Machinery & Tools News

Piece together the latest news on large, industrial machinery as well as parts and tools manufacturing. Gain insights into companies developing motors. gears, bits, wrenches, vises, drills, hinges and machinery for the construction, agriculture and service industries, among others. Learn about mergers and acquisitions, new products and services, innovations and technology in the world of machinery and tools.

Hernon Manufacturing and Bliss Clearing Niagara Sign Cooperation Agreement

Hernon Manufacturing adds BCN as an authorized integrator for its ammunition sealing equipment. - September 13, 2012 - Hernon Manufacturing

Retro Systems Automated Plasma Systems Available from Weldstar

Weldstar introduces Retro Systems, manufacturer of CNC precision profile cutting machines for oxyfuel, plasma, and waterjet cutting processes. - September 13, 2012 - Weldstar

Matenaer Expands Fabrication Department with Two New Laser Cutters to Add Capacity and Capabilities

Matenaer Corporation announced today the introduction of two new laser cutters. Two Amada LC-3015F1 NT lasers were selected to join Matenaer’s lineup of existing lasers to add capacity to their high-demand fabrication department. - September 13, 2012 - Matenaer Corporation

Innovation Direct™ to Serve as Marketing Agent for Woern Invention

An innovative new product designed to prevent a common workplace hazard, the Woern Invention, has been developed by Thomas Woern of Mayville, Michigan. The invention's unique design provides peace of mind and safety to those working around gas tanks in the welding industry. The welding trade can... - September 12, 2012 - Innovation Direct, Inc.

Newport Introduces 170-TPI High-Precision Adjustment Screws

Newport Corporation introduces high-precision adjustment screws with a 170-thread-per-inch (TPI) thread pitch, providing a 43% improvement in sensitivity over standard 100-TPI adjustment screws. - September 08, 2012 - Newport Corporation

FURA Submersible Sump/Sewage Line Offers Pumps of All Specifications

Fura International, a manufacturer and service provider of high quality pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, introduces up to 150 HP pump line of highly efficient industrial booster pumps. - September 08, 2012 - Fura, Inc

S+S with New Sales Partner in Brazil

Growing interest in metal detection technology on the South-American growth market - September 01, 2012 - S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH

MAHA USA Auto Lifts to Showcase at Upcoming Industry Events

MAHA USA recently announced their auto lifts will be on display at upcoming tradeshows across the country and around the globe. The presence of MAHA USA at these industry events will provide attendees with a firsthand look at the latest auto lifts being offered by the company. - August 31, 2012 - Maha-USA

Dunkermotor's New Bifurcated Wormetary™ Solar Tracking Motors

Dual Planetary Output Gears Share the Load in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Applications, While Offering Benefits of Self-locking and Resistance to Shock Loads Without Sacrificing Energy Efficiency - August 29, 2012 - Dunkermotoren USA Inc.

BDA Advises Larsen & Toubro on the Divestment of L&T Plastics Machinery to Toshiba Machine Co.

Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") is pleased to report that its client, Larsen & Toubro Ltd (“L&T”), a diversified, publicly traded Indian engineering group, has entered into an agreement with Japan-based Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd (“TMC”) to divest its... - August 27, 2012 - BDA Partners Ltd

ROTOCONTROL Demonstrating RSP Security Inspection Machine at Labelexpo Americas in AVT Stand

RSP to remain in the US and marks the 5th ROTOCONTROL finishing machine sold into North America. - August 25, 2012 - ROTOCONTROL

New Portable Fuel Tank Cleaning System by ALGAE-X International, the TK 240-XT

Most engine performance problems start in the tank and the root of the issue lies in the condition of your fuel. If your system is not operating at its peak potential, learn about your system issues and discover how to obtain reliability. - August 24, 2012 - AXI International

National Diamond Enterprises Now Offering Discounts on Their Diamond Blades and Grades

National Diamond is a leading US manufacturer & distributor of diamond saw blades, diamond core bits, loop blades, diamond cup wheels, diamond polishing pads, tuck point blades, turbo blades and other specialty diamond cutting and finishing tools from over 20 years. To check out the entire diamond tool range, please visit http://www.national-diamond.com/ - August 23, 2012 - National Diamond Enterprises

CCS-Inc. Releases New Panel PC, the Seppala-T New Cost-Effective Alternative for Industrial Settings

CCS-Inc., a leader in industrial computer, enclosure, and networking solutions for harsh environments and mission-critical applications, is proud to introduce the Seppala-T Panel PC. Serving as a cost-effective alternative for Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications, the Seppala-T is available pre-loaded with InduSoft Web Studio HMI software, an easy-to-use SCADA application designed for turning data into high-yield production. - August 22, 2012 - Comprehensive Computer Solutions

X & D Supply Now Carrying Rocky Mountain Twist Cutting Tools

Rocky Mountain Twist cutting tools, a leading brand of innovative, high quality tools, now available through X & D Supply and xdsupply.com. - August 18, 2012 - Thoughtrend, Inc.

MariTool End Mill Tool Holder Giveaway – Machined In America

Win a MariTool CAT40 1/2″ x 3.0″ or a BT40 1/2″ x 2.0″ End Mill Tool Holder. Enter once, and then share for more chances to win. - August 17, 2012 - Tap Associates, Inc.

Keeping Up with the Economy: Automation Devices, Inc. Increases Workforce

Automation Devices, Inc. a vibratory feeder manufacturer in Fairview, Pa. is adding to their workforce to keep up with the growing economy. - August 10, 2012 - Automation Devices, Inc.

TorrMetal Adds Prototyping and Die Making Capabilities for Short and Long Runs, with the MD+PRO III Advance Wire EDM

Manufacturer of Custom Metal Stampings Adds State-of-the-Art Wire Cutting Technology for High Precision Tolerances in Prototyping and Die Making - August 09, 2012 - TorrMetal Corporation

New Drill Driven Impeller Pumps Great Choices for Corrosive and Non-Corrosive Transfer Applications

Series N2001 and U2001 Pumps rated to flows of 60LPM (15.9GPM), pressures to 4 BAR (58 PSI). - August 08, 2012 - Clark Solutions

Intelligent Servo and Brushless Motors Now Available with High Torque and Efficiency Wormetary™ Gearing

Innovative worm and planetary gear combination designed for solar, medical and motion control applications requiring self-locking capability and resistance to shock loads without sacrificing energy efficiency. - August 07, 2012 - Dunkermotoren USA Inc.

Thompson Pump Launches Gator Giveaway

Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Co., Inc., a full-service provider of high quality pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, introduces the launch of the Gator Giveaway Sweepstakes at upcoming events. - August 06, 2012 - Thompson Pump

First Impression Selects ROTOCONTROL RSC Slitter/Rewinder

Machine installation and training was completed in one day. - August 04, 2012 - ROTOCONTROL

FSI Technologies Inc. Introduces CLH Series Lenses for Machine Vision Applications

FSI introduces a new line of industrial machine vision lenses. These lenses work well with most common machine vision applications, come in a variety of focal lengths, and can be purchsed separately or as part of a complete system. - July 28, 2012 - FSI Technologies Inc.

New Clamping Hand Knobs from Elesa

Clamping Hand Knobs from Elesa for machine tools, jigs, disability aids, instrumentation mounts and positioning of fixtures for removal or re-positioning. - July 28, 2012 - ELESA (UK) Ltd

Rotacaster Newsletter Has Special Pricing Through Mid-August 2012

Rotacaster just released special pricing in the latest newsletter about the omniwheel. The last issue focused on the Rotatruck; the newest issue focuses on what powers all materials handling solutions…the aptly named Rotacaster. The Rotacaster was developed to improve on the swivel caster... - July 27, 2012 - Rotacaster Wheel Ltd.

Shanklin Shrink Wrap Equipment Now Offered by Crawford Provincial Packaging Equipment

Shanklin Shrink Wrap Equipment and Heat Tunnels Get Thumbs Up Approval. Shanklin Shrink Equipment Now Added to the Quality Product Lines of Toronto's Leading Packaging Equipment Distributor. - July 26, 2012 - Crawford Provincial Packaging Equipment

Huge Growth Potential in Manufacturing Sector Boosts Machine Tools Market in India, Finds Netscribes

Netscribes launches a report on the Machine Tools Market in India 2012 as a part of Netscribes’ Manufacturing Industry report series. - July 25, 2012 - Netscribes, Inc.

Vision Series 4 Controller: The Next Generation in Motion Controllers

Introducing the next generation of motion controllers, the Vision Series 4 Controller. The new generation controller will be used on all Phoenix 1212, 16 Series, MAX Series, 24 Series, and 25 Series engraving machines and CNC routers. - July 25, 2012 - Vision Engraving Systems

Robopac Stretch Wrapping Machines Demo at Printech Stand Saudi Print Pack Exhibition

The Printech Stand at the Saudi Print Pack exhibition saw a lot of activity in terms of live demos of Automatic and semi-automatic Stretch Wrapping machines from Robopac, Italy along with those from many other prominent printing and packaging manufacturers at their stand. - July 25, 2012 - Printech Middle East LLC

Innovative Worm and Planetary Gear Mating Results in High Torque, High Efficiency, Non-Backdrivable PMDC Gearmotors

Dunkermotor's new Wormetary™ gearmotor solution is up to 2.5 times more energy efficient than electric motors mated to conventional worm gear reducers alone. - July 19, 2012 - Dunkermotoren USA Inc.

TWN Releases Wildfire Camouflage™ for 3D Surface Application

Moon Shine Attitude Attire™'s Wildfire Camouflage™ Available as Hydrographic Film - July 19, 2012 - TWN Industries

New Optical Media Shredder is Compact, Fast, Durable

The new Model 0202 OMD Optical Media Destroyer from Security Engineered Machinery (SEM) has the highest-rated throughput capacity of all such shredders evaluated and listed by the National Security Agency (NSA) — 2,400 CDs or DVDs per hour. Exceeding the requirements of the NSA/CSS 04-02... - July 14, 2012 - Security Engineered Machinery

Fura International Adds Booster Pumps to Their Product Line

Precitec v. American Laser Enterprises Patent Infringement Case Dismissed

Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-11260-AC-LJM Dismissed - July 13, 2012 - American Laser Enterprises, LLC

American Halo Launches Its New Hydraulic Wire Rope Swager

American Halo, a domestic manufacturer of hydraulic wire rope swager machines, announced today its new swager. Founded in 2004, American Halo sees swagers as its new way to bring value to the wire rope and cable industry. - July 10, 2012 - American Halo

KF152 Photopolymer Plates for Letterpress Finally Arrive in the UK

For years professional print shops in the UK and Europe joining the letterpress revival have had to look on while the coveted switch to polymer has swept the US. It wasn't just the lack of a mounting base system that halted progress in the rest of the world but the curious inability to find a distributor offering the right plates. - July 07, 2012 - Lyme Bay Press

Echelon Ag Hiring for Northern Alberta

Precision VRT company is searching for a new account manager for Northern Alberta location - July 07, 2012 - Echelon Ag Inc

Allison Transmission Purchases Equity Stake in Odyne Systems

New relationship between Allison and Odyne will benefit commercial hybrid trucks with urban drive cycles and high energy requirements while the vehicle is stationary. - July 02, 2012 - Odyne Systems, LLC

Komatsu Equipment Celebrates 60 Years

Komatsu dealership turns 60; plans customer appreciation events to commemorate achievement - July 01, 2012 - Komatsu Equipment Company

Ryan Unick Named Market Development Manager at Manasquan Premium Fasteners

Manasquan Premium Fasteners, LLC, a leading provider of stainless steel fasteners to the residential, commercial and marine construction industries, has named Ryan Unick as the company’s new market development manager. Unick’s primary responsibilities include local and national market... - June 30, 2012 - Manasquan

Foamlinx Providing Affordable Cutting Solution to the Sign Industry

Foamlinx LLC designed a specialized line of CNC hot wire foam cutting machines to help the sign industry in lowering costs and time for cutting signs, letters and logos from EPS, XPS and EPP foam. Foam cutters come in 4 different sizes ranging from 3’ x 2’ x 1’ and up to 8’ x 4’ x 3’ to provide a solution for sign makers. - June 29, 2012 - Foamlinx LLC

Blades Direct LLC / BladesDirect.net Announces They Have Given Top Account Representative Chris Thomas, the Prestigious Million Dollar Producer Award

Blades Direct Top sales representative, Chris Thomas, has been awarded ‘The Million Dollar Producer Award.’ - June 29, 2012 - Cut-Master Diamond Products

Dunkermotor Receives cUL Certification for Brushless Motors, Intelligent Servo Motors and Brush DC Motors

Canada added to existing global certifications for motion control components in U.S., Europe and China. - June 27, 2012 - Dunkermotoren USA Inc.

Leveraging Technology & Teamwork: Liberty Tire Boosts Safety and Product Quality with Dust Collection System

“Tire recycling – It’s just in the nature of our business that rubber dust and airborne fiber will be a challenge,” states Mark Patterson, Director of Safety and Training, Liberty Tire Recycling, Pittsburgh, PA. “Our challenges are further compounded by the regulatory... - June 27, 2012 - Imperial Systems, Inc

E3 Network’s First Issue of Global Insights Magazine Focuses on HR Communications and Employer Branding

E3 Agency Network, an international association of independent marketing communications agencies, has launched a new Global Insights magazine that features insider information and marketing tips on various cross-cultural business marketing topics. Each issue is written and edited by a network of global marketing and communications experts. The first issue focuses on HR communication and employer branding and is available free at http://www.bbc.be/en/international-marketing/ - June 26, 2012 - E3 Agency Network

Innovation Direct™ to Represent Mag Wrench Invention to Potential Licensees

An innovative new product designed to bring unprecedented functionality to a conventional wrench, the Mag Wrench, has been developed by Araceli Jimenez of Santa Maria, California. The invention's unique design enables its users to greatly simplify the task of working with a wrench on a wide variety... - June 24, 2012 - Innovation Direct, Inc.

Cut-Master Diamond Products Increases Diamond Quality and Concentration in All American and Canadian Made Diamond Blade Products

Cut-Master Diamond Products announces they have increased the diamond quality and concentration in all diamond blade products that are made in the American and Canadian manufacturing plants. - June 24, 2012 - Cut-Master Diamond Products