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India Still Reeling From Bhopal Industrial Accident
November 30, 2009 3:33 am | by Muneeza Naqvi, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsBHOPAL, India (AP) — Hazra Bi wishes she could forget. But her damaged family is a living reminder of that December night 25 years ago when lethal gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, in the worst industrial disaster the world has ever seen. The gas that swept through her poor neighborhood left her nearly blind in one eye, menopausal at 36, with searing headaches and breathlessness.
There's A Wireless App For That
November 23, 2009 8:49 am | by by Luke Simpson, Associate Editor, Chem.Info | Blogs | CommentsHere at IMPO and Chem.Info , we try to stay out in front of the trends happening in chemical and processing facilities around the country. Whether it’s the inherently safer technologies that could (read: probably will) change the way chemical facilities operate, or membrane separation technologies designed to improve everything from wastewater treatment to carbon capture , we’re constantly reading, watching and talking about processing technologies in order to present products and stories that can help you on the plant floor.
Lock Out Waste With SPC
November 23, 2009 7:04 am | Articles | CommentsEugene, OR — The quality department at Yale Commercial Locks and Hardware takes its job seriously — assuring that the products they manufacture meet the strict requirements of a name synonymous with security. But in an ultra-competitive environment, simply meeting those requirements isn’t enough.
Keep Rust At Bay
November 23, 2009 5:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsBirchwood Casey (Eden Prairie, MN) now offers a full line of aqueous and solvent-based inhibitors and sealants to prevent rust and corrosion on metal surfaces. The solvent-based inhibitors offer 50 to 300 hours of salt spray protection, making it ideal for raw steel/casting inventory, in-process parts, or parts in long-term storage.
Impact-Resistant Door Panels
November 23, 2009 5:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe FLEX-BACK Panel by APS Resource (Mequon, WI) helps eliminate bottom door panel damage from forklifts by flexing upon impact and returning to its normal operating position. The FLEX-BACK panel is constructed of a high-impact polymer skin and flexible tube frame, which provides the strength to eliminate damage to bottom door panels.
Spray Can Tools
November 23, 2009 5:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe CAN-GUN1 from SafeWorld (Ashland, OR) is a new spray can tool that features the FullGrip trigger. The CAN-GUN1 has earned a 97 percent approval rating from National Street Machine Club members and a 99 percent approval rating from the Handyman Club of America, making it the only spray can handle to ever receive the “Handyman Member-Tested Seal of Approval.
Spray Can Tools
November 23, 2009 5:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe CAN-GUN1 from SafeWorld (Ashland, OR) is a new spray can tool that features the FullGrip trigger. The CAN-GUN1 has earned a 97 percent approval rating from National Street Machine Club members and a 99 percent approval rating from the Handyman Club of America , making it the only spray can handle to ever receive the “Handyman Member-Tested Seal of Approval.
Industrial Computing In Your Hands
November 23, 2009 5:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsMotorola Inc. (Holtsville, NY) announces the release of the MC9500, an industrial-class handheld device that brings mobile computing and new features like modular 3.5G WAN to the industrial facility. The MC9500 features a Marvell Xcale PXA320@806 MHz processor running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.
Automakers Up MPG Ratings, But Only Slightly
November 20, 2009 10:07 am | by Ken Thomas, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — The fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Friday. New vehicle fuel efficiency improved 2 percent in 2008 from 20.
Wisconsin To Symbolize Choppers And Cheese
November 20, 2009 9:56 am | by Scott Bauer, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Choppers and cheese may soon become official Wisconsin symbols. Bills to honor Harley-Davidson motorcycles and Lactococcus lactis — a bacterium used in the making of cheese — with the state symbol designation were introduced in the Legislature last week.
NASA Learns The Ways Of Social Networking
November 20, 2009 8:13 am | News | CommentsWASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA launched a social media experience at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that quickly turned into an unprecedented world-wide event as more than 100 Twitter users got a unique look inside America's space program and front row seats to the Nov.
Frivolous Lawsuit Of The Week: Ex-Smoker Nets $300m
November 20, 2009 4:09 am | News | CommentsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for a former smoker in South Florida are speaking out about the woman's $300 million verdict against Philip Morris USA. A jury on Thursday ordered Philip Morris to pay 61-year-old Cindy Naugle what is believed to be the largest award to date among thousands of lawsuits filed in the state against tobacco companies.
Boeing Breaks Ground On $750m S.C. Plant
November 20, 2009 3:55 am | News | CommentsNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Boeing is breaking ground in South Carolina on a $750 million aircraft assembly plant — the largest industrial investment in state history. Officials gather Friday at the site near the Charleston International Airport where Boeing will assemble its 787 jetliners.
Alcoa Idles Italian Smelter Due To Pricey Energy
November 20, 2009 3:53 am | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it will temporarily idle production at its two smelters in Italy, affecting about 2,000 workers, after a decision by the European Union left the company's ability to secure electricity for the plants at low rates uncertain. Italy for 10 years gave energy-intensive industries a break on power prices.
Analyst: Auto Sales Could Top 10 Million
November 20, 2009 3:44 am | News | CommentsDETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto sales could top an annual rate of 10.8 million in November, General Motors Co.'s top sales analyst said Thursday. That would mark the first month this year that sales jumped to such levels without the aid of Cash for Clunkers rebates, which boosted sales in July and August.
