WCA January 2013

Industry news

New vice president of global sales

president of Beta LaserMike. “He has extensive knowledge of technical sales leadership and possesses a strong background in general management. “This is important as we continue to expand our commercial footprint across international markets for measurement and control solutions.” Mr Luffman holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from East Carolina University and has obtained an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School. Beta LaserMike – USA Website : www.betalasermike.com

Beta LaserMike has appointed Randy Luffman as vice president of global sales. Mr Luffman will be responsible for further expanding worldwide sales for Beta LaserMike’s line of gauging and testing systems. The company’s regional sales directors will directly report to Mr Luffman. Mr Luffman joins from RedZone Associates where he was managing partner for the company’s business of designing, recruiting, training, and leading sales organisations for B2B clients.

▲ ▲ Randy Luffman

and an impressive track record in channel development and global sales growth,” said Ken Wright,

“Randy brings a wealth of experience

Sun becomes energy thanks to Belgian technology

Chinese Ruiyu Photovoltaic Materials (ReneSola Group), a leading producer of solar wafers, is using two patenting lines from FIB Belgium with Ecoquench fluidised bed to produce sawing wires. The results are expected to lead to an increase in production for the company in the near future. FIB Belgium is a leading supplier of patenting lines within the framework of sawing wires. New induction solutions are also available for the diffusion process, both in steel cord and in the scope of sawing wires. company Sichuan

FIB Belgium sa – Belgium Website : www.fib.be

▲ ▲ The two lines from FIB Belgium

Japan warned of power shortages

960,000kW of capacity in fiscal 2011 because of technical problems that affected power generation equipment. If winter operations go to plan, however, supply is projected to exceed demand by 6.7 per cent in January and 5.8 per cent in February 2013, exceeding the generally accepted minimum of 3 per cent.

cent for households and businesses in the prefecture (based on peak winter demand in fiscal 2010). Hokkaido Electric presented its shortfall projections at a government meeting on electricity supply and demand for this winter, when most of the country’s nuclear reactors are expected to be offline in light of the Fukushima disaster.

The Japan Times reports that Hokkaido Electric Power Co has estimated demand for electricity may exceed supply by up to 10.4 per cent this winter if the utility experiences problems at its major thermal power plant or other generation facilities. power transmission line between Honshu and Hokkaido is limited. As a result, the government may introduce a power saving target of around 5 to 10 per The capacity of the

Hokkaido Electric – Japan Website : www.hepco.co.jp

The utility lost an estimated

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