issue 2, June 2011

Mr. Toni LaznikCEO at ICM SloveniaDear Mr. Laznik, could you please present the history of your partnership and your plans for future cooperation with Bulgarreklama Agency, Sofia, Bulgaria?I have known ... more

Tenesol, the global solar power provider, has opened a new subsidiary in Greece. The company has operated in Greece for many years through its distribution network. Tenesol will reinforce this ... more

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC) has invested an undisclosed amount into organic electronics technology company Novaled AG of Dresden. Novaled owns significant expertise in the development of power-efficient OLED technologies ... more

Two new water treatment plants will process the water for the capital of Bulgaria. The facilities are located near the villages of Mala Tsarkva and Pasarel, and their construction was ... more

Sopharma opened a newly built plant for solid dosage forms in the Republic of Serbia.The new plant of Sopharma and the Serbian partner in the Project Ivancic i Sinovi was ... more

The EBRD is making a €1.4 million investment in Meykar, one of Turkey’s leading private manufacturers and distributors of frozen beverages to expand the company’s capacities and product range.The two-tranche ... more

The Japanese power tools maker Makita is moving its head office for Eastern Europe from Vienna to Ljubljana. The company decided to move because it wanted to be closer to ... more

A Bulgarian company presented at the traditional International Technical Fair in Plovdiv struck three deals for a total of two hundred million euros right after the end of the opening ... more

TME has become an official distributor of SCHURTER - a leading Swiss manufacturer of professional passives and electromechanical elements for IT segments, Telecom as well as for the aviation and ... more

Hypertherm, a manufacturer of advanced metal cutting systems, is number one in a new survey of steel service center executives. Executives responding to the Metal Center News Top 10 Service ... more

Enel S.p.A. announces that it has reached an agreement with ContourGlobal LP (ContourGlobal) for the sale of the entire share capital of the Netherlands-registered companies Maritza East III Power Holding ... more

OPEN MIND is investing in the development of a proprietary CAD platform. The CAM specialist has decided to launch its own CAD solution, specifically designed for CAM machining. The software ... more

Tyco Electronics Ltd. received shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting to change the company name to TE Connectivity Ltd. "Our new name better reflects the products and solutions we ... more

ZMD AG, a global supplier of energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, and medical applications, announced two high-performance devices to complement its family of LED driver integrated circuits. ... more

More than 30 electronics EMS from all over Turkey have attended the SIPLACE Innovations Symposium in Izmir on April, 16th. A lot of interest was shown in the presentations covering ... more

Haas Automation Europe (HAE) opened the first Haas Technical Education Centre (HTEC) on Madeira, Portugal. The HTEC initiative is a partnership between European educational establishments, Haas Automation Europe (HAE), its ... more

Bulgarian company Paradise Electric Consult recently presented new solution for earthing systems. "Zeus is artificial soil which has been developed as a result of in-depth research and in response to ... more

MicrochipDIRECT, the direct source of products from Microchip Technology Inc. and Microchip third parties, announced that it has expanded inventory to further support its customers in these uncertain times. Inventory ... more

Highlights from Hannover Messe 2011The world’s foremost technology event, Hannover Messe 2011, ended with the best outcome in 10 years. The exhibition attracted a total of well over 230,000 visitors. ... more

South-East European PV Market ReviewPV markets have never performed so well in their entire history. While the awareness about the PV’s capabilities grows in the public opinion, it now appears ... more

LED Lighting Production in South-East EuropeLight emitting diode (LED) lighting has been blazing a trail through the South-East European lighting market over the last few years. LEDs’ outstanding energy efficiency ... more

Not all precision op amps are created equal: benefits of different precision op amp architectureKevin Tretter, Microchip TechnologyWhilst there is little doubt that higher-precision operational amplifiers (op amps) can eliminate ... more

The world’s machine tool industry is being reshuffledsays Martin Kapp, Chairman of the VDWThe German machine tool industry is forecasting a 30 per cent increase in production output for 2011. ... more

NSK Balkan Representatives present the company’s activities to South-East European INDUSTRIAL Market magazineInterview with Mr. Todor Dimitrov responsible for sales in Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Mr. ... more

We are producing the largest bending press in the worldInterview with Mr. Murat Baykal, CEO in Baykal and Mr. Bayar Koray, Bayer BGDear Mr. Baykal, your company is producing the ... more