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AMI Metals Honored by GKN and Goodrich Aerospace as 2008 Supplier of the Year
AMI Metals, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA), a subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., has been named 2008 ?Supplier of the Year? by GKN and Goodrich Aerospace for its overall business performance and for providing world-class products, service and support….
LENOX Announces Top 10 Finalists for Public Voting in the Extra Mile Hero Contest
LENOX (East Longmeadow, MA) has announced the top 10 finalists in the LENOX Extra Mile Hero Contest. In 2008, LENOX officially kicked off the LENOX Extra Mile Hero Program with NASCAR driver Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 31 LENOX…
GF AgieCharmilles Announces New Spare and Wear Parts Pricing Policy
GF AgieCharmilles (Lincolnshire, IL) has announced a new spare and wear parts reduced pricing policy. "GF AgieCharmilles prides itself on providing customers with unparalleled customer service and the best components on the market to help guarantee each machine's accuracy and…
China's Steel Industry Reports Loss of $6.95 Billion in the Fourth Quarter of 2008
In December 2008, China's steel industry lost $4.25 billion, up 129 percent compared with November, according to an official of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA). Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that the industry lost $847 million…
Sandvik Coromant and Joe Gibbs Racing Sign Partnership for Two More Years
Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ) and Joe Gibbs Racing have signed up to extend their partnership for another two years. ?We are always looking for ways to continue improving machining of parts which will ultimately result in better performing cars…
Seco Tools Announces Launch of New Website
Seco Tools (Troy, MI) has launched a new North American web address under www.secotools.com/us, in addition to changing the design and navigation of its site to match that of parent company Seco Tools AB (Fagersta, Sweden). This globally-shared re-design was…
The Mauser Group Receives ISO 14001 Certification for All European Sites
Mauser (Brühl, Germany) has successfully completed the process of its environmental management audit and received ISO 14001:2004 certification for all European sites. The certificate was issued by TÜV Süd, one of the world?s leading facilitators of the ISO certification. Compliance…
Jindal Steel Plans $500 Million Coal-Gasification Plant in Orissa
Jindal Steel and Power Limited (New Delhi, India), a flagship company of the $10 billion OP Jindal Group and one of India's leading steel producers, has announced that it will build a plant for coal gasification at the site of…
Whirlpool Prepares for Poor 2009 as 4Q08 Earnings Fall 76 Percent
Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI), a global manufacturer of domestic appliances, took quite a blow as the company reported fourth quarter 2008 net earnings fell 76 percent from the same period in the prior year. According to Industrial Info Resources…
Chevrolet Volt Battery Packs Will Be Manufactured By GM In The U.S.
The Chevrolet Volt, an extended-range electric vehicle that delivers up to 40 miles of gasoline- and emissions-free electric driving, will use battery packs manufactured in the United States by General Motors, Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner recently announced at the…
Two New Vice Presidents Appointed at Royal Products
Royal Products has announced the promotions of two former company directors to the positions of Vice President. Christopher Jakubowsky has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Operations. In this new position, Mr. Jakubowsky will oversee the company?s…
Cimatron Signs New Multi-Year Deal With Siemens PLM Software for D-Cubed Components
Siemens PLM Software (Plano, TX) and Cimatron Limited of Givat Shmuel, Israel, a leading provider of integrated CAD/CAM solutions for the tool-making and manufacturing industries, have announced that Cimatron has renewed its agreement to use three of Siemens PLM Software?s…
