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Challenger Capital Group Advises Lide Industries
Challenger Capital Group, Ltd. (Dallas, TX) announces that its client, Lide Industries, has been acquired by Permian Tank & Manufacturing Inc. Permian?s primary shareholders include global private equity firm The Carlyle Group and energy private equity firm Riverstone Holdings. Lide…
KRC Machine Tool Services Goes to Four Day Work Week; Productivity Rises
KRC Machine Tool Services (Independence, KY) has changed the company's work schedule to a four day, ten hour per day work week. The company has several employees whose daily commute was eating up their paychecks ? which has become more…
Hydro Aluminum Teams with Acciona on New Spanish Solar Power Generating Plant
Hydro Aluminum?s (Linthicum, MD) Extrusion Americas unit will supply critical extruded aluminum to Acciona, SA, a Spanish energy company, for use in the world?s newest solar power plant. This facility, under construction in Badajoz, Spain near the border with Portugal,…
Mastercam Ranks 1st in Installed Seats Worldwide for the 14th Year in a Row
CNC Software?s (Tolland, CT) Mastercam® is the world?s most widely-used CAM software for the 14th straight year, concludes the most recent analysis of CAM software seats produced by CIMdata, Inc. CNC Software President Mark Summers says, ?There is a lot…
Upgraded Chop Saw with 2,300 Input Watts
Metabo Corporation has upgraded its line of chop saws with the new CS23-255 model. The new chop saw features an increased power rating of 2,300 input watts and an added overload capacity of 15 amps for faster cutting of tougher or thicker materials.
Flow International Merger with OMAX Corporation Clears FTC Hurdle
Flow International Corporation (Kent, WA) (Nasdaq: FLOW), the world's leading developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines used for cutting and cleaning applications around the world, announced today that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accepted a consent decree…
Boeing, EOS Electro Optical Systems, Evonik Industries and MCP HEK Tooling form Direct Manufacturing Research Center with the University of Paderborn
The University of Paderborn (Paderborn, Germany) has joined with Boeing, EOS Electro Optical Systems, Evonik Industries and MCP HEK Tooling to form the Direct Manufacturing Research Center (DMRC). An agreement was signed by representatives of the companies and the university…
Heavy-Metal Boring Bars for Extended-Length Applications
Engineered specifically for extended-length boring applications, new heavy-metal boring bars from Kennametal, Inc. function equally well in finishing and medium-machining ID turning, grooving and threading tasks.
Airgas to Build 450 tpd Liquid Carbon Dioxide Plant
Airgas, Inc. (Radnor, PA) announces that it will build a new 450-ton-per-day liquid carbon dioxide plant at the First United Ethanol LLC (FUEL) complex in Camilla, GA. Airgas entered into a 15-year agreement with FUEL, which will supply the feedstock…
Houghton International Aquires D.A. Stuart
Houghton International Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire D.A. Stuart. The transaction, anticipated to close in 2008, is subject to regulatory approval. Houghton and D.A. Stuart are recognized as two of the leading…
Cleveland Steel Tool Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Open House
The Cleveland Steel Tool Company (Cleveland, OH) celebrated their 100 year anniversary on May 21st with a festive Open House for customers, vendors, current and past employees and their families, and local dignitaries. Over 200 people joined the festivities, which…
FMA Foundation and SolidWorks Corporation Award Scholarships
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) (Rockford, IL) and SolidWorks Corporation have awarded 25 students seeking careers in manufacturing $5,000, $2,500 or $500 scholarships toward their college or trade school education. The FMA Foundation and SolidWorks awarded 21 traditional scholarships…
