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Percolate LMS Ranked #28 According to the 2014 State of the LMS Industry Report
Michaels & Associates received high honors this week for their Percolate LMS‒now globally recognized as one of the top learning management systems (LMSs) according to the 2014 State of the LMS Industry Report authored by Craig Weiss of E-Learning 24/7. Percolate, developed by Michaels & Associates and a strong newcomer to the industry, is ranked #28 in the report’s Top 50 LMSs. Percolate’s 90 second demo featured in the report can be viewed here: http://www.lmsdemos.com/video/78579408. - January 23, 2014 - Michaels & Associates
TEMP-AIR, Inc. Launches New Line of Portable Air Conditioners
Temp-Cool® Portable Cooling Systems Coming Spring 2014 - January 23, 2014 - TEMP-AIR
North West Rubber Ltd. (NWR) Has Acquired GNR Technologies Inc.’s Traffic Base Business
North West Rubber Ltd. (NWR) is pleased to announce the acquisition of GNR Technologies Inc.’s Traffic Base Business. - January 23, 2014 - North West Rubber Ltd.
The Gates Corporation to Introduce New 48” FlatClean™ Food Grade Belts at 2014 International Production & Processing Expo
Gates Mectrol will showcase its new 48” FlatClean™ food grade belts in 2mm and 3mm thicknesses at the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE). - January 23, 2014 - Gates Corporation
Detectable Spiral Cable Tidy from Detectamet Reduces Clutter and Food Contamination
Detectamet’s detectable spiral cable tidy can be "seen" by metal detectors and X-ray machines and so reduces the risk of food contamination. - January 23, 2014 - Detectamet
Federal Labs, Agencies and Industry Set to Converge in Rockville as 2014 Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer National Meeting Registration Opens
Registration is now open for the 2014 FLC National Meeting. This year's FLC National Meeting will take place from April 21 -23, 2014 at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel. Over the course of three days, hundreds of technology transfer professionals, scientists, and other federal and industry members of the FLC community will partake in various education and training courses, an industry day, and panel discussions all designed to advance their tech transfer knowledge and skills. - January 22, 2014 - Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc.
Industrial Automation Veteran Jack Justice Joins KC Robotics
Jack Justice joins sales team to bring management, organization, and innovation to growing company. - January 22, 2014 - KC Robotics
UBU Sports Synthetic Turf Systems Featured in Back-to-Back Super Bowls
When MetLife Stadium decided to replace their artificial turf system in 2013, they knew that the 2014 Super Bowl, the first Super Bowl to be played in a northern, outdoor stadium, would be decided on the new surface. In the summer of 2013, after months of diligent research, they decided on a UBU... - January 17, 2014 - UBU Sports
Anchor Plastics, Inc. Has Had a Great Year and is Looking Forward to 2014
2013 has been a great year for Anchor Plastics and 2014 is looking to be even better. In 2013 Steve Rogers was awarded the 40 Under 40 award given by the Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal and has managed to keep the company growing. With all the great things going on at Anchor, Steve still had... - January 17, 2014 - Anchor Plastics, Inc.
U.S. Armor: Leading the Way in Ballistic Femoral Artery and Groin Protection with Revolutionary New Product Debuting at This Year's SHOT SHOW
U.S. Armor, a California corporation, is leading the way in ballistic femoral artery and groin protection for Law Enforcement and Department of Defense personnel with a revolutionary new product debuting at this year’s SHOT SHOW, *Ballistic Underwear*. Recently signing a licensing agreement... - January 16, 2014 - Armour Wear, LLC
Coaches Named 2013 NSCAA/FieldTurf Coaches of the Year by NSCAA Peers
Twenty-four head coaches and four assistant coaches from around the country have been recognized by their fellow NSCAA peers as the 2013 NSCAA/FieldTurf Coaches of the Year and 2013 NSCAA/FieldTurf Assistant Coaches of the Year. The NSCAA recognizes national and regional coaches of the year at... - January 16, 2014 - FieldTurf
Smart-Hose Technologies Announces the Addition of a European Based Representative
Smart-Hose Technologies is pleased to announce the addition of Geoff Pearce to their sales team. Geoff has over 35 years experience in the industrial gas and process chemical hose industries and holds a Higher National Certificate in Engineering. He has represented industry leaders including ERIKS... - January 16, 2014 - Smart-Hose Technologies
Complete Stainless Solutions Now Offer Complete Range of Custom Steel Maintenance Products to Clients Across Ontario
Trusted Mississauga, Ontario based leader for stainless steel manufacturing and customization services, Complete Stainless Solutions is now inviting clients to consider their extensive portfolio of custom stainless steel components for maintenance and safety applications. The company’s... - January 16, 2014 - Complete Stainless Solutions
HydroBio® Advance: Real Time Biofilm Measurement and Innovative Legionella Risk Assessment Tool
ICL Water Solutions – an ICL business unit – launches a new and innovative online method to determine and monitor biofilm in all water systems. - January 16, 2014 - ICL Water Solutions
USA Fulfillment Selects InOrder ERP Software for Real-Time Inventory & Order Management, and Superior Warehouse Management Technologies
USA Fulfillment to update legacy system with Morse Data Corporation's InOrder ERP Software. - January 15, 2014 - Morse Data Corporation
Grimes President Michael O'Leary Appointed to Dean's Council at UNF
The Division of Continuing Education at University of North Florida allows students, business professionals, and even retirees the opportunity to stay current within their field of business or perhaps launch into a brand new career. To facilitate on-going education and course development, Dean Bob... - January 15, 2014 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Detectamet’s New Stretch Wrap Reduces Food Packaging Contamination
Packaging causes 34% of physical contamination of food. Detectamet’s new stretch wrap reduces this risk because it is metal detectable. - January 15, 2014 - Detectamet
Fieldturf Announces 2013 Fieldturf Coach and Team of the Year Football Awards
FieldTurf announced the winners of its 8th annual FieldTurf Football Awards for the 2013 season today just after the conclusion of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Convention in Nashville. Winners were announced in 19 different categories. This year’s winners are: NFL Coach... - January 14, 2014 - FieldTurf
Detectamet is Named Company of the Year by the Society of Food Hygiene Technology
Detectamet Detectable Products has been recognised as the “Company of the Year 2013” by the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology, the UK’s leading professional body in food safety. - January 14, 2014 - Detectamet
AP Dataweigh Celebrates 20 Years in Business
Custom checkweigher and in-line weighing machinery manufacturer hits 20 year milestone. - January 13, 2014 - AP Dataweigh Inc.
BFMC Gold Mines Announces Its First Test Hole Results
B4MC Gold Mines, Inc. (ticker symbol: BFMC) is pleased to announce that during three days of testing in early December at its Quartz Creek property in Montana, it successfully recovered and weighed 7.85 troy ounces of placer gold from approximately 254 yards of gravels which were removed from three... - January 10, 2014 - B4MC Gold Mines, Inc
SMC Corporation Voted by Automation World Readers as a "First Team" Supplier
SMC Corporation is honored to be recognized by Summit Media Group's Automation World magazine and its readers as a "First Team" supplier for Leadership in Automation 2013 in the category of Pneumatic Motion. - January 10, 2014 - SMC Corporation of America
SML Group Announces the Opening of Its EMEA RFID Technology and Innovation Center in the UK
On Thursday, December 12th, SML group opened what is to be the first of its three global RFID Technology and Innovation Centers. The center is located at Corby, Leicestershire, a town 75 miles north of London and home to SML’s UK operations. The group has plans to open a second center in the... - January 09, 2014 - SML Group Limited
riteSCAN Hits 100
riteSOFT is proud to announce they have surpassed the 100 riteSCAN customer mark. Surpassing the 100 SYSPRO Warehouse Management customer mark with riteSCAN is a great achievement and 2014 looks to add greatly to this number. These customers serve industries from ‘automotive to... - January 09, 2014 - riteSOFT, LLC
Detectamet's No Top Retractable Highlighter Pens Halve Contamination Risk
Detectamet's retractable highlighter pens halve the risk of physical contamination of food, and the detectable plastics used to make them can be found by metal and X-ray detection systems. Food processing users can choose from five ink colours and the pens can be easily refilled. - January 09, 2014 - Detectamet
USHIO America Announces Strategic Investment in Zylight - Award-Winning Intelligent LED Fixture Manufacturer
Ushio America, Inc. expands its offering of award-winning LED lighting solutions with an investment in Zylight LLC, a privately-owned manufacturer of intelligent LED lighting instruments for the cinema and broadcast production industries. This partnership brings together two industry innovators and... - January 08, 2014 - Ushio America, Inc.
Lyon Superchargers Confirms New Beijing Offices
Lyon Superchargers announce new administrative office to open in Beijing, expanding their presence in Asia. - January 07, 2014 - LY'ON Superchargers
Cranking Software Announces the Launch of MDSupplies and Service, a Medical Supplies Ordering and Management Software System
Cranking Software, the software company behind the country’s largest physician dispensing system, has launched their newest software system; MDSupplies and Service, a medical supplies ordering and management system. - January 06, 2014 - MDSupplies and Service
SKYE Solutions for Business Announces the Addition of Karen Hahn to Their Cincinnati Office
SKYE Solutions for Business, a leading distributor of business documents, promotional products and corporate apparel, recently announced the addition of Karen Hahn to the Cincinnati office. Karen brings 10 years of experience working with both non-profit and for-profit organizations assisting with... - January 06, 2014 - SKYE Solutions for Business
Rentricity Wins NYSERDA Award to Study City of Albany in-Pipe Hydro Clean Energy Project
Rentricity Inc., which makes technology that generates electricity using water pressure in pipes, has been awarded approximately $100,000 from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to study the technical issues and benefits of installing a water pipe-based... - January 06, 2014 - Rentricity Inc.
Alliance Express Releases 6,200 New Products; Celebrates Launch of Steel Clamp with Rubber Cushion
E-commerce company Alliance Express is excited to announce a new line of steel clamps with rubber cushions. The cold-rolled steel clamps with TPE cushion provide buyers a safe means of securing conduit, cables, pipes, and hoses; the black rubber cushion also benefits clients by absorbing vibrations. - January 05, 2014 - Alliance Express
Alliance Express Launches New Product to Meet Consumer Demands
Alliance Express, an international distributor of protection and finishing products, is excited to announce the launch of stepped grommets, a black PVC product that guarantees wires necessary protection. The new line will be available for sale immediately. The parts manufacturer and e-commerce... - January 05, 2014 - Alliance Express
InterDyn BMI Acquires Commerce Systems Group
InterDyn BMI, a leading partner dedicated to the sales, consulting, services, and support of Microsoft Dynamics solutions since 1985 has announced their recent acquisition of Commerce Systems Group. - January 03, 2014 - InterDyn BMI, A Columbus Company
SGS Gluten-Free Certification & Gluten Risk Management Webinar
The objective of this webinar (45-minute presentation / 15-minute Q&A) is to provide an overview of available gluten-free certification schemes and explore the key principles of effective gluten risk management. - December 27, 2013 - SGS
Thermal Spray Coatings Applicator Develops Proprietary Process for Flat Surface Finishing of Wellhead Valve Components
Pennsylvania firm develops coatings process for extending the service life of valve components used in oil and gas drilling wellhead equipment. - December 26, 2013 - Longevity Coatings
ALi Partners with LG Electronics and Shenzhen Jiuzhou to Launch ATSC STB Solution for Mexican Market
ALi Corporation, a leading Set-Top Box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) solution provider, today announced that it has joined forces with LG Electronics and Shenzhen Jiuzhou to begin mass production of a new ATSC set-top box solution. The collaborated solution, bringing optimum cost/performance value to... - December 20, 2013 - ALi Corporation
Electro Kinetic Technologies Expands Portfolio of Ergonomic Motorized Scissor Lift Solutions
The Pony Express motorized scissor lift cart can safely move and lift loads up to 2,500 pounds. - December 19, 2013 - Electro Kinetic Technologies
Sonardyne Completes Final Record-Breaking Deliveries for Ashtead Technology
With 2013 drawing to a close, Sonardyne International Ltd. has fulfilled the final deliveries of the year of 6G acoustic positioning technology to leading subsea equipment specialists, Ashtead Technology. - December 19, 2013 - Sonardyne
Godlan, SyteLine ERP Manufacturing Software Specialist and EAM Asset Management Specialist, Announced Today Infor SyteLine ERP is a Recognized Leader by Nucleus Research
Godlan, a manufacturing ERP software specialist (SyteLine ERP), EAM (Asset Management) specialist and Infor Gold Channel Partner, announced today to clients and prospects that Infor SyteLine ERP software has been recognized as a leader among enterprise resource planning applications (ERP) in Nucleus Research's latest Technology Value Matrix for ERP. Nucleus evaluates solutions on usability and functionality, SyteLine being recognized with a stronger position this year. - December 19, 2013 - Godlan, Inc.
Specialty Enzymes & Biotechnologies Offers New Proteases Which Aid in Pet Food Processing & Palatability
Specialty Enzymes & Biotechnologies has launched a new line of enzymes for the hydrolysis of plant and animal proteins in several applications, including the production of dog and cat foods. In the manufacturing of pet food, enzymes are often used to hydrolyze raw material protein ingredients... - December 19, 2013 - Specialty Enzymes
Tianniu Chen, Ph.D. Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Tianniu Chen, Ph.D. of Westford, Massachusetts has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of materials research and chemical products development. About Tianniu Chen, Ph.D. Dr. Chen has over 11 years... - December 17, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide
New Collapsible Packaging Product is a Game Changer
FCA's Collapsible Utility Box (C.U.B.) is an innovative, yet economical collapsible packaging product that saves customers significant money on freight, storage, set up and take down, and packaging costs. It requires no tools, clips, fasteners or hardware to assemble and is much more economical than other collapsible packaging products on the market. - December 17, 2013 - FCA, LLC
International Polymer Solutions (IPS) Awarded ISO-9001:2008 Certification
ISO-9001:2008 Quality Certification granted to producer of plastic components for pharmaceutical, semiconductor, laboratory and other environments. International Polymer Solutions (IPS) is proud to announce their recent certification. - December 16, 2013 - International Polymer Solutions Inc.
Bringing 30+ Years of Flow Measurement Expertise to Thermal Instrument Company Trevose, PA - Jerry Boisvert Joins Thermal Instrument Co as Sales/Mktg Director
Thermal Instrument Company invests for the new future of the company into new technology & personnel for a stronger presence in the flow measurement industry. - December 15, 2013 - Thermal Instrument Company
Registration Open for Advanced Profit Innovation Conference
Distribution industry event to uniquely feature C-level experts speaking on stage and as part of the audience throughout event, giving attendees a rare opportunity to network with and learn from experts one-on-one. - December 15, 2013 - WayPoint Analytics
PROCECO Expands its Facility to Meet Increasing Demand for Integrated Cleaning Systems
Leading North American parts washer manufacturer, PROCECO Ltd., is expanding its manufacturing facilities to meet the increasing demand for highly customized cleaning and surface treatment systems. - December 15, 2013 - Proceco Ltd.
UNEX Manufacturing Inc. Launches New Website; Rebrands Company with New Look and Logo
UNEX Manufacturing rebranding efforts culminate in a new logo, a new look, a new website, and a new way to interact with distributors and end users in the material handling and carton flow industries. - December 13, 2013 - UNEX Manufacturing Inc.
Ultrasonic Cleaning Equipment Manufacturers "Caresonic" Announce the Opening of Their USA Factory
Caresonic leading suppliers are pleased to announce the launch of the opening of their USA factory in Charlotte North Carolina. - December 13, 2013 - Caresonic
Manufacturer of the Innovative Self-Locking Tap Extension Announces International Availability with New Distributor
ThreadToolSupply.com offers Machinists and Manufacturers Worldwide Accessibility to their Line of Tap Extensions Through User Friendly Online Order/Shipping Platform - December 12, 2013 - Tap Associates, Inc.
Sonardyne Ranger 2 GyroUSBL Touches Down with Technip
A new acoustic positioning technique to improve the quality and accuracy of pipeline touchdown monitoring has been successfully utilised by leading project management, engineering and construction company Technip. The company has installed a Sonardyne GyroUSBL transceiver on the stinger of its... - December 12, 2013 - Sonardyne