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Precision Fluids’ Low to No Foam Metalworking Fluids Enhances Worksite Productivity and Safety
Precision Fluids’ innovative synthetic and neo-synthetic machining fluids significantly reduce or eliminate foam and bubbles, improving machinist visibility and making the worksite cleaner and safer. High Pressure, Neo-Synthetic EPF-HP 3311: This product is formulated specifically for high... - January 29, 2013 - Precision Fluids
WARDJet holds Open House at AMRC with Boeing
WARDJet is excited to partner with The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC) as they are the leading research & development center in Europe. WARDJet is a “Made in the USA” company and custom made a 5-axis mill / 5-axis waterjet cutting system for AMRC. - January 23, 2013 - WARDJet Inc.
Update on Intention of Listing on a Public Stock Exchange
Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd. is pleased to report on the anticipated listing of its shares on a European stock exchange. Inca Mining has enlisted the services of a recognized broker to act as listing agent and with the final paperwork under review, the company looks forward to announcing a listing... - January 23, 2013 - Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd.
Progress Continues and is on Track at New Processing Facility
Inca Peruvian Mining, Ltd. is pleased to report on the status of development at the site for the new processing facility. Construction at the designated site for the processing plant, which will process the entire mineral through Inca Peruvian Mining’s joint venture partner, is moving... - January 11, 2013 - Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd.
Q-Lab's European Accelerated Lab is Now Fully Accredited
Q-Lab's accelerated testing laboratory in Saarbrücken, Germany is now accredited to ISO 17025. - January 10, 2013 - Q-Lab Corporation
New Processing Plant Could Reduce Production Costs by 50% Per Ounce
Inca Peruvian Mining, Ltd. ("Inca Mining" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its joint venture partner has secured a contractor to complete the construction and installation of the new processing plant. The location of the site is perfect as it is within 15... - January 09, 2013 - Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd.
Laboratory Testing Inc. Opens a New Facility for Calibration and Dimensional Inspection
Laboratory Testing Inc. expands to another building with a brand new climate-controlled metrology laboratory for the most reliable calibration and dimensional inspection. - December 21, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
IFI Names Ted McNabb President and Opens New Branch Office in Cincinnati
Insulation Fabricators, Inc. (IFI) continues to grow its mechanical insulation fabrication and distribution business. - December 14, 2012 - Insulation Fabricators, Inc. (IFI)
Director of Metrology Named at Laboratory Testing Inc.
Laboratory Testing Inc. has promoted Mike Hiller to Director of Metrology. He will oversee the operations of the Metrology division that provides calibration and dimensional inspection services. - December 09, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
LTI is One of the Fastest Growing Companies in Lehigh Valley, PA
Laboratory Testing Inc is honored to be a part of The Lehigh Valley Business Fastest Growing Companies awards program of 2012. - December 07, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
IMR Test Labs – Singapore Expands ISO 17025 Scope of Accreditation
IMR Test Labs - Singapore has expanded the lab's ISO 17025 Approval Schedule with additional chemical, weld, mechanical and metallurgical test methods. - December 05, 2012 - IMR Test Labs
IMR Test Labs - Suzhou Earns ISO 17025 Accreditation
IMR Test Labs – Suzhou has recently completed an A2LA audit and has earned ISO 17025 accreditation for chemical, mechanical and metallurgical analysis services. - November 29, 2012 - IMR Test Labs
Q-Lab Announces Launch of New Contract Testing Laboratory in Germany
Q-Lab announces the launch of a new, fully-equipped contract testing laboratory in Saarbrücken, Germany. - November 23, 2012 - Q-Lab Corporation
Skillings Mining Review Profiles Latin Resources
Skillings Mining Review’s November issue features Profiles In Mining with Managing Director Christopher Gale of Latin Resources. Gale discusses how Peru's iron ore is retrieved at a low cost and minimal environmental impact. - November 23, 2012 - Skillings Mining Review
Q-Lab’s Smrithi Kumar to Chair AATCC Lightfastness & Weathering RA 50 Committee
Q-Lab, the worldwide leader in accelerated weathering equipment and outdoor exposure test services, is pleased to announce that Mr. Smrithi Kumar was recently elected to the position of Chairman for the AATCC’s Lightfastness and Weathering RA 50 Committee. Mr. Kumar has worked on the... - November 23, 2012 - Q-Lab Corporation
Q-Lab Announces Launch of Japanese Language Website
Q-Lab, the worldwide leader in accelerated weathering test equipment and outdoor exposure test services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Japanese language website at www.q-lab.com/ja-jp. Customers from Japan can now visit and learn about weathering, research test equipment and exposure... - November 23, 2012 - Q-Lab Corporation
Q-Lab Announces Three New Products
Q-Lab Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of three new exciting products in the field of weathering and light stability testing. The Q-SUN Xe-2 xenon test chamber represents the newest standard in lightfastness testing. Featuring a rotating rack design, reliable air-cooling and a full... - November 23, 2012 - Q-Lab Corporation
QUV and Q-SUN Weathering Testers Now Speak Five Languages
Q-Lab is pleased to announce new multi-language controller capabilities for its QUV and Q-SUN weathering test chambers. - November 23, 2012 - Q-Lab Corporation
Q-Lab Announces Launch of Korean Language Website
Q-Lab announces the launch of a new Korean language website at www.q-lab.com/ko-kr. - November 23, 2012 - Q-Lab Corporation
Skillings Mining Review Starts LinkedIn Mining Group
Skillings Mining Review today unveiled a new addition to LinkedIn groups. The new Linkedin addition Skillings Mining Review Group features social media discussion for its growing social media community. Members of the LinkedIn Mining community can now interact directly with Skillings and its editorial staff to gain access to mining knowledge resources, insights and opportunities. - November 15, 2012 - Skillings Mining Review
Nitrofreeze Unveils New Website for Enhanced Customer Experience
Nitrofreeze Cryogenic Solutions has unveiled its redesigned Nitrofreeze.com web site. These recent changes share the common goal of simplifying their products and services into various sub-groups so that their customers can quickly find what they are looking for. “Nitrofreeze.com is the... - November 10, 2012 - Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc.
Nitrofreeze Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification from NQA
Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc., a leading provider of Cryogenic Services such as cryogenic deflashing & deburring, cryogenic treatment, thermal cycling and dry ice blast cleaning, has received its registration from National Quality Assurance, U.S.A., after assessment of the... - November 10, 2012 - Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc.
MidWest Materials Completes Multi-Million Dollar Upgrade; Company Celebrates 60th Anniversary
MidWest Materials, a premier steel service center, announces completion of a multi-million dollar technology, equipment and facility investment project. The investment will enable MidWest to meet the growing demand by manufacturers for the highest quality leveled sheet steel required by newer manufactuing and processing techniques. - November 09, 2012 - MidWest Materials
Skillings Mining Review Redesign Introduces Expanded Content
Skillings Mining Review today unveiled an addition to its popular printed and digital editorial section. The new section entitled, Profiles in Mining, includes in depth features and person profiles designed to showcase the concentration and breadth of Skillings expanded thought leader editorial content. - November 08, 2012 - Skillings Mining Review
Intersan Announces the Emergency Preparation Functionality That Comes Standard on Its Washfountains and Lavatories
Intersan develops product change that is designed to assist end users dealing with a power outage, to get access to the most valuable of human needs - Water. - November 03, 2012 - Intersan Manufacturing
Frank Peszka Promoted to Director of Quality at Laboratory Testing Inc.
Frank Peszka has been promoted to Director of Quality at Laboratory Testing Inc. This position was created to oversee the expanding quality assurance needs of LTI due to continued growth. Peszka will also administer LTI’s new program for managing industry testing and calibration specifications and implement continuous improvement projects and employee training to achieve LTI’s goal of Error Free Results On Time. - November 03, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
Metallurgist at Laboratory Testing Inc. Earns AWS Certification as a Certified Welding Inspector
Brad Bergman, Metallography Supervisor, has earned the Standard of American Welding Society Certification and is now Certified Welding Inspector at Laboratory Testing, Inc. The certification enables Bergman to perform weld inspections and related activities as described by AWS B5.1. - October 20, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
Phil Trach of LTI Has Received Pratt & Whitney SIM Level 3 Certification
Phil Trach of Laboratory Testing Inc. has been certified as a Pratt & Whitney Nondestructive Test Qualification Specification (NDTQ) SIM Level 3. The certification ensures that Laboratory Testing Inc. will maintain Pratt & Whitney approval for ultrasonic testing of bar and tubular products. - October 17, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd. Announces Its Intention of Listing Its Shares on a European Stock Exchange
Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd. (Inca Mining or the Company) is pleased to report that it intends to begin its listing process on a recognized Stock Exchange within the next 21 days. The exchange that the Company would have its shares quoted on is the GXG Markets, A part of the Global Exchange Group,... - October 13, 2012 - Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd.
Laboratory Testing Inc. is Selected as One of the Best Places to Work in PA 2012
Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) has been chosen as one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2012 by the Best Companies Group following an assessment of company policies, practices and philosophies, and employee feedback. Laboratory Testing Inc. was a past applicant and winner in 2002, 2009 and 2011. LTI is an accredited, independent materials testing, nondestructive testing and metrology laboratory with 135 employees. - October 12, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
First Sample Results of Ore from New 40 Meter Shaft Indicate 3 Times Higher Grade Ore
Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd. is pleased to report on the discovery of a 40 meter shaft and preliminary testing results on the ore extracted from the deeper level. The joint venture partner was delighted by the discovery of the shaft. It is believed to have been drilled by the previous owner and is... - October 04, 2012 - Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd.
New Road Provides Greater Access Around Mine and Exploration Work Could Increase Grade of Gold Per Ton by 25-50%
Inca Peruvian Mining, Ltd. is pleased to announce that during the construction of an access road, several new veins that were yet to be identified have been discovered. The geology report reports on 10 veins that have been sampled and now the infrastructure to access the veins with mining equipment... - September 20, 2012 - Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd.
Matenaer Expands Fabrication Department with Two New Laser Cutters to Add Capacity and Capabilities
Matenaer Corporation announced today the introduction of two new laser cutters. Two Amada LC-3015F1 NT lasers were selected to join Matenaer’s lineup of existing lasers to add capacity to their high-demand fabrication department. - September 13, 2012 - Matenaer Corporation
Laboratory Flotation Test Completed
Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd. announced today that a laboratory flotation test was completed. The test was carried out as a senior joint venture partner wants to explore better ways of processing the mineral. The results were exceptionally good, showing a greater than 90% recovery. What this means... - August 30, 2012 - Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd.
Reports on 2nd Gold Revenues Show 15% Improved Processing Efficiency
Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd. is pleased to report their Senior Joint Venture partner has produced their second gold revenues. - August 29, 2012 - Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd.
Q-Lab Introduces New Q-PANEL Automotive Refinish Training System
Q-Lab Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the new Q-PANEL automotive refinish training system for use with automotive paint and coating products. - August 29, 2012 - Q-Lab Corporation
Laboratory Testing Inc. Continues Expansion Into Polymer Testing Market
Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) has added more polymer testing capabilities to the SEM/EDS and FTIR analyses previously available and can now provide information about the mechanical properties of plastics and other polymers with the addition of tensile and hardness testing for these materials. Tensile testing measures tensile strength, yield and ductility while hardness testing determines a material’s hardness value or resistance to indentation by penetration of an indenter into the test sample. - August 16, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
First Mineral Sold by Senior Joint Venture Partner
Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that their senior joint venture partner has sold its first shipment of gold. The process used for extracting the gold is known as carbon in pulp (CIP). The ore is first dumped into a primary crusher hopper where it reduced to 1 inch then conveyed... - August 13, 2012 - Inca Peruvian Mining Ltd.
Portal Expometals.net Cooperates with Italian Wire Machinery Manufacturers Association
The international online fair of metal manufacturing and processing expometals.net announces the beginning of an important partnership with ACIMAF, the Italian wire machinery manufacturers association. - August 09, 2012 - expometals.net
Fracture Toughness Testing Now Performed at Laboratory Testing Inc.
Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) now does Fracture Toughness Testing to measure conditions under which existing cracks in material will lengthen when subjected to prescribed loading conditions. LTI performs the test to ASTM standards E399 and E1820, and has fixturing to test specimens including SE(B) (single edge bend) and C(T) (compact tension). The equipment can generate 55,000 lbs. of force. An environmental chamber controls test temperature from -150° F to +350° F. - July 27, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
IMR Test Labs Receives Nadcap Accreditation for Adhesives Testing
Nadcap recognizes IMR Test Labs in Ithaca, NY for its commitment to continual improvement in aerospace quality. The Ithaca laboratory has earned reapproval of their previous non metallics testing capabilities, as well as the addition of adhesive and adhesive primer testing. - July 26, 2012 - IMR Test Labs
The AMS Group Delivers Optical Components for Discovery Channel Telescope
Baffle System Design Optimized for Manufacturability and Performance - July 20, 2012 - Next Intent
Catamount Consulting to Host MSHA Alternative Case Resolution Workshop August 21-23, 2012
The Alternative Case Resolution workshop provides mine operators and their representatives the skills necessary to participate in the ACRI process without outside legal representation. - July 18, 2012 - Catamount Consulting, LLC
Q-Lab Named a Top Workplace for 2012
Q-Lab, the worldwide leader in accelerated lightfastness and weathering test equipment, is pleased to announce that The Cleveland Plain Dealer recently named them one of the top 40 best small businesses to work for in northeast Ohio. Employees and community members nominated over 1000 companies,... - June 29, 2012 - Q-Lab Corporation
Expometals.net – The Online Fair for the Metal Working Industry
Metal wire, tube, fasteners and coils are all in a web portal, where you can find companies, news, events, products... 5 languages, specialized informations, and useful tools are the strong points of expometals.net. - June 24, 2012 - expometals.net
Chelsea Decorative Metal Company Have Brought Back Tin Ceilings with Original Designs That Date Back to the 1800's
Chelsea is a company that manufactures and distributes tin ceilings. This press release will mention the material, styles that are still available, the pattern sizes and the different finishes, the popularity of the metal and the rooms they decorate, and where they can be purchased. - June 03, 2012 - Pressed Tin Ceiling Company
IMR Metallurgical Services – Louisville Earns GE S-400 Approval
IMR Test Labs in Louisville, KY has earned GE S-400 approval, enabling them to offer mechanical, metallurgical, chemical and failure analysis to a broader range of clients. - May 18, 2012 - IMR Test Labs
Globe Pipe Hanger Products Launches Re-Engineered Pipe Support Products Made in USA
MaxMechanical Hangers and Clamps, Re-engineered for Mechanical and Fire Protection Installations - May 17, 2012 - Globe Pipe Hanger Products, Inc.
A2LA Accreditation Expanded for Testing Services at Laboratory Testing Inc.
Laboratory Testing Inc. has expanded its A2LA accreditation to include an array of mechanical testing, metallurgical testing and chemical testing services. The testing laboratory has been A2LA accredited for dimensional testing and calibration services for over 20 years. - March 29, 2012 - Laboratory Testing Inc.
Warm Winter Has Weather Experts Predicting Severe Storm Season and Recommending the Use of Tornado Shelters
Parkersburg, Iowa Seen as Model Community Where Nearly Every Household has a Storm Shelter. - March 17, 2012 - Survive-a-Storm Shelters