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U.S. Contracting Company Breaks into Wind Tower Fabrication Market
T Bailey (Anacortes, WA) recently began bringing its heavy construction experience to the wind power generation industry, fabricating wind towers. The towers, typically measuring between 180 and 240 ft, are made up of three or more sections, each made up…
ITW ROCOL North America Expands Manufacturing Plant in Iowa
ITW ROCOL North America (Glenview, IL) moved into a new, larger manufacturing facility in DeWitt, IA. With 43,000 sq ft and improved manufacturing capabilities and technology ITW ROCOL North America is now fully prepared for both internal and external expansion….
Beijing to Invest $1.02 Billion for 56 Transformer Stations in the Next Two Years
Beijing is planning to invest $1.02 billion for 56 transformer stations in the next two years. Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that by 2010, each new urban district in Beijing will have at least one transformer substation, and…
GE Signs $3 Billion Power Generation Agreement with Iraq
GE Energy, a subsidiary of General Electric (NYSE:GE) (Fairfield, CT), has signed a $3 billion contract with Iraq's government to supply power generation equipment and services. According to a report by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX), the deal is…
Mingyang Wind Power Signs Agreement with Six Developers for Supply of Wind Turbines
Guangdong Mingyang Wind Power Technology Company Limited, one of the major wind power manufacturers in China and a subsidiary of Guangdong Mingyang Electric Group Company Limited, headquartered in Zhongshan city in southern China's Guangdong province, together with Shengguo Tongyuan (Beijing)…
Laboratory Testing, Inc. Offers Immersion Ultrasonic Testing for Materials to 5000 lb
Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI, Hatfield, PA) recently expanded immersion ultrasonic testing (UT) capabilities with the installation of a 24 ft x 5 foot immersion tank. A two-axis, five-channel A, B, and C scan immersion ultrasound system was installed to perform…
Algeria Invests $1.5 Billion to Revamp Railway Network
Algerian railways will soon get a makeover, with the government planning investments of $1.5 billion toward modernization and expansion of the rail network. Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that the railway planning agency, L'Agence Nationale d'Etudes et de…
PRESS BRAKES HELP MINIMIZE POWER CONSUMPTION
MC Machinery Systems, Inc. offers Toyokoki Press Brakes, designed to minimize power consumption when sitting idle. By using less power, Toyokoki helps fabricators combat increasing operation costs caused by rising electricity prices. Toyokoki offers energy savings in both its APB electric and HYB hybrid lines.
Dubai Multi Commodities Center Trading Hub Plans LNG and Oil Storage Facilities and Promotes Steel Industry
Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), a state-owned enterprise, has unveiled plans to promote Dubai as the destination for commodity exchange. According to a report by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX), the objective of DMCC, which…
Kardex Remstar International Group Acquires US Competitor Kardex Systems
Kardex AG has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the assets of US competitor Kardex Systems Inc., which had previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a US court. Kardex Systems Inc. posted sales of approximately $21 million in…
Union Resources to Set Up 300,000 Ton, $1.2 Billion Zinc Plant in Iran
Union Resources Limited (ASX:UCL) (Queensland, Australia) has finalized an agreement with Mineral Products Procurement and Production Company (Tehran, Iran) to set up a zinc production unit near Mehdiabad in central Iran at a cost of $1.2 billion. Industrial Info Resources…
PRIMA North America, Inc. Announces Sale Of LASERDYNE® 795 System To IPG Photonics
PRIMA North America (Champlin, MN) has announced the sale of a LASERDYNE 795 XS to IPG Photonics Corporation of Oxford, MA. IPG Photonics is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers for industrial processing applications. The new LASERDYNE…
