Amec expert wins prestigious Canadian engineering medal

The Engineering Institute of Canada will present Peter Lighthall, P.Eng., with one of its highest honours at its annual awards ceremony in Ottawa, ON on March 3, 2007. Lighthall is a globally respected mining engineer with Amec, the international project management and engineering services company. Having worked on more than one hundred mines, Lighthall has led multi-disciplinary teams on a number of the world’s largest mines. His expertise... 

Caterpillar 4Q Profit Rises As High Costs Offset Strong Sales

Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said Friday that higher operating costs trimmed fourth-quarter profit growth to 4 percent, but predicted strong results for 2007 despite an expected slowdown in U.S. machine and engine sales. The forecast sent the company’s shares up more than 2 percent in trading on the New York Stock Exchange, even though it mirrored a revised outlook issued three months ago that predicted Caterpillar’s four-year... 

Campbell Hausfeld HV3500 Fine Finish HVLP Paint Sprayer

High-volume low-pressure (HVLP) systems like the HV3500 work best in situations where you’re applying a fine finish as opposed to a heavy coat of paint or varnish. In other words, you wouldn’t want to use a system like this to paint your house-it would take forever. If you’re working on smaller projects involving stains, polyurethane, or even thinned latex paints, however, HVLP is the way to go. With HVLP systems, turbine size plays...