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

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Voting setbacks slow down the Hugo Chávez ‘red machine’ - Times Online

Voting setbacks slow down the Hugo Chávez ‘red machine’ - Times Online
President Chávez’s hopes of reelection in 2013 were dealt a blow after Venezuela’s opposition won strategic victories in regional elections at the weekend. The socialist leader declared victory after taking at least 17 of 22 states in Sunday’s

Endeavour astronauts start fourth, final spacewalk - Hindustan Times
Two astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour began a fourth and final spacewalk amid efforts to repair the International Space Station as NASA extended the mission by a day. Americans Steve Bowen, 44, and Shane Kimbrough, 41, left the

Raleigh police: Don't get sideswiped by 'skimmers' - WRAL
Raleigh, N.C. — The Raleigh Police Department is urging users of ATMs to be aware of skimming devices and hidden cameras used to fraudulently obtain ATM card data and personal identification numbers (PINs). The equipment installed on ATM machines

North Korea to halt cross-border contacts with South - Boston Globe
KAESONG, North Korea - For months, tours of this historic city famed for its Buddhist temples and ancient relics have given South Koreans a glimpse of life in the hidden communist North. But North Korean officials said yesterday these visits were

NKorea: Kim Jong Il visits machine, soap factories - Washington Post
In this undated photo released on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean Kim Jong Il, 2nd left, tours the Rakwon Machine Complex in Sinuiju, North Korea. North Korean state media reported

Kim Jong Il visits machine, soap factories: NKorea - CJAD
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's Kim Jong Il paid visits to machinery and soap-making factories, state media reported Tuesday, the latest in a series of dispatches in recent weeks about public appearances by a leader believed to be recovering from

Man's idea to break Kan. ATM less than smashing - Yahoo News
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Police in Leavenworth, Kan., say a thief who tried to bust an ATM open like a giant piggy bank is lucky to be in one piece himself. They say the 49-year-old pried an ATM loose from a credit union early Sunday by using a stolen

600 Group warns of global market contraction - yorkshirepost
BRITAIN'S biggest machine tool maker, 600 Group, which is based in Leeds, today warned of a shrinkage in global markets as it delivered its half year results. The group, which published its interim results for the 26 weeks to September 27, revealed

Friday, November 21, 2008

Mail classified to a friend - Daily Record

Mail classified to a friend - Daily Record
Executive Assistant/Analyst The Will-Burt Company is the world leader of telescoping masts and emergency lighting systems in a variety of industries, and maintains a strong manufacturing infrastructure in machining, sheet metal fabrication, and

Third Wave Systems to support V-22, JSF - United Press International
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has contracted Third Wave Systems to support the V-22 Osprey and Joint Strike Fighter programs. NAVAIR awarded Third Wave Systems a $2.1 million phase II small business innovative

Friday, September 26, 2008

Black politicians prosper in Obama's home state - International Herald Tribune

Black politicians prosper in Obama's home state - International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : It's no coincidence the first black major-party nominee for president calls Illinois home. The state has sent more blacks to Congress than any other, in large part due to the chronic segregation of Chicago's housing. When Barack Obama