China Coal Mine Industry

Along with the ever increasing coal output and the rising level of coal winning equipment in China, the demand for coal mine machinery will maintain the relatively high growth rate in the following years. Promisingly in 2015, the output value of coal machinery industry will reach RMB149.9 billion, with the CAGR of 22.8%.

Besides the analysis on status quo and market demand of coal mine machinery industry, this report probes deeply into the market competition pattern, segment market competition, and key enterprises.


From the perspective of product segments, hydraulic support composes the value core of fully mechanized coal mining equipment and is also the segmented sector that features the most fierce market competition. Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery (Group) Co., Ltd, the leading enterprise in hydraulic support industry all along, possesses the steady market share of 25% or so, and it manufactured 13,444 hydraulic supports in 2010.


Roadheader industry features comparatively high market concentration ratio. SANYHE International Holdings ranks the first with the market share of 32%, followed by JCMMC.

(source: http://www.1888pressrelease.com)

New Training Schedule From SoftInway

The global leading turbmachinery designer,consulter,and education center just anounce the training scheduled for the next half year, these training is according to the demand for industry,  

The trainng courses in Europe an US:

AxSTREAM Workshop: September 10-12, Houston Texas (right before the Turbomachinery Symposium 40);
Axial Turbine Fundamentals + AxSTREAM Workshop: September 26-30, Dusseldorf Germany;
Axial Compressor Fundamentals/Centrifugal Compressor Fundamentals + AxSTREAM Workshop: October 17-21, Boston, MA, USA ;
Axial Compressor Fundamentals/Centrifugal Compressor Fundamentals + AxSTREAM Workshop: October 17-21, Boston, MA, USA.

 
The trainng courses in India:

Axial Turbine Fundamentals + AxSTREAM Workshop: June 27 - July 1;
Axial Compressor Fundamentals + AxSTREAM Workshop: July 18 - 22;
Turbocharger Design and Performance Matching (Radial Turbine and Centrifugal Compressor) + AxSTREAM Workshop: August 8 - 12;
Steam and Gas Turbine Design: September 19 - 23;
Centrifugal Compressor Fundamentals + AxSTREAM Workshop: October 10 - 14;
Steam Turbine Design and Retrofitting + AxSTREAM Workshop: November 21-25.

Increasing Use of Robots in Machinery Industry

There are 19% of the investigated machine-builders intend to change the use of robots at the machines this year according to the research in Germany.

Three sectors are focused on the first application of robots in 2011,  rubber/plastics machines, food processing machines and printing/paper handling machines. The robots are to substitute manual activities which means for the machine-builders in these sectors partly uncharted waters as statements confirm.

Six sectors are expanding the current uses of robots in 2011. These sectors are building/glass/ceramic machines, conveyer, wood processing machines, robotics + automation, packaging machines, machine tools.

Rieter Movement

The Rieter Group embarked on a historic change of course in the

spring of 2011. Shareholders approved a proposal by the Board of

Directors to separate the group and for its two divisions,

engaged in the textile machinery and the automotive components

supply business respectively, to continue in operation as

independent, separately listed companies. Following the

completion of this separation, Rieter has become an industrially

focused supplier of machinery and components for short staple

fiber spinning mills. It pursues the operating business of the

former Rieter Textile Systems Division through two Business

Groups, Spun Yarn Systems and Premium Textile

Components. With the publication of figures for the

first half of 2011,Rieter is reporting for the first time in the

context of this new structure

Next Half Year Group Forecast For YKT

   YKT CORP

             CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS ESTIMATES

 (in billions of yen unless specified)

             6 months to      6 months to

             June 30,2011     June 30,2011

             LATEST           PREVIOUS

             FORECAST         FORECAST

 Sales              4.85             5.50     Operating       

  115 mln           80 mln

 Recurring           134 mln           95 mln

 Net                 130 mln           90 mln

 NOTE - YKT Corp is a trading company of machinery.      For

latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, please double

click on 2693.TK1.

(source: reuters)

Cummins Profit Raise

Cummins, which also makes power generation equipment and filtration systems, warned of a near-term slowdown in china It said measures taken by the Chinese government to control inflation have hit demand for its engines machine used in trucks and off-highway markets.   
  
Cummins' second-quarter sale rose to $505 million, or $2.60 a share, from $246 million, or $1.25 a share, a year earlier.

Excluding some gains, the company earned $2.41 a share, beating Wall Street expectations of $2.01.Sales rose 45 percent to $4.64 billion, exceeding analysts' estimates of $4.27 billion.
Cummins raised its 2011 forecast for profit margin before interest and taxes to 14.5 percent from 14 percent and its sales outlook for the year to $18 billion from $17 billion.

International Inc reported as a higher quarterly profit

Its shares fell as Wall Street digested the company's reporting on discontinued operations, lower aerospace margins, and a steep drop in Caterpillar Inc stock price after the maker of heavy machinery reported a profit short of expectations.

The shares, dropped as much as 4.6 percent after its results were released, were down 2.1 percent in midday trade at $56.97.

The system has been made to manage the temperature and security of large buildings, said sales were $9.3 billion after adding in $234 million from its discontinued consumer products group.

Increasing profit for UTC

According to the recent report, the United Technologies Corp had 18% sale increase for the 2rd quarter this year.

The two major program erospace and building systems togather has S1.3 billion up, as well there is $1.45 per share up, totally for this quarter alone there was 8.7% to $15 billion,
The strong quarter pushed UTC’s net earnings for the first half of 2011 to $2.33 billion, or $2.55 per share, up from $1.97 billion, or $2.13 per share at the same point a year earlier. It make UTC an money making machine again!

List of disruption for the Chile’s Escondida these years

Following is a timeline of strikes, accidents and weather problems that disrupted mining operations in Chile, the world's top copper producer, over the past year.
We now are listing all the disruption to the world’s largest copper producer in the past few year
November 2010 - A 32-day strike at the giant Collahuasi mine, the longest ever at a major private Chilean mine
February 2011 - Unusually hard rains in the Atacama desert halted output at Escondida for about four hours in late February.
 April 2011 - Collahuasi lifted a force majeure on copper concentrate exports imposed after an accident at its key sea terminal in December.
April 2011 - Global miners Anglo American and Xstrata posted a drop in first-quarter copper output as heavy rains hit operation in northern Chile.
June 2011 - Violent protests by contractors demanding higher wages forced Codelco to slow operation at the world's No.5 copper mine El Teniente.
June 2011 - A power outage in northern Chile slowed operations at some the world's top copper mines for several hours.
June 2011 - Union leaders briefly blocked roads to Codelco's giant Chuquicamata mine in June in a protest that did not hit output.
 July 2011 - A once in half a century winter storm hit mining operations in Chile's copper-rich north in July, forcing more than half a dozen mines to halt operations or slow mining after dirt roads at their open pit operations became dangerously slippery
July 2011 - Thousands of Codelco union workers staged a company-wide strike for one day to demand a bigger say in the state-run miner's restructuring plans.

Some human issue can be avoided indeed by the well defined plan, the natural disater will some not be avoided which will cause people and marchinery damage, which can really do any thing about that.

Train Crash in China Last Saturday

There are two train all heading fuzhou China ,creashed in the wenzhou China last Saturday night, so far as reported as about 35 dead and 200 injuring.

Investigation from the local gouvrnment report show, the reason of this crash is due to the lighing strick the first train and making it lost power, and the second train was informed what happen to the first train, finally hited the first train at back, and four carriages form the second train falling off a bridge. Now the all the injuring be settled in the local hospital, rest people already be send home.

Looking at this accidence was much caused by machinery problem, but about poor cordination skill form the navigation center. So the 35 people already dead because their mistake, some from gourvnment must be reponsable for that. God bless China!

Pan American Metals of Miami Recognization

People buy gold as investment for two purposes,against inflation, and buying and sell at the optimum time.

For those people who buy gold to be against inflation, will keep on buy the metal as long as they can afford it. For the people only buy gold or other metal for selling and buying at optimum time, will be planning to buy whenever prices slide and to sell for a quick profit whenever the prices reach to the peak.

Whatever reason is for investing, a reputable precious metals brokerage can offer advice and help investors achieve their financial dreams. Pan American Metals of Miami, under the leadership of Bill Hionas, has a team of brokers standing by to offer advice tailored to the specific needs of the clients

Big Succese For Lincoln Electric In The Second Quarter This Year

Well known manufacturer of welding equipment-Lincoln Electric has 75% profit rising for the second quarter comparing to last year’s.

The total sale during second quarter was about $700 million, nearly 36% more than the data in the seam period time last year.

According the increase in profit,  it also perfom well in the stock market, the stock on the NASDAQ goes up by 7.5%, It is still looking good for The third quarter.

Inverter Welding and Cutting Equipment Producer

China has become a big producer of welding and cutting equipment. In 2010, the market size of welding and cutting equipments in China reached RMB22.3 billion, with RMB7 billion attributable to inverter welding and cutting equipment, the proportion of which remains approximately 28%, far lower than 60%-70% level in developed countries. In the upcoming three years, the welding and cutting equipment market size will present steady growth.

In recent years, foreign-funded enterprises in the manufacturing of welding and cutting equipment have gradual access into China. Chinese manufacturers and overseas peers have staged cut-throat competition in each market segment. In steel structure Industry, welding equipment of Lincoln Electric, Panasonic, OTC, Shandong Aotai, Beijing Time finds wide application; The most popular brands in light industry are Shenzhen Riland, Shanghai Tayor, and Shandong Aotai; and in civil maintenances, the brands including Shanghai People Welder, Nanhai Yinxiang, Shenzhen Riland, and Shenzhen Jasic are primarily utilized.

China Bullet Train Is Safe

Along with Communist Party's 90th birthday on July, the newest high-speed rail line begin to operate. Altough it is in testing and drawing stage, all date shows it is function approprately.

This rail line connects Beijing and Shanghai, the two major city in China, The whole project is completed in 3 years, now it is only taking about 5 hours to commute from Beijing to Shanghai,or either way. It brings great convinerce to China’s people; It reduces the travel cost and time between those cities.

In the testing/ drawing stage, enginer find different ways to test a machines,even whole rail line, the result is pretty good, and engineers are confident with the safety of the system. Got to try this new one when I am free.

China AFC Is Growing Rapidly

As the development of subway and high-speed railway in China, the AFC equipment market will understandablely grow in following decade.

By the year of 2010. Togather there 12 cities from mainland China totally equipped up 1395km for the subway mileage, with the rising trend, the rail transit AFC equipment's market size to be predicted as RMB16.4 billion in China in the year of 2020. What is more, the market size for high-speed railway AFC equipment are expected to reach RMB4 billion by 2015. So the market is really huge.

Recently, the AFC equipment quantity in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou respectively took the Top 3 positions, occupying more than 70% of the mainland total. As it is shifting to other cities of mainland China, which will widely boosts the market size.

Increasing Demand For Rail Transit Air-conditionning in China

Recent years, as the economic blooming, China speed up the national facility development, Railway System is one of the fast development facilities. Railway System Development rise a high demand for the Rail Transit Air-conditionning, which nend to be met.

By the end of 2010, the railway mileage in China reached 90,000km, The extension also increase the high demand for rail wehicles,and speed up rail machinery industry develoment in China.

The demand for the rail transit air-conditioning has reached 136,800 sets in the year of 2010, and it has annual 24.6% growth rate.  Railway passenger talk the 76% of the total market share, followed by urban rail -20%.

At moment, The demand is hardly to be met, according to the  techinical barrier and others, there are not more the ten mabufacturers of rail transit air-conditioning, The leading five manufacturers take the 90% of the market.

Mufulira Copper Smelter Upgrades For Zambia's Company

In the early of this year. Zambia's copper and cobalt miner-Mopani just annouced that they invest about $300 million in a new mine shaft, and it is able to produce 200,000 tons of cooper a year currently, which is the second  largest in Zambia.

According to the latest news, Mopani is upgrading its ageing Mufulira copper smelter according to the  machinery required for the project.The new convert costs over $25 millions, it is able to reduce sulfur emissions, which helps to meet goal of reducing sulfur emission by
97% in the next few years,

The whole machine installation will be complated by the end of this year, and they also set to install an acid plant at the smelter.

The Replacements For The Incandescent Bulbs

In the recent trade show, there are some incandesent bulb's replacement appearing on the show, and according to the news, they are most likely going on the market next year.

                   
The incandescent bulbs is  be on the market for century, the idea about it is to turn electricity into heart, it consumes large amount electricity and so not efficency. So the US like to ban it, and introduce a new standard for the light bulb for the energy efficiency.

However, creat a replacement is also not a easy thing, people have to figure out how to fir new bulbs into lamps and ceiling fixtures designed for the older one.

Compact fluorescents are the most obvious replacement,it contains a small amount of toxic mercury vapor, which is released if they break or are improperly thrown away. They last longer than traditional bulbs but not as long as LEDs. Brighter models are bulky and may not fit in existing fixtures.

Organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, has had problems reaching mass production.  They're used as vibrant color screens for smartphones. But making OLEDs that are big, bright, cheap and long-lasting enough for use as light sources has proved difficult, and it is using chemicals that are sensitive to oxygen and spoil unless sealed very carefully.

LEDs are efficient, durable and produced in great quantities, but they're still expensive. An LED bulb can contain a dozen light-emitting diodes, or tiny semiconductor chips, which cost about $1 each. The big problem with LEDs is that although they don't produce as much heat as incandescent bulbs, the heat they do create shortens the lifespan and reduces the efficiency of the chips. The brighter the bulb, the bigger the problem is.

Light Bulb Standards Facing Fund Cut

Recently, there is a debate whether to revoke the bill to replace new standards to traditional incandescent light bulbs. Many really focus on it now.

According to the latest news, an amendment to block funding for the standards passed by voice vote.

What is this new standard all about,  the total point about this idea is to reduces the amount of greenhouse gases to be releaced to the air, the new stards will be 30% more efficient, and reduces the number of coal-fired plants by 30 in the state along in 20 year.

Personally, it is a such bad decision to stop this plant by cutting fund. We needs better evirnment,and cleaner earth!  Let's focus on that.

Led Video For The Jacket

Led Technology has provide a lot advanced solution for the lighting system, people are putting hight expectation for this technology, for contributing even more to the daily life.

recently, A jacket that incorporates a 60” LED video display over the body and sleeves paves the way for wearable and interactive bicycle lighting.

LED jackets would provide a high-tech alternative to the luminous yellow tabards favoured by soem cyclists. The jacket gives off more than enough light for the urban cyclist and the moving images could display messages to other road users. Large flashing arrows be highly-visible turn signal and messages such as ‘too close’ , ‘thank you’ and ‘stopping’ would prove useful.

This invention bring the led into new use beyond energy saving, evironmental protection. it brings safety for the human. 

UKESF summer electronics school

A only five day course for student about 16 and 17 year old was held at the University of Bristol,UK,The course is being delivered in partnership with the UKESF affiliated universities and the EDT Headstart programme which runs engineering and science taster courses at universities arround UK, which have big influence in that area.

The finals of a design and build challenge, where scholars competed to create the best performing two wheeled balancing robot.  The course revealed a depth of talent within the next generation of electronics engineers.

Students is able  to participat  in innovation sessions, brainstorming ideas for future products and attended lectures from leading UK researchers. They also met with inspirational engineers from world leading electronic design companies.

The Advanced Imaging Technology From TSA

TSA is currently testing new software on its advanced imaging technology machines that enhances privacy by eliminating passenger-specific images and instead  auto-detecting potential threat items and indicating their location on a generic outline of a person. TSA will test the new software at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport beginning in February 2011.

The new software will automatically detect potential threat items and indicate their location on a generic outline of a person that will appear on a monitor attached to the unit. with recent version , the areas identified as containing potential threats will require additional screening. The generic outline will be identical for all passengers. If no potential threat items are detected, an "OK" will appear on the monitor with no outline. By eliminating the passenger-specific image associated with the current version of AIT, a separate TSA officer will no longer be required to view the image in a remotely-located viewing room. Through removing this step of the process, AIT screening will become more efficient, expanding the throughput capability of the technology. To view what can be seen on the monitors,

Some Birtish Cities Switch Street Light off Saving Energy

Street Light is being to important in own daily life; However, some may complain that street light is been wasting energy more of time, large amount of energy is running out every night for nothing, we now really have to find a way to manage the waste.

Now some British cities are trying to switch off street light in certain period of a day, in order to reduce electricity waste; Carmarthenshire along, by switching 3000 out 18000 street light off after midnight, when people do not need it, saved £3,370 per month last year.

It also caused some complants by local people, but the local council has disclaim that all the related complaints can be solved easily, and they will continully to do that to reduce the electricity comsumption.

Those cites have prove us that by switch partly off street light in certain period time of a day will contribute to significant amount energy saving without side effect to the society, why not other do so?

The Light Bulb Ban

In the year of 2007, the US gouvernment publish a bill calling for light bulbs to become gradually more efficient beginning in 2012 and ending in 2020, which requires higher standard bulb with more efficient incandescent bulbs, compact fluorescents and LEDs to replace the traditional one.

The higher standard brings significant economic benefits, it helps to save energy and cut pollution; By the year of 2010 higher standard help Amerca reducing 33 coal-fired power plants, saving $12 billion a year for whole nation and $85 for each house, so it highly supportted by the grass.

However, the currect US govrnment may roll back those higher efficiency standards according to the certain political pressure, which some say government need not have interferene in the marketplace. So, would it be rolled back, let’s wait and see!