It is said that a machinist needs to a true craftsman, and not just a trained machine operator. This is no different in the case of machinists that handle large and heavy machining projects. These projects deal with parts and components of ...
The compact Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 525 AC drive will help machine builders and end users simplify equipment design and operation, and speed installation and configuration. Representing the first in the company's next generation of compact ...
Canada-based Ballard Power Systems has signed a contract with the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen for the development of fuel cells to be used in demonstration cars. Development work will include the design and manufacture of ...
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The Reusable Packaging Association has welomed two more companies, including its first member from Mexico, to the Association. Both companies will exhibit in the association’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas this ...
US-based food processing equipment provider Provisur Technologies has acquired MultiTec, a technology leader in autoloading systems, based in Lotte, Germany. This acquisition further strengthens Provisur's global technology, sales, ...
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Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has announced an investment package comprising a six-color flexographic, rotary die-cut press, a new material handling system and corrugator upgrades for its Yate, Bristol plant in the UK. ...
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Americhem Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — a provider of custom color and additive solutions for man-made fibers — has announced plans to increase capacity at its Liberty, N.C., plant by adding a new production line that will ...
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Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), a leading manufacturer of forklifts under the Cat lift trucks, Mitsubishi forklift trucks and Jungheinrich brands, today announced Ken Barina as its new president. Barina succeeds Hiroshi ...
The companies that are growing with rapid speed in the market have better manufacturing facilities in the market. More growth needed more area in saving components and products. But, if the material handling equipment companies are able to ...
In the highly popular British drama "Downton Abbey," the fictional character Michael Crawley undertakes to modernize the estate and make it more efficient and sustainable. A modernizing improvement has occured on the estate on real life: ...
Wynright Corporation, a leading independent, U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems, has announced the appointment of Joe Hutter to President, Engineering and Integration, for its Elk Grove Division. Hutter, a ...
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Today The Forklift Center launched a site aimed at helping forklift specialists and material handling professionals research and find the best equipment for warehouses and distribution facilities in the U.S. and Canada. First time buyers ...
The MODEX 2014 exhibit spacedraw, held January 23 in Chicago, attracted 340 exhibitors who reserved a first-day record of 145,000 net square feet of show floor space at the Industry’s premier U.S. event. This record amount of space ...
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Hy-Tek Material Handling celebrated its 50th Anniversary on January 22, 2013. Hy-Tek is a single-source provider of material handling solutions for an extensive range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, retail, ...
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 2/25/2013 3:07:41 PM Demand for rigid bulk packaging is forecast to advance 3.9 percent per year to $7.0 billion in 2017, accelerating from the performance of the 2007-2012 ...