Farming also benefited from falling prices for manufactures relative to agricultural products.
The decline of manufacturing and the rise of services should be helping to reduce volatility, because demand for services is usually more stable than demand for manufactures.
Ultrasonic touchless technology uses up to 95% less power than current camera image-based gestural systems, making it an attractive option for device manufactures around the world.
Now the ADB is arguing that, with demand from the advanced economies for its manufactures unlikely to pick up strongly soon, Asia needs to shift to a model based more on rising domestic demand and relying more on its service industries.
For example, one of our clients manufactures parts for trains, trucks, and heavy vehicles.
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The challenge now: a broadly weaker economy that is hurting everything from sales of fiber-optic glass to the filter technology Corning manufactures for diesel automobiles, a business hurt by the popularity of diesel engines in Europe.
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The company provides consultancy services and manufactures parts for the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, BAE, and Mercedes-Benz.
The survey was carried out for GlaxoSmithKline, which manufactures one form of nicotine replacement therapy.
Texas Instruments designs and manufactures semiconductors for sale to electronic designers and manufacturers.
It supplies and manufactures equipment for maritime businesses, including fish farms.
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Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductors for the digital multimedia market, from portable devices such as smart phones to high-end graphics cards and large, high-definition displays.
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Asus manufactures phones for U.S. global positioning system provider Garmin.
"This is an exceptional opportunity for ZAGG to step into the gaming arena by collaborating with some of the most respected names in the industry, " said Kent Wuthrich, executive vice president of marketing for ZAGG, which manufactures and markets iFrogz products.
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Xinhua reports that technology giant FoxConn, which manufactures products for Apple and other computer companies, is working to reduce labor costs by replacing a portion of their workforce with robots, with a goal of having one million robots in place in their factories within three years.
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Another goal is seeking and maintaining trade access for Vietnamese farm produce and manufactures.
Corning manufactures glass substrates for LCDs and is one the major players in the LCD TV industry.
Another bargain: the U.K.-based BBA Group, a conglomerate that makes hydraulic equipment, services aircraft and manufactures nonwoven textiles for things like diapers.
The plant manufactures kitchen galleys for aircraft cabins, as well as special sleeping accommodation for flight crew on long-haul airliners.
GE, which manufactures gas turbines for power generation, wind turbines and a variety of products for energy production, distribution and management is benefiting from this rising demand.
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The conventional wisdom is that China would be a difficult market to tackle for non-Chinese solar manufactures and project developers since the country already has an ample supply of home-grown ones.
Unfortunately, it might adversely impact Microsoft and Research in Motion since both stood to benefit from any prolonged rift with the Android OS. Phone manufactures were looking for non-Android platforms as a way to avoid potential obstacles.
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"Every time a different brand's audit team goes into a factory, the factory has to move the fire extinguishers to be in compliance, " said Sandra Cho, corporate responsibility manager for Columbia Sportswear, which manufactures some clothing in Bangladesh.
Siwei manufactures roof support products for underground mining and has a significant presence in the local Chinese market.
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Jeld-Wen manufactures windows and doors for use in residential and light commercial construction.
Samsung has gained approval to expand the chip plant in Texas where it manufactures the processing chips for Apple.
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DigitalOptics Corporation (DigitalOptics or DOC(TM) ), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA), designs and manufactures innovative imaging systems for smartphones.
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How would those phone manufactures make any money for goodness sake?
Second, "cradle-to-cradle" is a call to manufactures to assume responsibility for the end game of what we make, building in a recovery plan for every widget.
Better news came from aerospace parts maker Hartford, Conn-based United Technologies, which manufactures parts and engines for the aerospace industry, and from commercial airline US Airways.
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