Company News and Press Releases
August 31, 2024
Jefferson Rubber Receives “Supplier of the Year Award” from Ruff Dawg
Jefferson Rubber Works, Inc., Worcester, MA
11 Jul 2012 — Custom Rubber Molding Company Awarded Supplier of the Year for Delivery, Quality and Engineering Support.
Mayfield Plastic Releases Thermoforming Whitepaper
Mayfield Plastics, Sutton, MA
10 Jul 2012 — The "Introduction to Thermoforming" Whitepaper is an excellent resource to understand difference between thermoforming, vacuum forming, pressure forming as well as how the compare to other molded processes.
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Special Design Award Goes to Louisiana Robotic Machines' Pneumatic Hand
Igus, Inc., East Providence, RI
10 Jul 2012 — Louisiana Robotic Machines has developed an innovative, all-pneumatic robot hand that uses Zipper-style cable carriers in its finger joints. The design won the "Special Design" award in the igus® vector® 2012 competition, which sought to honor those implementing polymer cable carriers in unique and challenging ways.
Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom
10 Jul 2012 — With the many challenges facing the automobile industry, such as shortened development times, Volvo is increasingly moving its Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) development into computer simulation and modelling, with less traditional prototyping.
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New “Fundamentals of Brazing” Seminar Scheduled
Lucas-Milhaupt Inc, Cudahy, WI
6 Jul 2012 — Brazing Seminar helps keep engineers and technicians updated with the latest brazing techniques and development.
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Robertson Equipment Honored with Eriez® Merwin Sales Award
ERIEZ, Erie, PA
5 Jul 2012 — Dave Heubel, Eriez® Director—North American Sales, announces that Robertson Equipment of Strongsville, Ohio has earned the 2011 Merwin Award.
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Gibbs Wire & Steel Company Celebrates One Year Anniversary in Mexico
Gibbs Metals., Southington, CT
5 Jul 2012 — Gibbs Wire & Steel recently celebrated the one year anniversary of the opening of its service center in Queretaro, Mexico.
Brüel & Kjær and Sikorsky Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom
4 Jul 2012 — Brüel & Kjær and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen industrial cooperation between the two companies.
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Eriez® Wager Road Facility Running at Full Production
ERIEZ, Erie, PA
3 Jul 2012 — The Wager Road plant houses the Eriez 5-Star Service® Center and handles manufacturing of Eriez’ largest and hottest selling equipment including Metal Recovery Systems, Column Flotation Cells and Hydroflow® Fluid Filtration and Recycling Equipment.
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Lucas-Milhaupt Launches Spanish Language Website
Lucas-Milhaupt Inc, Cudahy, WI
3 Jul 2012 — Lucas-Milhaupt Global Brazing Solutions announces the launch of a Spanish language version of its corporate website in response to the growing markets for brazing and soldering materials in Latin America.
Gibbs Wire & Steel Company Names a New Warehouse Manager at its California Service Center
Gibbs Metals., Southington, CT
29 Jun 2012 — Gibbs Wire & Steel named Dale Porter the Warehouse Manager of its service center located in Chino, CA.
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One-Touch® Single-Use Systems Capabilities Brochure Available for Download!
Meissner Filtration Products, Camarillo, CA
29 Jun 2012 — Meissner has released a new capabilities brochure featuring One-Touch® single-use systems. This 8-page brochure can be downloaded from the website immediately.
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Eriez® Appoints New Coal Processing Manager
ERIEZ, Erie, PA
28 Jun 2012 — Charlie Ingram, Eriez® Vice President of Sales and Marketing, announces the promotion of Derek Novotny to Manager—Coal Processing.
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Eriez® Offers Brochure Featuring Equipment for the Aggregates Industry
ERIEZ, Erie, PA
26 Jun 2012 — Eriez’ brochure, “Equipment for the Aggregates Industry,” is available from the company in both PDF and hard copy format. The six-page brochure features the wide array of Eriez® material handling, magnetic separation and metal detection equipment constructed to stand up to the rugged demands of the aggregates industry.
Brüel & Kjær to Supply Pratt & Whitney Static Engine Noise Test System
Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom
22 Jun 2012 — Brüel & Kjær is to supply Pratt & Whitney with a Static Engine Certification Test (SECT) System.
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Eriez® Literature Features Magna-Rails and Magna-Rolls®
ERIEZ, Erie, PA
21 Jun 2012 — Eriez® is offering a free brochure spotlighting the company’s Magna-Rails and Magna-Rolls®. The literature explains that Eriez Magna-Rails and Magna-Rolls have been the industry standard for four decades.
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Gowanda and Instec Join Forces to Grow Passive Component Business
Gowanda Electronics & Gowanda Components Group, Gowanda, NY
20 Jun 2012 — Gowanda Electronics, a US-based designer and manufacturer of precision electronic components and inductors for power, radio frequency (RF), and high frequency (HF) applications, is teaming up with its newly acquired sister company, Instec Filters, to provide a broader range of passive electronic components to the global marketplace.
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Eriez® 5-Star Service® Offers Maintenance and Upgrades for Suspended Electromagnets
ERIEZ, Erie, PA
18 Jun 2012 — Eriez® 5-Star Service® includes upgrades and maintenance for both manual and self-cleaning Suspended Electromagnets.
INTA Expands Aero Acoustics Lab with an Array-Based Noise Source Identification System
Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom
18 Jun 2012 — INTA (National Institute for Aerospace Technology) has recently acquired an array-based Noise Source Identification system from Brüel & Kjær.
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Eriez® Offers “How to Choose and Use Magnetic Separators” Brochure
ERIEZ, Erie, PA
15 Jun 2012 — Eriez’ brochure, “How to Choose and Use Magnetic Separators,” is a complete guide to magnetic materials and separation equipment.
Crane Plastics Outfits Mid-Ohio Foodbank Fleet With Spray Suppression Donation
Crane Plastics Manufacturing, Ltd., Columbus, OH
14 Jun 2012 — Keeping in the spirit of the Crane corporate policy of acting as good stewards of the local community, Crane Plastics has donated more than 20 pairs of its proprietary Spraydown aerodynamic mud flap products to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank for use in their truck fleet.
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Eriez® Celebrates 65 Years with Dominion-Carolina Sales, Inc.
ERIEZ, Erie, PA
11 Jun 2012 — 2012 marks the 65th year of partnership between Eriez® and High Point, North Carolina-based sales representative company Dominion-Carolina.
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Macro Sensors Releases LVDT Linear Position Sensor Catalog
NewTek Sensor Solutions, Pennsauken, NJ
9 Jun 2012 — Macro Sensor (www.macrosensors.com) introduces a new catalog that features LVDT Linear Position Sensors for Energy and Power Generation Applications.
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Eriez® Offers Brochure Featuring EriezXpress™ Program
ERIEZ, Erie, PA
8 Jun 2012 — Eriez® announces the availability of a brochure featuring the company’s unique EriezXpress™ Program.
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Gibbs Wire & Steel Company Adds Salesperson in Chicago
Gibbs Metals., Southington, CT
7 Jun 2012 — Bill Torres, CEO & President of Gibbs Wire & Steel, is pleased to announce the addition of Tom Nichols to the Sales Team. Tom will be headquartered in the Chicago area.
Exporting 101 Seminar July 11 in St. Michael, Minnesota
Jet Edge, St. Michael, MN
6 Jun 2012 — The "Exporting 101" business seminar is scheduled noon-4:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 11 at St. Michael City Center in St. Michael, Minnesota. This free seminar includes lunch, presentations and a tour of nearby Jet Edge. RSVP by July 6.
Meet Brüel & Kjær at Euronoise 2012 in Prague
Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom
6 Jun 2012 — Visitors to the Euronoise 2012, running 10th to 13th June in Prague, will have the chance to meet Brüel & Kjær’s technical experts.
Madrid City Council Controls Urban Noise
Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom
6 Jun 2012 — City council extends environmental service contract with Brüel & Kjær.
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AutomationDirect Ranked as Atlanta’s Top Midsize Workplace
AutomationDirect, Cumming, GA
5 Jun 2012 — AutomationDirect has been named Metro Atlanta’s Top Midsize Workplace by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Employees voted the company to the top position in the medium-size company category by completing an online survey. The Atlanta Journal Constitution, partnered with Workplace Dynamics, hosted the survey which focused on specific categories relating to a company’s workplace culture.
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Thomas & Betts Product Specification Guide Is Now Available Online
Thomas & Betts Corp., Memphis, TN
4 Jun 2012 — Thomas & Betts’ Product Specification Guide, a compilation of various specifications that govern the selection, use and specification of T&B products, is now available online at http://www.tnb.com/productspecguide. These Thomas & Betts product guide specifications have been prepared as an aid to specifying engineers for the proper selection, use and specification of electrical products.
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NEW Lucas-Milhaupt, Inc. Global Brazing Solutions Company Blog
Lucas-Milhaupt Inc, Cudahy, WI
29 May 2012 — Lucas-Milhaupt, Inc. would like to formally announce its new company blog! Their mission is to provide you with valuable brazing solutions, tips, and information that can be applied to your own applications and projects.
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ERIEZ, Erie, PA
29 May 2012 — Eriez Hydroflow® now offers engineering and technical support for industrial customers planning to install a single filter unit or an entire filtration system. This support includes system recommendations, design and layout services as well as installation and start-up.
Nippon Expressway’s Rapid Road Noise Reduction
Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom
29 May 2012 — Brüel & Kjær’s beamforming solution drives down traffic noise.
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New Literature Offering on DC MEMS Sensors and Systems
Dytran Instruments, Inc., Chatsworth, CA
24 May 2012 — Dytran Instruments, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of its new brochure titled “Sensors and Systems for Static and Dynamic Acceleration Measurements”.
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Waterjet Manufacturer Jet Edge Receives Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing Excellence Award
Jet Edge, St. Michael, MN
23 May 2012 — I-94 West Chamber of Commerce honors waterjet manufacturer Jet Edge for excellence in service, operational practices.