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... 

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... 

Xantrex 851-0400 XPower 400 Plus Compact Inverter

The XPower 400 Plus compact inverter provides portable power for trucks, RVs, boats, and minivans. By plugging the inverter directly into your vehicle’s 12-volt DC socket, you can turn your vehicle into a mobile office and operate devices such as a 27-inch TV or 20-inch TV/DVD combo, a camcorder, and a laptop computer. The XPower 400 Plus compact inverter automatically senses low battery voltage so you never have to worry about a depleted battery.... 

Toll Brothers at Deutsche Bank Conference

Joel H. Rassman, Chief Financial Officer of Toll Brothers, Inc., the largest U.S. builder of luxury homes, will participate on the Homebuilders Panel at the Deutsche Bank 2007 Real Estate & Lodging Outlook Conference on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.(EST). The Homebuilders Panel, which will be webcast live, can be accessed through the Investor Relations portion of Toll Brothers’ website, www.tollbrothers.com.

Integrated Welder is engineered for maximum rigidity.

Newtown, CT USA) Sonics & Materials, Inc. announces the full production roll-out of its new X-Press 20 kHz integrated welder – an all-in-one super-rigid ultrasonic welding press with a built-in microprocessor – that was previewed at NPE this June. Eliminating the need for a separate power supply, the press features a single-piece rigid cast aluminum machine base and column hub along with easy-access front panel pneumatic and microprocessor... 

Hercules stair climbing hand truck available from Ballarat Materials Handling Equipment

How often does one find delivering photocopiers in an upstairs office presents an installation problem? When one comes to using a normal hand truck; and it just does not work and need a team of burly people to carry the unit to its location. This is where the Hercules stair climbing hand truck makes the job easier and safer for people. One need not be Hercules to operate the stair climber either, because the Hercules is a powered stair climber, it... 

Thermal Transfer Labeling System prints industrial labels.

Automation Systems Interconnect, Inc. is pleased to introduce the MARKINGenius, an all new, high-speed desktop thermal printer for industrial labels. The MARKINGenius is ten times faster than a regular plotter system and can be quickly installed on your PC via LTP or USB ports. Using thermal transfer technology to produce identification and labeling media for wire marking, terminal blocks, cables, tubing, panel building components and equipment of... 

New MiniBounce luminaire from Kim Lighting

MiniBounce from Kim Lighting is the new edition to the Bounce collection of pole-, surface- and ground-mounted architectural landscape lighting fixtures. MiniBounce is suitable for use in a wide range of cityscapes, condos, hospitality, corporate, municipal and institutional outdoor environments. These include upscale retail, healthcare, hospitality, corporate office and residential multifamily-complexes. MiniBounce ensures most light distribution... 

Headland Machinery introduces Hänel Storage solutions

Headland Machinery knows a thing or two about world-class products. After serving Australian industry for over 55 years, importing premium quality capital equipment from global technology leaders such as Trumpf and Peddinghaus, Headland knew they had found a champion when they signed on as the exclusive Australian and New Zealand agent for the innovative Hänel Storage Systems. Hänel, founded over 50 years ago, is one the leading global producers...