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Superior Pneumatic celebrates 80th anniversary

Published: January 30, 2012
Tech Cell: Power Tools, Safety

Superior Pneumatic & Mfg., Cleveland, marks its 80th year in business in 2012. Founded in 1932 during the Hoover presidency, the company...

ROSS CONTROLS acquires DECCO

Published: January 24, 2012
Tech Cell: Safety, Coil Processing

ROSS CONTROLS®, Troy, Mich., has acquired the assets of the Detroit Coil Co. (DECCO®), Ferndale, Mich., a supplier to ROSS for many decades....

Webinar to explain EPA NESHAP Rule 6X

Published: January 16, 2012
Tech Cell: Safety, For Engineers, Shop Strategies

Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a producer of industrial dust and fume collectors in Jonesboro, Ark., will host a free educational...

Workplace injuries, illnesses declined in 2010

Published: October 31, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

The U.S. Dept. of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced that nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private-sector industry...

Moldex-Metric respirator wins new product of the year award

Published: October 3, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

The 9000 reusable full-face respirator from Moldex-Metric, Culver City, Calif., has won the OH&S 2011 New Product of the Year Award. The...

Laser safety officer training to held Oct. 18-19

Published: September 26, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

IPG Photonics Corp. will hold a two-day Industrial Laser Safety Officer training Oct. 18-19, 2011, at its Midwest operations in Novi, Mich....

Donaldson expands testing capabilities

Published: August 29, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

Donaldson Co. Inc., a manufacturer of filtration systems and parts in Minneapolis, has opened three new test labs in China, India, and the U.S....

Survey finds high rate of worker noncompliance with PPE protocols

Published: August 9, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

In a survey released today by Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, Ga., 89 percent of safety professionals said they have observed workers not...

Nordfab Ducting becomes independent operation

Published: July 18, 2011
Tech Cell: Shop Strategies, Safety

After years of being tied operationally to a sister dust-collection company, Nordfab Ducting now operates independently as Nordfab LLC. The...

Toyota Industrial Equipment receives National Safety Council award

Published: July 18, 2011
Tech Cell: Materials Handling, Safety

Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg. Inc. (TIEM), Irvine, Calif., has been awarded the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award from the National...

Metals industry faces major OSHA crackdown, veteran OSHA defense attorney warns

Published: June 30, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is getting tough on hazards in the so-called primary metals industries, and this means...

Tube/pipe safety conference scheduled for September

Published: June 14, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

The Extrusion, Drawing, and Tube Reducing (EDTR) Council of the Tube & Pipe Association (TPA), Rockford, Ill., will hold a roundtable event,...

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA receives SHARP accreditation

Published: June 14, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, a provider of vacuum heat-treating and brazing services in Hermitage, Pa., has received Safety and Health...

Camfill Farr announces staff promotions

Published: May 16, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a producer of industrial dust and fume collectors in Jonesboro, Ark., has promoted John Dauber to the...

Fabricators & Manufacturers Association names 2011 FMA/CNA Safety Award winners

Published: April 20, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) has announced the 2011 FMA/CNA Safety Awards winners. Open to all FMA and...

Bisco Industries opens facility in Virginia

Published: April 18, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety, For Engineers

Continuing its aggressive expansion, Bisco Industries Inc., a global distributor of electronic components, fasteners, and distribution services...

Omron provides robotics safety equipment for Alabama Robotics Technology Park

Published: March 29, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

Omron Scientific Technologies Inc., Fremont, Calif., has partnered with the Alabama Robotics Technology Park (RTP) and is serving as the primary...

AK Tube plants recognized for outstanding safety performance

Published: March 3, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety

The Columbus, Indiana, and Walbridge, Ohio, plants of AK Tube LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel, have been recognized for outstanding safety...

Dantherm Filtration joins Nederman Group

Published: January 31, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety, Shop Strategies

Dantherm Filtration has become a part of the Nederman Group, Sweden, and has changed its name to Nederman. According to the company, this merger...

LENOX Mfg. plant earns OSHA Star

Published: January 3, 2011
Tech Cell: Safety, Power Tools

LENOX®, a manufacturer of power tool accessories, hand tools, torches, solder, and band saw blades in East Longmeadow, Mass., has been...

Camfil Farr APC opens sales, service office in Puerto Rico

Published: November 8, 2010
Tech Cell: Safety, Shop Strategies

Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a producer of dust and fume collectors in Jonesboro, Ark., has opened a sales and service office in...

CCAT hosts laser safety officer training

Published: October 11, 2010
Tech Cell: Safety

Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) will host a laser safety officer training program at the CCAT Innovation Center in East...

SAS Marketing, Optrel AG form strategic agency partnership

Published: September 7, 2010
Tech Cell: Safety

Optrel AG (Switzerland), formerly Sperian Welding Protection AG, has formed a strategic agency partnership with SAS Marketing LLC, located in...

Lincoln Electric launches EPA regulations awareness campaign

Published: August 23, 2010
Tech Cell: Safety, For CEOs

Lincoln Electric, Cleveland, has introduced phase 2.0 of its "Are You Ready?" fume control regulation awareness campaign. The campaign and its...

Ace Industrial Products names new sales representatives

Published: August 17, 2010
Tech Cell: Safety

Ace Industrial Products, a manufacturer of welding fume extraction equipment in St. Louis, has announced the appointment of three new sales...

Bluff Mfg. buys B&L Structures

Published: July 19, 2010
Tech Cell: Materials Handling, Safety

Bluff Mfg. Inc., a provider of material handling and warehouse safety equipment in Fort Worth, Texas, has acquired B&L Structures Inc., a...

Kemper America moves to larger warehouse

Published: June 7, 2010
Tech Cell: Safety

Kemper America Inc. has relocated to a larger warehouse in Alpharetta, Ga., and added new staff. The company provides central and mobile...

Attendees learn about combustible dust hazards at symposium

Published: May 17, 2010
Tech Cell: Safety

Dantherm Filtration held its first symposium on combustible dust at its Thomasville, N.C., headquarters in March. More than 50 attendees...

OSHA establishes severe violator program, increased penalties

Published: May 10, 2010
Tech Cell: For CEOs, Safety

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Washington, D.C., in an effort to address urgent safety and...

Kimberly-Clark Professional establishes Jackson Safety brand

Published: April 15, 2010
Tech Cell: Safety

Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, Ga., has added Jackson Safety to its roster of global brands. The rebranding effort includes a new product...

Kimberly Clark invites metal manufacturers to enter FAT BOB™ motorcycle sweepstakes

Published: March 8, 2010
Tech Cell: Safety

Kimberly-Clark Professional has launched a nationwide promotion inviting metal manufacturing professionals to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to...

Ace Industrial Products names sales representative

Published: October 13, 2009
Tech Cell: Safety

Ace Industrial Products, a manufacturer of welding fume extraction equipment in St. Louis, has appointed Derek Milner of Milner & Martin...

OSHA issues final rule updating PPE standards

Published: October 13, 2009
Tech Cell: Safety

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published in the Federal Register a final rule revising...

Wintriss Controls agrees to acquire Honeywell Wintriss Controls

Published: October 5, 2009
Tech Cell: Automation and Robotics, Press Technology, Safety

Wintriss Controls Group LLC has agreed to acquire Honeywell Wintriss Controls led by the current management team of Mark Hatch, Dick LaBelle, Andy...

Cequent Performance Products plant logs one million hours without lost work day injury

Published: July 20, 2009
Tech Cell: Fab Stories, Safety

TriMas Corp., a diversified manufacturer of engineered and applied products, today announced that its Cequent Performance Products manufacturing...

Farr APC appoints thermal spray market manager

Published: July 14, 2009
Tech Cell: Safety, Shop Strategies

Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), Jonesboro, Ark., a manufacturer of dust and fume collection equipment, has appointed Scott R. Goodspeed to the...

Linemaster Switch Corporation announces new Web site

Published: June 9, 2009
Tech Cell: Safety

Linemaster Switch Corp., Woodstock, Conn., has launched a new Web site at www.linemaster.com. The site features the company's industrial and...

Training seminars address machine, process safeguarding

Published: June 9, 2009
Tech Cell: Safety

Omron Scientific Technologies Inc., Fremont, Calif., will host more than 35 regional U.S. Skill Builder training seminars from June through August...

AK Tube's Walbridge Plant receives safety award

Published: May 27, 2009
Tech Cell: Metals/Materials, Safety, Tube and Pipe Production

AK Steel has announced that the Walbridge, Ohio plant of AK Tube LLC has been honored with a Special Award for its safety performance from the...

Kimberly-Clark acquires safety products company

Published: April 14, 2009
Tech Cell: Safety

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced today that it has acquired Jackson Products, Inc., a privately held safety products company headquartered in...

FMA announces safety award winners

Published: April 2, 2009
Tech Cell: Safety

The following companies are winners of the 2009 FMA/CNA Safety Award competition, which was based on 2008 safety results: Safety Award of Honor...

Two AK Steel coke plants receive industry's highest safety award

Published: March 18, 2009
Tech Cell: Metals/Materials, Safety

AK Steel said today that, for the first time in history, the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute (ACCCI) bestowed its highest award for...

Survey shows lack of PPE use by U.S. workers

Published: January 13, 2009
Tech Cell: Safety

U.S. workers are risking workplace injuries by not complying with important safety procedures, according to a survey released by Kimberly-Clark...

Donaldson Co. offers new white paper on controlling hexavalent chromium

Published: December 16, 2008
Tech Cell: Safety, Shop Strategies

A new technical article entitled "Hexavalent Chromium: What You Need to Know," authored by Donaldson Co. Inc., Minneapolis, has been released for...

Moldex® hires VP of North American sales

Published: November 11, 2008
Tech Cell: Safety, Shop Strategies

Moldex®-Metric Inc., Culver City, Calif., has hired John Ambrosio as vice president of North America sales and Marv Maddox as international...

Honeywell Wintriss announces Canadian Master Distributor

Published: October 11, 2008
Tech Cell: Safety, Shop Strategies

Honeywell Wintriss has appointed Veugen Integrated Technologies (VIT) as its Canadian Master Distributor. VIT handles sales, installation, and...

Morton Manufacturing Co. acquires YSD

Published: September 16, 2008
Tech Cell: Safety

Morton Manufacturing Co., Libertyville, Ill., has acquired all the assets of YSD LLC. Morton provides metal safety gratings and flooring for...

LIA conference addresses laser safety

Published: September 16, 2008
Tech Cell: Laser Cutting, Laser Welding, Safety

Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., will present the International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®), an event that addresses all...

Frost & Sullivan presents Omron with Company of the Year award

Published: August 12, 2008
Tech Cell: Safety

Frost & Sullivan recently presented Omron Scientific Technologies Inc., Fremont, Calif., with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Company of...

Sperian Hearing Protection establishes Hearing Conservation Dept.

Published: June 17, 2008
Tech Cell: Safety

Sperian Hearing Protection LLC, Smithfield, R.I., has announced the formation of a Hearing Conservation Dept. to act as a focal point for the...