For one thing, members have rethought how LPI would handle the problem of testing for distribution-specific knowledge.

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Rounding out the top 10 where: Hangzhou Everfine Photo, a supplier of testing equipment, Shanghai CSG Smart Science, a supplier of power distribution products, Shandong Sinocera Function Material, a maker of ceramic powder for the electronics industry, Beijing Orient National Communication, a software maker, Jiangsu Yunyi, an auto parts maker, Boomsense, a supplier of repeaters, and Staidson Beijing Biopharmaceuticals, a chemicals products maker.

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And in Clackmannanshire, Omega Diagnostics announced a big deal for Indian distribution of its allergy testing kits.

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