Industrial policy

Society for Information Display Announces Display Week 2023 Keynote Addresses by Top Executives from Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Magic Leap and DSCC

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Monday, April 24, 2023

Charles Peng is the chairman and chief executive officer of Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd.

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  • Charles Peng is the chairman and chief executive officer of Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
  • Since joining the company in 2006, Peng has been responsible for R&D, manufacturing, sales and marketing, and operations.
  • He is responsible for the research, development, and productization of the hardware portion of the Magic Leap products.
  • Please email [email protected] for additional information and to request interviews for Display Week and SID leadership.

IACMI Kicks Off ACE Summer 2022 Machine Tool Training Bootcamps Aimed at Revitalizing American Manufacturing

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer 2022 bootcamps for America's Cutting Edge (ACE) are underway in Knoxville, Tenn. The ACE initiative, led and funded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has its roots in Eastern Tennessee and is designed to revitalize the U.S. machine tool industry as a central component of America's global manufacturing competitiveness.

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  • Hands-on training in Knoxville teaches essential machining skills, addresses U.S. machining workforce gap
    KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Summer 2022 bootcamps for America's Cutting Edge (ACE) are underway in Knoxville, Tenn.
  • "Machine tools are at the very core of advanced manufacturing capabilities," says Joannie Harmon, director of workforce development for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), which is managing the ACE training initiative.
  • Since ACE launched in December 2020, ACE online has exceeded 2,400 participants from all 50 states, and 79 have completed in-person training.
  • A Manufacturing USA institute, IACMI is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office , as well as key state and industry partners.

American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Changes to its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) today announced a change in its Board of Directors, with the addition of Amy Y. Murray.

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  • American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) today announced a change in its Board of Directors, with the addition of Amy Y. Murray.
  • Ms. Drosos plans to resign from the American Financial Group Board of Directors on December 8, 2021.
  • Messrs. Lindner continued, We are grateful to Gina for nearly ten years of service to AFGs Board of Directors.
  • Great American Insurance Groups roots go back to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American Insurance Company.

Constellium’s Ravenswood Facility celebrates the restart of its upgraded cold mill with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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Monday, November 8, 2021

The restart marks completion of the first phase of the project involving a complete teardown of the 1950s era mill to upgrade its mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and process control systems.

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  • The restart marks completion of the first phase of the project involving a complete teardown of the 1950s era mill to upgrade its mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and process control systems.
  • The team will now focus on the development of prototype manufacturing processes and cold rolled mill products that will be enabled by the advanced capabilities of the upgraded mill.
  • Cold rolling, which compresses and elongates the plate, improves plate flatness and surface characteristics, and adds additional strength to the finished plate.
  • Constelliums Ravenswood facility is a leader in defense aluminum production, supplying a broad portfolio of rolled products to the DoD and its partners.

Trade Students Compete in Project MFG's Welding Competition During U.S. Navy's Pennsylvania Workforce Pipeline Project Career Discovery Event

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

In parallel, area students who are pursuing careers in disciplines like welding, machining, and electrics will have an opportunity to gain experience and exposure during Pennsylvania Workforce Pipeline Project's Career Discovery & Recruiting Event.

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  • In parallel, area students who are pursuing careers in disciplines like welding, machining, and electrics will have an opportunity to gain experience and exposure during Pennsylvania Workforce Pipeline Project's Career Discovery & Recruiting Event.
  • The Pennsylvania Workforce Pipeline Project will energize the greater Philadelphia region and expand across Pennsylvaniaby mobilizing a defense-focused workforce pipeline designed to meet the current and future maritime demand for highly specialized trades.
  • Ms. Adele Ratcliff, IBAS Program Director stated, "Project MFG is not only an exciting and technically complex skills competition, but a key enabler towards helping the Pennsylvania Workforce Pipeline Project grow skilled technical trade professionals in the Philadelphia region.
  • As an integrated workforce development and recruitment effort, Project MFG collaborates across academic, industrial and government communities to expand the U.S. industrial base workforce.

The First Group of National Industrial Design Institutes Officially Announced at the 2021 World Industrial Design Conference

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

YANTAI, China, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 22, the first group of national industrial design institutes were announced at the 2021 World Industrial Design Conference held at the Yantai International Expo Center in Yantai City, Shandong Province, according to the Organization Committee of the World Industrial Design Conference.

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  • YANTAI, China, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 22, the first group of national industrial design institutes were announced at the 2021 World Industrial Design Conference held at the Yantai International Expo Center in Yantai City, Shandong Province, according to the Organization Committee of the World Industrial Design Conference.
  • In accordance with the requirement in the 13th Five-Year Plan to "establish national industrial design institutes", the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued its Guidelines for the Establishment of National Industrial Design Institutes.
  • After two years of careful consideration, the first group of five MIIT national industrial design institutes were announced at the opening ceremony.
  • The Shandong Industrial Design Institute in Yantai becomes the only national industrial design institute in the intelligent manufacturing sector.

The First Group of National Industrial Design Institutes Officially Announced at the 2021 World Industrial Design Conference

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

YANTAI, China, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 22, the first group of national industrial design institutes were announced at the 2021 World Industrial Design Conference held at the Yantai International Expo Center in Yantai City, Shandong Province, according to the Organization Committee of the World Industrial Design Conference.

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  • YANTAI, China, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 22, the first group of national industrial design institutes were announced at the 2021 World Industrial Design Conference held at the Yantai International Expo Center in Yantai City, Shandong Province, according to the Organization Committee of the World Industrial Design Conference.
  • In accordance with the requirement in the 13th Five-Year Plan to "establish national industrial design institutes", the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued its Guidelines for the Establishment of National Industrial Design Institutes.
  • After two years of careful consideration, the first group of five MIIT national industrial design institutes were announced at the opening ceremony.
  • The Shandong Industrial Design Institute in Yantai becomes the only national industrial design institute in the intelligent manufacturing sector.

Global Operating Tables Market Forecast to 2028 - Featuring Skytron, Steris and Getinge Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

The "Global Operating Tables Market Forecast to 2028 - COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis By Product Type (General Surgery Tables, Specialty Surgery Tables, Radiolucent Operating Tables, Pediatric Operating Tables); Technology; End User; and Geography" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Global Operating Tables Market Forecast to 2028 - COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis By Product Type (General Surgery Tables, Specialty Surgery Tables, Radiolucent Operating Tables, Pediatric Operating Tables); Technology; End User; and Geography" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • However, the high costs of technologically advanced operating tables hinder market growth.
  • Thus, the rising number of hospitals and clinics across the world boosts the growth of the operating tables market.
  • Scrutinize in-depth global market trends and outlook coupled with the factors driving the market, as well as those hindering it.

Net Corporate Debt to Rise by $550 Billion This Year as Companies Deploy Record $5.2 Trillion Cash Reserves Bolstered During the Pandemic

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

However, companies have spent almost none of this new debt and have issued almost no additional debt in 2021 to date.

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  • However, companies have spent almost none of this new debt and have issued almost no additional debt in 2021 to date.
  • Such thrift has meant that global corporate net debt (total debt minus cash) only increased by $151 billion, ending the year at $8.30 trillion (up from $8.15 trillion a year ago).
  • Net debts are set to rise by $500-600 billion this year to $8.8-$8.9 trillion.
  • Cash holdings soared by $1.1 trillion to a record $5.2 trillion in 2020, increasing almost twice as much in one year as in the previous five years combined.

Global Internet of People, Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with China Policy Expert Database

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The strategic partnership aims to provide Chinese entrepreneurs with various services such as policy interpretation, economic trend analysis, strategic interpretation, and industrial research.

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  • The strategic partnership aims to provide Chinese entrepreneurs with various services such as policy interpretation, economic trend analysis, strategic interpretation, and industrial research.
  • China Policy Expert Database is dedicated to creating an authoritative, comprehensive, and professional digital resources database for researching Chinas economic development, and provides cutting edge consulting services on enterprise development and decision-making.
  • Mr. Hu Haiping, CEO and Chairman of the Company, commented: China Policy Expert Database has a large number of experts in fields such as economic analysis, policy interpretation, industrial innovation, and so on.
  • We will join forces with these experts from China Policy Expert Database to help promote local enterprises achieving innovative development, strategic transformation, industrial upgrading, and high-quality growth.