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With baby boomers retiring from the ranks of the skilled trade workforce in Texas and across the country, a growing number of labor experts predict a shortage of trained industrial workers in fields such as welding, electrical, plumbing and construction... more »
Minneapolis, MN, December 9, 2008 – The American Filtration and Separations Society will hold its 22nd Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition on May 4-7, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, MN. Students are invited to participate in the 4th... more »
New Berlin, WI, December 2, 2008 -- The one millionth ABB standard (general purpose) drive (type ACS550 and ACH550) has rolled off the production line, marking a historic milestone as the first of an ABB drive range to hit this significant figure.Five... more »
Magny les Hameaux, France, and Chiba, Japan; December 4th, 2008 --, an e-paper display company, and an electronic products and services company, today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Nemoptic will license its bistable BiNem®... more »
Wood Dale, IL –. is pleased to announce its northeast distributor, Millennium Machinery, has opened a new Mitsubishi Waterjet showroom. The 7,500 square-foot facility houses a new Mitsubishi 3000 Suprema waterjet on which regular product demonstrations... more »
November 13, 2008, Cleveland, OH — Jergens, Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of standard tooling components, vises, and other workholding equipment, announced that it has acquired Bock Workholding Inc. Bock, with U.S. headquarters in Ford... more »
Roanoke, VA – With most of the Roanoke plant’s 172 employees looking on, CEO Mitchell Kaneff cut the ribbon last week to its latest expansion. The 62,000 sq ft expansion – Arkay’s second since opening a manufacturing facility in the Roanoke Region in... more »
Allentown, PA, November 10, 2008 — has been awarded $2.4 million by the Defense Dept to demonstrate the improved efficiency and environmental advantages of lithium batteries vs. traditional lead batteries in military use. IB, a worldwide producer of high-capacity,... more »
Wellsville, OH, November 4, 2008 --Wellsville Foundry, which specializes in high-performance castings for high-wear environments, has established a new business unit to supply a broad range of high-wear, and high-impact replacement parts for equipment... more »
Canonsburg, November 2008 – A consortium led by Aquatech International Corporation successfully commissioned Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) facilities at four of ENEL’s coal-fired power plants throughout Italy. The feed for the plants is Flue Gas Desulphurization... more »
Wood Dale, IL –. is pleased to announce its west coast distributor, North South Machinery, has chosen to exclusively represent Mitsubishi Waterjet. By adding Mitsubishi Waterjet to its extensive product line, North South now offers the complete Mitsubishi... more »
St. Louis, Oct. 21, 2008 -- LaBarge, Inc. has received a $1.6 million contract from General Dynamics Land Systems to continue to build cable assemblies for variants of the M1 Abrams tank for the U.S. Army. The M1 Abrams tanks are particularly suitable... more »
Milwaukee, WI –, a consumer-driven optimization company, has announced enhanced features for third-party logistics (3PL) providers in its newest Transportation Management (TMS) release.The new capabilities include a consignment booking portal, easier... more »
Warsaw, IN – Lake City Heat Treating introduces their updated company website,.The redesigned website is easy to navigate and details the company’s Hot Isostatic Pressing and vacuum heat treating capabilities, including maximum temperatures and load capacities.... more »
Rosslyn, VA, November 5, 2008—The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), on behalf of the American National Standard Lighting Group (ANSLG), has published ANSI/ANSLG C78.44-2008 American National Standard for Electric Lamps—Double-Ended... more »
Windsor, CT, September 10, 2008 -- announced today the establishment of distribution agreements with EXAIR Corporation, Rubber Fab Technologies Group and Sheffer Corporation. The addition of these lines will increase the depth and breadth of Kaman’s fluid... more »
Norwalk, CT, October 10, 2008 — ABB announced that it has combined its two popular North American customer conferences into one event. will be held in Orlando, Florida from March 24-26, 2009. The new event merges the established ABB Automation World and... more »
Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 27, 2008 — Rockwell Automation signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission. The agreement will allow both sides to cooperate on projects that help save energy, reduce emissions,... more »
Milwaukee,WI, Oct. 20, 2008 — named Ralph Carter, former president and CEO of, as president of. Carter will be responsible for executing the company’s vision to accelerate growth and development of its Integrated Production and Performance Suite, and... more »
Rosslyn, VA, May 19, 2008 — The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published three separate standards pertaining to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. They were produced by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA),... more »