LONDON (Feb. 18, 2014) – The manufacturing sector has traditionally implemented a range of wired networks to automate plant floor operations. However, emerging machine-to-machine (M2M) systems such as short-range wireless and long-range cellular networks are evolving into choice solutions for factories of the future.

WILMINGTON, Del. (Feb. 11, 2014) – DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions announced that Underwriters Laboratory Inc. (UL) has certified DuPont ECCtreme ECA 3000 perfluoroplastic resin with a 300 degrees Celsius rating for a minimum thickness of 0.75 millimeters in the UL Plastics Online Certification Directory. The new rating is based on UL mechanical, electrical, and fire performance testing.

HOUSTON (Feb. 14, 2014) – Consult Supply named Pål Waldow as general manager of its headquarters in Tananger, Norway. Waldow will also manage the company’s offshore market business operations of products including chemical tanks, CCUs, baskets, mud skips and custom containers. He will oversee logistics to countries in Europe and Asia.

Waldrow has been with Consult Supply since 2008 and previously held positions as project manager, project coordinator and logistic coordinator.

MUNICH, Germany (Feb. 14, 2014) – BelAZ-75710, the world’s largest mining two-axle all-wheel-drive dump truck with weight-carrying capacity of 450 metric tons, demonstrated the performance worth of an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. The new vehicle rolled out of the BelAZ plant in late 2013 is being field tested as the biggest machine of its class with a record breaking capacity.