Machinery & Tools News
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Retrotech Receives Certification from Crane Institute of America
Advanced training provides customers with enhanced inspection services. - December 14, 2009 - Retrotech Inc.
Act First Safety Introduces Free Forklift Operator Training Guide and Re-Evaluation Manual
Act First Safety introduced a free guide titled “Performing Lift Truck Practical Skills Evaluations” to assist employers in understanding the training intervals for lift truck operators. Years after the introduction of the current Canadian Standards Association (CSA) B335-04, Safety... - December 03, 2009 - Act First Safety
Automatic Strapping Machines from Ventura Omnitech Pvt Ltd India
Maximize Strapping Efficiency in today's competitive environment and the best solution for your packaging challenges. Ventura Omnitech Strapping systems provide standard as well as custom designed strapping machines. - November 20, 2009 - Ventura Omnitech
Schultz-Creehan LLC Recognized as Leader in Technology and Industry
Wins 2009 Best Tech/Industry Award - November 18, 2009 - Schultz-Creehan Holdings, Inc.
Nationwide Platforms Helps Demolition Day Go with a Bang
Nationwide Platforms were called upon for an unusual job recently. Part of Lavendon Access Services, the UK’s largest powered access supplier, Nationwide Platforms provided Warwickshire based AR Demolition with three scissor lifts to act as sentry points to complete the demolition of two... - November 15, 2009 - Nationwide Platforms
New Tablet Coater Bridges the Gap Between Market Demand and Manufacturing
The new FLEX 500 tablet coater bridges the gap between market and manufacturing by introducing flexible manufacturing technologies to tablet coating operations. FLEX 500 is the only production class tablet coater with exchangeable drums. Equipment utilization is enhanced by permitting fast product transitions and by reduced cleaning times. The coater is suitable for a range of coating processes including film, sugar, enteric, modified release and drug layer. - November 12, 2009 - Thomas Engineering Inc.
KOR-IT®, Inc. Launches National Program to Cut Costs for Its Customers
During the "Trade-In" event, which begins November 10th 2009, KOR-IT®, Inc, will accept trade-ins of any used core drill machines in exchange for a credit towards the purchase of an equal or greater valued machine. - November 12, 2009 - KOR-IT®, INC.
SensorTech Corporation Receives the 2009 InnoVision Small Enterprise Award
SensorTech Corporation has been awarded the 2009 InnoVision award in the Small Enterprise category. The Small Enterprise Award Recognizes a small business entity, defined as an organization with fewer than 50 full-time employees or less than $20 million in revenue, for the innovative application or development of a technology-based product, process or service. - November 06, 2009 - sensortech corporation
Medimpex United Workman’s Compensation and Drug Testing: What Employers Need to Know About Drug Testing Reimbursement
Some Employers do not want the bother or expenses of randomly testing their employees on a consistent basis, and will opt for pre-employment screening instead. They figure if they pass one drug test, that they can be trusted. Also, it is viewed as the simplest and cheapest way to screen out drug users from being hired; pre-employment tests are also considered an effective deterrent. - November 04, 2009 - Medimpex United Inc
American Made Products Available from Lyons Performance LLC
Lyons Performance LLC is proud to announce the re-launch of their online webstore for the best in American Made performance and restoration products. The new site includes the latest products from American manufacturers such as Scorpion Racing Products, Fragola Performance, FK Rodends, Metco... - October 31, 2009 - Lyons Performance LLC
GTI Spindle Technology Customers Minimize Valuable Downtime with New Spindle Repair
Companies across a wide spectrum of industries gain competitive advantage with new high speed spindles and spindle repair service from New Hampshire supplier, GTI Spindle Technology - October 27, 2009 - GTI Spindle
Doing the Locomotion with Lavendon Access Services
The UK’s largest powered access provider, Lavendon Access Services, has recently donated a G34D boom to the Birmingham Railway Museum Trust. This donation enables engineers, train historians and maintenance teams at the Museum to access all areas of the Museum’s engines. The G34 D is a... - October 23, 2009 - Lavendon Access Services
Graco Launches New 1 Inch Air-Operated Double Diaphragm Pump Family
Graco's new Husky 1050 diaphragm pump features a stall-free, low pulsation air valve which provides a smooth and rapid changeover. Available in aluminum, polypropylene, conductive polypropylene, PVDF, stainless steel and hastelloy fluid sections. - October 22, 2009 - Graco Inc
Sealpac USA, LLC Announces a New Web Site at Sealpacadvantage.com
The new US web site will support informational inquiries for Modified Atmosphere Packaging tray sealer machines for fresh foods. - October 21, 2009 - Sealpac USA
Rise of the Welding Machines at Weldspares
Weldspares, the UK and ROI’s leading wholesale supplier of quality branded products in the welding industry, has launched a new range of Telwin welding machines. Weldspares responded to increasing customer demand to add quality branded welding machines to its extensive welding safety and... - October 13, 2009 - Weldspares Ltd
Cleaner Phosphoric Recycling Systems (CPR Systems) Announces the Installation of a Metal Pretreatment with Recycling System at Loflin Fabrication
CPR Systems has installed a Cleaner Phosphoric Recycling System (CPR System) at Loflin Fabrication. Located in Denton, North Carolina, Loflin Fabrication manufactures the highest quality skid steer attachments. Loflin Fabrication can also custom build equipment to any specification. In order to... - October 10, 2009 - Cleaner Phosphoric Recycling Systems
Cleaner Phosphoric Recycling Systems (CPR Systems) Announces the Installation of a Metal Pretreatment with Recycling System at Dreiling Enterprises
CPR Systems has installed a Cleaner Phosphoric Recycling System (CPR System) at Dreiling Enterprises. Located in Hays, Kansas, Dreiling Enterprises operates as a metal fabrication and powder coating shop. The integration of the CPR System’s 1 step cleaner, phosphate process using... - October 10, 2009 - Cleaner Phosphoric Recycling Systems
Cleaner Phosphoric Recycling Systems (CPR Systems) Announces the Installation of a Metal Pretreatment with Recycling System at Diamond Mowers
CPR Systems has installed a Cleaner Phosphoric Recycling System (CPR System) at Diamond Mowers Inc. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Diamond Mowers Inc manufactures hydraulically driven roadside mowing equipment. The integration of the CPR System’s 1 step cleaner, phosphate process using... - October 10, 2009 - Cleaner Phosphoric Recycling Systems
Block Imaging Announces Acquisition and New Subsidiary Company
Block Imaging International, Inc., the premier global provider of Pre-owned and Refurbished Medical Imaging Systems, Parts, and Services, announced today its acquisition of Benchmark Radiology LLC., headquartered near Ft. Wayne, IN. Block Imaging also announced today the establishment of a new... - September 17, 2009 - Block Imaging
United Country – AB Cole & Associates Auction & Realty to Sell Portsmouth Machine & Welding Shop at Absolute Auction September 18
The assets of a Portsmouth machine and welding operation will be sold at absolute auction on September 18. The auction, which will include the real estate, industrial equipment and machinery sold as a complete package to the highest bidder, will be conducted by Barry Cole, auctioneer and owner of... - September 12, 2009 - United Country Real Estate
FR Shirt Manufacturer DRIFIRE to Organize Webinar Discussing New NFPA 70E Standards for Clothing
Premier arc flash clothing manufacturer and retailer DRIFIRE will host an interactive Webinar in collaboration with ISHN Magazine to discuss new FR requirements according to the NFPA 70E Standards. - September 10, 2009 - Drifire
JCB North America Continues Long Streak of On-Time Parts Deliveries
Company Achieves Delivery Goals; Launches 48-Hour Guaranteed Parts Program. - September 06, 2009 - JCB Americas
Gas Pressure Washers with Wet Sand Blasting from Daimer Industries
New unheated Super Max™ machines offer serious performance for demanding mobile applications. - September 03, 2009 - Daimer Industries, Inc.
GTI Spindle Technology Inc. Shows Manufacturers the Key to Weathering the Economic Storm: Greater Efficiency with New Process and Balance Control Systems
GTI Spindle of Manchester NH, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing spindle manufacturers has proven that a key component of becoming more cost efficient is better process and balance control systems. In a recent case study, they demonstrated that manufacturers who utilized Dittel process and control systems realized significant savings, allowing them to seamlessly hurdle many of the obstacles the economy now places in front of manufacturers. - August 28, 2009 - GTI Spindle
Free SERCOS Seminars Announced
Free one-day seminars on the latest advances for the SERCOS interface for motion, safety and I/O are scheduled on September 14, 2009 in the Minneapolis area and on September 16, 2009 in Atlanta. See www.sercos.com to get more details about the seminar and locations and to register. - August 28, 2009 - SERCOS North America
American Right of Way Associates Holds Haynesville Shale Training Class
August 29th, 2009 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Petroleum Club of Shreveport located in the Mid South American Right of Way Associates (ARWA, Inc.) will hold a training class Saturday, Towers building in Downtown Shreveport on the corner of Travis Street and Edwards Street. The class is titled... - August 21, 2009 - American Right of Way Associates
Business Status Report for 2009 Precision Metalforming Association Releases Business Forecast for 2009
MEA Incorporated, an industrial manufacturing company in the US, is part of the PMA Business conditions report, where metalforming companies such as MEA Incorporated are expecting a slight up tick in business conditions for the next three months. The business report is conducted monthly, and is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 163 metalforming companies in Canada and the United States. - August 13, 2009 - MEA Incorporated
Nanovea Launches Redesigned Tribometer with 3D Optical Profiler Integration
The release of the New Nanovea Tribometer marks the end to bulky, unappealing and complicated Tribology testing. Nanovea’s Tribometer has been redesigned to complete Nanovea’s signature instrument look and user-friendly appeal. The Nanovea Tribometer also introduces, to the world of Tribology, quick in-situ 3D Optical Profiler integration for wear calculation analysis along with other 3D surface measurements. - August 11, 2009 - NANOVEA
SoftInWay Appoints EURO/CFD as a Distributor to Promote AxSTREAM Turbomachinery Design Software in France
SoftInWay Inc. announces that EURO/CFD became its distributor to drive awareness of the AxSTREAM software suite for turbomachinery design, analysis and optimization in France. - August 09, 2009 - SoftInway
Linear Motors, AC & Electrical Motors Added to ForeignTRADEX's Marketplace
The US-European Industrial Trade Portal increases its offerings for electrical industrial motors, linear and AC motors available in the company's online directory and marketplace. - August 08, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
IndustrialMRO.com Debuts Its Diamond Cutting Tools & Equipment Online Directory
The on-line plant maintenance and operations site for manufacturing professionals IndustrialMRO introduced today its new cutting equipment and machine cutting tools marketplace. - July 30, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
Chinese, Indian Machinery Firms to Extend Presence at HME 2009
China’s large-scale crane manufacturer, Wenzhou Heli Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. and Maxmech Group, India’s leading construction equipment company, will bring in a wide array of heavy machinery equipment, business solutions and construction services at the Heavy Machinery Expo, set from 4th to 6th August at the Oman International Exhibition Centre. - July 29, 2009 - Oman International Trade & Exhibitions
The New www.weldspares.co.uk
Announcement about the updated www.weldspares.co.uk from Weldspares Ltd - July 25, 2009 - Weldspares Ltd
Contamination in PET Flakes? S+S Gets It All Out
Well developed solutions for the plastics and recycling industry - July 25, 2009 - S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH
Simple, Rapid Detection of Biodiesel in Diesel and Oil in Water for the Nuclear Industry
A2 Technologies announced today that its iPAL FTIR analyzer is now available with sampling technology and pre-loaded methods specifically designed for measurement of chemical species of significant importance to the nuclear power industry. Battery powdered, portable iPAL analyzers are rapidly being... - July 23, 2009 - A2 Technologies
A Different Kind of Hawkeye with Skylift
Skylift certainly had the best view in the house at the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff. Skylift, Lavendon Access Services’ specialist vehicle mount division, supplied Sky Sports with a 62 metre truck mounted platform for aerial filming over the... - July 19, 2009 - Lavendon Access Services
PickYourLease.com Launches an Online Service Which Allows Heavy Equipment Retailers to Offer Multiple, Unbiased Leasing Options to Their Clients
Heavy Equipment Retailers Now Have Access to an Unbiased Leasing Service Offered by PickYourLease.com Which Specializes in Equipment Leasing/Financing Referrals Using a Proprietary System That Automatically Matches the Clients with the Ideal Lenders Based on the Equipment's Specifications and the Customer's Profiles - July 17, 2009 - PickYourlease.com
AMCI's Compact, Powerful Stepper Drive Beats Expectations
AMCI introduces a space saving, powerful, 170V bus, 4.0 Amp microstepping driver. Standard features include switch selectable microstep resolutions, automatic idle current reduction, anti-resonance, short circuit protection, and overtemperature circuitry. No additional power supply is required,... - July 15, 2009 - AMCI
New Pillow Block Bearings, Rod End and Tapered Roller Bearings from Worldwide Industrial
The Manufacturing Trade Portal Worldwide Industrial has debuted its latest offerings of bearings constructed in various metals from international manufacturers. - July 10, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
New Hampshire Machining Company Latva Machine Inc Presents an Interesting Solution to Economic Slump: Southern Expansion
Latva Machine Inc has a unique way to beat a tough economic climate. Their solution? Expand. It’s not quite Manifest Destiny, but Latva Machine Inc recently signaled their southern expansion with the acquisition of an Alabama machining facility specializing in production of machined castings, forgings, and extrusions. - July 08, 2009 - Latva Machine Inc
Force Gauge Centor Touch, the Power of a Material Testing Instrument
Functionality, accuracy, and precision formerly reserved for expensive and complex material testing equipment are now available with Andilog Force Gauges: Centor Star Touch. - July 05, 2009 - ANDILOG Technologies
Worldwide Industrial Debuts Its Woodworking Tools and Equipment Directory
The online industrial trade portal Worldwide Industrial has launched a new marketplace and directory of woodworking machines, equipment and supplies for wood shops and hobbyist worldwide. - July 01, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
Following Skylift with Masternaut Three X’s Vehicle Tracking Systems
Skylift, Lavendon Group’s Vehicle Mount Division, and the UK’s largest supplier of vehicle-mounted access, is now using Masternaut Three X’s web-based vehicle tracking and mobile resource management systems across its depot network. The system allows Skylift to track any vehicle... - June 24, 2009 - Lavendon Access Services
Professional Plastics Announces Enhanced Web Experience for Customers
Professional Plastics, a leading distributor of high-performance plastic stock shapes, recently upgraded their web site to include new, easy to use navigation tools and a more streamlined checkout process. The redesigned site has also been fully translated into ten languages to better serve their customers outside of the USA. - June 23, 2009 - Professional Plastics, Inc.
Brunette Industries Ltd. Will No Longer Represent Valon Kone OY
Brunette announces change to debarker industry in North America. - June 21, 2009 - Brunette Industries Ltd
Just Touch and Go with Upgraded Striebig Vertical Panel Saws from TM Services Ltd.
Major improvements have been made to the popular Striebig Evolution and Control Series of vertical panel saws, improving their efficiency and making them even more attractive for use in the busiest of production environments. Launched at Ligna, both the upgraded Evolution and Control models now... - June 19, 2009 - TM Services Ltd
New Rubber and Hydraulic Seals Marketplace Launched by Worldwide Industrial
The on-line US-Asia Industrial Directory has launched its new metal and rubber seals buying guide and directory for companies worldwide. - June 19, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
Striebig Panel Saws from TM Services Ltd Chosen by Furniture Makers to the Wealthy
The experiences fo Bill Cleyndart & Co with chosing a piece of high tech equipment for their very traditional craftsman based business. - June 18, 2009 - TM Services Ltd
Motor-Safe Repair System is Energy-Saving Alternative to Burnout Method
Dreisilker Electric Motors, Inc. is re-introducing its trademark Motor-Safe Repair System for rewinding electric motors as an alternative to other destructive methods using burnout ovens. The resulting, finished motors are more energy efficient, provide increased uptime and last longer. Using the... - June 13, 2009 - Dreisilker Electric Motors Inc.
Howard Penrose Joins Dreisilker Electric Motors
Dreisilker Electric Motors, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Howard W. Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP as Vice President of Repair Services. In this position, Dr. Penrose is responsible for Motor Repair & Field Service. In addition, his duties include general management of the Glen Ellyn... - June 13, 2009 - Dreisilker Electric Motors Inc.