PTC series push-to-connect fittings from Beswick can be used in corrosive environments and applications that require clean materials.

New Site Offers Glass Fabrication Solutions For Those In Need Of Custom Glass Products The co-op industrial search engine IndustrialCOOP to promote numerous glass manufacturers & fabricators on the Web Bridgeport, Connecticut – IndustrialCOOP.com, the b-to-b co-operative search engine for manufacturers, engineers, inventors & innovators working in technical, manufacturing and industrial fields, announced Wednesday morning the debut of its new International Vertical Glass Fabricators Directory and Buying Guide. The newly published and revised directory, according to IndustrialCOOP, commonly referred to as ‘The Coop,’ includes offering from glass fabricating, blowing and manufacturing companies specializing in a array of textured, automotive, borosilicate, safety, tempered, laminated, etched, float, custom fabricated industrial glass, anti-reflection, optical, stained, crystal, molded, machined, metallized, decorative, architectural, insulated, coated, tinted, frosted, & colored, blocked, gage, carved & curved, convex, precision, electronic, boiler tube, bent, anti-glare, sandblasted, drilled, beveled, as well as other types of custom and standard glass. Carson Perry, spokesperson for IndustrialCOOP.com, said dozens of Glass Manufacturers & Fabricators have been added to the site with emphasis on suppliers serving but not limited to customers in the U.S

TORONTO— Workers returning from mental health leave tend to relapse sooner than employees who were away because of a physical disability, according to a new survey by the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The Toronto-based teaching hospital sampled more than 13,000 workers and found people who returned to their jobs after being absent for mental health reasons relapsed an average of two years sooner than those with a physical disability.

If you’ve ever wanted to design and build your own concept car, Boston-based Local Motors is giving its customers that chance. Unlike a traditional automotive company, the niche car maker operates on an “open-source” model. Amateur and professional community members submit their original car concepts to Local Motors’ design competition for other members to comment and vote on

LONDON, England— Opportunities are opening up for manufacturers of bioplastics, according to a new report from the U.K.

AV&R Vision & Robotics has announced a collaborative research and development agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) for the technological transfer of a non-contact three-dimension (3D) measurement system for visual inspection. Current AV&R products offer visual inspection systems detecting surface defects such as dents, nicks and scratches allowing users to evaluate if the part can be repaired

igus(r) has released a new white paper — The True Cost of Bearing Lubrication. [ Full Story ]

LPS is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Twenty students seeking careers in manufacturing each earned $1,500 toward their college or trade school education from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl.

NOCOM has re-organized its companies and management team to better focus on the needs of its customers in North America. Under the direction of Terry Dods as President and CEO, NOCOM will continue its leadership and development of wiring… [ Full Story ]