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Nilfisk CFM Enters Supplier Agreement with Grainger
Nilfisk CFM (Malvern, PA), the world?s leading industrial vacuum manufacturer, has entered into a supplier agreement with W. W. Grainger, Inc. (Lake Forest, IL), a national distributor of facility maintenance products. More than a dozen Nilfisk and Nilfisk CFM vacuum…
Simonds Purchases the Assets of Pacific Hoe
Simonds International (Fitchburg, MA), a leading provider of industrial cutting tools, announced an agreement to acquire the assets of the Wood Products Division of Pacific Hoe. The Simonds wood operations will be greatly enhanced by the addition of the Pacific…
Yoder Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Shortly after the turn of the century, Carl M. Yoder became interested in the problems confronting the automotive industry. The automobile industry was in its infancy then. Henry Ford was experimenting and perfecting his invention, Walter Chrysler was busy solving…
BEWARE OF 'INTEXTICATED' WORKERS
Teresa Long of the Institute of WorkComp Professionals explains how the proliferation of personal technology devices ? predominantly cell phones, Blackberrys and iPods ? now infiltrate work life as well as leisure time and are impacting job safety, a not-so-good vibration being felt, literally, from coast to coast.
SPECIAL REPORT: MANUFACTURERS' TAX CREDIT CAN HELP FILL CREDIT VOID
While waiting for the credit freeze to thaw, Karim Solanji and Mark Lauber of Paradigm Partners reveal how your company can retrieve tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in cash back from the IRS using an underutilized tax credit.
OK, (CNC) CLASS, GET OUT YOUR NOTEBOOKS
Randy Pearson of Siemens Energy & Automation shows how all the data needed can be easily transferred AND networked on today?s controls.
HOW TO GET A HEAD START ON THE COMPETITION
Mike Riley says several shops are breathing easier and optimism is up. Is the worst is behind us? If so, he shares some business insights from consultant John Graham to kick your creative marketing efforts up a notch.
INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ACTUATORS (Part Two)
HaydonKerk Motion Solutions concludes this two-part series with a technical explanation of how to accurately size a linear actuator.
HOW TO KEEP OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES FROM IMPACTING YOUR WORKER COMPENSATION COSTS
Occupational disease costs employers a bundle in compensation benefits, loss of production, and paperwork nightmare. Yet for all the ways it impacts the system, some employers still don’t fully understand what it is, how it differs from a standard claim, or how it affects an employer. Teresa Long of the Institute of WorkComp Professionals looks at the ways to avoid having occupational diseases drive up your costs.
ROLL-FORMER/LASER-WELDER IMPROVES PRODUCTION BY 20 PERCENT
Eberspaecher NA operates a unique laser-welding short-tube production cell from Weil Engineering North America that uses Siemens controls and is a showcase of advanced technologies.
INNOVATIONS IN LASER CUTTING AND WELDING
On display: Here are some new tools that could help reduce your costs and make your laser cutting and welding operations more competitive.
EXPERT TIPS, NOZZLES, GUNS AND MORE
On display: New tools that could help reduce your costs and make your welding operations more competitive.