Volvo Trucks launches
Volvo truck finder
Volvo Trucks launched a new version
of its web-based search service for
used vehicles - Volvo Truck Finder.
Volvo Truck Finder has a new design
for better overview of the
information and faster search
process. The first page allows the
customer to immediately see what
is in stock, listed according to type
of superstructure. It is possible to
select a free-text function or a
detailed search function that
guarantees a quick response, which
results in large photos and detailed
information of up to three trucks at
the same time, making it easier to
compare different objects. The truck
customer can specify the search
according to a large number of
criteria such as facts about the
vehicle, the type of superstructure
and whether it should be specially
equipped for a specific operational
area. The new version features some
functions that further increase
the chance of finding the right truck
at once.
If none of the advertised trucks
meet the set criteria, it is possible to
activate an alert function. As soon
as a truck with the specified
parameters becomes available for
sale, the customer receives a
message via SMS or email and can
then directly contact the dealer.
Growth in Taiwan's
machinery exports by
17.2 per cent
Taiwan exported US$1.243 billion
worth of general machinery this
year, representing a year-on-year
growth of 17.2 percent, according
to customs-cleared statistics
compiled by the Taiwan
Association of Machinery
Industry (TAMI).
The TAMI tallies showed the
machine tool category posted the
highest export value of US$273.7
million recently this year, up 28.7
per cent from the year earlier.
TTAMI said these imported
machines were mainly employed
by high-tech industries as
optoelectronics, communications,
information technology
and semiconductors.Wang Chengching,
VP of TAMI, noted Taiwan
still relied on Japan and the US for
the imported machinery.
Synova and Kataoka to
manufacture Laser
MicroJet(R) tools in Japan
Synova, the world pioneer and
leader in water jet-guided laser
technology recently announced a
licensing agreement with Kataoka
Corporation under which the
Japanese laser-equipment maker
will integrate Synova's proprietary
Laser MicroJet(R) technology into
its laser-processing systems sold
exclusively in Japan. This
collaboration includes the
opening of a joint
micromachining centre (MMC) at
Kataoka's Kuze facility in Kyoto,
which will serve as a
manufacturing site for Kataoka's
new Laser MicroJet-integrated
systems, giving Japanese
customers direct access to the
state-of-the- art Laser MicroJet
technology. Synova's Laser
MicroJet is a revolutionary cutting
process combining a laser beam
and a water jet Utilising the
difference in the refractive indices
of air and water, the technology
behind Laser MicroJet creates a
laser beam that is completely
reflected at the air-water
interface, similar in principle to an
optical fibre.
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