Company News and Press Releases

Dematic Expands Western Operations to Address National Consumer Demand

Dematic Corp., Grand Rapids, MI

9 Jul 2013 — Global logistics solutions company focuses on engineering and business strategy for customers.

Eriez® Brochure Features Solutions for the Packaging Industry

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

5 Jul 2013 — Eriez’ “Equipment for the Packaging Industry” brochure assists packaging professionals in their quest to protect product purity and handle materials in the most efficient and economical manner possible.

Milton Named Eriez® HydroFlow® Account Development Manager

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

2 Jul 2013 — Charlie Ingram, Eriez® Vice President of Sales and Marketing, announces that Darrell Milton has transferred from the Eriez metals recycling sales team to the newly created position of Account Development Manager for the company’s HydroFlow® line.

Robot-Controlled Acoustic Holography Helps Hearing Aid Development

Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom

2 Jul 2013 — Hearing aid manufacturers are constantly striving to improve speech intelligibility and comfortable listening.

IMI Announces Record Lift Magnet Sales in 2013

Industrial Magnetics, Inc., Boyne City, MI

28 Jun 2013 — IMI is pleased to announce record lift magnet sales in 2013 across all lift magnet lines, including CreativeLifts™, PowerLifts®, BasicLifts™ & VersaLifts™.

Eriez® Releases Online Case Studies Featuring Customers’ Experiences with 5-Star Service®

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

26 Jun 2013 — Repairing, rebuilding or maintaining equipment is a constant issue with processing operations across multiple industries.

NIST Office of Weights and Measures Receives Important 'Continuing Education' Accreditation

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

25 Jun 2013 — Receives "Authorized Provider" accreditation from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)

Eriez® Offers Brochure Featuring Equipment for the Plastics and Rubber Industry

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

24 Jun 2013 — Eriez’ brochure, “Equipment for the Plastics and Rubber Industry,” is available from the company in both PDF and hard copy format.

Eriez® Online Videos Feature X-Ray Product Training, Installation and More

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

21 Jun 2013 — Eriez® has produced a variety of installation, maintenance and educational videos on the company’s line of X-Ray equipment, giving customers an online training vehicle they can share with plant operators, front-office staff and other colleagues.

Suncoast Digital Technology is Acquired by Epec LLC

Epec Engineered Technologies, New Bedford, MA

19 Jun 2013 — Suncoast Digital Technologies, Inc. and Epec Engineered Technologies announced today that the two companies are joining forces to give customers a greater range of high quality electronic product services and long term financial strength.

The Association of Noise Consultants (ANC) Launches New Annual Acoustic Award Scheme

Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom

18 Jun 2013 — Association of Noise Consultants reward best acoustic practitioners.

Joining Technologies Announces Appointment of Matt Francoeur as General Manager

Joining Technologies, Inc., East Granby, CT

18 Jun 2013 — Joining Technologies, Inc., an innovator in industrial laser applications, announces that Matt Francoeur has been appointed as General Manager.

Lista Offers Express Delivery for Laboratory Furniture

Lista International Corp., Holliston, MA

18 Jun 2013 — Lista International Corporation announces the availability of lab furniture through its Lista Xpress line, guaranteed to ship within a week of your order.

Yaskawa America, Inc. Acquires Agile Planet, Inc.

Yaskawa America, Inc., Miamisburg, OH

18 Jun 2013 — The Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, Inc., is pleased to announce that it has acquired all outstanding shares of Agile Planet, Inc. (“Agile Planet”). Agile Planet is a developer of intelligent robotics software and hardware products engineered to dramatically improve the efficiency and functionality of industrial robots. Agile Planet is currently providing key unified robot/motion control software products used in Yaskawa Motoman’s MLX Robot Gateway™ platform, as well as robot controllers with capabilities needed for teach-less programming.

Eriez® HydroFlow® Landing Page Provides Information, Brochures, Video on Fluid Recycling and Filtration Products

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

17 Jun 2013 — Eriez’ new HydroFlow® landing page, http://hydroflow.eriez.com/, contains a gallery of product information as well as brochure downloads, video and links to social media.

Spirax Sarco Launches Steam News Magazine App for iPad and iPhone

Spirax Sarco, Blythewood, SC

17 Jun 2013 — Spirax Sarco has embraced the digital age with the release of its quarterly Steam News Magazine App. Readers can now subscribe to a digital version available as an App on all iOS devices. Each issue is now fully downloadable to an iPad or iPhone so plant managers, facility and operation professionals and engineers have the opportunity to read all of its content at home or on the go.

Meissner's New Brochure Features its Small Flow Element (SFE) Line of Filters and Housings

Meissner Filtration Products, Camarillo, CA

12 Jun 2013 — Meissner's new brochure featuring its Small Flow Element filters is available for download at www.meissner.com/sfe.

Eriez® Offers “How to Choose and Use Lifting Magnets” Guide

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

12 Jun 2013 — “How to Choose and Use Lifting Magnets,” a complete guide to lifting magnets from Eriez®, is available free from the company in both PDF and hard copy format.

Epec Engineered Technologies Hires Brian Morissette as Product Manager for Cable Assembly

Epec Engineered Technologies, New Bedford, MA

11 Jun 2013 — Epec Engineered Technologies Hires Brian Morissette as Product Manager for Cable Assembly

Four New Overseers Appointed to the Board of Overseers of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

11 Jun 2013 — Bored is appointed by the secretary of commerce to advise the Department of Commerce on the Baldrige Program.

The Timken Company Establishes Board Strategy Committee To Evaluate Separation of Steel Business

Timken Co, Canton, OH

11 Jun 2013 — Committee Retains Goldman Sachs to Assist With Evaluation, Including Corporate Governance and Capital Allocation.

Organovo Appoints Tamar D. Howson to Board of Directors

Organovo, San Diego, CA

11 Jun 2013 — Howson formerly served as senior vice president of both Bristol-Meyers Squibb and SmithKline Beecham.

Spirax Sarco’s Basic Steam Boiler Operator Training Course Coming to South Carolina in August

Spirax Sarco, Blythewood, SC

10 Jun 2013 — Spirax Sarco, the leader in products and services for steam systems, is exciting to announce their latest training event: Basic Steam Boiler Operator Training. This five-day course is being held on August 19 - 23, 2013 at Spirax Sarco’s state-of-the-art training facility in Blythewood, South Carolina where participants will learn virtually all facets of steam boiler operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Airbus Acquires Brüel & Kjær Ramp Noise Test System

Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom

10 Jun 2013 — Aerospace giant acquires a large sound and vibration data acquisition system for noise evaluation.

Montech: Online Shop Open Around the Clock

Montech AG, Derendingen, Switzerland

10 Jun 2013 — The products of Montech AG, Swiss conveyor specialist, can be ordered online quickly and directly.

Eriez Upgrades Orange University Mobile Training and Education Center with New Equipment and Features

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

5 Jun 2013 — Eriez® recently added a host of new equipment and features to its Orange University® mobile training and education center.

Eriez Buyer Tracy Lee Earns Highly Regarded Global Certification

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

4 Jun 2013 — On April 3, 2013, Next Level Purchasing, Inc. announced that Tracy Lee, a Buyer for Eriez®, has earned its prestigious Senior Professional in Supply Management® (SPSM) Certification.

Meissner Will Present “Advances in Single-Use Systems” at the IBC’s Single-Use Applications Conference and BioTech 2013

Meissner Filtration Products, Camarillo, CA

4 Jun 2013 — Meissner will present at two industry conferences the week of June 3, 2013. Advances in technology and products to serve single-use applications will be featured.

Spirax Sarco is Organizing a Metering and Industrial Fluids Seminar in June

Spirax Sarco, Blythewood, SC

4 Jun 2013 — Spirax Sarco, the leader in products and services for steam systems, is excited to announce their latest training event: Metering and Industrial Fluids. This one day course is being held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Spirax Sarco’s state-of-the-art training facility in Allentown, PA.

Spirax Sarco is Conducting a Steam Utilization in the Hospital Industry Seminar in June

Spirax Sarco, Blythewood, SC

4 Jun 2013 — Spirax Sarco, the leader in products and services for steam systems, is excited to announce their latest training event: Steam Utilization in the Hospital Industry. This one day course is being held on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Spirax Sarco’s state-of-the-art training facility in Allentown, PA.

2013 Baldrige Award Process Kicks Off with New Applicants

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

4 Jun 2013 — Examiners will begin choosing America’s best examples of organizational performance excellence and innovation from among 22 accomplished and Baldrige-proven applicants.

Environmental Events on the Emerald Isle

Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom

3 Jun 2013 — Sound and vibration specialist, Bruel & Kjaer UK will be exhibiting at two environmental events taking place in Ireland this summer.

Macro Sensors Appoints CMG Sales as LVDT Linear Position Sensor Rep In Midwest

NewTek Sensor Solutions, Pennsauken, NJ

1 Jun 2013 — Macro Sensors announces the appointment of CMG Sales, Inc. as representative for the company’s entire line of linear and rotary position sensors as well as support instrumentation throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

SDP/SI Announces the Donation of Drive Components For NASA Lunar Lander Challenge Contest

Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument- SDP/SI, New Hyde Park, NY

30 May 2013 — Stock Drive Products / Sterling Instrument announces the donation of components for NASA Lunar Lander Challenge 2013 to Team SpacePRIDE, enabling the team to better compete and to further technology used for robotics and automation with possible applications in space.

New Kinetic Gear Sculpture from SDP/SI is Designed To Illustrate Mechanical Motion at Trade Shows

Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument- SDP/SI, New Hyde Park, NY

30 May 2013 — A new kinetic gear sculpture from SDP/SI is designed to illustrate mechanical motion principles at trade shows. It was designed and arranged by Andrea Davide, a New York based artist who specializes in creating unique metal sculptures. This unusual work will be posted on her Web site at www.andreadavide.com.