Feb 05,2013
China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for its domestic manufacturing sector was at 50.4 percent in January, down 0.2 percentage points compared to December last year, according to the figures released by China’s National ...
Feb 05,2013
The 65th AHR Expo, held January 28-30 in Dallas, Texas, has established four new all-time records for Southwest shows. More than 52,000 attendees (35,000 visitors) filled the aisles of the Dallas Convention Center to see all the ...
Feb 05,2013
Manufacturing, warehousing, material handling, supply chain automation— companies far and wide are incorporating robotics solutions into their materials handling processes; gaining substantial increases in efficiency, ...
Feb 04,2013
In 2012, the global core drill market reached a plateau. And industrial players including Atlas Copco, Sandvik and Boart Longyear have been in a firm position to dominate the global market after a series of M&As, laying the ...
Feb 04,2013
China's economic growth slowed down in 2012, and the growth rates of shipbuilding, construction steel structure, oil and gas pipeline industries decreased to varied extent, thus causing the weakened demand for welding & cutting ...
Feb 04,2013
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has awarded Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) the NAM’s Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence at an event hosted by NAM member Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift ...
Feb 04,2013
Baker Hughes reported Friday that for the week ending February 1, the US rig count increased by 11 to 1,764, following an increase the prior week. On a year-on-year basis, the US rig count was still down 233 rigs. Rigs drilling ...
Feb 04,2013
Manufacturing growth began 2013 on a strong note in January, according to the January Manufacturing report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing ...
Feb 04,2013
WattStopper announced the release of a time-saving Niagara AX driver module that streamlines integration when WattStopper Digital Lighting Management (DLM) controls are combined with Niagara controllers in high performance ...
Feb 01,2013
According to the statistics released by France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), in December last year producer prices in French industry fell by 0.3 percent compared to November, following a ...
Feb 01,2013
Just at the end of the year, Voith has again been successful in securing contracts in its small hydro business in South America: There, the company has been awarded to contracts for the erection of hydro power plants in the small ...
Feb 01,2013
Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has retained overall national forklift market leadership and achieved a 26th consecutive year of dominance in internal-combustion counter-balance forklifts. Official Australian Industrial ...
Jan 31,2013
Hydraulic Institute (HI) has introduced CD Version 3.1, its latest offering of ANSI/HI Standards presented in CD format. An update of an earlier CD offering, the new release is “state of the art” and contains a full ...
Jan 31,2013
Crane Co. announced the appointment of Max H. Mitchell as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Mitchell, 49, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2011, during ...
Jan 31,2013
Three representatives of the European Commission have agreed to speak to the industry. The conference aims to help European pump manufacturers implement correctly the Ecodesign regulations for water pumps and circulators. The ...
Jan 31,2013
The 300th mud pump in the TPK 2200 series successfully completed its trial run on the 6 and 7 November 2012 after it was put through its paces in a rigorous 48 hour endurance test. The pump is part of an order for Aker Solutions, ...
Jan 31,2013
Minister for Industry Greg Combet says manufacturers should not sit back and wait for a fall in the Australian dollar – they must change with the times or risk failure. Mr Combet’s warning, reported by The Australian ...
Jan 31,2013
In China, the non-standard special material equipment industry is an emerging industry derived from the fast development of new material industry and advanced equipment manufacturing, particularly encouraged by the government. In ...
Jan 31,2013
Exito announced that its 3rd Edition Manufacturing IT Summit would take place on 17th May 2013 in the city of Mumbai. The Summit is aimed at bringing together a forum wherein IT experts from the manufacturing domain can share the ...
Jan 31,2013
Xylem Inc. has signed a $158 million (€120 million) financing agreement with the European Investment Bank to fund innovative and aspirational research and development (R&D) projects across Europe. The deal underscores the ...
