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High Efficiency LEDs
December 14, 2012 12:34 pm | Product Releases | CommentsA new feature of these LED lights is an optional magnetic strip for attaching the light fixture to a metal shelf to allow for greater functionality and maneuverability.
Lightweight THL Robots
December 14, 2012 12:31 pm | by Toshiba Machine | Product Releases | CommentsWith arm lengths of 300 and 400 millimeters respectively, these new THL robots fall into the class of small SCARA robots, while they boast the maximum payload capacity (5 kilograms) in their class.
Light Duty CartMover™
December 14, 2012 12:27 pm | by Appleton Mfg. Division | Product Releases | CommentsThe Light Duty model consists of a more upright configuration with a self-contained, on board charging system.
iPad®-Based Fan Control
December 14, 2012 12:25 pm | by Big Ass Fans | Product Releases | CommentsBy enabling access to all fans from one centralized location, BAFWorks can save users valuable time while providing security and control with a lockout feature and password protection.
Platinum II Nomad® Lift Trucks
December 14, 2012 12:23 pm | by Nissan Forklift Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsBuilt on a smaller frame, Nissan Forklift’s exclusive Nomad Series lift truck rides on solid pneumatic tires, which provide the ability to use the indoor truck outside on improved surfaces.
Guide-Pro Truck Lights
December 14, 2012 12:21 pm | by TMI, LLC | Product Releases | CommentsGuide-Pro Truck Lights can provide a sharp visual guide for drivers by illuminating the dock face.
Chemineer® Agitators
December 14, 2012 12:19 pm | by Chemineer, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe rugged and versatile Chemineer Model 20 HT Turbine Agitators are ideal in harsh, demanding environments where reliability is a key consideration.
PG Bore Gages
December 14, 2012 12:16 pm | by Sunnen | Product Releases | CommentsThe gage combines lab-precise accuracy (±0.000025 inches/0.0006 millimeter) with a shop-hardened design that’s compact, portable, and mountable on machining stations, says the company.
RYDALL WO Water Optimizer
December 14, 2012 12:14 pm | by Apex Engineering Products Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsRYDALL WO is a biocatalyst that contains a complex mixture of nutrients, vitamins, and trace elements that reduce hydrogen sulfide, chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, total dissolved solids, and total suspended solids.
Smart Turbine Pickoff
December 14, 2012 12:11 pm | by Flow Technology, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWith approximately less than 20 milliseconds response time and a temperate rating -40 to 125 degrees C standard, this pickoff can handle the full range of most flow applications and allow for ‘under the hood’ applications.
Power Wrench Valve Actuator
December 14, 2012 12:09 pm | by Netherlocks | Product Releases | CommentsThe Power Wrench portable valve actuator facilitates the operation of manual valves for process industry employees while contributing to safe working conditions, says the company.
U.S. Manufacturing Output Rises In November
December 14, 2012 10:08 am | by Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer | News | CommentsU.S. factories rebounded in November from Superstorm Sandy, boosting production of cars, equipment and appliances. The Federal Reserve said Friday that factory output increased 1.1 percent in November from October. That offset a 1 percent decline in the previous, which was blamed on the storm.
S. Korea: Samsung Chip Plant Caused Cancer
December 14, 2012 10:07 am | by Youkyung Lee, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsA South Korean agency said working at a Samsung factory caused the breast cancer of a worker who died earlier this year, the second time it has recognized a link between cancer and Samsung's chip plants. The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service ruled there was a "considerable causal relationship" between the woman's cancer and her years of work at a semiconductor plant.
Volkswagen Group Reports Record Sales
December 14, 2012 10:03 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVolkswagen AG says group sales through the first 11 months of 2012 have already surpassed last year's record full-year result as deliveries outside western Europe more than offset declines in the debt-troubled region. Europe's largest automaker said Friday it sold 8.29 million vehicles from January through November, up 10.4 percent over the same period last year.
County Executive: Sparrows Point Mill To Be Razed
December 14, 2012 10:01 am | by Kasey Jones, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Sparrows Point steel mill, which in its heyday during and after World War II employed some 30,000 workers, will be razed, bringing an end to more than a century of steelmaking in Baltimore County. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said Thursday that an owner of the plant, Hilco Industrial, told him that despite worldwide marketing, "no interested party wants to operate an existing steel mill."
