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Florian M. Ward, Ph.D. Recognized as a VIP for 2016 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Florian M. Ward, Ph.D. of Bel Air, Maryland has been recognized as a VIP for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of consulting and inventing. About Florian M. Ward, Ph.D. Dr. Ward has over 20 years experience... - April 05, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
NewAge(R) Industries Introduces Seven Additional Sizes of Clearflo(R) Ag-47 Antimicrobial Tubing to Offer Customers More Choices
Clearflo Ag-47 antimicrobial tubing is now stocked in 17 sizes including 3/4” and 1” I.D. Customers had expressed a need for sizes above 1/2" I.D., and NewAge is now able to meet that requirement. The NSF-51 listed tubing contains antimicrobial ingredients throughout the tube, not only on the inside, and protects liquids from harmful bacteria that can transfer odors and taste. Applications include processing needs for beverages, food, dairy products, water and other clean fluids. - April 01, 2016 - NewAge Industries, Inc.
CIMdata to Offer Workshop on Innovation Engagement & Governance
Workshop will take place on May 25, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. - April 01, 2016 - CIMdata
Belluck & Fox Mesothelioma Victims Center Now Points to Young Adults Getting Mesothelioma with an Offer to Help All Diagnosed People Get Better Treatment and Compensation
The Belluck & Fox Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "We help people who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma anywhere in the nation get the best possible compensation for this rare form of cancer, and we also specialize in doing the research for the best nearby hospitals for treatment. - March 31, 2016 - Mesothelioma Victims Center
Celestron Promotes Eric Kopit to Vice President of Product Development
Celestron, the world’s #1 telescope brand and a leading optics innovator, is pleased to announce the promotion of Eric Kopit to Vice President of Product Development. Kopit moved from New Jersey to Monterey Bay in 1988 to attend the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC). The focus of... - March 31, 2016 - Celestron
Celestron Promotes Corey Lee to Executive Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Product Development
Celestron, the world’s #1 telescope brand and a leading optics innovator, is pleased to announce the promotion of Corey Lee to Executive Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Product Development. Lee will report to CEO Dave Anderson and is responsible for the company’s brand strategy,... - March 31, 2016 - Celestron
CTRL UL101 Demonstrated to Law Deputy Enforcement for Odometer Fraud
According to relevant estimates in Germany, about one third of cars’ odometers are affected by manipulation. This results in an annual fraudulent increase in the prices of second-hand cars, estimated to total nationally over 6 billion Euros ($ 6.5 billion) per year. Mechthild Heil,... - March 31, 2016 - CTRL Systems, Inc.
Enhance Oil Furnace Efficiency with Tune-Up Service from Mannion Petroleum
Ottawa, ON-based fuel tank experts, Mannion Petroleum are inviting local area homeowners to review their oil furnace tune-up service. The company’s technicians are now helping property owners maximize the performance efficiency of their oil furnaces and reduce future repair costs through... - March 31, 2016 - Mannion Petroleum
HUSH™ by RONCO – Hearing Protection; Superior Hearing Protection Without Compromising Comfort
Hush™ is Ronco’s brand for hearing protection and the name is synonymous with delivering superior hearing protection without compromising comfort for users. Since the launch in 2014, the Hush™ line has grown and now comprise a full range of disposable and reusable ear plugs and... - March 31, 2016 - RONCO
Ushio America Announces New UXR-300BF Ceramic Xenon Lamps
The USHIO UXR-300BF Ceramic Xenon lamps are highly efficient, pre-aligned, parabolic reflectorized lamps for use in numerous scientific, medical and industrial illumination applications. The UXR-300BF features superior lumen maintenance over life, improved ignition, highly stable 6100K color... - March 30, 2016 - Ushio America, Inc.
NERETA Summit Will Help Establish Regional “Eco-Systems” to Spur Manufacturing Renewal Across the US
The NERETA Summit being held in Clinton, NJ, April 27-29, will teach local leadership (workforce development, economic development and higher education professionals), how to align their resources and capabilities to focus on growing manufacturing in their regions. (summit.nereta.org) - March 29, 2016 - North East Regional Employment and Training Assoc
Military Contractor Gains Visibility and Control with Real-Time Shopfloor Control
Tennessee-based Tullahoma Industries has implemented state-of-the-art production management technology from Shopfloor Support LLC that has resulted in increased productivity, streamlined quality control and improved management control across its multi-plant operations. - March 29, 2016 - Shopfloor Support LLC
Go Unmanned Selected for Zenmuse XT Distribution
Go Unmanned, a division of Benchmark Tool & Supply Inc, announced they are among the select drone vendors approved to represent the Zenmuse XT camera. - March 29, 2016 - Go Unmanned
Belluck & Fox Mesothelioma Victims Center Now Urges Diagnosed Shipyard Workers and Navy Veterans Nationwide to Call for Honest Financial Compensation Advice
The Belluck & Fox Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "We want all recently diagnosed shipyard workers and/or US Navy Veterans to call us anytime at 800-714-0303 for extremely honest advice about the needed components for the best possible financial compensation for this cancer caused by... - March 28, 2016 - Mesothelioma Victims Center
Prototype Today Reaches New Milestone with Over 5,000 Prototyping & Manufacturing Videos
Prototype Today offers resources including daily videos and news for individuals in the product development & manufacturing industries. - March 26, 2016 - Prototype Today
Dr. Hubertus Tummescheit to Present at CIMdata’s Simulation-Driven Systems Development Workshop
Presentation will share an industry use-case in the application of Modelica and Functional Mockup Interface/Functional Mockup Unit. - March 26, 2016 - CIMdata
Ivy Exec and Rutgers University Announce Winner of Mini-MBA Scholarship
Rutgers Business School recently hosted a scholarship campaign exclusively with Ivy Exec, in which one Ivy Exec member would be awarded a full scholarship to the April 11-15, 2016 Rutgers Mini-MBA: Supply Chain in a Digitized Network Program. Out of 86 qualified applicants for this prestigious... - March 25, 2016 - Ivy Exec
MiTeGen Announces Their In Situ-1 Crystallization Plates Have Been Selected for Use in Microgravity Crystallization Experiments Aboard the International Space Station
MiTeGen LLC, a provider of innovative consumables for protein crystallization and X-ray diffraction to academic, pharmaceutical, industrial and government researchers around the world, announced that a line of their products, the In Situ-1™ crystallization plates, will be used for research conducted on the International Space Station (ISS). - March 24, 2016 - MiTeGen, LLC
Book About Employee Engagement Named One of the Top 5 Leadership Books of the Year
"Otherwise Engaged" by John Guaspari has been selected as one of the top five leadership books published last year by Leadership and Management Books, a brand of The Book Review Company. The book is available from most storefront and online bookstores. Visit mavenhousepress.com/our-books/otherwise-engaged for more information about the book or to read an excerpt. - March 24, 2016 - Maven House Press
Axalta Coating Systems Debuts Nap-Gard Enhancements at NACE Corrosion 2016
Nap-Gard Coatings Offer Ideal Pipeline Corrosion Protection - March 24, 2016 - Axalta Coating Systems – North America Industrial
SMC Corporation of America Opens a New Sales Office in Grand Rapids, MI
SMC Corporation of America, a leading global pneumatics and industrial automation components manufacturer expands its sales support by opening of a new sales office at 3940 Broadmoor Ave. Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49512, covering all of West Michigan and Northern Michigan. - March 24, 2016 - SMC Corporation of America
Detectamet’s Detectable Ingredient Packaging Reduces Recall Risks
Detectamet’s new range of detectable of plastic packaging is used to make plastic sacks in all practical sizes and thicknesses and detectable plastic liners for paper sacks. This reduces the contamination recall risks presented by ingredient packaging. From strong 25 Kilo sacks to small sachets this new detectable material can be customised in nine optional colours for special tasks. - March 24, 2016 - Detectamet
New Asparagus Harvester is a Game Changer
The Geiger-Lund asparagus harvester will change the asparagus industry. The new machine orients the spears and loads them in into the lug boxes as though they were loaded by hand. This eliminates all hand labor from the machine and slashes the cost of harvesting. Growers can harvest their crops at a fraction of the cost of hand labor harvesting, even less than 7 cents per pound. They will be able to compete with those foreign imports. Bring our crops home! - March 23, 2016 - Geiger-Lund
Lake Cable Evolves the CableM8 Cable Distribution System
Major update of CableM8 to make debut at ISC West show in Las Vegas. Lake Cable, one of the top wire and cable manufacturers in the country, is launching a major update to its CableM8 Cable Distribution System aimed at dramatically improving the installation process. - March 23, 2016 - Lake Cable
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Brenton T. Bailo as a 2016 Professional of the Year
Brenton T. Bailo, of Lake Orion, Michigan, has been recognized as a 2016 Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Automotive Design. - March 23, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Axalta Coating Systems Supply Chain Director Shares Key Insights at Gartner Forum
Gartner Research Director, Willis shared insights drawn from Axalta’s supply chain systems during his presentation. - March 23, 2016 - Axalta Coating Systems – North America Industrial
Stephens Gaskets Introduce New Range of High Carbon Spring Steel Shim Washers
The spring steel adds new functionality to the shim washers as well, helping them preserve the components themselves. - March 22, 2016 - Stephens Gaskets
Building Up: Ceresana Analyzes the World Market for Insulation Materials
Energy saving has become a political trend topic around the globe. A new study of the market research institute Ceresana forecasts that revenues generated with construction insulation materials will amount to a volume of USD 47.7 billion until 2022. - March 18, 2016 - Ceresana
Approved Standard Work: Ceresana Publishes Fourth Market Report on Pigments
For the fourth time now, the market research company Ceresana analyzes the world market for pigments: Sales amount to 9.7 million tonnes per year. - March 18, 2016 - Ceresana
Local Woodworking Company Selected to Build Exhibit Cases for Fort Fisher Dioramas
Anchor Wood Products Chief Executive Lou Purin announced today, that the locally owned and operated woodworking company, was selected by Friends of Fort Fisher, Inc. to provided custom built exhibit cases to house the historic site’s collection of dioramas. - March 18, 2016 - Anchor Wood Products
CIMdata’s Product Lifecycle Management Certificate Program Set to Take Place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Popular education program will take place at the Mecure Hotel at Amsterdam Airport from June 6-10. - March 17, 2016 - CIMdata
3-Axis Milling Machine New at Accurate Welding
The availability of a larger 3 axis CNC milling machine, was announced at Accurate Welding & Fabricating today, offering customers additional capacity to fulfill their needs. - March 16, 2016 - Accurate Welding
BTL Liners Used in New CBS Drama, Madam Secretary
BTL Liners, provides geosynthetic liners for an array of applications, from irrigation districts and stormwater retention to baseball field covers and hay tarps. Now, BTL’s products are in use in television production. - March 16, 2016 - BTL Liners
General Parts Group Opens Its 24th Location in Seattle, Washington
General Parts Group is delighted to announce the opening of its 24th location in Seattle, Washington. Located at; 810 SW 34th Street, Bldg. W Suite K, Renton. Beginning March 13th this General Parts location will offer 24/7 365 repair, as well as planned maintenance services and O.E.M. replacement... - March 16, 2016 - General Parts Group
Source-Omega Grows as DHA Private Labeler of Registered Ingredient SOURCE OIL® from Chromista
Source-Omega announces many new 3rd party DHA omega-3 supplement private labels approved to launch in the first half of 2016. Several of the new DHA products seek to benefit prenatal, pregnant and nursing markets in the USA, China and Singapore. SOURCE OIL® is a water extracted DHA algae oil... - March 14, 2016 - Source-Omega
Manufacturing Invasion Expected in Lagos as Thousands Gather for MAN Expo Next Week
Lagos will welcome thousands of manufacturing experts next week at the third annual mPAD & inaugural Nigeria Manufacturing Expo (MAN Expo) from 15-17 March at the Landmark Centre in the Nigerian city. The event is launched in response to the government’s commitment to industrialization... - March 13, 2016 - Nigeria Manufacturing Expo
AT&S Welcomes Tim Kelley as CFO
American Trailer and Storage (“AT&S”, www.ATandSonline.com) welcomes Tim Kelley to the role of Chief Financial Officer responsible for evaluating and overseeing financial and strategic planning. Tim has been working with AT&S since late 2014 and brings his experience of leading... - March 12, 2016 - American Trailer & Storage, Inc.
Dynamics Software Announces Solution for Newest Release of Microsoft Dynamics AX
Dynamics Software, a leading provider of solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics AX, announced today that it will offer Dynamics Service for the newest release of Dynamics AX. - March 11, 2016 - Dynamics Software
PI North America Announces Developer Training
PROFINET Workshops focused on automation vendors. - March 11, 2016 - PROFIBUS PROFINET North America
Virtually Drive Automotive CAE Models
Anyone can evaluate the potential Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) impact of CAE component designs. - March 11, 2016 - Bruel & Kjær UK
ABC Rental Equipment Expands in Ft Lauderdale
Fastest growing equipment rental company in Florida expand its reach. - March 10, 2016 - ABC Rentals
Matrix Design LLC Opens Additional Facility in South Elgin, Illinois
Matrix Design is excited to announce the opening of an additional production facility at 1635 Shanahan Drive. The 17,000 sq. ft. building will more than double capacity, enabling more robotic systems to be built and powered concurrently. “Having this new space a few steps away from our main... - March 10, 2016 - Matrix Design
Ushio America Introduces the Next Generation of Direct Replacement LED T8 Lamps
Ushio America, a leader in the specialty and general lighting marketplaces, announced the launch of its Ubiquity™ 2 direct replacement LED T8 lamps. These lamps offer an easy and safe energy-saving retrofit solution for F32T8 fluorescent lamps on most instant-start and programmed start... - March 10, 2016 - Ushio America, Inc.
Lean Procurement Training Hosted by Consumers Interstate Corporation in Norwich, CT
Basic education in the principles of lean manufacturing - March 09, 2016 - Consumers Interstate Corporation
Indirect Inventory and Supply Management in the Cloud - To Manage and Reorder Any Type of Consumable Products
Indirect inventory is used in almost all types of businesses, but rarely managed to reduce costs and show accountability. They range from low cost items like office supplies and work gloves to expensive parts for machine repairs and often are purchased only when they are out of stock potentially causing production delays. SY-CON Systems now offers a Software-as-a-Service application to fully manage consumable indirect and direct items. - March 09, 2016 - SY-CON Systems, Inc.
Introducing New Cut Resistant Sleeves – Defensor by Ronco Cut Level 5 Protection Without Compromising Comfort
Ronco has introduced new CE Cut Level 5 Defensor™ sleeves. A large proportion of workplace accidents are attributed to workers not wearing or taking breaks from wearing their PPE because of discomfort. Made of 13 gauge HPPE (high performance polyethylene), the Defensor™ sleeves have a... - March 09, 2016 - RONCO
Makers Nutrition Launches Premium Stock Formulas
Fast-Growing Nutraceutical Company Offers Nine Popular Stock Formulas to Vitamin and Supplement Businesses - March 08, 2016 - Makers Nutrition, LLC
New Detectable Markers Make Food Safer to Produce
Halve the chance of plastic contaminated food by using Detectamet’s one piece detectable markers. Food safe marker inks have been put into a patented retractable housing so that a potential source of contamination can be removed from the processing area. Furthermore, the one piece housing is made from Detectamet’s metal and X-ray detectable plastic so plastic contamination risks are reduced. - March 07, 2016 - Detectamet
Moran Transportation Corporation Buys 10 New Natural Gas Trucks
Moran Transportation Corporation announced today that it has purchased an additional 10 natural gas straight trucks for use throughout their LTL network. The new alternative fuel trucks further expand Moran’s green initiatives and provide Moran with lower cost of energy and a reduction on... - March 04, 2016 - Moran Transportation Corporation
Moran Transportation Corporation Invests in Electric Spotter - Reduces Carbon Foot Print
Company officials say that the new electric truck will have an immediate and substantial effect on reducing their carbon foot print. The new unit is expected to reduce their daily energy consumption for this spotting unit by more than 80%. - March 04, 2016 - Moran Transportation Corporation