delcam adds more aerospace expertise to North America support team
  • Delcam is pleased to announce the continuing expansion of its support team based out of Salt Lake City, Utah, with the addition of an another application engineer, Todd Steele. Todd has 22 years of CADCAM experience working with leading aerospace companies in both Maryland and Oregon, and so will provide additional expertise in this growing area for Delcam’s manufacturing software.
  • July 25, 2011
  • Delcam demonstrates its $149 CNC sign-making software on the 26th of July
  • Since the launch of Delcam’s entry level CNC software, ArtCAM Express 2011 only 2 months ago, it has had enormous success in the signage industry. The customisable software, developed to design and machine 2D and 3D signage, is being sold by Delcam for only $149, making it even easier for those sign makers amongst us to expand our sign-making portfolio.
  • July 25, 2011
  • Delcam’s FeatureCAM solves problems for the problem-solvers
  • "Our customers view us as their problem-solvers and as the company that is willing to do what others aren’t willing, or able, to do,” claimed Scott Garbarino, Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Pacific Tool Inc. (PTI). A big part of that capability is the company’s FeatureCAM feature-based CAM software from Delcam.
  • July 23, 2011
  • Delcam to launch new machining options in PowerMILL at EMO
  • Delcam will launch the 2012 version of its PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining at the EMO World of Metalworking exhibition to be held in Hannover from 19th to 24th September. The new release will include a number of new strategies, together with more general enhancements to make programming faster and machining more efficient with the best-possible surface finish.
  • July 23, 2011
  • Solar power plant Andasol 3 produces environment-friendly energy for the first time
  • The solar thermal power plant Andasol 3 in Andalusia, southern Spain, for the first time produced solar generated steam during a test phase in which the rows of parabolic mirrors were aligned with the sun. This test is another successful step on the way to completing and commissioning the solar power plant which will generate 50 megawatts.
  • July 19, 2011
  • Rezidor signs and opens the Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai
  • The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, announces two new key properties in the United Arab Emirates: The Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai featuring 471 rooms and the Radisson Blu Resort, Fujairah Dibba with 257 rooms – both managed by JAL in the past – will be operated under the group’s successful core brand with immediate effect.
  • July 07, 2011
  • Delcam acquires a 25% holding in Fabbify Software GmbH
  • Delcam, the world’s leading specialist supplier of CAM software, has acquired a 25% holding in Fabbify Software GmbH, a new, Bremen-based software development company specialising in additive manufacture.
  • July 06, 2011
  • BASF at Agrifood Conference 2011 in Singapore
  • BASF presents its "Sustainability, Eco-efficiency, and Traceability" program (S.E.T.) for sustainable nutrition at this year's Agrifood Conference in Singapore, on July 4 and 5. S.E.T. is an initiative launched by BASF which helps its customers in the nutrition industry to produce more sustainable food.
  • July 06, 2011
  • BASF and Embrapa announce a cooperation agreement
  • BASF Crop Protection and Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), the leading Brazilian agricultural research institution, signed an ambitious technical cooperation agreement to develop and bring new agriculture technologies and products to Brazilian growers.
  • July 04, 2011
  • Dr. Wolfgang Weber new head of BASF’s Brussels office
  • As of July 1, 2011, Dr. Wolfgang Weber (44) will assume as Vice President responsibility for BASF’s Brussels office in Belgium. His predecessor Johanna Coleman, Vice President, has been appointed head of „Wissensfabrik (Knowledge Factory) – Unternehmen für Deutschland e.V.“ as of May 1, 2011.
  • July 04, 2011
  • Delcam presented with sixth Queen’s Award
  • Delcam was this week presented with its latest Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands, Paul Sabapathy CBE. This was the company’s third Queen’s Award in this category, and its sixth Award in total having also won three Awards in the Innovation category.
  • July 01, 2011
  • Delcam’s FeatureCAM enables move to 3D machining
  • After adding Delcam’s FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system, Bruce Waugh has been able to move into 3D machining in the one-person machine shop, Waugh Machine, he runs in his garage in Camp Verde, Arizona.
  • July 01, 2011
  • Delcam launches web guide to Delcam for SolidWorks
  • Delcam has launched a new learning zone for the 2011 version of Delcam for SolidWorks, its integrated CAM system for SolidWorks. The guide, which is available at www.delcam.tv/dfs2011/lz, includes a range of videos detailing the expanded functionality in the new release, customer testimonials and an option to request an evaluation copy of the software.
  • June 18, 2011
  • Delcam’s latest CAM range on show in Vietnam
  • Delcam will demonstrate the latest developments in its range of CAM systems at the MTA Vietnam metalworking exhibition to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from 5th to 8th July.
  • June 17, 2011
  • Delcam customer Zytek wins at Le Mans
  • Delcam customer Zytek took an emphatic LMP2 class victory at this year’s Le Mans 24-hours race. The Zytek-Nissan Z11SN entered by the Greaves Motorsport team of Karim Ojjeh, Tom Kimber-Smith and Le Mans newcomer Olivier Lombard won the category by a massive six lap margin.
  • June 17, 2011
  • Delcam to support Dormer Tools challenge
  • Delcam is to support Dormer Tools at the "Challenge Dormer” event to be held on 5th and 6th July at the tooling manufacturer’s headquarters on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire.
  • June 17, 2011