Citation Corporation to Discontinue Operations at Butler, Ind., Foundry (14345)
Novi, Michigan, Citation Corp. will idle its Butler, Ind., permanent and semi-permanent aluminum molding operations by the end of July 2008, transferring production and equipment to foundries located in Bristol, Ind., and Milwaukee, Wisc., owned by Diversified Machine Incorporated (DMI). The transition is part of Citation’s long-term business strategy aimed at enhancing its manufacturing efficiencies and refocusing on core competencies.
Interroll Partneres with Insight Automation of Erlanger, Kentucky to Optimize the Performance of Roller Drive System. Interroll RollerDrives Compatible with ConveyTrax® CRSC Speed Control Module (14326)
WILMINGTON, N.C., — Providing unparalleled control of its high efficiency EC100 and EC110 RollerDrives, Interroll Corp. has partnered with Insight Automation to optimize the performance of its roller drive system. Insight Automations’ new ConveyTrax® CANopen roller speed controller (CRSC), a four-zone logic and motor control module, operates Interroll’s RollerDrives safely and securely while enhancing the performance level in approved applications such as postal, distribution center and light pallet handling.
R&M Materials Handling Inc. Introduces the LoadMate Electric Chain Hoist for Wind Turbine Applications (14324)
SPRINGFIELD OH, The LoadMate® Electric Chain Hoist by R&M Materials Handling Inc. is a compact, versatile, and cost-effective electric chain hoist. With load capacities from 1/8 to 1 ton, a lifting height up to 262 feet, and a wide range of lifting speeds and power supplies, the LoadMate® is ideal for wind turbine applications. The LoadMate® is a compact electric chain hoist that can be installed inside the wind turbine nacelle to assist with standard maintenance activities, including change-outs and repairs of generators, high-speed gears, yaw and pitch motors, etc.
Hawk to Sell Performance Racing Segment (14286)
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Hawk Corporation (AMEX:HWK) announces that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to sell its performance racing segment. The performance racing segment, consisting of Quarter Master Industries, Inc. and Tex Racing Enterprises, Inc., engineers, manufactures and markets premium branded clutch, transmission and driveline systems for the performance racing market. The segment reported net sales of $12.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 accounting for 5.6% of the Company's total net sales for the year. The Company will retain its Hawk Performance(R) brake business which will remain a part of its friction products segment.
Continental Launches Production of Lithium-Ion Battery (14210)
HANOVER and REGENSBURG, Germany, The international automotive supplier Continental will launch first-time volume production of a high-performance lithium-ion battery for hybrid vehicles at the end of the present year. It will be used in the Mercedes S 400 BlueHYBRID. "This marks an important innovation for Continental as supplier of battery systems. In the next few years we will be launching production of further lithium-ion energy storage devices for mild- and full-hybrid and electric-powered vehicles," says Continental Executive Board member Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann.
SHOWCASES DOCK SAFETY AT NA 2008 (14179)
Erlanger, Kentucky, Castell will be showcasing safety solutions for attendees of the Material Handling Industry of America’s NA 2008 annual show and conference, April 21-24, 2008 at the I-X Center (Cleveland, OH). Castell’s dock safety, motion monitoring and interlock products safeguard personnel and equipment in material handling warehouses.
Salvo Saving Bacon at Pork Farms. Drive-Away Prevention System Protects Workers at UK Bakery (14142)
Erlanger, Kentucky – Pork Farms, one of the UK’s leading bakeries, has eliminated the risk of unscheduled truck departures with an investment in Castell’s Salvo safety system, protecting its workers from injury and its property from damage. The systems have been installed on all four loading docks at Pork Farm’s Palethorpes site in Shropshire, which handles several hundred vehicles a month.
Toyota Recognizes Top Suppliers for 2007 (14106)
ERLANGER, Kentucky -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) has announced award-winning North American suppliers for 2007. The awards recognize those suppliers who exceeded the company's expectations in the following areas: Launch Performance, Technology, Supplier Diversity, Value Improvement and Quality.
World's First Car Key Resistant and Self Cleaning Automobile. Big Things Happen In A Very Small World. (14100)
Akebono to Close Springfield Kentucky Plant. Moving Operations to Glasgow Location (14093)
The expansion will add aftermarket disc manufacturing to the Glasgow facility by 2009 — creating “a single disc pad manufacturing powerhouse,” CEO Go Kashiwagi, said in a news release.
