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A Different 'Shuttle' Program
March 19, 2010 6:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsMidbrook, Inc. (Jackson, MI) announces a new material handling conveyor called the “Shuttle Pro Conveyor,” a pneumatic transport (shaker) conveyor that is driven by air bellows technology. The bellows allow the Shuttle to reliably move scrap, finished products, or other materials.
Feed Your Terminal Blocks
March 19, 2010 6:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsOmega Engineering, Inc. (Stamford, CT) offers a new series of feed-through terminal blocks with a tension clamp connection for fast wire termination and a reliable, secure connection. The YBK terminal blocks are DIN rail mountable and come in gray, blue, red, yellow, beige, and green.
Company Dividends A Factor In Death Of Golden Flake Heir?
March 19, 2010 4:53 am | News | CommentsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An angry letter and a bag of Golden Flake chips were taped inside Major Bashinsky's abandoned car when it was found near downtown Birmingham. Days later the snack food heir's body was fished out of a public golf course pond a few miles away, and now police are trying to find out if the chips that made his family wealthy had anything to do with his death.
Boeing Speeds Up Production On 777, 747
March 19, 2010 4:31 am | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — Boeing will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines in a couple of years. Both are wide-body planes capable of carrying more than 300 passengers and flying longer routes. They're also more fuel-efficient than other aircraft models.
China To U.S.: Back Off Our Currency
March 19, 2010 4:17 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsBEIJING (AP) — China is sending a Cabinet official to Washington in a bid to defuse trade tensions, the government said Friday, as it called on U.S. leaders to cool the "politicization and emotionalization" of a currency dispute. A deputy commerce minister, Zhong Shan, will go to Washington on Wednesday to meet with American trade, commerce and Treasury officials and members of Congress, the Commerce Ministry said.
'Runaway' NY Prius Driver Never Used Brakes
March 19, 2010 4:16 am | by Jim Fitzgerald and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writers | News | CommentsHARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday. The disclosure prompted an angry response from the police captain investigating the cause of the accident.
Pin The Integrity On The Upper Management
March 18, 2010 12:17 pm | by by Joel Hans, Associate Editor, IMPO | Blogs | CommentsLet’s talk about CEOs, all right? CEOs are important people, to say the least. They’re the figureheads of some of the world’s biggest entities, entire nations notwithstanding. They get to make the big decisions that either carry a company into our hearts and minds (not to mention wallets), or drive them into bankruptcy.
Biden: Manufacturing Is Essential To Middle Class
March 18, 2010 12:05 pm | by Emery P. Dalesio, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Manufacturing jobs are essential to support a vibrant middle class and the Obama Administration is working to boost U.S. manufacturing of growing technologies, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday. "We're going to make sure that we don't just build the same old economy on top of the one that just collapsed," Biden said during a visit with Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Cree Inc.
Chemical Maker Violates U.S.-Cuba Embargo
March 18, 2010 12:04 pm | by Marcy Gordon, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — Specialty chemicals maker Innospec Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of bribery, defrauding the United Nations and violating the U.S. embargo against Cuba, U.S. authorities said. The Justice Department said Innospec entered a guilty plea before a federal judge in Washington to charges of wire fraud in connection with kickbacks it paid to the former Iraqi government under the UN oil-for-food program and bribes to officials in the Iraqi Oil Ministry.
Strong-As-Steel Epoxy
March 18, 2010 7:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsIMSEAL-800, a high-strength epoxy resin from IMPCO, Inc. (East Providence, RI) seals gross (visible) porosity in castings and other metal parts. It completely fills blowholes, cracks, and other defects where welding or brazing would be impractical. Other features include: A leak-proof, pressure-tight seal that can be drilled, tapped, machined, and otherwise processed without worry.
Riding On Electricity
March 18, 2010 7:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsYale Materials Handling Corporation (Greenville, NC) has launched two new electric rider lift truck models — the 3-wheeled ERP030-040VT and the 4-wheeled ERP030-040VF — both of which provide lifting capacities of 3,000 to 4,000 lbs. Dual AC drive motors rotate the drive tires in opposite directions, which creates the zero turn radius.
A Decade Later, Still Burning Bright
March 18, 2010 7:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsDialight (Farmingdale, NJ) now offers the DuroSite High Bay fixture, which incorporates Cree’s Xlamp XP-G LEDs and delivers nearly 12,000 lumens while consuming only 150 watts. The DuroSite can sustain an 80 percent capacity after 60,000 operating hours and is virtually maintenance free, lasting upwards of 10 years.
Shock-Free Hot-Swapping
March 18, 2010 7:18 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe 770 Series WINSTA MIDI and 890 Series MINI Pluggable Connectors from WAGO Corporation (Germantown, WI) are now UL-recognized 600V devices for disconnection under load. This means the MIDI and MINI connectors can be used as a safe means of disconnecting hot-swappable components (small motors, LED drivers, pumps, or actuators), because its design prevents against hazardous shocks.
Ford Shares Reach Five-Year High
March 17, 2010 10:37 am | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsDETROIT (AP) — Shares of Ford Motor Co. surged to a five-year high Wednesday after a ratings agency upgraded the automaker's debt and said Ford has the potential to improve its finances even further. The Dearborn, Mich., automaker's stock hit $14.11 per share in afternoon trading, a 4 percent surge to levels not seen since January 2005.
Toyota: 'Runaway' Prius A Lie
March 17, 2010 9:56 am | Articles | CommentsWhile testing the Prius that took its driver for a high-speed ride last week, Toyota found no software or mechanical fault, and called into question the validity of the driver's statements. Engineers were unable to recreate the issue the driver allegedly experienced, and even claim that the wear on the car's brakes are inconsistent with his story.
