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.

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 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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Sun Packaging Technologies Expands Into Tape Dispensing Systems to Worldwide Clients

Sun Packaging Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of their new line of reinforced gummed tape dispensers and tape through a new partnership with Better Packages, Inc., the leader in the water-activated tape industry. For over a decade, Sun Packaging Technologies has been a leader in shrink... - June 10, 2009 - Sun Packaging Technologies, Inc.

Techno’s New Pro Series 4896 Models Hit the Market with Rigid Durability and a Compact Style

Techno, Inc. CNC Routers is proud to release the first production run of the Model 4896 Pro Series. Introduced earlier this year, the Pro Series was designed to meet the high demands of panel process manufacturing; now Techno expects this new heavy weight (3050 lbs) 4896 model to be the most... - June 09, 2009 - Techno Inc.