TPT January 2009

I ndustry N ews

Business News in Brief…

Olympus , USA, has launched a new global website – www.olympus-ims.com – which

business news in brief…

contains information on ultrasound (UT), eddy current (EC), remote visual (RVI) and high-speed video (HSV) testing products. The multi-language site offers application notes that guide customers to cost- effective test solutions, as well as software downloads, and a PDF library.

ThyssenKrupp Metallurgie GmbH (www.tkmet.com) has appointed Metal Trading SARL as

Otto Junker GmbH (www.otto- junker-group.de), Germany, has appointed Dr Hans Rinnhofer

its exclusive commercial agent for the sale of primary copper, zinc and nickel in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. ThyssenKrupp Metallurgie GmbH, Germany, is one of the largest metal trading companies in Europe, with an annual turnover of about €1.2 billion. Metal Trading SARL, France, is a privately- held non-ferrous metal trading company.

as chairman of the board of Otto Junker GmbH. “With Dr Rinnhofer we have enlisted a proven expert in the technology areas of our group of companies,” said Mr Klaus K Moll, the chairman of the supervisory board. Prior to his appointment at Otto Junker, Dr Rinnhofer has recently held executive positions as managing director of Maerz GmbH and board chairman of the Austrian Research Centers GmbH in Vienna.

Siemens (www.siemens.com) has acquired German company Innotec GmbH , an international

vendor of digital engineering software and services for the process industry. As a result of the acquisition, the company will become a subsidiary of Siemens AG, assigned to the Industrial Automation Systems business unit. www.read-tpt.com Read this magazine online @:

Trumpf (www.trumpf.com), Germany, has finalised the takeover of SPI Lasers (www.

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ChTPZ-IPS (www.chtpz-group. ru), Russia, has signed a US$3 million contract with Zeromax , Switzerland, to deliver pipeline

spilasers.com) following its shareholders approval of the sale of more than 90 per cent of the company’s shares to Trumpf. According to the company, the market for industrial lasers will continue to grow, including fibre lasers for applications in the low power range. SPI Lasers is a manufacturer of fibre lasers and its product range complements Trumpf’s product portfolio.

fittings for the Gazli booster pump station in Uzbekistan. The company, a part of the Rimera Group, will deliver products including tees, caps, flanges, swages and bends. Gazli BPS construction, which started in 2008, will substitute the obsolete station constructed in 1962.

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