Manufacturing

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has finalized an exclusive license with Enable IPC Corp. to develop and sell ultracapacitor technology. The agreement formalizes a relationship that began with a license option agreement that gave Enable IPC the option to license the ultracapacitor technology, an alternative to...

New distribution agreements signed by TomoTherapy will extend access to the company's cancer treatment technology to a greater percentage of the global marketplace. TomoTherapy has signed contracts with distributors in Israel, Greece, Poland, Turkey, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. ...

Alfalight, a manufacturer of high-power diode lasers, has received an additional $1.2 million in funding from the Army Research Laboratory. The money will be used to advance fiber laser pumps that help make the lasers more cost effective and reliable....

The role of information technology in driving leaner, more profitable manufacturing operations in Wisconsin, not to mention positioning the state's key economic engine to compete in the global economy, is unassailable. But even though IT's value is widely accepted, the adoption of information technology in...

TomoTherapy, already enjoying one of its best years financially, has plenty more room to grow after selling its first radiation therapy unit in China. The publicly traded company will officially launch its first Hi-Art System in China during a forthcoming trade mission led by Gov....

The taxpayer's investment in manufacturing assistance continues to pay off in Wisconsin, according to a survey of 136 manufacturers conducted by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership. WMEP's economic impact in the previous fiscal year is pegged at $137 million in increased sales, cost savings, capital...

Nanotechnology and other ultra small technologies will be the focus of the recently opened NanoRite Center for Innovation on the campus of Chippewa Valley Technical College. The center, which was developed to support and attract industry to Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley, has officially opened. ...

Advances in Lithium-ion battery technology are bringing the reality of plug-in hybrids closer to commercialization, and Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls believes a new fleet of Dodge Sprinter delivery vans will demonstrate the promise of this environmentally-friendly technology. The ultimate goal is to make practical all types...