The Hines Group Announces Plant Expansion in Philpot, Kentucky (14377)
Owensboro, Kentucky,-– The Hines Group, Inc., parent company of Premium Allied Tool, Inc. and Owensboro Manufacturing, LLC, is expanding its plant in Philpot, Kentucky to accommodate growth in its metal stamping and assembly business. The Company will also consolidate operations now at the Mid-America Airpark into its main Owensboro (Philpot) campus. The expansion and integration process is expected to be complete by second quarter 2009.

Job Creation Tax Credits Approved for Twelve Ohio Businesses for Expansion (14226)
Columbus, Ohio -- Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher has announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved Job Creation Tax Credits for businesses involved in location or expansion projects that, if located in Ohio, are expected to create at least 1,242 jobs, and retain 1,144 positions for Ohioans.

Metso Minerals Industries Expands North East Ohio Manufacturing Operations (14151)
Metso Minerals Industries, Incorporated announces plans for a significant expansion of its Northeast Ohio manufacturing operations. The new fabrication facility will be located in Northeast Ohio near the company’s existing, engineering and manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Ohio.

Modular Filtration System for Fine, Airborne Dust (14140)
Diversified Air Systems has introduced a modular filtration system for fine, airborne dust. The free-standing modular air cleaner offers a choice of panel filters, depending on the specific needs of the application. The AirPod provides ambient air filtration for processes such as grinding, sanding, surface finishing, woodworking, metal fabrication, and chemical /powder processing, warehousing, and training labs at vocational schools.

Dayton’s Staub Laser Cutting Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification (13994)
Staub Laser Cutting is a regional industry leader in both multi axis 3D and 2D flat laser cutting. Serving the Midwest, the company is very unique: having multi-axis lasers and a 6,000 watt laser in a job shop environment. Staub Laser Cutting, celebrating over eleven years in business, serves the aerospace, military, locomotive, automotive, high tech, semiconductor, metal fabrication, antique car parts and many other industries. Staub has 4 lasers running 24 hours per day offering high quality parts delivered on time.

Warner Bodies Acquires Fabrication Shop (13991)
Noblesville, Indiana-based Warner Bodies plans to boost business with the purchase of Metro Products, a metal fabricating shop in Indianapolis. Mark Boice, president and owner of Warner Bodies, said his company completed the $850,000 deal in late January. Metro does subcontract work for small and medium sized companies, churning out everything from tanning beds to golf ball retrievers. The shop is also under contract to manufacture a line of custom food processing and pharmaceutical mixing equipment under the Langsenkamp line.

2008 Could Be A Year Of Uncertainty For Manufacturers By Joe Cogliano II (13918)
Economists say the collapse of the housing market, the credit crunch, falling consumer spending and high fuel prices will continue to drag on the overall economy and lead to a rocky ride for many shops this year. A leading industry indicator, The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) PMI, weakened to 47.7 percent in December, ending 10 consecutive months of growth. The tipping point for the index is 50, with readings below signaling a contraction in manufacturing. Although the index stayed above 50 most of the year, December marked the sixth straight month it posted a decline. “Industries close to the housing market appear to be struggling more than others and those involved in exports seem to be doing better,” said Norbert Ore, chair of ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “Slower demand appears to be more of a problem than excessive inventories.”

Vaupell Selects EOS for Direct Metal Manufacturing (13796)
EOS of North America Inc., a division of EOS GmbH, the leading manufacturer of laser-sintering systems, announced today that Vaupell Rapid Solutions has selected the EOSINT M 270 Direct Metal Laser-Sintering (DMLS) system for the production of tooling inserts, prototype parts, and end products directly in metal. Vaupell is a division of Vaupell Molding and Tooling, Inc., and a leading American rapid prototyping and manufacturing service bureau

LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPACT ROBOTIC eCELL™ PROVIDES COST-EFFECTIVE WELDING SOLUTION (13768)
Cleveland – For fabrication shops looking to dramatically enhance welding productivity on small- to medium-sized parts, The Lincoln Electric Company offers its eCell™ dual fixed table robotic cell. The eCell pre-engineered system is designed to provide a flexible automation layout that delivers consistent and predictable production for small parts lots or exceptionally high part production volumes

VANCOUVER AREA MANUFACTURER 'WEIGHS IN' WITH HEAVY-DUTY DONATION TO LOCAL COLLEGE (13737)
In early December, Brenco Industries, Delta, BC, and its president Steve Heim donated a 5,000 pound capacity digital crane suspended scale to the Kwantlen Metal Fabrication program. The scale will be used to ensure students have accurately calculated the weight and cost of the material used in their class design and build projects. This will ensure that students are better prepared for determining the costs of production when going to job sites