WASHINGTON – The US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced approximately $123.6 million in new funding, as well as $44.7 million of cost share, for 46 projects in 23 states to stimulate technology innovation, improve the energy productivity of American manufacturing, and enable the manufacturing of cutting-edge products in the US.

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DIEPOLDSAU, SWITZERLAND – Plasmatreat founded the subsidiary Plasmatreat Schweiz to better serve the Swiss market. The company has been managed by Klaus Kresser since Aug. 1. The new company has targeted its efforts at supporting Swiss technology companies in evaluating and implementing plasma technology in their processes.

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CULVER CITY, CA – A private equity firm with $1.5 billion of committed capital acquired Ohmega Technologies, manufacturer of embedded thin-film resistive materials.

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ESPOO, FINLAND – Aspocomp has appointed Antti Ojala chief operating officer as of Jan. 7. Ojala was previously vice president, business development and deputy CEO.

Read more: Aspocomp Appoints Antti Ojala COO