Application-specific hoists and cranes are helping Sandvik Hard Materials to boost production efficiency at its plant in Epinouze, which produces a wide range of cemented-carbide tools and components for automotive, aerospace, paper and other industrial sectors. Konecranes recently upgraded the lifting systems at this plant, providing a total of 25 new cranes and hoists.

Firmaet FR Valve Ab lancerer nu anden generation af korrosionsfrie glasfiberventiler. Virksomheden er den eneste i verden, der kan fremstille glasfiberventiler på op til 800 mm. Første generation af håndlaminerede ventiler er især blevet anvendt inden for celluloseindustrien, og de har vist sig at være ekstremt modstandsdygtige over for ætsende stoffer som f.eks. klordioxid.

Andre generasjons korrosjonsfrie glassfiberventiler lanseres nå av FR Valve Ab som er det eneste selskapet som kan lage glassfiberventiler på opptil 800 mm. Første generasjons håndlaminerte ventiler har først og fremst blitt brukt innen papirmasseindustrien, og de har vist seg å være ekstremt motstandskraftige mot etsende væsker som klordioxid.

Den andra generationens korrosionsfria glasfiberventiler lanseras nu av FR Valve Ab, som är det enda företaget som kan tillverka glasfiberventiler på upp till 800 mm. Den första generationens handlaminerade ventiler har använts främst inom massaindustrin och de har visat sig vara extremt motståndskraftiga mot frätande ämnen som klordioxid.

Ab Herbst 2009 wird so gut wie der ganze Abfall und das Abwasser aus dem größten privaten Schlachthaus Norwegens in einer neuartigen, integrierten Abfallanlage verarbeitet, die über Biogaserzeugung, Kompostierung und Wasserbehandlung verfügt. Nur geringe Mengen von Risikomüll der Klassen 1 und 2 müssen anderweitig entsorgt werden.

During autumn 2009 almost all waste and wastewater from the biggest private slaughterhouse in Norway will be treated in an integrated waste solution of a new kind that integrates biogas, composting and wastewater treatment plants. Only a small amount of risk class 1 and 2 waste must be treated elsewhere.

The finalists for the 2008 Millennium Technology Prize have been announced by the Technology Academy Finland. Those competing for the world’s largest technology prize are: Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, UK “For his invention of DNA fingerprinting used in identification of criminal suspects and in paternity and immigration disputes. No other development in modern genetics has had such a profound impact worldwide on the lives of many millions of people.” Professor Robert Langer Institute Professor, MIT, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, USA “For his inventions and development of innovative biomaterials for controlled drug release and tissue regeneration that have saved and improved the lives of millions of people.” Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi President, Viterbi Group LLC, Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California, USA “For the invention of the Viterbi algorithm, the key building element in modern wireless and digital communications systems, touching lives of people everywhere.” Professor Emmanuel Desurvire Director, Physics Research Group, Thales Corporate Research & Technology, France Dr.Randy Giles Director, Optical Networks, Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent, New Jersey, USA Professor David N. Payne Director, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK “For their outstanding contributions to telecommunications through the invention of the erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA) which made possible the global high-capacity optical fibre network, serving as a backbone of the global information superhighway.”

Les finalistes du Prix du Millénium de technologie 2008 ont été révélés par la Fondation du Prix du Millénium. Rivalisent pour l’obtention du plus important prix de technologie au monde : Sir Alec Jeffreys Professeur, Département de génétique, Université de Leicester, GB « Pour son invention de l’empreinte ADN utilisée dans l’indentification des criminels suspects et les litiges de paternité et d’immigration. La génétique moderne n’a pas connu d’autre développement ayant eu un aussi profond impact sur la vie de millions de personnes. » Robert Langer Professeur d'institut, MIT, Harvard-MIT, Services de Sciences de la santé et technologie, USA « Pour ses inventions et le développement de biomatériaux innovants dans la libération contrôlée de médicaments et la régénération de tissu, ce qui a sauvé et amélioré la vie de millions de personnes. » Andrew J. Viterbi Président, Viterbi Group LLC, Professeur émérite, Université de Californie du Sud, USA « Pour l’invention de l’Algorithme de Viterbi, élément clé dans la construction des systèmes modernes de communications sans fil et numériques. » Emmanuel Desurvire Directeur, Groupe de recherche en physique, Thales Corporate Research & Technology, France Randy Giles Directeur, Réseaux optiques, Laboratoires Bell, Alcatel-Lucent, New Jersey, USA David N. Payne Directeur, Centre de recherche optoélectronique, Université de Southampton, GB « Pour leurs remarquables contributions aux télécommunications par l’invention de l’amplificateur à fibre dopée erbium (EDFA), lequel rend possible le réseau à fibre optique mondial haut débit, colonne vertébrale de l'autoroute de l'information. »

“For his invention of DNA fingerprinting, used in the identification of criminal suspects and in paternity and immigration disputes, making him one of the most significant figures in modern genetics.”

I løpet av høsten 2009 kommer nesten alt avfall og avløpsvann fra Norges største private slakteri til å bli behandlet i en ny type integrert løsning for avfallsbehandling som omfatter biogass, kompostering og rensing av avløpsvann. Kun en liten mengde av avfallet i risikoklasse 1 og 2 må behandles et annet sted.