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Pediatricians Push For Better Choking Warnings On Food
February 22, 2010 4:02 am | by Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsCHICAGO (AP) — When 4-year-old Eric Stavros Adler choked to death on a piece of hot dog, his anguished mother never dreamed that the popular kids' food could be so dangerous. Some food makers including Oscar Mayer have warning labels about choking, but not nearly enough, says Joan Stavros Adler, Eric's mom.
High-Tech Waste Strangling 3rd World
February 22, 2010 3:59 am | by Jim Gomez and Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Writers | News | CommentsBALI, Indonesia (AP) — Sales of household electrical gadgets will boom across the developing world in the next decade, wreaking environmental havoc if there are no new strategies to deal with the discarded TVs, cell phones and computers, a U.N. report said Monday. The environmental and health hazards posed by the globe's mounting electronic waste are particularly urgent in developing countries, which are already dumping grounds for rich nations' high-tech trash, the U.
Del. Negotiates Pollution Deal At Specialty Steel Plant
February 22, 2010 3:53 am | News | CommentsCLAYMONT, Del. (AP) — Delaware officials say they are working on a new pollution control settlement for Evraz Claymont Steel. Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin O'Mara told lawmakers recently that company officials appear ready to make new investments to control metallic dust and other problems at the site.
Whitacre Earns $9 Million As GM CEO
February 22, 2010 3:44 am | by Dan Strumpf, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — General Motors Co. CEO Ed Whitacre will receive a salary of $1.7 million this year, plus stock awards that will bring his total pay package to $9 million at a later date, the automaker said Friday. In a surprise announcement, GM also said former CEO Fritz Henderson has been rehired as a consultant.
212 Jobs Lost In Ark. Air Conditioning Plant
February 22, 2010 3:27 am | News | CommentsFORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Officials say 212 workers are likely to lose their jobs by the end of the year at a Fort Smith plant that makes air conditioning systems, mostly for homes. Ingersoll Rand, the parent firm of Trane Residential Solutions, said Friday that some of the production at the Trane plant at Fort Smith will be moved to a plant in Lynn Haven, Fla.
Surviving The 1,000-Mile Commute
February 22, 2010 3:26 am | by Sharon Cohen, AP National Writer | News | CommentsJANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — In the early dawn, after another week building cars, Michael Hanley leaves his job in Kansas. He quickly zips into Missouri, then heads up a ribbon of highway past grain silos and grazing deer, across the frozen fields of Iowa, over the Mississippi River and into the rolling hills of Wisconsin.
Cranes In Dry Or Wet
February 19, 2010 11:09 am | Product Releases | CommentsDemag Cranes & Components (Cleveland, OH) is offering the CastMaster crane series, a custom-engineered crane system designed to improve the speed and efficiency for precast and prestressed product manufacturers using the WetCast or DryCast process. The system can result in a throughput improvement up to 20 percent in areas of the manufacturing process, according to the company.
Easy-To-Use Friction Testing
February 19, 2010 11:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Advanced Friction Tester from Gardco (Pomano Beach, FL) produces detailed fingerprints of new substrates, coatings, and production samples. These characteristic can be saved and compared at any time, allowing the manufacturer to specify the optimum surface finish for any packaging process.
High-TEK Industrial Fans
February 19, 2010 11:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsContinental Fan (Buffalo, NY) announces the TEK Plug Fans, which feature TEK backward curved airfoil wheels. The TEK Impellers combine precision injection molding techniques with modern high-strength plastics to produce a wheel that is stronger than steel, yet half the weight.
Get Comfortable With Lift Trucks
February 19, 2010 11:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Hyster Company (Greenville, NC) has launched a new series of lift trucks with lifting capacities of 55,000 to 70,000 lbs. The H550-700HD models are ideal for steel manufacturing, loading general cargo, and stacking loaded or unloaded containers. The newly designed models feature the ComforCab II operator compartment, which enhances operator comfort to maximize productivity.
Finding Their Comfort Zone
February 19, 2010 10:05 am | by Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsIt seems even a struggling economy has its, well, sweet spots. At least that's what Fort Wayne, IN-based Ellison Bakery is hoping after unveiling the first line of cookies to ever carry the 65-year-old bakery's name. The introduction of their Super-Moist line this past summer represents just one of many key decisions the company has made in transforming from humble beginnings in a two-car garage to a 120,000-square-foot operation.
Re-Shoring — Bringing Manufacturing Back To American Suppliers
February 19, 2010 10:00 am | by Michael Collins, President, MPC Management | Articles | CommentsIn May, the National Tooling and Machining Association and the Precision Metals Association will sponsor a re-shoring fair that will be all about bringing back work that has been outsourced to foreign competitors. You may be wondering why this is happening. Did President Obama negotiate a secret deal with the Chinese to reduce imports? Are omniscient customers anticipating the crash of the dollar? No it is not as simple as these answers.
Turbine Maker Recalls 79 Workers At Pa. Plant
February 19, 2010 3:59 am | News | CommentsEBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa has brought back 79 workers laid off from a western Pennsylvania plant in November. The company says it will also hire 50 more workers at its plant in Ebensburg, about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh. Company officials said in November that 141 people were laid off, including the 79 who have been recalled.
Is Wichita The Next Detroit?
February 19, 2010 3:50 am | by Molly McMillin, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita's business jetmakers sometimes think about Detroit. Not that many years ago, U.S. automakers weren't too concerned about emerging foreign competitors. Productivity was poor, costs were out of control, and they became complacent, said Cessna Aircraft CEO Jack Pelton.
Ind. Truck Part-Maker Shuttered, 225 Jobs Cut
February 19, 2010 3:35 am | News | CommentsELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana factory that makes truck parts is being shut down, with about 225 people to lose their jobs. Accuride Corp. spokeswoman Eva Schmitz says its Gunite Corp. factory in Elkhart will be closed by May 1. Its production will be moved to factories in Rockford, Ill.
