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Sam Summerville to Head Weidlinger's Transportation Group; Qi Ye Promoted to Transportation Principal
Summerville has extensive experience in the transportation field, having worked on a panoply of projects nationwide; Ye has played a critical role in new business development, focusing on bridge design. - January 10, 2014 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
FDB Panel Fittings Gives Guidance on Multi-Point Locking
FDB Panel Fittings have recently issued a knowledge base guide which covers Multi-Point locking for secure latching of doors. Pre-assembled and bespoke systems are addressed for swinghandles, quarter-turn handles and quarter-turn locks. - January 10, 2014 - FDB Panel Fittings
Ken Joyce Becomes a NACD Board Leadership Fellow
NACD Fellows Demonstrate Their Commitment to the Highest Levels of Corporate Governance and Leadership in the Boardroom. - January 09, 2014 - Ken Joyce, Corporate Director
New Shoulder Screws from Elesa with Collar
New shoulder screws with collar from Elesa UK provide accurate fixing, while leaving a component free to move, and are typically found in industrial machines such as print, textiles, manufacturing and agriculture. - January 09, 2014 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
North Carolina Governor Appoints Dan Dawson to Environmental Management Commission
WK Dickson & Co., Inc. is pleased to announce that Dan Dawson, PE, PLS, the firm’s Vice President and Manager of the Wilmington Regional Office, has been appointed to a six year term on the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission by Governor Pat McCrory. Mr. Dawson has more... - January 08, 2014 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
Laura Rathe Fine Art Announces Ray Phillips & Paul Rousso: "The Sweet Life"
Noted Dallas Gallery Announces 2014 Exhibition Debut Featuring Contemporary "Pop" Art. - December 30, 2013 - Laura Rathe Fine Art
New Product Guide from FDB Panel Fittings Details D-Snap Technology Fittings
The latest Knowledge Base guide from FDB Panel Fittings covers the innovative D-Snap technology employed in the SNAPLINE range of enclosure hardware. The downloadable guide covers an explanation of the technology with a description of the major product types available. - December 22, 2013 - FDB Panel Fittings
New Elesa Safety Indexing Plungers
New safety indexing plunger with red button from Elesa UK for the location of jigs and other equipment where quick, accurate location is required. - December 21, 2013 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
LE Series Electric Actuators - Motorless Option Adds Allen-Bradley, Fanuc and Fastech
SMC Corporation expands its LE Series linear electric actuator motorless option with more manufacturers. - December 20, 2013 - SMC Corporation of America
Goff’s Enterprises Introduces New G2 Lite Spring Assist Door
Goff’s Enterprises, Inc. has announced the addition of the Spring Assist Door to their G2 Lite line of doors. - December 17, 2013 - Goff's Enterprises Inc.
Differential Pressure Switch Ideal for Room Pressure Monitoring, Interlock Pressure Systems, and Controlling Pressures in Gas Fired Heating Systems
Clark Series 605 Differential Pressure Switches feature a unique diaphragm design and self-cleaning contacts for more accurate switching points. - December 10, 2013 - Clark Solutions
Density Marker Beads Kit Now Available from Cospheric LLC
A new line of density marker beads now offers six different densities including 1.02 g/cc (fluorescent green), 1.04g/cc (fluorescent orange), 1.06g/cc (fluorescent violet), 1.08 g/cc (dark blue), 1.09 g/cc (fluorescent red), and 1.13g/cc (fluorescent blue). Cospheric DMB Density Marker Beads are now provided at a 20% concentration in an aqueous solution in 2.5ml vials. - December 07, 2013 - Cospheric LLC
Surveying, HR Professionals Join McKim & Creed
McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, geomatics and planning firm with offices throughout the U.S., announces that Chad Burchette, SI and Lois Chandler have joined the company’s Wilmington, North Carolina office. Burchette rejoins McKim & Creed as a geomatics project coordinator. He... - December 07, 2013 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
GreenSoft Releases Conflict Minerals Module for GreenData Manager Software
GreenData Manager software now generates and manages EICC-GeSI forms. - December 04, 2013 - GreenSoft Technology, Inc.
Extreme Engineering Wins Best Major Theme Ride on the Fly Wire Zip Line
Extreme Engineering wins it's 8th consecutive award at the 2013 IAAPA trade show. This year Extreme Engineering was awarded with one of the most prestigious awards, Best New Major Theme Park Ride, on the Fly Wire Zip Line. - December 03, 2013 - Extreme Engineering
Enventure Technology Services Expands Plant Design Engineering Team
Over the years, Enventure has set up offshore teams for several clients, ranging from multibillion dollar enterprises to SME companies, while also providing a host of Procurement Engineering services. - December 03, 2013 - Enventure Technology Services
Critical Manufacturing Achieves CMMI L3
Critical Manufacturing today announced that it has been appraised at Maturity Level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). The appraisal was performed by the US firm, KAMO Consultancy, LLC. - November 30, 2013 - Critical Software
DP Sensors Workshop Success Continues in Singapore
Acoustic and inertial navigation company, Sonardyne, has recently held its second successful Dynamic Positioning (DP) sensors technologies workshop in conjunction with Guidance Marine and Veripos. - November 30, 2013 - Sonardyne
Scalada Holdings’ EIS to Undergo Third Party Validation
Scalada Holdings plans to enlist the services of a top water treatment engineering company to conduct independent validation of their Elemental Ionisation System. - November 30, 2013 - Scalada Holdings, Ltd.
New 1056 Plastic 180 Degree Hinge from EMKA Features Quick Fit Facility
The new 1056 program clip-together hinge from EMKA UK is suited to simple box and lid installations where substantial quantity production is envisaged at low component cost, such as some electrical, electronic and pneumatic controls or instrumentation. - November 28, 2013 - EMKA (UK) Ltd.
New LightBasic™ Self-Flashing Skylights Ship Quickly and Install Easily
Major Industries recently added on to their economical LightBasic™ line of translucent panel daylighting systems with the introduction of LightBasic™ Quick Ship™ self-flashing single slope skylights during Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. LightBasic™ Quick... - November 26, 2013 - Major Industries, Inc.
Meet Andrew Carter, LSS Life Safety Services® New Sales Manager
LSS Life Safety Services names Andrew Carter as its new Sales Manager. - November 24, 2013 - Life Safety Services
Futuramic Tool & Engineering Co. Expands Offices to West Coast
The full service design and build company is expanding to better serve clients. - November 22, 2013 - Futuramic Media
WK Dickson Wins Award for Unique Collaboration for the Preservation of a North Carolina Landmark
WK Dickson has received an Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina for their work on the new Barbecue Park project in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. - November 19, 2013 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
Advanced Clustering Technologies Releases eQUEUE at SC13
High performance computing clusters are powerful tools. But in many cases, they are underutilized due to numerous factors, with the most common being it is too hard to write scripts for job submission. eQUEUE, a web-based job submission tool, was developed to increase cluster utilization by making it easier to submit jobs to the cluster's queue. - November 19, 2013 - Advanced Clustering Technologies
WREA Brings the Power of Social Media to Demand Response for Smart Grid
WREA offers a method to automatically and intelligently act on real time power usage data, by bringing alerts into mobile devices. - November 18, 2013 - WREA Inc
FDB Panel Fittings Gas Struts Knowledge Base Guide
The Gas Struts Knowledge Base Guide is now available from FDB Panel Fittings with information on applications, operation, key selection criteria, force characteristics, life expectancy and standard sizes/rod ends etc. - November 16, 2013 - FDB Panel Fittings
Weidlinger Presents 10 Papers at SAVE Symposium
Weidlinger engineers presented recent work on progressive collapse and other topics at the 84th Shock and Vibration Symposium in Atlanta; Weidlinger CEO Dr. Raymond Daddazio delivered the keynote address. - November 15, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
New Size Flush Pull Handles for Clean Environments from Elesa UK - Also UL Certified
Elesa have expanded their EPR-PF series of snap-in flush fit pull hands with 3 new versions, including a self-extinguishing type certified to UL-94 VO, plus a clean version suited to applications in medical and hospital equipment and for food processing machines. - November 15, 2013 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
New EMKA Stainless Locks and Swinghandles Meet Demand for Higher Specification
EMKA’s 2013 ECHO catalogue supplement introduces new quarter-turn locks and cams (including rod control), as well as a new IP65 swinghandle for key cylinders or padlock. These new items follow an increasing call for enhanced strength and temperature capability as specialist cabinets are expected to perform their role in harsher environments. - November 15, 2013 - EMKA (UK) Ltd.
Silver Fox Labels Pass Salt Mist Spray Test with Flying Colours
Silver Fox, a leading UK manufacturer of labelling solutions, has reported positive results from the most recent tests carried out on its labels – for salt mist spray. According to the resulting certificate, which relates to the complete range of coloured labels produced by Silver Fox:... - November 14, 2013 - Silver Fox
New Stainless Steel Handwheels from Elesa UK for Specialist Applications
New stainless steel handwheels from Elesa UK for high end applications in the food industry, chemical, offshore and other demanding environments. - November 13, 2013 - ELESA (UK) Ltd
GenRocket Launches V2 Test Data Generation Platform That is up to 75% Faster
GenRocket, Inc. announces the launch of V2 of its test data generation software platform. GenRocket is still just as powerful but now software developers and quality assurance engineers will find it easier to generate test data and can set up and generate their data up to 75% faster. - November 11, 2013 - GenRocket, Inc.
FDB Rocfast Offer Corner Gasket Solutions
FDB Panel Fittings, under their Rocfast service banner, are offering preformed mitred-and-joined frames to fit custom cut-outs on a bespoke and pre-assembled basis. These frames incorporate right angled joins or other angles to suit cabinet frames or door cut-outs for access covers. - November 10, 2013 - FDB Panel Fittings
ComTec Systems is Now Platinum Solution Provider Thru AT&T Partner Exchange Channel
ComTec Systems, Inc., a nationally based voice, video and data solution provider, is now authorized to resell and customize AT&T’s VoIP, cloud and IT networking solutions to small to medium sized companies under the AT&T Partner Exchange program. "The AT&T Partner Exchange... - November 09, 2013 - ComTec Systems
Deteriorating Bridges Uncovered in CBC Investigative Series
"Sudbury's Big Fix" shines light on one city's looming infrastructure crisis. - November 09, 2013 - American Concrete Pipe Association
Cleaver-Brooks Expands Two Plants in North America
Cleaver-Brooks will be expanding its manufacturing capacity and making equipment and process upgrades to it Lincoln plant to meet current and future demand for its products this fall. - November 07, 2013 - Cleaver-Brooks
Burning Test Success for Silver Fox Low Smoke Zero Halogen Tie-on Cable Labels
Silver Fox the leading UK manufacturer of durable labelling solutions, has successfully flame tested its Fox-Flo® Low Smoke Zero Halogen Tie-On Cable Labels against a direct competitor’s brand. - November 06, 2013 - Silver Fox
Sintex-Wausaukee Composites Inc. (SWC), Announces New Executive Alignments
The 3rd quarter was transformational for SWC across a range of business activities including financial, operational, management and M&A activity. Central to advancing Sintex-Wausaukee Composites Inc.'s business strategy are the following organizational changes: · To meet the demands for... - November 05, 2013 - Sintex-Wausaukee Composite Inc.
Papros Inc: Brief Webinar on Demand Released on Using Lab Reports for Global Product Compliance Demonstration
This webinar on demand sheds light on the latest developments in lab report standards for global product compliance and how to efficiently use those developments for compliance demonstration. - November 05, 2013 - Papros Inc.
Strategic Maintenance Solutions Bolstered by SAP Partnership
Strategic Maintenance Solutions (SMS) and SAP have formalized their longstanding relationship. Growth within SMS has been a direct result of the efficiency and business insight brought to the marketplace during SAP implementations and enhancement by SMS consultants. SMS’ clients have benefited with great success. - November 02, 2013 - Strategic Maintenance Solutions
New Stainless Steel Hinges from EMKA Meet the Needs of Specialist Cabinet Builders
Four new stainless steel hinge types from EMKA for stand-alone control, electrical, electronic or telecoms cabinets for use in harsh and adverse environments such as offshore or in heavy washdown areas in food processing or chemical/pharmaceutical production areas. - November 02, 2013 - EMKA (UK) Ltd.
Silver Fox Cable Label System to be Used on London Underground Re-Signalling Project
Thorne & Derrick, along with Bombardier Transportation, are supplying the Silver Fox Fox-in-a-Box Cable Label System for use on the London Underground (LUL) SSR Contract - reportedly the largest metro re-signalling contract ever undertaken in the world. - November 01, 2013 - Silver Fox
Polyurethane Tubing from NewAge(R) Industries Now Available in Three Styles; Offers Durability for Air and Fluid Transfer
NewAge Industries now offers its polyurethane tubing in three versions: unreinforced tubing, braid reinforced hose and a type developed specifically for pneumatics. Each offers the performance properties for which polyurethane is known including natural flexibility, durability, good chemical resistance and superior functioning in weather-related conditions. Both ether and ester tubing formulations are stocked, and the pneumatic style is available in eight colors for easy line identification. - October 26, 2013 - NewAge Industries, Inc.
Open Discussion for Manufacturers on BMPs (Best Management Practices) in Greening Global Processes
A town hall style open discussion is initiated for the promotion of BMPs (Best Management Practices) in the supply chain for the greening of global practices for manufacturers. - October 24, 2013 - Papros Inc.
AXI International Introduces the AXI Portable Particle Counter
AXI International, a Florida-based manufacturer of Diesel Fuel Maintenance and Optimization Systems, announces the release of the AXI Portable Particle Counter. The AXI Portable Particle Counter is a self-contained system that will analyze the cleanliness of fuels and oils, and display the results... - October 24, 2013 - AXI International
FDB Panel Fittings Rocfast Lock Assembly Service Now Offers Up to IP67 Sealing
FDB’s Rocfast lock assembly program saves time, money and mistakes by guiding customers through the process of specification, component matching, ordering, assembly, packaging and logistics. Now it covers the extra sealing requirements of high degrees of dust and water protection up to IP66 and IP67. - October 19, 2013 - FDB Panel Fittings
Hexagon Geosystems Signs Agreement to Acquire Devex
Hexagon Geosystems will strengthen its market position and technology in the mining industry by complementing its well established Leica Geosystems Mining business with the acquisition of Devex. Devex, based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil has a leading market position in the South American market, serving the mining industry with automation solutions for mining operators. - October 18, 2013 - Leica Geosystems Mining
EosGroup Announces Eos Code Manager, the Next Cortex Module
Today Eos Group, Inc. announces the release of Eos Code Manager for Eos Navigator, which gives estimators the ability to set up, manage, and publish libraries of work breakdown structure codes (WBS codes) and values for Sage Estimating estimates. Eos Code Manager is a module for Cortex, Eos’... - October 11, 2013 - Eos Group
EMKA Extruded Gasket Range Reaches 732 Sealing Profiles
The EMKA extruded gasket range has now reached 732 sealing profiles with specialist sections for allied applications such as motor vehicles, railway carriages, and off-road trucks and machines, as well as gaskets for enclosures and other purposes. - October 11, 2013 - EMKA (UK) Ltd.