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Wilson Tool Opens Argentina Office
On November 21, Wilson Tool (White Bear Lake, MN) launched Wilson Tool Argentina, S.R.L. in Buenos Aires. The new office will serve Wilson Tool customers in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. ?For nearly 15 years, Wilson Tool has served the Latin…
Hammersmith Adds New Waterjet Cutting Machine and CNC Lathe Machine Into Horton Facility
Hammersmith Mfg. & Sales Inc. (Horton, KS) has announced the addition of a new Flow International TITAN-HCW 4012 Ultra-High Pressure (UHP) waterjet cutting machine into its Holton, KS facility. The addition of the TITAN-HCW 4012 expands Hammersmith's capabilities in the…
OMAX® Corporation Selects New Distributor for Chip Market in the California Territory
OMAX Corporation (Kent, Washington) has announced the selection of Machinery Sales Co. as a new distributor for the company's industry-leading line of precision abrasive-jet waterjets. The California-based company specializes in providing expert solutions and strong application support for high precision,…
Hydro Aluminum North America Forms New Unit Focused on Solar Industry
Hydro?s Extrusion Americas Unit (Linthicum, MD) has created a dedicated business team to provide solar equipment makers and solar power-generation companies with expertise in the engineering and fabrication of extruded aluminum components for solar power generation. Because of its design…
Sandvik Decorex Wins the Materialica Design + Technology Award 2008
Sandvik Decorex? has won a highly coveted Materialica Design + Technology Award for 2008, presented at the Materialica Trade Fair in Munich, Germany, recently. The annual awards, which have been held since 2003, seek to outline the importance of materials…
NALCO Profits and Plans $8 Billion Expansion
National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India), a state-owned manufacturer of aluminum products, has plans to invest more than $8 billion on domestic and international projects over the next five years to position itself as a leading global player….
Shyam Group to Commission First Phase of Steel and Power Plant in West Bengal by 2009
The first phase of an integrated steel and captive power plant to be set up by the Shyam Group (Kolkata, West Bengal) is expected to be operational by the end of 2009, reports Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX). The…
North American Industrial Project Spending Index Jumps to 13.73 Percent in November
After dipping to its lowest point in nearly three years in October, the North American Industrial Project Spending Index, measuring project spending growth, rose to 13.73 percent in November 2008. In October 2008, the project spending index dropped for the…
New Weldcraft Web Site Features Easy Navigation, Product Selection and Educational Resources
Weldcraft (Appleton, WI) unveiled its completely new website this week, featuring convenient product selection information, easy site navigation, valuable educational resources, and in-depth parts and accessories information. An intuitive home page interface allows site visitors to quickly and easily learn…
Assocham Proposes Six-Point Formula to Stimulate Demand and Boost Economy
In a bid to combat a meltdown in India's economy brought about by the worldwide economic crisis, Sajjan Jindal, President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) (New Delhi), has drawn up a six-point strategy aimed…
Springfield Manufacturing Announces Expansion to Houston
Springfield Manufacturing LLC (SMLLC, Clover, SC) announces the opening of their new manufacturing facility in Houston, TX. The new facility will be located at 4501 S. Pinemont Drive, Suite 114. The Houston facility will be supporting offload manufacturing from regional…
WALL-MOUNTED ROBOT PROVIDES PAINTING SOLUTION FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
ABB‘s FlexPainter IRB 5500 combines high acceleration, painting speed, large working envelope and unique configuration ? requiring fewer robots on the production line.
