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Chrysler Sues Daimler Over Missing Parts
August 26, 2009 4:28 am | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — Chrysler Group LLC has sued Daimler AG, saying the German automaker failed to uphold contracts for the delivery of crucial vehicle parts for its 2010 vehicles. The Auburn Hills, Michigan-based company says the parts are critical for the production of several key 2010 model-year vehicles.
Pilots Seek Ban On Bulk Lithium Battery Shipments
August 26, 2009 4:26 am | by Joan Lowy, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — The world's largest pilots union said Tuesday it wants bulk shipments of lithium batteries and products containing the batteries immediately banned from passenger and cargo planes because they can start a fire. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it is not prepared to take emergency action on the issue.
A Smooth Flow
August 25, 2009 12:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMoyno, Inc. (Springfield, OH) offers the Moyno Metering Pump with a new, integral VFD/motor controls. A progressive cavity design results in a smooth flow, free from pulsations and variations in velocity or volume, to prevent material waste. Other features include: Capacities from 0.
The Pneumatics You Need
August 25, 2009 11:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsAutomationDirect (Cumming, GA) has extended its NITRA pneumatic product line to include a series of stainless steel, round body, non-repairable cylinders. The new cylinders are made of 304 stainless steel bodies with high-strength aluminum alloy porting ends. Bore sizes range from 7/16” to 18 inches.
Universal Dipped Gloves
August 25, 2009 11:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsWest Chester Holding (Monroe, OH) has developed the Lunar Foam Nitrile palm dip gloves, ideal for all types of manufacturing applications. These gloves continue the legacy of the PosiGrip line of gloves, incorporating a dipped nylon shell to provide the palm and fingertips with full saddle coverage.
Tote Tank Heaters
August 25, 2009 11:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsOmega Engineering (Stamford, CT) has introduced their wrap-around tote tank heaters to fit any tote tank from 1 to 1.2 meters (40 to 48”) square. The series comes in heights of 36, 42, or 48” and is made of flexible silicone-impregnated clothing facing and liner.
Guest Feature: Stronger-Than-Steel Processing With Industrial PCs
August 25, 2009 10:35 am | Blogs | CommentsIn today’s world of steel making, profit margins are as thin as sheet metal. That makes the margin of error at the Timken Faircrest plant in Canton, OH even thinner for the utilization of time, equipment, and raw material. The workforce must be coordinated across a site covering dozens of acres.
4 State-Run WI Power Plants Violated Pollution Laws
August 25, 2009 10:05 am | by Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four construction projects at state-run power plants dating to 1995 violated the Clean Air Act by increasing pollution without installing required controls, according to a state report. A 2007 lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club raised questions about whether state officials were following the act's requirements to obtain permits for construction at state plants and install equipment to cut emissions.
Employers Brace For 10 Percent Rise In Health Plan Costs
August 25, 2009 6:59 am | by Tom Murphy, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Costs for employer-provided health plans are expected to rise more than 10 percent within the next 12 months, a jump workers may feel in their paychecks or through changes to their insurance coverage. An aging population, rising costs and growing patient demand for services are among the reasons for the higher costs cited in an Aon Consulting report released Tuesday.
US Firm Caught In French Labor Standoff
August 25, 2009 6:49 am | by Maria Danilova, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsPARIS (AP) — The French government was working Tuesday to solve a standoff between a U.S. company and its French employees amid allegations that the workers had attacked a manager while protesting job cuts. Industry Minister Christian Estrosi met with executives of Illinois-based Molex Inc.
Federal Stimulus Lets Teen Experience MD Harley Plant
August 25, 2009 4:51 am | News | CommentsANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Bill Hope loves motorcycles. The 17-year-old got to work on them all summer at Harley-Davidson in Annapolis thanks to a federal stimulus program. Hope was one of 70 young people recruited for an Anne Arundel County summer employment program supported by stimulus dollars.
MS Prius Plant On Hold Despite Budding Infrastructure
August 25, 2009 4:34 am | News | CommentsBLUE SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Infrastructure projects are continuing nearly on schedule around Toyota's northeast Mississippi plant, but the manufacturing facility is still on hold. Mississippi Department of Transportation officials started the traffic light on a new frontage road Monday for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi.
MI Plant Source Of Six-Mile Groundwater Contamination
August 25, 2009 4:17 am | News | CommentsMANCELONA, Mich. (AP) — A six-mile-long plume of contaminated groundwater from a polluted northern Michigan factory site is threatening the Cedar River, one of two sources for the area's drinking water. "I would have to say this is one of the largest contaminations we've ever seen," Janice Adams, a senior geologist with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, told The Detroit News for a Monday story.
Jury Finds DuPont Negligent In Herbicide Misuse
August 25, 2009 4:06 am | News | CommentsBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal jury has found the Bureau of Land Management and E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. negligent in the use of an herbicide blamed for damaging thousands of acres of crops across a broad swath of southern Idaho. The jury found the BLM negligent in its decision to use of the powerful herbicide Oust to control invasive weeds on public lands burned by wildfires in 1999 and 2000.
Worker Badly Burned At AK Steel's Ohio Plant
August 24, 2009 12:01 pm | News | CommentsMIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Fire and union officials say a worker has been badly burned at AK Steel's Middletown Works coke plant in southwest Ohio. Middletown Fire Capt. David Adams says the man was performing maintenance work Monday when he slipped into what the company says is a condensation pit where hot water collects at the plant.
