Manufacturing

NEWS: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey made a stop at Salford USA in Osceola, Iowa Wednesday afternoon. Taking time from his busy schedule, Secretary Northey wanted to make sure he continued his discussions with agribusiness professionals and hear, firsthand, the issues they face during the downturn in the Ag market.

NEWS: Ohio's Mulch Manufacturing Inc., a leader in packaged mulch manufacturing and distribution, announced the selection of Katz Marketing Solutions to provide brand marketing strategy and brand expansion services.

NEWS: USS-POSCO Industries (UPI), a large West Coast steel mill, has announced that it will be selling a variety of excess and disused MRO items through a second upcoming online auction, according to IAAS Worldwide who is presenting the auction.

SILICON VALLEY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: California-based Lost Spirits Technologies announces today that it has successfully scaled its experimental distilled spirits aging system and is preparing to begin a nationwide roll out of the revolutionary new technology in October 2015. The system will be implemented through the use of small, portable aging reactors dubbed the THEA One.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury this month handed Hennessy Industries, Inc. as successor to AMMCO Tools, Inc., its first-ever loss in an asbestos-exposure lawsuit despite the defendant company's self-assurances that the grieving family of an Army veteran and automotive parts store owner who died of mesothelioma had no chance of winning, victorious plaintiffs' law firm Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today announced.

OSCEOLA, Iowa /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC) in Iowa recently released its 'Scorecard on Jobs and Compensation Update for 2004 to 2014.' The report shows, over a the last decade, the average income level for manufacturing jobs in Clarke County consistently outpaced average county compensation levels.

TOLEDO, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Chempace, a global manufacturer since 1968 of leading specialty chemicals, announces the launching of a 15,000 square foot contract manufacturing expansion at the company's Toledo, Ohio facility to support the rapidly growing needs of the contract packaging industry.

CLEVELAND, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: N-Propyl Bromide (NPB) from Chemical Solvents, Inc. is a nonflammable, non-chlorinated industrial solvent that removes wax, oil and grease from metals. It can replace solvents like TCE, PCE and DCM all of which are rated as HAPs (Hazardous Air Pollutants).

TIPP CITY, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Conair ResinWorks(TM) systems offer a new level of manufacturing efficiency for plastic injection molding operations at Proto Plastics of Ohio. The drying system consolidates resin handling and pre-conditioning into a central area, allowing material changes to take place quickly, cleanly, and safely away from the processing machine.

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Gordon Brush Company, which boasts one of the world's largest selection of industrial brushes, has acquired a new building and will move its factory and offices from its current 51,000 square foot facility at 6247 Randolph Street in Commerce, CA, to a 182,000 square foot building in the City of Industry, CA, located at 3737 Capitol Avenue.

PITTSBURG, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: USS-POSCO Industries (UPI), a West Coast steel mill, will be selling a variety of excess and disused MRO items through an upcoming online auction. According to IAAS Worldwide, presenting the auction, among the many items to be listed will be: bearings, cylinders, pumps, valves, gears, pipe and hose fittings, filters, motors, brakes, electrical parts, fittings, fuses, PCB's, and instrumentation.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A series of Market Alerts by Thintri, Inc. has revealed significant new opportunities in several emerging technologies. These studies have uncovered three technologies that are projected to undergo dramatic market growth through the decade, moving rapidly from very modest, or even non-existent, markets to billion-dollar levels within the next five to 10 years.

YORK, Pa., /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: IAAS Worldwide is pleased to announce the Onsite and Online auction late fabricating equipment for the lighting industry such as presses, assembly machines, strengtheners, ovens, grinders, forklifts and so much more.

MILL CREEK, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Huntron, Inc. today announced that Techni-Tool Inc., Worcester, Pa., have agreed to an exclusive U.S. distributor agreement. Techni-Tool is a leading provider of test equipment, tool kits, soldering supplies, ESD products, chemicals, hand tools, and more to the electronic production industry for more than 50 years.

PORTOLA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Agru America, Inc. today announced that the city of Portola, Calif. is now using its exclusive EPA Subtitle D compliant landfill closure system - ClosureTurf(R). Officials at the landfill had to address significant challenges including ground water issues and a short construction window.

COMMERCE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The FootMate(R) System by Gordon Brush has acquired a powerful partner. The American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine ('ACFAOM') has endorsed the FootMate System. It is a complete foot care system for cleaning, soothing, stimulating, and massaging feet in the shower.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The family of a former Navy ship fitter who died earlier this year of mesothelioma received a verdict of $20 million against a manufacturer of boilers that were insulated with asbestos, the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg P.C. today announced.

MILL CREEK, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Huntron Inc. today announced the addition of the Huntron Tracker 3200S, 'This Huntron product encompasses our product history, our leadership position with Analog Signature Analysis (ASA) and most importantly product improvements requested by our customers. The Huntron Tracker 3200S also provides a unique bridge from manual based tests to our line of Access Robotic Probers,' says Bill Curry, President at Huntron Inc.

MANSFIELD, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Miller Recycling Corporation celebrates America Recycles Day today by applauding all individuals who make a strong effort to recycle as part of daily life, and encouraging all to learn more about recycling and the industry. America Recycles Day, started in 1997, takes place every November 15 in a nationwide effort to promote and celebrate recycling in the U.S.

HACKENSACK, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Weitz and Luxenberg today announced that a global settlement program involving Stryker's Rejuvenate and ABGII modular hip implants was executed before and announced by Superior Court Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Bergen County, New Jersey. The settlement was finalized after four months of negotiations before retired United States Magistrate Judge Diane Welsh of JAMS in Philadelphia.

MANSFIELD, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Ohio-based Oxyrase, Inc. today announced that current General Manager Casey Zace will assume the role of President effective immediately. Exiting President James C. Copeland, Ph.D. will remain with the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and will also remain as Chairman of the Board.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: U.S.-based XanCan(TM) today announced the launch of its textured aluminum beverage cans. Changes to the aluminum beverage can have been minimal at best, since its birth. The concept of texturing the sidewall of beverage cans is both innovative and revolutionary. The patent-pending XanCan breathes new life into an old favorite.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: NOMOREHEX (nomorehex.org), the online resource for trivalent chromium technology, has been launched to alert manufacturers and electroplaters of the pending European mandate banning the use of hexavalent decorative chromium chemistry in virtually all products finished in or exported into the EU.

TILBURY, ONTARIO /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: IAAS Worldwide is pleased to announce the Onsite and Online auction of CNC equipment, automatics, machine shop and tool room equipment, and misc. material handling items. What happens when a company no longer has the need for millions of dollars worth of machining equipment? They hold an auction, of course.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: DITEC International today announced that DC-100 Rust Remover, an item in DC-100 Collection(TM), will be used by French Navy. DC-100 Rust Remover implements the AR Technology and is selected to be used aboard French Navy ships.