COLUMBUS, OH -- METTLER TOLEDO will utilize a new power supply for all of its electrochemical meters that is fully ENERGY STAR compliant. The new power supplies are lighter, smaller and more efficient. According to the company they saving energy and money for end-users of the pH, conductivity and ion meters produced by METTLER TOLEDO.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established ENERGY STAR in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce air pollution by giving consumers simple energy-efficient choices. Today, with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Energy, ENERGY STAR is featured on more than 40 types of products, from light bulbs to major appliances to new homes and buildings. More than 9,000 organizations have become ENERGY STAR partners and are committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes and businesses.

YAVNE, ISRAEL – Orbotech Ltd., manufacturer of automated inspection equipment for circuit boards and flat panel displays posted a net profit of $5.3 million ($0.16 per share), compared with a net loss of $3.4 million ($0.10 per share) for the corresponding quarter of 2007.
 
The company posted $105.1 million revenue for the second quarter, up 18.6% on the $88.6 million for the corresponding quarter. Sales of equipment to the printed circuit board (PCB) industry totaled $34.5 million for the second quarter, down from $44.4 million for the corresponding quarter. Sales of flat panel display (FPD) inspection equipment more than doubled to $29.8 million from $11.2 million. Sales of equipment for assembled PCBs were unchanged at $7.5 million.
 
Sales of its FPD inspection equipment rose 166 percent to $29.8 million. Sales of equipment to the printed circuit board (PCB) industry fell 22 percent to $34.5 million, which reflected the continuing global economic uncertainty, impacting bare PCB customers' capital investment plans, the company said in a statement.