Jig Saw Blades expand jig saw capabilities.

Jig Saw Blades expand jig saw capabilities.

October 11, 2006 - Suited for cutting material sandwiched between metal, 7 in. T718BF3 bimetal T-shank blade features 14 teeth/in. and provides 4 in. cut depth. It handles medium density fiberboard, structural insulated panels, and oriented strand board. Designed for making fast cuts in wood, 7 in. T744D3 T-shank blade is made of high carbon steel with 6 teeth/in. and cut depth of 5 5/16 in. Blade is suitable for cutting 4 x 4 and 4 x 6 lumber, engineered wood beams, and laminated veneer lumber. .

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Zenith Birla announces FPO of 2.38cr equity shares

Zenith Birla announces FPO of 2.38cr equity shares

Zenith Birla (India), a Yash Birla Group Co, announced a follow-on public offer of 2.38 crore equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 55 per share, reports The Hindu Business Line.

The company's shares closed on Monday at Rs 64.25 on the BSE.

The proceeds of the issue aggregating to Rs 131 crore (Rs 1.31 billion) will fund a new facility to manufacture mechanical (CDW) tubes primarily for automotive application and also meet its working capital needs. The company currently makes steel pipes and machine tools.

The issue opens on October 16 and closes on October 20. Net offer to the public is 96.36 lakh equity shares aggregating Rs 53 crore (Rs 530 million). Promoters will buy 45.45 lakh equity shares costing Rs 25 crore.

Employees and directors of the company, existing shareholders and shareholders of group companies will receive 19.27 lakh equity shares each.

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Freescale Delivers Automotive Instrumentation Cluster MCU with On ...

Freescale Delivers Automotive Instrumentation Cluster MCU with On ...

October 9, 2006 -- Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a 16-bit microcontroller (MCU) designed for the next wave in automotive instrumentation clusters. The MC9S12XHZ512 MCU is claimed to be the industry's first instrumentation cluster MCU featuring an integrated thin-film transistor (TFT) display drive.

With its on-chip TFT driver, the device enables instrumentation cluster designers to reduce the complexity of their designs and implement high-quality graphic displays on low-end automotive dashboards. TFT displays -- standard fare in laptops, cell phones and other mobile appliances -- are gaining momentum in the mainstream automotive market as the technology becomes more cost-effective. The company's latest MCU addresses the instrumentation cluster market, and TFT applications in particular, by offering optimal integration and application-specific features.

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Auto Service and Maintenance Tool Launches Consumer Site

Auto Service and Maintenance Tool Launches Consumer Site TROY, MI (PRWEB) October 10, 2006 -- Servassist Online (www.servassistonline.com), the automotive service and maintenance resource, announced today that it has launched a comprehensive reference site for consumers. Servassist Online for Consumers will provide free, up-to-date information on every aspect of consumer car care. The property includes original articles on typical automotive services, a discussion forum, a daily Web log, and over 2,500 pages of brand- and model-specific online service schedules. The objective of the site and its related features is to arm consumers with a better understanding of automotive service and maintenance to help ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of their vehicles. "This is a good first-stop for consumers who are in need of auto service or repair," says Grant W.

NEC Electronics America Exhibits Semiconductor Solutions for ...

NEC Electronics America Exhibits Semiconductor Solutions for ... CONVERGENCE, DETROIT, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- NEC Electronics America, Inc. today reaffirmed its commitment to providing high-quality automotive semiconductor solutions by showcasing a variety of its products in booth #419 at Convergence 2006, running Monday through Wednesday, October 16-18, at Cobo Center in Detroit. Demonstrations and product displays will highlight NEC Electronics America's innovations for in-vehicle networking; image recognition and processing; tools, modeling and simulation; and other applications including audio, dashboard and safety. As a key player in the automotive semiconductor industry, NEC Electronics America offers products that address the design challenges facing automotive systems designers without compromising performance or power. .

Suzuki Swift and Toyota Echo - Car Audio and Electronics Magazine

Suzuki Swift and Toyota Echo - Car Audio and Electronics Magazine The long road for Natan Budiono has taken him from his native country of Indonesia to a position as a senior acoustics engineer for Panasonic Automotive System Company of America in Michigan. Driven to pursue his goals and provide for his family, Budiono's life story gives new meaning to the word passion. Budiono's passion for audio was originally fostered during his teenage years in Indonesia where he installed his first system in his parent's brand new 1978 Honda Civic. After his first successful endeavor, he began installing systems in his friends' vehicles. Once he graduated high school, he enrolled in the electrical engineering program at Milwaukee School of Engineering in Michigan, where he discovered his interests were not limited to car audio but included SCCA SOLO 2 racing and radio control car racing.

Jig Saw Blades expand jig saw capabilities.

Jig Saw Blades expand jig saw capabilities.

October 11, 2006 - Suited for cutting material sandwiched between metal, 7 in. T718BF3 bimetal T-shank blade features 14 teeth/in. and provides 4 in. cut depth. It handles medium density fiberboard, structural insulated panels, and oriented strand board. Designed for making fast cuts in wood, 7 in. T744D3 T-shank blade is made of high carbon steel with 6 teeth/in. and cut depth of 5 5/16 in. Blade is suitable for cutting 4 x 4 and 4 x 6 lumber, engineered wood beams, and laminated veneer lumber. .

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