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Department of Labor Grants Texas $15.9 Million to Aid in Hurricane Ike Recovery
The Department of Labor has awarded a $15.9 million National Emergency Grant to Texas for humanitarian efforts, cleanup and recovery work related to Hurricane Ike. Ike hit the Galveston, TX, shoreline on September 13th and continued on a path through…
Canada's Electrovaya Partners with Miljo Innovasjon and Tata Motors to Manufacture Batteries and Electric Cars in Norway
Electrovaya (Mississauga, ON), a manufacturer of portable power technology products, is entering into a partnership with Tata Motors Limited (Mumbai, India) and Miljo Innovasjon AS, a subsidiary of Miljobil Grenland A.S. (Porsgrunn, Norway), for the manufacture of electric cars and…
LAI Lands Contract for Manufacturing Components Used for Oil Exploration
LAI International, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ) has secured contract awards for manufacturing precision components used for oil and gas exploration. LAI uses advanced processes to manufacture a series of flex couplings, which incorporate an interlocking design in four-feet-long alloy steel pipe,…
SME Education Foundation Elects 2009 Executive Committee and Board of Directors
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME, Dearborn, MI) Education Foundation has named new officers and selected two new members to serve on its Board of Directors. All terms will be effective January 1, 2009. President: Khalil S. Taraman, PhD, FSME,…
ROBOT PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN COATING/DISPENSING APPLICATIONS
Motoman‘s high-speed, six-axis EPX2050 robot provides versatility and superior performance in standard industrial, automotive and aerospace coating and dispensing applications.
International Labor Organization Predicts Global Unemployment Will Soon Top 200 Million
The International Labor Organization (ILO), a specialized agency within the United Nations, announced predictions that global unemployment will reach 200 million soon. The ILO was established in 1946 to create and oversee international labor standards with input from member states….
Huaneng International Signs Agreement to Build a 500 MW Wind Power Project in Inner Mongolia
Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that Huaneng International Power Development Company Limited (HIPDC) (Beijing), a subsidiary of China Huaneng Group (Beijing) and the holding company of the listed flagship Huaneng Power International Incorporation (Beijing), officially signed the agreement…
Hydro Aluminum Supplies Extruded Aluminum Solar Arrays for Two New Thermal Solar Power Plants
Hydro Aluminum?s Extrusion Americas unit has expanded its commercial solar experience, supplying custom extruded aluminum to two new thermal solar facilities currently under construction in Spain. Hydro Aluminum is supplying the extruded materials for use in the trough frames to…
China's Year-to-Date Investment in Fixed Assets up 27 percent
From January to September 2008, China's investment in fixed assets reached $1.68 trillion, an increase of 27 percent year over year, reports Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX). Urban investment in fixed assets reached $1.45 trillion, an increase of 27.6…
Methods Machines Hosts Grand Opening Celebration and Open House
Methods Machine Tools Inc. (Sudbury, MA) held a Grand Opening of their new state-of-the-art Technology Center in Tempe, AZ on October 13th, and immediately following, an Open House on the 14th ? 16th which drew 650 visitors representing more than…
Sandvik Coromant Sponsors Bill Miller Engineering at 54th Mac Tools US Nationals
Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ) recently sponsored the Bill Miller Engineering/Okuma Top Fuel dragster at the 54th Mac Tools US Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. Regarded as the Daytona 500 of Top Fuel racing, the US Nationals fielded…
EuroBLECH 2008 Finishes with Record Results
The 20th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, EuroBLECH 2008, (Hanover, Germany) ended with record numbers in visitors, exhibitors and floor space. 1520 exhibitors from 38 countries presented all aspects of sheet metal manufacturing and working. Over five days, a…
