Thursday, July 30, 2009

Mori Seiki announced as the Official CNC Machine Supplier for - CNW Group

Mori Seiki announced as the Official CNC Machine Supplier for - CNW Group
CALGARY, July 28 /CNW/ - WorldSkills Calgary 2009 is pleased to announce Mori Seiki as a Founding Sponsor of the 40th WorldSkills Competition, September 1-7, 2009 at Calgary Stampede Park. Mori Seiki is the Official Supplier of three skill categories

Krems stop Reapers’ run - Meridian Booster
Photo: Carl Carter - The Accurate Machining Reapers had their unbeaten record snapped on a technicality, as they didn t have enough players to play the Krems at the scheduled time. The team did come back to beat them, 34-12, in an exhibition game

Bright spot found in high jobless report - Meadville Tribune
While Crawford County’s seasonal unemployment rate remains above 10 percent, the number of manufacturing jobs has increased, though officials can’t cite a specific reason to explain the trend. The county’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate

Barberton company revived - Akron Beacon Journal
B&C Machine Co. has new court-approved life. And the family-run Barberton machining company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday after its bank halted financing, might get a new owner — from India — in the near future. A

Climax Portable Machine Tools Awarded Contract from the U.S. Army - PR Inside
Climax Portable Machine Tools announces the award of a $1.5 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Climax received the contract due to the company’s ability to provide the best technical- and cost effective solution for refurbishing

MecSoft Releases New VisualMILL for SolidWorks - ManagingAutomation.com
Integrated CAM solution uses SolidWorks interface to implement features of VisualMILL. MecSoft Corporation, the developer of VisualMILL, AlibreCAM, RhinoCAM, and other computer aided manufacturing software solutions, has announced the release of

Reapers make it three in a row - Meridian Booster
After last weekend’s speed bump the Lloydminster Reapers Rugby Club continued their domination in the North Saskatchewan Rugby Union as their Division 2 team won a championship, and their Division 1 squad got back on track. The club won their third

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Second-shift workers at Wrangler plant told not to report to work - Toledo Blade

Second-shift workers at Wrangler plant told not to report to work - Toledo Blade
Second shift workers at Chrysler LLC’s Toledo South Assembly Plant, where the popular Jeep Wranglers are assembled, were told not to report to work Friday following the company’s bankruptcy filing Thursday, a Chrysler spokesman said. As part of

Graphel Corp. names Brewer as manufacturing VP - Business Courier
According to a news release, Brewer has been with the company for five years, previously serving as director of manufacturing and heading up the company’s graphite electrode machining business and its electric discharge machining business. West

WCB Flow Products phasing out Buffalo - MSN MoneyCentral
Thirty-seven employees of SPX Process Equipment-WCB Flow Products of Buffalo are out of work as the manufacturer undergoes a restructuring. A company official confirmed Monday the plant is shutting down. These positions consisted of manufacturing

Republic to Exhibit at Precision Machining Technology Show - Biloxi Sun Herald
CANTON, Ohio, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Engineered Products, Inc., North America's largest producer of special bar quality (SBQ) steel, recently announced its Cold Finished Division's participation in the Precision Machining Technology Show

Chrysler shutdown forcing layoffs at its area suppliers - Toledo Blade
Chrysler LLC's decision to shutter its plants for the duration of its bankruptcy launched a quick economic bullet to area suppliers, sending their workers to the unemployment lines. Scores of direct and indirect suppliers to Chrysler's Toledo Jeep

Going, Going, Gone - Burnett County Sentinel
GRANTSBURG—“We had parts in the first Sputnik that went up in space,” said Miles McNally as he described some of the precision machining that was done by McNally Brothers in the 1950’s. “We still have some of our parts on the moon,” he

Lawrence Rentz of Climax Portable Machine Tools Appointed to Oregon - PR Inside
Lawrence Rentz, Vice President of Engineering and Quality at Climax Portable Machine Tools, has been appointed by Governor Ted Kulongowski to serve as Technical Advisor on the Oregon Innovation Council. The Council is tasked with advising the

More tips to keep your car rolling problem-free - Chicago Tribune
Mechanical AIR FILTER. Replace according to owner's manual; more often in dusty conditions. A dirty filter will lower gas mileage and hurt performance. BATTERY. Check for cracks or leaks. Make sure all connections are secure. Always remove the

AmeriChip International, Inc. to Host Investor Call, Solicit - MSN MoneyCentral
AmeriChip International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ACII) announced today that company directors and executives will host another conference call on May 1 at 4:01 pm EST (1:01 PST). Investors and other interested parties are invited to listen in as Company

Monday, April 20, 2009

Mooresville OKs incentives for Yates Precision - Charlotte Business Journal

Mooresville OKs incentives for Yates Precision - Charlotte Business Journal
The Mooresville Town Board has agreed to a two-year incentive for Yates Precision Machining , which plans to spend $1.7 million to expand its local operation. The incentives are the first the town has granted under a new program intended to help

Friday, January 16, 2009

30 percent of Windows PCs exposed by worm - PC Advisor

30 percent of Windows PCs exposed by worm - PC Advisor
Based on scans of several hundred thousand customer-owned Windows PCs, Qualys concluded that about 30 percent of the machines have not yet been patched with the "out of cycle" fix Microsoft provided on October 23 as security update MS08-067 . "The