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GLENVIEW, IL -- Illinois Tool Works today reported third-quarter revenues fell 19.8% year-over-year to $3.58 billion as demand began to show improvement.
ST. LOUIS -- Sikorsky Aircraft awarded a $2.4 million add-on contract to LaBarge to produce wiring harnesses for the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA – The US International Trade Commission has ruled Nokia did not violate certain InterDigital Communications Corp. patents covering 3G mobile handsets and components.
After reviewing petitions issued Aug. 31, the ITC said it would not grant InterDigital’s request to block imports of the Nokia phones.
InterDigital and a subsidiary originally filed a complaint in 2007 stating Nokia had violated four of the firm’s patents, claims Nokia has consistently denied.
The commission filed a joint response to both firms’ petitions on Sept. 8 and has since terminated its investigation.
CHAM, SWITZERLAND – Kirsten Soldering is holding a contest to find the oldest and most hardworking wave soldering machine.
The firm will award an iPod nano (RED) for each of the following categories
(Apple gives a portion of proceeds to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.):
· The hardest-working wave soldering machine (highest number of running hours).
· The oldest wave soldering machine still in use.
To enter, provide a photo of the hour meter showing the running hours of the wave solder machine, or a photo of the oldest wave solder system with the year of installation to improveyourmemory@kirsten-soldering.ch.
Any wave soldering system owner or operator is eligible to enter.
The deadline to enter is Oct. 31.
Every participant will receive a 2GB USB memory stick.
VELLINGE, SWEDEN -- PartnerTech today reported September quarter sales of SEK 478.3 million ($70 million), down 16% year-over-year.
TAIPEI -- Compal Electronics has raised its forecast for annual notebook PC sales, citing higher-than-expected demand in the West.
MUNICH – ITOCHU will supply Takaya flying probe test customers with Aster Technologies’ novel test coverage analysis tool.
Aster’s TPQR for Takaya permits users to independently compute the test coverage provided by Takaya alone, or combined with other test/inspection equipment.
No financial terms of the partnership were disclosed.
TAIPEI -- Hon Hai (Foxconn) today reported September revenue rose 38% sequentially to NT$149.4 billion ($4.63 billion).
BRIDGEWATER, MA – Chase Corp. today reported third-quarter revenues of $25.1 million, down 26% year-over-year.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – Sonoscan president Dr. Lawrence W. Kessler received the Rayleigh Award presented by the Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society of the IEEE.
IEEE selects one recipient annually on the basis of achievements in research, education, publications, and technical innovations.
Dr. Kessler founded Sonoscan in 1974. The firm develops and manufactures acoustic microscopes and acoustic micro imaging systems.
