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SELECTING HEARING PROTECTORS FOR USE WITH OTHER PPE
Combining protection for multiple hazards can often be a delicate balancing act. Adding one piece of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may compromise another. Renee Bessette of Sperian Hearing Protection shares some factors to consider when selecting hearing protection for use with other PPEs.
COMPARATIVE CUTTING: WATERJETS, LASERS, AND PLASMA
Difficulty deciding which cutting process is best suited for your applications? This comparison of three popular cutting methods will help you in making the proper investment decision.
Hautau Tube Cutoff Systems Announces Launch of New Website
Hautau Tube Cutoff Systems (Brookville, IN) launched its new web site www.hautau.com with about twice the tube cutoff content of its previous site. Tube and pipe cutoff machines and capabilities include: rotary cutoff machines; shear cutoff machines; loading and unloading…
Michigan Machining Tool Company Invents New Pneumatic Tool for Snowmobile Industry
Morgan Machining (Auburn Hills, MI), a CNC company in Southeast Michigan, has invented the Jack Track Clip Tool. This patented new tool is used for applying clips to snowmobile tracks quicker and more cost effectively. Current track clip tools are…
NTMA Formally Installs New Executive Team
The National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) formally installed its 2009 Executive Team at its 2009 Annual Convention in Palm Springs, CA. Ron Overton of Overton Industries in Mooresville, IN was sworn in as the 2009 Chairman of the Board….
Cooper Industries To Lay Off 2,200 As Profit Drops 38 Percent
Cooper Industries Limited (Houston, TX), a manufacturer of electrical products and tools, has posted a fourth-quarter 2008 net income of $111.1 million, down 38 percent compared with $179.3 million year over year, as a result of charges related to job…
Eriez® Opens 5-Star Service Center for Equipment Upgrades and Service
Eriez's (Erie, PA) new 5-Star Service Center has been opened, with the goal to help eliminate or reduce equipment downtime by ensuring that customers? magnetic, vibratory and inspection processing equipment is quickly back in operation. ?Our dedicated and experienced team…
REGO-FIX® Opens New Sales Office in Shanghai
REGO-FIX (Indianapolis, IN) has announced the grand opening of a new sales office in Shanghai. REGO-FIX established the new office to meet China?s growing demand for innovative production technology. ?We?re seeing China move away from a purely low price strategy…
Hyundai Heavy Industries to Invest More Than $760 Million In South Korea's Wind Power Sector
Hyundai Heavy Industries Company Limited (Ulsan, South Korea) will invest more than $760 million to develop its first wind turbine manufacturing facility in Gunsan, South Jeolla province. Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that American Superconductor Corporation (Devens, MA),…
NEW WELD CURTAIN PROVIDES UNMATCHED PORTABILITY AND VERSATILITY
A & A Manufacturing offers its new weld curtain, which is the most portable weld curtain on the market. With the ability to set up and break down in seconds, the curtain can be transported to new working stations easily with its smooth, durable roller wheel.
AMT Announces Leadership Change
AMT ? The Association For Manufacturing Technology (McLean, VA) has announced that the organization will pursue new leadership following the resignation of President Robert K. Simpson. The resignation is effective immediately. "In these critical economic times, we are seeking a…
LAI International Reports Record Sales Year, Revenue Increase of 15 Percent
LAI International, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ) reported a record-breaking sales year with revenues increasing 15 percent last year. LAI reported 2008 revenues rose 15 percent over the previous year. The company projects another record-setting year with $55 million to $58 million…
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