Jet Expands Materials Handling Tools to Include Drum Tongs, Lifters and Chain Slings

Adding to its arsenal of material handling equipment, JET® has announced the inclusion of a chain sling, lifter and drum tongs. The heavy duty powder coated steel drum handling accessories make their debut at the 2007 ProMat Show in Chicago on January 8. Drum TongsA new pair of JET Drum Tongs have 1,000-lb capacity for lifting 55 gallon drums with an overhead hoist. The JET Drum Tong (Stk. #262001) works well with open top or tight-head steel drums... 

The ‘Agri-Machinery Dealers – Portfolio Analysis’ is a Comprehensive Evaluation of the UK Agri-Machinery Dealers Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50004) has announced the addition of “Agri-Machinery Dealers – Portfolio Analysis” to their offering The “Agri-Machinery Dealers – Portfolio Analysis” is a comprehensive evaluation of the UK agri-machinery dealers market. The revised and updated 2007 edition analyses the financial performance of the agri-machinery dealers important to the success of your business.... 

Peter Chatel Named President of WMH Tool Group, Inc.

Peter Chatel has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of WMH Tool Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Switzerland-based WMH Walter Meier Holding AG. WMH Tool Group is a leading manufacturer and marketer of industrial metalworking and woodworking machinery, material handling equipment, work-holding tools, air tools and hand tools. Chatel most recently was Vice President and General Manager of North American Operations for Rothenberger LLC, a manufacturer... 

Austro Group comes on at 80% premium

Austro Group made its debut on the main board of the JSE at R1,62 today and quickly forged above R1,80 – an 80% premium to the R1 at which shares were placed ahead of the listing. That price gave the company a market capitalisation of R590,9m a distinct premium on the R400m estimated by the promoters before the listing. The company imports and distributes woodworking machinery and aims at headline earnings of R33,4m in the year to August 2007 –... 

ETO ERP Encompix Selected by Machine Tool Company

David Simonian, CFO, explained some of the problems Simmons experienced running an old, non-integrated Dbase system. “Each department had its own mini-system. The same data was entered multiple times—engineering, purchasing, job costing, and accounting. It was very difficult to extract any meaningful information to run the business,” he said. Simmons had known about Encompix for several years. “We looked at Encompix many years ago, but were... 

Steel City … here we come

Scott Box wouldn’t mind if Murfreesboro acquired the nickname Steel City. That would mean the power tool and machinery manufacturing company he helped form and headquartered in Murfreesboro less than two years ago had made its mark in the competitive tool market. Steel City Tool Works, founded in 2005, is a privately held company with an investment group led by Box and Mark Strahler, both long-time executives in the machinery industry, who grew... 

Aleco introduces ImpacDors

Aleco has introduced two new energy-saving ImpacDors especially designed for the food service industry. All of the new ImpacDors doors are rugged, easy to install and custom made to exact size specifications with standard lifetime warranted stainless steel upper and lower hinges. Specially designed for high-volume traffic between the kitchen and the front of the house in restaurants, the FS-250 is a lightweight and economical ¼” ABS door, which... 

Analyse The Agri-Machinery Importers & Exporters Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49353) has announced the addition of “Agri-Machinery Importers/Exporters – Portfolio Analysis” to their offering. The Portfolio Analysis- Agri- Machinery Importers/Exporters is a comprehensive evaluation of the UK agri-machinery importers and exporters market. The revised and updated 2006 edition analyses the financial performance of the 24 agri-machinery importers and exporters... 

Tri-C students take honors in tooling, machining contest

Students in the Machine Trades Apprenticeship program at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland were recently recognized by the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) for receiving three top regional honors in the “Best Apprenticeship” contest. David Apger, who works at Christopher Tool in Solon, placed first; Jeremy Haberman at Lunar Tool Company in North Royalton, placed second; and third place went to Ken Phillips of Christopher... 

ETO ERP Encompix Selected by Machine Tool Company

David Simonian, CFO, explained some of the problems Simmons experienced running an old, non-integrated Dbase system. “Each department had its own mini-system. The same data was entered multiple times—engineering, purchasing, job costing, and accounting. It was very difficult to extract any meaningful information to run the business,” he said. Simmons had known about Encompix for several years. “We looked at Encompix many years ago, but were...