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Deep Borehole Demonstration Center Announced with Launch Executive Director Ted Garrish

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Friday, January 13, 2023

BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new Deep Borehole Demonstration Center will be publicly launched Feb. 27 at the Waste Management Symposia in Phoenix, Ariz. It was founded as a new nonprofit organization and is open to participation from governments, utilities, nuclear operators and research organizations interested in studying nuclear waste disposal technologies for worldwide deployment.

Key Points: 
  • BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new Deep Borehole Demonstration Center will be publicly launched Feb. 27 at the Waste Management Symposia in Phoenix, Ariz.
  • The Board has appointed Ted Garrish, former Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy, to serve as Launch Executive Director.
  • The Deep Borehole Demonstration Center will allow multinational and cross-organizational collaborations to begin the work of characterizing the entire system.
  • "On behalf of the Czech partners I am representing, we are looking forward to engaging in the Deep Borehole Demonstration Center work."

Festo Marks 50 Years in the U.S. with Major Expansions in U.S.-Based Manufacturing and R&D

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

ISLANDIA, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Festo U.S., celebrating its 50th anniversary year, announces expansion plans for its 47-acre campus in Mason, Ohio. A new production facility and the expanded research and development center will be dedicated to U.S.-centric automation components, systems, and solutions. Festo, a $3 billion family-owned company, is a global innovation leader in pneumatic and electric automation systems.

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  • The Mason campus is also the location of the newly expanded Festo Technology Engineering Center (TEC).
  • Festo TECs are research and development centers where customers collaborate with Festo personnel to co-develop solutions.
  • Celebrating 50 years in the U.S., Festo Corporation has continuously elevated the state of manufacturing with innovations and optimized motion control solutions that deliver higher performing, more profitable automated manufacturing and processing equipment.
  • Through advanced technical and industrial education, Festo Didactic Learning Systems and its partners prepare workers for current and future manufacturing technologies.