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TANAKA launches new alloy “TK-FS” for probe pins

Development of material with high hardness, low specific resistance, and high pliability that allows for use in a wide range of probe pins for semiconductor test equipment TANAKA has launched TK-FS, a new allow for probe pins of probe cards and test sockets used in the testing process of semiconductor manufacturing. Samples started shipping in July of 2022, and a material with even better performance has been achieved through continuous research and development. So far, TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo has been manufacturing and selling palladium (Pd) materials mainly for pogo pin-type probe pins used in test sockets for final testing (post-processing) of semiconductor packages. The latest TK-FS launch is a material that can be used in a wide range of types of probe pins besides pogo-pin types, such as cantilever-type or vertical-type for wafer testing (pre-processing) probe cards. This product has three unique attributes: a Vickers hardness of at least 500, specific resistance of at most 7.0µΩ･cm, and durability that can withstand 10 or more times of repeated bending. In TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo’s existing products, there is no material that has simultaneously achieved these three qualities of high hardness, low specific resistance, and high pliability. This product succeeded in addressing all requirements, allowing the same material to be used in various types of probe pins. In the manufacturing process of semiconductors, semiconductor test equipment is used to conduct testing—divided into several stages—to see if the semiconductor is operating properly, how many years it can operate, and whether it is operating safely. Testing using semiconductor test equipment requires extremely high reliability as it is used to assess the performance of the main operations of products that use semiconductors. With the spread of IoT today, the demand for semiconductor-related products is expanding, including the necessity of semiconductors in electronic devices, as well as […]

Hyster-Yale unveils new branding at Forklift Exhibition Indonesia

Hyster-Yale will be participating in Forklift Exhibition Indonesia from 24 – 26 May 2023, at JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia. PT Universal Traktor Indonesia (ULTI), Hyster-Yale’s sole dealer in Indonesia, will present the updated identity and brand positioning for Yale Lift Truck Technologies and showcase Yale’s latest range of intralogistics solutions. This new identity reflects Yale’s focus on technology-enabled lift trucks and customer-driven design philosophy to deliver solutions for the labour, safety, and productivity challenges in today’s fast-paced warehouse markets. Ben Newey, Vice President, Sales and Marketing (API), Hyster-Yale Group, shared, “The refreshed Yale brand represents the organisation’s strengths, and empowers independent, local dealers like Ulti to provide a seamless, responsive customer experience. Indonesia is a key market for us, and Ulti’s vast local network will enable us to provide a higher level of aftersales support to our customers.” ULTI is a key partner for Hyster-Yale in Indonesia, and has played an instrumental role in promoting Hyster-Yale’s products and services in the Indonesian market. For more information, please visit: https://www.yale.com/en-sg/asia-pacific or https://ulti.co.id/home/.

Zoomlion empowers product and market development with Glocalization strategy

CHANGSHA, China – Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zoomlion”) shared the milestone achievements of their Glocalization strategy and future roadmap with its global partners and customers at its technological achievements exhibition themed “Technology Salute to the New Era” from May 11 to 14. About 500 Zoomlion’s international customers attended its technological achievements exhibition held in Zoomlion Smart Industrial City in Changsha Zoomlion has accelerated its business model transformation in overseas markets converging a globalization mindset with localization, as well as empowering business operations through digitalization and optimizing strategic layout, to expand its international presence. In 2022, Zoomlion’s sales revenue in countries of the “Belt and Road” Initiative increased by more than 100 percent year-on-year, and its overseas revenue in the first quarter of 2023 has grown 123 percent year-on-year. End-to-end digital management: breaking through barriers with a shared platform with localised support The rapid development of information technology has provided solid foundations for remote management, and with the establishment of end-to-end business platforms, leveraging technologies such as IoT can achieve information sharing and real-time monitoring to guarantee high-efficiency operation. The platform, known as the “port,” supports the production lines, business units, and operations in terms of logistics and services for international operations. The majority of the ground teams are local employees who can communicate better with the customers to provide efficient services and support. The platforms are also supported by technical engineers who take the customer’s local demands into consideration to develop customised products that better meet the needs of the local markets. Zoomlion has also achieved localised manufacturing and supply chain management. In addition to the solid performance of the companies it has acquired overseas (CIFA, m-tec, Wilbert), Zoomlion’s overseas production facilities, including an industrial park in Belarus are also developing steadily. Zoomlion’s factory in […]

Green Buffers wins Swedish Steel Prize 2023

The winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize 2023 is Green Buffers from Sweden. The prize is awarded for their highly sophisticated use of energy-absorbing high-strength steel to make trains safer for passengers and more economical for operators. “The Green Buffers system uses high-strength steel profiles to dissipate the energy from a train collision in a controlled way. Their new generation coupling technology opens up for sophisticated custom design solutions that will save lives and reduce costs,” says Eva Petursson, chair of the Swedish Steel Prize jury and head of SSAB’s research and innovation. New generation train coupling technology Existing crash management systems for trains are primitive. Safety standards are based on technology from the 1960s or 1970s and even minor accidents result in derailments. This is where Roger Danielsson and his colleagues at Green Buffers saw room for improvement. Inspired by the automotive industry, they have developed an energy dissipation system based on high-strength steel that makes train travel safer for passengers and more economical for operators. The system consists of twelve deformable units mounted in the coupling interfaces throughout the entire train set. In a collision the Strenx® 700 MC steel profiles in the units fold like an accordion, absorbing the impact of the shock in less than a second. By averting the initial peak force and by minimizing all other peak forces, energy from a collision is distributed in a controlled manner. “Unlike with cars, practically all train collisions are frontal. This gives our system enormous significance,” argues Roger Danielsson. For further improvements in the future the energy-absorbing units can be provided with sensors to provide even more information on energy absorption. With their innovative system and their ambitious goal – zero uncontrolled derailments related to train accidents – Green Buffers have the potential to revolutionize train […]

Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral

The origin story of the Age of Disinformation: the candid inside tale of two online media rivals, Jonah Peretti of HuffPost and Buzzfeed and Nick Denton of Gawker Media, whose delirious pursuit of attention at scale helped release the dark forces that would overtake the internet and American society. If attention is the new oil, Ben Smith’s Traffic is the story of the time between the first gusher and the impact of climate change. The curtain opens in Soho in the early 2000s, after the first dotcom crash but before Google, Apple, and Facebook exploded, when it seemed that New York City rather than Silicon Valley might become tech’s center of gravity. There, within a few square blocks, Nick Denton’s merry band of nihilists at his growing Gawker empire and Jonah Peretti’s sunnier crew at HuffPost and Buzzfeed were building the foundations of viral internet media. It was tech’s age of innocence: the old establishment might have been discredited by the Iraq War, but digital news would facilitate the spread of truth. After all, didn’t progressive activists online get Barack Obama elected? Ben Smith, who would go on to earn a controversial reputation as Buzzfeed‘s editor-in-chief, was there to see it, and he chronicles it all with marvelous lucidity scored with dark wit, sparing no one-and certainly not himself. Smith tells a nuanced story: yes, Denton’s ideology of radical transparency was problematic, but at least he had an ideology. Jonah Peretti survived long after Denton’s Gawker perished because his focus on clicks was relentlessly content-agnostic. But unintended consequences began to snowball. Traffic explores one of the great ironies of our time: the internet, which was going to help the left remake the world in its image, has become the motive force of right populism. People like Steve Bannon and Andrew Breitbart and Gavin McInnes and Chris Poole, the creator of 4chan, all […]

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XCMG fast tracks sustainable development

XUZHOU, China. To celebrate Earth Day 2023, XCMG Machinery (“XCMG”, SHE:000425) is expanding its commitment to promote the sustainable development of the construction equipment industry, continuing to scale up investments into the R&D of green machinery technologies and products, optimising environmental production standards to create net-zero factories, and pushing forward industrial upgrading. XCMG has recently delivered a batch order of the LW500KV-LNG natural gas loaders, supporting railroad logistics with its strong performing and economical construction equipment, and environmentally friendly operation policies. Railroad logistics has strict timing requirements to maintain a strong operating cycle. Apart from meeting the time deadlines, the LNG loaders also need to be flexible and powerful to move around within limited space and complete high-intensity loading and unloading tasks 24 hours a day. As various industries in China advance with their plans to reach the “Dual Carbon” goals, XCMG is leveraging years of industry experience and accelerated development roadmap of electric and intelligent products to launch a series of pioneering, innovative technologies, and products, taking the lead to push forward the green transformation of the construction machinery industry. XCMG strives to give full play to its capabilities and develop intelligent, high-end equipment, especially in the new energy sector. It has launched the Sky Mirror HD+ global brand from XCMG Road Machinery designed for high-grade asphalt pavement applications, and hydrogen-fueled trucks that set a benchmark in China’s hydrogen-fueled green energy transport industry. Sustainable manufacturing: optimising waste management policies and building zero-carbon factories XCMG is advancing manufacturing technology and industrial upgrade to promote integrated resource utilization and environmental conservation. XCMG Hydraulics has benchmarked green manufacturing development with its state-level “green factory” for high-end hydraulic components. It has established a precise, long-term industrial waste disposal mechanism – wastewater is essentially processed into harmless water that is used for various […]

Greene Tweed to open new facility in Korea

New manufacturing plant is a strategic growth investment in the region, bringing enhanced supply chain stability to the semiconductor industry. Greene Tweed, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastics, composites, seals, and engineered components is building a new manufacturing facility in Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea. The announcement of the investment was made by Allon Bloch, Chairman of Greene Tweed, at a forum hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce’s US-Korea Business Council, with Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea. Greene Tweed is investing in Korea to support the continued growth of the global semiconductor industry. The company plans to manufacture some of the most widely adopted and advanced elastomer seals that consistently enable reliable performance and meet the most demanding specifications and standards. The facility is expected to start production in early 2024. The new manufacturing site will enable Greene Tweed to increase global capacity, enhance its business continuity plans, and help improve lead times and responsiveness for their global customers. “Greene Tweed has a long history of continuously investing in growth that ensures the company’s long-term operational capabilities, expansion of innovation, and support of customers’ growth. This new Korean manufacturing site will help enable our customers’ technology roadmaps and growth plans,” said Magen Buterbaugh, President and CEO. The groundbreaking ceremony for the facility is planned for June, with construction estimated to be completed in early 2024. The new facility will combine Greene Tweed’s proven and tested technologies with advances in automation to manufacture products at the high standards that customers demand and expect. While the facility may eventually produce additional product lines, the new capacity will initially be dedicated to Greene Tweed’s Chemraz product line, a leading brand for sealing solutions to semiconductor, energy, and industrial markets. “The facility will focus on creating value and […]

The Interview: Lia Nicholson, Head of Sustainability, Terrascope, Singapore

Transforming the decarbonisation of business, What exactly do you do? As Terrascope’s Head of Sustainability, I build strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to drive corporate decarbonisation at scale. This involves collaborating with industry associations, government officials, regulators, enterprises and other organisations, to identify and unlock opportunities that will significantly reduce carbon emissions and limit global warming to 1.5°C. In addition to building partnerships, I collaborate with our data, engineering, product and design teams to optimise the emissions data and insights that our software provides to clients. We help them define clear and actionable steps to transform their operations and supply chains, resulting in positive impacts on both their carbon footprint and bottom line. Prior to joining Terrascope, I was a climate negotiator in the United Nations and senior advisor to the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), a bloc of 39 countries facing existential climate risks, and considered the moral voice for climate action. I also spent several years with the C40 Cities Climate Leadership in West Africa, where I trained staff in mayor’s offices across Abidjan, Accra, Dakar and Lagos to prepare city-level carbon inventories and develop Paris Agreement-aligned climate action plans. How are your efforts currently making a difference to climate conditions? At Terrascope, we are focused on accelerating “big” net zero journeys across critical sectors and geographies. We believe that collaborating with large companies and stakeholders in the real economy presents a unique (and largely untapped) opportunity to drive decarbonisation at scale. Combining our deep expertise in data science, machine learning and sustainability, we work closely with clients and partners to identify and unlock decarbonisation opportunities that may have been overlooked. We place special emphasis on accurately measuring and managing value chain emissions, known as Scope 3, which can make up to 90% of a company’s carbon […]

Cambodia in major renewable energy deal with Singapore

Cambodia is leading Southeast Asia’s transition to cleaner energy. After submitting its long-term strategy for carbon neutrality to the United Nations, it is now currently working with Singapore to become a major exporter of clean energy in the region. PHNOM PENH – Cambodia is leading Southeast Asia’s transition to cleaner energy, and it’s gaining momentum. Following the submission of the country’s long-term strategy for carbon neutrality to the United Nations, the Royal Government introduced the Power Development Masterplan (PDP) and the National Energy Efficiency Policy (NEEP) to the public. These initiatives demonstrate the government’s unwavering commitment to the energy transition and the nation’s first long-term energy plan for coordinated and strategic energy direction. “By adopting best practices, we can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, create new jobs, and position Cambodia as a leader in the region,” said Prime Minister Hun Sen. “Investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy is key to building a more sustainable future for our people and our planet.” Energy efficiency is a critical aspect of Cambodia’s clean energy transition, with the government committing to reducing energy consumption by 19% in relation to business-as-usual levels by 2030. The National Energy Efficiency Policy lays out strategic directions, priority areas, and sectoral targets, with Minister of Mines and Energy, Suy Sem, stating that “To harness the full potential of energy efficiency, developing a robust policy and regulatory framework, building stakeholder capacity, raising awareness of the benefits, and supporting private sector investment are crucial.” Furthermore, Cambodia is currently working with Singapore to become a major exporter of clean energy in the region. The deal, which is still at the commercial negotiation stage, would see Singapore importing 1 GW of renewable energy annually from Cambodia, making up a quarter of their low-carbon electricity imports by 2035. The potential exports to Singapore would contribute to Cambodia’s positive impact on the world and solidify its position as a leader in the clean energy industry […]

CHINT shares viewpoints about smart energy industry at China Mechanical and Electrical Exhibition 2023

CHINT, a global leader in smart energy solutions with over 35 years of global experience and a team of the industry’s best engineers and research scientists, partners businesses, governments, and communities in Asia to reimagine smart energy solutions with next-generation innovations to Empower the World. The company offers Power-to-Plug solutions that propel organisations in the United States of America, Europe, West Asia and Africa and Asia Pacific to success with customizable, realistic, and superior quality products and services that meet their business, environmental and social goals. With two decades of global expansion, CHINT’s business network now covers more than 140countries and regions worldwide in areas of low-voltage, power transmission and distribution,water, gas and electricity metering, green energy like solar and more. Last year, CHINT Globalestablished its APAC Headquarters in Singapore. The company has since been working withthe Singapore government such as in the SolarNova program led by the Housing DevelopmentBoard and the Economic Development Board to enable HDB flats to adopt solar photovoltaicsystems. At the China Mechanical and Electrical Exhibition 2023 event held in Singapore from 22 to 24March, CHINT shared with the industry stakeholders about how their company can partnerCHINT to better prepare for the government’s green initiatives using environmentally friendlypower distribution solutions and highlighted the importance of safe and reliable transmissionof electricity with the use of right products such as Low-voltage protection solutions. CHINT also showcased their leading-edge products including their Renewable Energy Solutions,Smart City Solutions, Environmental & Intelligent Substation Solutions, Data Center Solutionsand Building Power Distribution Solutions. Johnson Luu, Director at CHINT APAC shared at the event about intelligent manufacturing.“Intelligent manufacturing plays a crucial role in supporting the accelerated pace ofdigitalisation. The speed of production and implementation, and the use of superior qualitysmart energy products, work together in meeting the accelerated demand for power-to-plugsolutions. “Today, CHINT is […]

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