Franklin Electric Co., Inc. reported third quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.51, an increase of 11 percent compared to 2012 third quarter diluted EPS of $0.46. In the third quarter of 2013, the Company s adjusted EPS was ...
Tags: Water Systems, Electric, Electrical, Electronics
Sentaida International Inc. has a new name: Sentury Tire Americas. The change was made by the subsidiary's parent company, Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd. Sentury Tire Americas, based in Miami, Fla., heads up the company's North, Central ...
Volvo has introduced an Optimized Series of regional haul tractors, which the company says offer improved fuel efficiency and payload. The series includes eight models intended for regional tanker, bulk haul, refrigerated, dry van or ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
An interest in better-grade leathers and improved seating systems is keeping leather upholstery showrooms busy at High Point Market as buyers search for ways to avoid low-margin entry-level products. Producers said they're getting ...
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An interest in better-grade leathers and improved seating systems is keeping leather upholstery showrooms busy as buyers search for ways to avoid low-margin entry-level products. Producers said they're getting positive feedback on seating ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, sofa
Volvo Trucks has announced the availability of an XE (exceptional efficiency) package for its 11-litre engine. The XE11 will be available on Volvo VNM and VNL models, rated at up to 80,000 lbs. The engine will be aimed at LTL, ...
Tags: Transportation, truck, Volvo
Will 2013 be the year the economy finally gets over the blues and gets in gear? At the moment, I'm watching business experts debate that point in my hotel room at CNBC. Many of the commentators believe the economy continues to just stumble ...
Highway Two announced that it has added muscle in its management and operations, recently hiring a supply chain analyst, a controller and a sales director. Highway Two is the exclusive distributor of Continental, Fizik, Crankbrothers, ...
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US-based Adept Technology has unveiled its new east coast robotic automation application and demo center at its facility in Amherst, New Hampshire. At the new 5,000ft2 center, Adept customers and system integrators can know about advanced ...
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Adept Technology, a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions and services, today announced the grand opening of its east coast application and demo center within the company's Amherst, N.H., facility. The ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, intelligent robots
Volvo Trucks has named Mike Randolph its new vice-president for North American national accounts. In his new role, Randolph will manage national accounts, developing total fleet solutions for LTL, truckload and private fleets, Volvo ...
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Datacolor, a global leader in color management solutions, announced an expansion of its sales team in Latin America. The initiative will significantly enhance customer service in the region by adding experienced resources to the ...
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BMC has hired Chris McLaren as general manager for its U.S. office, replacing former GM Karim Pine. Pine had been at the helm since February 2011. McLaren has extensive experience in the bike industry, most recently with Shinola. He also ...
Tags: Transportation, bike, bicycle
Cree has added to its residential-targeted LED retrofit lamp family with a BR30, while Soraa appoints execs, MaxLite expands its engineering department, and Dialog closes iWatt acquisition. Cree Lighting has announced a 9.5W BR30 LED lamp ...
Tags: Cree, BR30, Lights&Lighting
German carmaker Volkswagen Group has reported 5.5% rise in its sales during the first half year of 2013 to 4.7 million vehicles, compared to 4.45 million units sold during the corresponding period in 2012. The carmaker sold 1.87 million ...
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