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Nikon Metrology and Magestic Systems Win Innovation Award
Nikon Metrology announced that JEC, a leading network supporting the global composite industry, honored Magestic Systems Inc. and Nikon Metrology for a new metrology-assisted process for right-first-time production of composite parts. This cured laminate compensation (CLC) process allows manufacturers to…
GM to Study Biodiesel Potential from Jatropha
Automaker General Motors (Detroit, MI) has signed a five-year agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to work together on exploring the biodiesel-production capability of jatropha, a non-food crop. According to research from Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX),…
Egypt Turns to Growing Wind Energy Sector for Power
Egypt has been exploring renewable energy options to reduce dependency on the domestic oil and gas resources that are quickly depleting. According to a report from Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX), the country has been promoting wind energy ventures…
A NEW CONCEPT IN INDUSTRIAL CLEANING
The Rubbermaid DVAC 1 Pass Cleaning Solution allows cleaning professionals to collect waste and recycling, dust, and vacuum in a single pass.
American Axle & Manufacturing Launches South American Axle Business for Volkswagen AG
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (Detroit, MI) (AAM) announced that it has begun supplying rear axles for Volkswagen AG's 2010 Amarok, a new double cab pickup that has initially launched for the South American market. The Amarok incorporates AAM's…
European Wind Turbine Production Gets Busy
According to Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland), Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany) is hoping to capitalize on the U.K.’s massive plans for offshore wind development by announcing that it intends to invest £80 million ($121 million)…
Trilogy Machinery Becomes Distributor for Sunrise
Trilogy Machinery, Inc. (Belcamp, MD) is pleased to announce they have entered into an agreement with Sunrise Fluid Power to become the new United States agent for ironworkers and punching machines. The product line includes hydraulic ironworkers, CNC ironworkers, hydraulic…
May Industry Watch: People
SHEET METAL WORKERS’ LOCAL 36 (ST. LOUIS, MO) . . . awarded apprentice Dustin Walker top honors as a service apprentice at the Annual International Sheet Metal Competition hosted by the International Training Institute (ITI) in March in Las Vegas….
May Industry Watch: Business
(CARLSBAD, CA) . . . added a Live Chat feature to its website. Jim Watson, founder and president of this welding accessory parts supplier, says the newly installed tool “. . . will take our customer experience to another level…
Solar Power Shone Bright for Europe in 2009
Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland), reports that the world may be in the grip of a global economic depression, but 2009 was the best year yet for solar-generated power in Europe. The latest figures from…
PORTABLE RACK SCALE WEIGHS AND TRANSPORTS PIPE
Alliance Scale’s Portable Rack Scale lets you weigh and transport pipe up to 12,000 lb. Rugged construction, an easy-to-read LCD display and a computer port make it suited for a wide range of applications, on-site or in-house.
OES Technologies and Rockwell Automation Collaborate
OES Technologies (London, Ontario) joins Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI) as its newest Encompass Product Partner. Rockwell Automation, Inc. is the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information. Through Encompass Product Partners, customers can quickly locate complementary products that…
