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U.S. Minimum Wage to Increase this Month
Effective July 24, minimum wage will rise 70 cents, from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour. This increase completes the third and final phased increase in minimum wage from 2007-09 as regulated by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Minimum…
Italy's Legnano Teknoelectric to Set Up Factory in Jebel Ali Free Zone
Italian steel manufacturer Legnano Teknoelectric Company SpA (LTC) (Milan), which specializes in electrical steel, plans to set up a factory in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) in United Arab Emirates to process grain-oriented electrical steel, from coils to magnetic…
Aluminium Long-Term Outlook Q2 Update
According to Brooke Hunt & Associates, Ltd. (Surrey, England), a consulting firm to the base and precious metal industries and markets, industrial production growth is set to average 3.1 percent p.a. over the period 2009 to 2020, up slightly from…
Metal Powder Society Names Fellow
APMI International, professional society for the powder metallurgy (PM) industry, has named Animesh Bose, President, Materials Processing, Inc., Haltom City, Texas to the 2009 Class of Fellows. He received the award here during PowderMet 2009?2009 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy…
RathGibson Files Chapter 11
RathGibson, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL) and its domestic affiliates ("RathGibson" or the "Company") announced that they have begun reorganization proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In…
Adept Technology Accepts U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Faces Of Trade® Award
Adept Technology, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA) recently accepted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?s Faces of Trade® award in recognition of Adept?s impact on the Pleasanton, CA community. The award honors Adept?s efforts to increase jobs through trade. John Dulchinos, president and…
International Scientists Honor Hypertherm for Plasma Research
Hypertherm (Hanover, NH) announced international recognition for plasma research led by Hypertherm associate Dr. Sung Je Kim. The research, detailed in a scientific journal entitled Control Of Fluid Dynamic Instability In Oxygen Plasma Arc Cutting, was part of Kim?s doctorate…
Trilogy Machinery Becomes Exclusive North American Agent for ROUNDO
ROUNDO AB (Hassleholm, Sweden) and Trilogy Machinery (Belcamp, MD) have announced that ROUNDO has entered into an agreement with Trilogy for the company to become ROUNDO's new, exclusive North American agent. For over 38 years, ROUNDO has been represented by…
D&S Manufacturing Provides Scholarships for Local Attendees of the STEPS for Girls Program
Michael Dougherty, President of D&S Manufacturing (Black River Falls, WI), announced that the company presented scholarships for the STEPS for Girls summer program to two local students from Black River Falls Middle School. Jessa Ammann and Kyleigh Nandory were selected,…
ASTM International Steel Committee Honors Gary A. Hayden with Award of Merit
ASTM International (W. Conshohocken, PA) has announced that their Award of Merit has been presented to Gary A. Hayden, chief metallurgist and director of quality assurance at CP Industries in McKeesport, PA, for his outstanding service to ASTM Committee A01…
Delcam Takes Lead in Sales
Delcam announced that the company overtook PTC in CAM sales during 2008, according to the latest NC Software and Related Services Market report from leading analysts CIMdata. After achieving record sales over the year, the company moved into third place…
Mate Precision Tooling Opens New European Operation
Mate Precision Tooling (Anoka, MN) announced the opening of its new and expanded European headquarters and manufacturing facilities. Centrally located in Frankfurt Germany, the new facilities culminate a major investment by the company in the latest manufacturing technologies including best…