Yen Lost Ground Amid Weak Machinery Orders Data During Early Tokyo Trading On Friday

The Japanese yen weakened in the Asian session on Friday likely influenced by a weak machinery orders data from Japan. Major currencies saw choppy trading against their Japanese counterpart during late New York trading on Thursday following falls in the previous session. While the recent upward trend helped the yen to reverse much of its previous session’s losses against the greenback, it could only partly rebound versus the rest of majors.... 

Global textile machinery exports grow in 2006

President of Textile Machinery Branch of German Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association (VDMA) Wardman said in Beijing recently, the estimated value of the global textile machinery exports last year increased substantially to 13.4 billion Euros compared to the previous year. He said that China is the world’s largest textile machinery market, while India, Pakistan and South America market also represent a rapid growth. At the Beijing... 

New Sonotube commercial concrete form

Sonoco announced the North American launch of Sonotube Commercial, the Company’s durable, water-resistant concrete form. New Sonotube Commercial brand form offers high tear resistance and its strength allows it to stand up to full liquid head pressures of up to 20 feet. The Sonotube Commercial form is water-resistant and able to withstand 72 hours or more of rainfall. The patent-pending, poly-woven design of the Sonotube Commercial form makes... 

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... 

Turning Center features automated gang tool.

Changing parts with a loading/unloading time of less than 5 seconds, Fuji’s new FS4-3500 compact automated gang tooled turning center is the fastest in its class. Ideal for large production runs, this machine allows loading and unloading of the workpiece during spindle rotation. Two separate loaders are included for loading and unloading, The time-tested FS4-3500 is the machine of choice where uptime and speed are critical. The FS4-3500 is as... 

Asphalt Rollers offer foldable Roll-Over Protection.

Stone Construction Equipment Inc.’s WolfPac(TM) Asphalt Rollers – WP4100, WP3100 and WP3100D are now available with optional foldable Roll-Over Protection (ROPs). The foldable ROPs increase the rollers’ versatility for a wide variety of confined areas including garages and parking structures where low heights create an obstacle. When folded to 73″, the operator can back the roller into a garage or other structure to get optimum...