Wicks chooses combination machine from XYZ
June 10, 2011 – 8:00 am | No Comment

A combination machine from XYZ Machine Tools has enabled subcontractor Wicks Engineering to improve productivity at its facility in Leeds. Wicks specialises in prototype work as well as repair and maintenance projects that can demand a significant amount of reverse engineering. Wicks Engineering specialises in prototype and repair and maintenance The company’s work has included film props for movies including ‘Batman Begins’ and ‘The Da Vinci Code’

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Electronic Components Can Now Be Purchased Reputable Electronic Components Distributors
June 15, 2011 – 12:22 pm | No Comment
Electronic Components Can Now Be Purchased Reputable Electronic Components Distributors

Electronic Components Can Now Be Purchased Reputable Electronic Components Distributors IndustrialSAVER Electronics Parts Buying Guide adds testers, assembler tools, supplies and components to its product lines Pasadena, California – The online industrial marketplace IndustrialSAVER, commonly referred to as I-SAVER by its users in the manufacturing community, introduced Wednesday morning its newly revised and more extensive Electronic Components Directory . The company reported in a press release published in an online California business blog the directory now includes additional offering for electronic parts and supplies, including hard-to-find and obsolete components to go along with its existing product line of batteries, LCD products, robotics, interconnects, electromechanical devices, semiconductors, wire & cable, ICs, passive components, opto & illumination products, power supplies, computer parts and other products for electronics applications. Carlos Price, spokesman for IndustrialSAVER.com, which recently published a buying guide for electrical equipment and accessories said the Electronic Components Manufacturers & Distributors on the site can be explored

Talking turkey
June 15, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment
Talking turkey

White meat or dark?

$99M automotive R&D centre opens for business
June 15, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment
$99M automotive R&D centre opens for business

OSHAWA, Ont.: The General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence ( ACE ) is now officially open for business.

Teknor launches rigid PVC compounds
June 15, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment
Teknor launches rigid PVC compounds

TORONTO— Teknor Apex’s Vinyl Division is introducing new rigid vinyl compounds for a range of uses. After decades of being associated strictly with flexible vinyl, Teknor has developed more than 30 standard compounds

Rising food prices impact what we eat: poll
June 15, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment
Rising food prices impact what we eat: poll

Boston, Mass. – Food prices are affecting how and what people eat, says Oxfam International

Plastic bag companies sue over environmental claims
June 15, 2011 – 8:37 am | No Comment
Plastic bag companies sue over environmental claims

SAN FRANCISCO— The New York Times recently reported on a lawsuit underway in the U.S. , where three plastic bag producers are suing a company for exaggerating the environmental impact of plastic

Remote tire pressure monitoring
June 15, 2011 – 8:37 am | No Comment

Doran and PeopleNet are working together to provide an in-cab integration of tire pressure monitoring with off-truck communication and fleet management capabilities.

Sandvik Coromant to showcase machining tools for aerospace in Paris Air Show
June 14, 2011 – 11:37 pm | No Comment

Sandvik Coromant is demonstrating its range of tooling for the milling, turning and hole-making of aerospace materials at the Paris Air Show 2011 to be held at the Le Bourget Airport, Paris, from June 20-26.The materials that can be processed include titanium alloys, HRSAs, aluminum and composites for making typical engine parts, such as turbine discs and casings, fan discs and casings, spools, shafts and blisks /impellors; frame parts, including fuselage landing-gear beams, wing boxes, wing pylon brackets, wing ribs, trailing edge carriages, flap/slat tracks and pylon thrust fittings.The recently introduced new geometries for T-Max P inserts, specifically designed for turning ISO S materials such as titanium alloys and HRSAs, will be a focus of Sandvik Coromant at the show.

April US manufacturing technology consumption down 21% from March
June 14, 2011 – 11:37 pm | No Comment

April US manufacturing technology consumption totaled US$396.92 million according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association.This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was down 21.0% from March but up 74.9% when compared with the total of US$226.99 million reported for April 2010.With a year-to-date total of US$1,595.98 million, 2011 is up 105.3% compared with 2010.These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTC program. “It is very encouraging to see year-to-date orders more than double last year’s pace particularly with the price of oil, unrest in the Middle East, and the disasters in Japan,” said Douglas K. Woods, President of AMT.

Maintenance matters
June 14, 2011 – 10:59 pm | No Comment
Maintenance matters

Maintenance matters precisely because vehicle performance affects everything from a company’s bottom line to employee and customer satisfaction.