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E-Switch’s New Illuminated Pushbutton Switch Series Offers Custom Cap Options

E-Switch announces the new LP2 series illuminated pushbutton switch, featuring multiple LED colors, custom marking options on the caps, and different cap sizes. The LED colors feature red, blue, green, yellow, white or none. You can choose from six different button colors as well: black, red,... - January 20, 2010 - E-Switch, Inc.

MTS Group Inc., Artheon and NorthStar Are Pleased to Announce They Have Entered Into a Joint-Venture

The MTS Group USA, Artheon Energy Group (“Artheon”) India, NorthStar Battery Company (“NorthStar”) of Sweden are pleased to announce they have entered into a joint-venture, Artheon Battery Company Pvt. Ltd., to manufacture and market storage batteries in India. - January 19, 2010 - MTS Group

comCables Expands Product Offering

New products released at BICSI Cable Industry Conference. In addition, the 2010 Structured Cabling Solutions Catalog was released today. - January 19, 2010 - comCables

Nutricap Labs Energizes 2010 with Move to More Advanced GMP Certified Facility

Terrific growth leads vitamin and supplement manufacturer to moves its headquarters to a larger facility to better serve their customers. - January 18, 2010 - Nutricap Labs

ADI Designs Vibratory Feeder for Hazardous Locations

Automation Devices has developed a vibratory feeder that can operate in hazardous locations. - January 17, 2010 - Automation Devices, Inc.

AIM-JORACO Receives a 100% Vendor Performance Rating

AIM-JORACO’s TOGGLE-AIRE® Presses Received a 100% Performance Measure for Delivery and Quality for the Year 2009. - January 17, 2010 - AIM JORACO

AIM-JORACO Releases New Line of Cleanroom Presses for Use in the Medical Industry

An innovator in the field of tissue repair products turned to AIM-JORACO for a steadfast toggle press customized to meet their stringent cleanroom standards. - January 17, 2010 - AIM JORACO

Factory Direct Drapes™, a Leader in the American Drapery and Curtain Industry, is Proud to Manufacture Their Products Right Here in the USA Since Inception

When Factory Direct Drapes™ started manufacturing custom drapes in 1954, they never envisioned the challenges ahead of making high quality goods in the United States of America. The prolific importation of inferior products from countries that victimize workers makes all industries requiring... - January 15, 2010 - Factory Direct Drapes

Protokraft Introduces TFOCA II Ethernet Optical Media Converters

Protokraft’s Maverick Series Ethernet Optical Media Converters Improve Optical Network Performance and Reliability with TFOCA II® Connector Interface. - January 15, 2010 - Protokraft, LLC

inXitu’s Cost Effective XRD Now Available for Calcite in Coal Determination

Following the introduction of BTX in mid 2009, inXitu now offers a clean fuel version of this new class of products. - January 15, 2010 - inXitu

Protofab Engineering Announces the Launch of New Website

Protofab Engineering, a leading provider of complex machined parts and weldments, announced the launch of their new website today. The URL will stay the same: www.protofabengineering.com, but with its new design, navigation, and easy quote form—Protofab is ready to take on all 2010 has in... - January 15, 2010 - Protofab Engineering

Continental Disc Corporation Introduces the New Well Activation and Safety Protection Valve Specifically for Downhole Drilling Applications

Continental Disc Corporation has introduced a new product for use in downhole drilling applications. The Well Activation and Safety Protection Valve uses rupture disc technology to release pressure to activate tools already in the hole or to protect downhole drill components from overpressure... - January 14, 2010 - Continental Disc Corporation

Control Station and NovaTech Align to Offer Best-in-Class Process Optimization Solution

D/3 Loop Optimizer Targets Controller Diagnostic and Optimization Needs of NovaTech’s D/3 DCS Users - January 13, 2010 - Control Station, Inc.

NewProductHelp.com Set to Represent Non-Slip Adjustable Wrench Invention on Global Basis for Next 2 Years

Antonio A., a Hawaii resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent his Non-Slip Adjustable Wrench invention to industry over the next 2 years. A simple yet effective improvement on one of the most commonly used tools in existence,... - January 13, 2010 - New Product Help, Inc.

3N2 Debuts Fastpitch Softball Cleat with Pitching Toe

3N2 has released their first fastpitch softball cleat with a reinforced pitching toe – the Accelerate PT. The Accelerate PT is an extension of 3N2’s successful Accelerate line of women’s fastpitch footwear. Its release has been met with positive reviews and performance feedback... - January 12, 2010 - 3N2

Flexfit Announces Successful 2009 Sponsorship of Mauli Ola Foundation’s Surf Experience Days to Benefit Kids with Cystic Fibrosis

Flexfit is grateful to Mauli Ola Foundation for the opportunity to have sponsored their 2009 Surf Experience Days, which helped spread awareness of Cystic Fibrosis. - January 11, 2010 - Flexfit

New LED Outdoor Lighting System Technology to be Presented by Cincinnati’s Outdoor Lighting Professionals, NiteLites, at the Cincinnati Home and Garden Show

NiteLites Cincinnati outdoor lighting professionals to showcase the latest in outdoor LED lighting systems at the Cincinnati Home and Garden Show March 6th through 14th. - January 11, 2010 - NiteLites Outdoor Lighting

Press-Rite Inc. Announces the Launch of Their Business Website

Press-Rite Inc. provides prompt and efficient service from an extensive inventory of track & hardware component items & supplies as well as the materials to manufacture custom made orders. - January 10, 2010 - Press Rite Inc.

Formulations, Process Specification, Batching Software Recipe Manager 2010 Released by Mar-Kov Computer Systems

Recipe Manager performs formulations, process specifications, costing, order entry, batch sheet generation, batch result recording, and many other functions including exporting results to QuickBooks - January 09, 2010 - Mar-Kov Computer Systems

NewAge(R) Industries Now Offers Polypropylene Tubing as a Replacement for Costlier Fluoropolymer Tubing

Prolite(R) polypropylene tubing from NewAge Industries works well in many applications as a less costly alternative to fluoropolymer tubing. Prolite provides excellent chemical resistance, low moisture absorption, and high dielectric strength. Typical uses include potable water supply, food and beverage processing, chemical transfer, compressed air lines, electronic and household appliances, and dispensing equipment. - January 09, 2010 - NewAge Industries, Inc.

Capital Safety Opens State-of-the-Art Height Safety Training Centre in Singapore

Capital Safety Group (CSG) has opened a new 7,000 square foot indoor air-conditioned height safety, rescue and confined space training centre in Singapore. It is equipped with the latest engineered training apparatus and CSG products. The training courses offered are accredited to meet or exceed all relevant international standards, including OSHA ANSI, CSA, ASNZ and WSH Code of Practice. It is currently offering special discount for early bird registration on its diverse array of courses. - January 08, 2010 - Capital Safety Group Asia Pte Ltd

Smarthome Direct Distributes the Smart-Leaf Computer

Smarthome Direct entered into an agreement with Originatic LLC to distribute the Smart-Leaf at Smarthome.com. The Smart-Leaf is an all-in-one, wall-mountable computer with a fold-out keyboard and optional TV and touch screen. - January 08, 2010 - Originatic LLC

inXitu’s Cost Effective XRD Now Available for Clinker and Cement Analysis

Following the introduction of BTX in mid 2009, inXitu now offers a building materials version of this new class of products. - January 08, 2010 - inXitu

Kapp Alloy & Wire Receives Technology Grant

Kapp Alloy & Wire was awarded a technology grant from eBizITPA, which will be used to update both of the company's websites, www.kappalloy.com and www.solderdirect.com. - January 08, 2010 - Kapp Alloy & Wire, Inc

ACT Global Sports Completes Natural Grass Study at Texas A&M University

Research by leading synthetic turf manufacturer and Labosport benchmarks sport performance of natural turf. - January 07, 2010 - Act Global

CRM Module Within JOBSCOPE ERP System Creates Business Efficiencies

Fully integrated CRM module works seamlessly with JOBSCOPE. - January 07, 2010 - Jobscope Corporation

New Hampshire Thermoformed Plastic Packaging Supplier Streamlines Operating Room Procedure with More Reliable Medical Device Packaging

Janco Incorporated has introduced new methods to more effectively provide thermoformed plastic packaging for medical instruments and delicate devices. Their manufacturing process, centered on knowledge of operating room procedure is poised to streamline medical procedures and provide greater levels of efficiency. - January 07, 2010 - Janco Incorporated

RetailNet Group Releases Global 100 Retailer Forecast and Key Retail Drivers for 2014

RetailNet Group, a retailer and packaged goods research and advisory consultancy has released its Global 100 Retailers forecast and report of the key drivers of retail in the next 5 years. Founded by Dan O'Connor, a widely regarded retail industry analyst, RetailNet Group tracks and reports on the strategies and capabilities leading retailers are leveraging for growth. - January 05, 2010 - Retailnet Group LLC

Global Softwood Lumber Markets Were Mixed in the 3Q/09 - Up in China and Northern Africa, While Still Slow in the US and Japan, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly

Softwood lumber imports to China have increased by 81% in 2009. It is not inconceivable that China will import more lumber than Japan in 2009, a historical first. Canadian sawmills have been the major beneficiaries of this new fast-growing market, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - January 05, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC

Corporate Traffic Named One of America's Top 100 3PL's by Inbound Logistics Magazine for the Tenth Year in a Row

Corporate Traffic Inc., a Jacksonville, FL based third party logistics provider specializing in both asset based and non-asset based freight management services, proudly finishes out their 10th year ranked as one of the Top 100 3PL Providers by Inbound Logistics Magazine. Corporate Traffic first... - December 31, 2009 - Corporate Traffic

Edge Solutions Earns National Certification as a Women's Business Enterprise

Edge Solutions, a woman-owned IT solutions provider, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Greater Women’s Business Council, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC’s national... - December 31, 2009 - Edge Solutions, LLC

New DuraLabel Supplies Catalog from Graphic Products Offers Safety Labeling Solutions

A new DuraLabel supplies catalog offers hundreds of safety labeling and signage supplies for the industrial workplace. - December 30, 2009 - Graphic Products, Inc.

Solar Innovations, Inc. Introduces a New Vertical, Sloped, and Integrated Wood Framed Glazing System

Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial greenhouses; conservatories; sunrooms; skylights; folding, tilting, sliding, and stacking glass doors, walls, windows, and screens; introduces a new vertical, sloped, and integrated wood framed glazing system. The new... - December 26, 2009 - Solar Innovations, Inc.

Military Appreciation in Challenge Coin Fashion

U.S. Challenge Coins fashions gift giving to organizations that support the military this holiday season. When they give, people often forget the work that goes into support such a system that is the Armed Forces. Giving away a full order of challenge coins is a big way to give back and you can choose which organization receives the offering by voting on Facebook. - December 25, 2009 - U.S. Challenge Coins

Corporate Traffic Inc Teams Up with the Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program for Children This Holiday Season

Corporate Traffic Inc. a Jacksonville, FL based third party logistics provider proudly announces its first year supporting the Florida Guardian Ad Litem by furnishing Christmas presents for at risk children in their local area. - December 24, 2009 - Corporate Traffic

Latest Developments from Complete Stair Systems

2009 has been a very busy year, please take a look at what they have been up to. - December 24, 2009 - Complete Stair Systems

Precast Concrete RFID Temperature Monitoring and Control Solution Implemented

This article concerns the successful Ramp RFID implementation of a process temperature monitoring and control solution for construction company Fulton Hogan’s precast facility in Victoria - December 23, 2009 - Ramp RFID Solutions

Lean Transformation Summit Reveals Keys to Lean for the Long Term

A unique group of companies, including two that have sustained lean transformations since the mid-1990s, will reveal how they are developing lean longevity at the Lean Transformation Summit conference sponsored by the Lean Enterprise Institute, March 3-4, 2010, Orlando. - December 23, 2009 - Lean Enterprise Institute

Connecticut Saw & Tool New Website for Online Division planerknivesdirect.com

New website from Connecticut Saw and Tool offers planer and jointer tooling including tersa and terminus knives. - December 20, 2009 - Connecticut Saw & tool

Rugged RFID Identification System Introduced for Steel Fabricators

International Coding Technologies, Inc. announced today the release of a rugged RFID identification system for steel fabricators. A single tag, Steel-Code®, combines human readable format, with a bar code and RFID all on one label. This label is sealed in a ruggedized, watertight, dust proof... - December 19, 2009 - International Coding Technologies, Inc.

Nutricap Labs Named Supplier of the Month in October

Nutrition Industry Executive publication recognizes Nutricap’s outstanding customer service. - December 17, 2009 - Nutricap Labs

2009 Edition of the Crane Technical Paper No. 410 (TP-410) Ships Today

Engineered Software Announces the First Shipments of the New 2009 Edition of Technical Paper No. 410. The first major rewrite in over 20 years and includes new chapters, and accompanying online calculators. - December 16, 2009 - Engineered Software, Inc.

SeQual Technologies Introduces the Sleep Comfort Care Pad by CHI-SAN

SeQual Technologies Inc., a San Diego-based medical equipment manufacturer that develops oxygen systems known worldwide for their reliability, quality and revolutionary design, announced today they are distributing Sleep Comfort Care Pads by CHI-SAN LLC. The Sleep Comfort Care Pad is intended for... - December 16, 2009 - SeQual Technologies, Inc.

Navajo Skin Care™… A Brand to Watch

Local Austin, Texas Company introduces chemical-free products to satisfy market demand for fresh, all-natural products. - December 15, 2009 - Navajo Skin Care

Winters' GlobalSpec Product Search Improves by Addition of Mount Location Search Field

GlobalSpec, one of the industrial world's largest online product search site, has recently improved its search capabilities to include the search field, "Mount / Connection Location," based on Winters' recommendation. - December 14, 2009 - Winters Instruments