Jan 21,2013
Baker Hughes reported Friday that for the week ending January 18, the US rig count fell by 12 to 1,749 following one-rig drops in each of the past two weeks. On a year-on-year basis, the US rig count is down 259. Rigs drilling for ...
Jan 21,2013
Statistics Canada reported Friday that November manufacturing sales in the country increased 1.7 percent to $49.9 billion, the highest level since May 2012. Sales rose in 12 of 21 industries, representing about two-thirds of the ...
Jan 21,2013
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has updated the 1998 edition of the ANSI/HI standard on pump intake design and published ANSI/HI 9.8–2012 Rotodynamic Pumps for Pump Intake Design. Developed by experts in sump design, ...
Jan 18,2013
In an effort to attract and retain fresh talent in the industry, Materials Handling Industry (MHI) will launch the Young Professionals Network (YPN) at ProMat 2013. Devon Birch is marketing and communications services manager for ...
Jan 18,2013
Following popular demand, the LTM Motor School is back. Starting with two course dates in February 2013, the LTM team will be teaching a two day course on hoist maintenance and general theory. The course offers participants the ...
Jan 18,2013
This year, ProMat features three keynote presentations, each offering critical insights from experts into future developments in robotics, business and the supply chain. The first runs Monday morning from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. ...
Jan 18,2013
TotalTrax announced today that the U.S. Patent Office has issued TotalTrax a seventh patent, covering a method for collision avoidance. US patent 0010023 entitled “Method and apparatus for managing and controlling manned ...
Jan 18,2013
Among the nearly 800 exhibitors at ProMat are five companies making their debut at the event. Although trade shows in general have drawn lower attendance and exhibitor numbers over the past few years of the recession, many of ...
Jan 18,2013
Xylem Inc. has reduced the energy consumption of a wastewater pumping station in Sweden by 50 percent using its Flygt Experior solution. At a second station also in Sweden, Xylem's Flygt SmartRun control system one component of ...
Jan 18,2013
Membership in the Hydraulic Institute (HI) has been opened to pump and supplier companies that manufacture wholly outside of North America but who sell into the North American market. This change significantly expands HI ...
Jan 18,2013
Lean manufacturing is a production discipline in which anything that does not contribute to the value of the end product is eliminated from the manufacturing process. Practiced in various industries, lean manufacturing helps ...
Jan 17,2013
China’s gear output reached 1.90 million tons in 2012, rising 36.6% from a year earlier. Although the overall scale and growth indicates China’s strong gear demand, there is still a large gap between China and foreign ...
Jan 17,2013
For energy saving reasons all water pumps in future have to fulfil the eco-design requirements with respect to the pump efficiency (regulation EU 547/2012 in order to implement directive 2009/125/EC). The measure for the quality ...
Jan 17,2013
ClydeUnion Pumps was awarded the contract to supply various pumps for the Nasr Phase-1 and Umm Lulu Phase-1 field development projects offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE. ClydeUnion Pumps will supply the complete package of pumps which ...
Jan 16,2013
Following the integration of Demag Cranes Group into majority shareholder Terex‘s Material Handling and Port Solutions division, Terex Corporation has announced the following leadership changes: Kevin Bradley, currently ...
Jan 16,2013
December retail sales were up compared to November and also on an annual basis, to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that December retail ...
Jan 15,2013
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), a leading provider of forklift trucks in the United States, Canada and Mexico, today announced the launch of the Jungheinrich “Parts Fast or Parts Free Guarantee,” ...
Jan 15,2013
Franklin Electric marked the commercial launch of its artificial lift pumping solutions with significant orders from key global customers. Exxaro, a South Africa-based mining group which provided several test sites for the ...
Jan 15,2013
On January 1, 2013, Michael Stomberg (42), the previous Senior Vice President and Head of Division Mechanical Seals, became the successor to Dr. Walter Steinbach who retired from the company on December 31, 2012. Michael Stomberg ...
Jan 15,2013
Buying a used CNC router for sale is similar to purchasing a used car. The equipment is complex, and the buyer must correctly evaluate its condition, otherwise he or she could end up buying a lemon. The buyer must also be careful ...
