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Archives for August 20, 2018

ABB Ability opens ‘marketplace’ for its electrical and industrial apps

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ABB has launched an app store, or marketplace, in which the company now includes its Electrical Distribution Control System and other industrial apps.

The ABB Ability Marketplace has a European version and a US counterpart, Ability being ABB’s industrial internet of things platform.

The company says that, with the unveiling of the ABB Ability Marketplace, in a primary release, ABB is making available its software services in one central online location, offering customers full flexibility to purchase and tailor their digital solutions portfolio.  [Read more…] about ABB Ability opens ‘marketplace’ for its electrical and industrial apps

Hanwha claims to be Japan’s leading solar modules supplier

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Hanwha Q Cells Japan claims it is now “the leading solar module supplier in Japan”, with 770 MW of module shipments in 2017.

Hanwha, which is headquarted in South Korea, says this growth builds upon a strong showing for Hanwha Q Cells Japan in 2016, when the company was the second largest module supplier with 700 MW of shipments.

Hanwha Q Cells Japan first entered the Japanese solar market in 2011. In 2012, the company delivered a relatively modest 50 MW of modules, before rising to become the leading overseas player in 2013 with shipments of 500 MW.  [Read more…] about Hanwha claims to be Japan’s leading solar modules supplier

Parker to supply actuation systems for Aviation Industry Corporation of China

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Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin, the motion and control technologies provider, has been selected by AVIC Aircraft, a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, to supply the fly-by-wire flight control actuation system for its MA700 turboprop regional aircraft.

The flight control actuation system for the MA700 will be jointly designed, developed, assembled, and tested by Parker Aerospace and the FACRI Actuation Systems teams, with Parker taking a lead role.

AVIC Flight Automatic Control Research Institute (FACRI), in Xi’an, is the leading company providing flight control in China. FACRI and Parker Aerospace have also cooperated on the actuation system for the COMAC C919 program.  [Read more…] about Parker to supply actuation systems for Aviation Industry Corporation of China

Magna and Beijing Electric Vehicle to jointly engineer and build electric vehicles in China

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Magna is to form two new joint ventures with Beijing Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd (BJEV) for complete vehicle manufacturing as well as engineering of electric vehicles.

BJEV, a subsidiary of the BAIC Group for electric cars, and Magna, a global automotive supplier and the world’s leading brand-independent vehicle contract manufacturer, have signed term sheets for the new joint ventures.

Over the coming months, Magna and BJEV will work with authorities to implement legally binding joint-venture agreements which will govern the operations of these two joint ventures.

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