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Production resumes at Nevada mine where 2 died

Manufacturing.Net - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 23:35

Barrick Gold Corp. has resumed production at a northern Nevada mine where two miners died earlier this month, but company officials say a shaft where the fatal accident occurred remains closed.Barrick shut down the Meikle Mine north of Carlin after the accident in a ventilation shaft Aug. 12...

War planes to be the star in WWII museum expansion

Manufacturing.Net - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 23:35

Bombers and torpedo planes will be the stars of the latest expansion of the National World War II Museum, and visitors will be able to get close-up views of the war planes on elevated catwalks.Construction of the new $35 million exhibit will be formally announced Friday. One of Boeing Co.'s...

Some chickens destroyed due to Ala. ammonia leak

Manufacturing.Net - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 22:36

A coastal Alabama company was ordered to destroy some of the frozen chicken at its refrigeration plant after the ammonia leak that sent about 130 people to hospitals, but other meat was safe to eat, government regulators said Thursday.Brian Mabry, a spokesman with the U.S. Agriculture...

Ag inspectors find tainted eggs in West Virginia

Manufacturing.Net - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 22:36

State Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass says eggs that are part of a multistate recall have been found in West Virginia.Douglass said Thursday the state was informed earlier this week that the eggs had not been shipped to West Virginia. On Wednesday, agency inspectors started reporting that...

Ag inspectors find tainted eggs in W.Va.

Manufacturing.Net - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 22:36

State Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass says eggs that are part of a multistate recall have been found in West Virginia.Douglass said Thursday the state was informed earlier this week that the eggs had not been shipped to West Virginia. On Wednesday, agency inspectors started reporting that...

OSI Systems sells $5 million train security system

Manufacturing.Net - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 22:36

OSI Systems Inc. says it has sold an x-ray scanner for cargo trains to an Eastern European customer.The high-tech contractor said Thursday that the unnamed buyer will pay $5 million for a new Eagle Rail Inspection Scanner and related construction.The Eagle system x-rays cargo and vehicles to...

Counterfeits, Compliance and Continuity - The A&D Sustainability Paradox

Supply Demand Chain - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 18:32
Manage through-life support and availability while controlling costs, complying with regulations and mitigating risk in the aerospace and defense supply chain.

DuPont Boosts Tedlar? Production for Surging Solar

Manufacturing.Net - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 00:45
Underscoring its ongoing commitment to develop and deliver cleaner, more efficient energy solutions.

Ohio aviation firm to build plant in Alabama

Manufacturing.Net - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 00:35

The state's growing list of aviation and aerospace companies added another name Wednesday, when Ohio-based GE Aviation announced plans to build a coatings plant for military jet engines within three months.Company President David Joyce joined Alabama Gov. Bob Riley to announce the company will...

Key device in Gulf spill didn't get recertified

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 23:35

A critical device at the center of an investigation into the Gulf oil rig explosion didn't undergo a rigorous recertification process in 2005 as required by federal regulators, a worker responsible for maintaining the equipment told investigators Wednesday.Mark Hay of rig-owner Transocean said...

Upstate New York tribe relocates cigarette factory

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 23:35

The Oneida Indian Nation is relocating a cigarette factory to its reservation in central New York as part of a broad effort to keep the state from collecting taxes on cigarettes sold by Indian tribes.Oneida officials say the Sovereign Tobacco business near Buffalo that the tribe bought for $6.6...

Upstate NY tribe relocates cigarette factory

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 22:36

The Oneida Indian Nation is relocating a cigarette factory to its reservation in central New York as part of a broad effort to keep the state from collecting taxes on cigarettes sold by Indian tribes.Oneida officials say the Sovereign Tobacco business near Buffalo that the tribe bought for $6.6...

Pawlenty: Ford plan unchanged for St. Paul plant

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 22:36

Despite pleas from Gov. Tim Pawlenty and other state and local leaders, Ford Motor Co.'s plan to close its St. Paul plant next year remains unchanged, the governor and Ford said Wednesday.Pawlenty and the other leaders met with Ford Americans President Mark Fields in Dearborn, Mich., on...

Case IH Benson Plant Hosts Visit of Chairman Collin Peterson

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 22:36

Today, Case New Holland (CNH) hosted Congressman Collin Peterson, Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, at its Case IH Benson, MN manufacturing plant, which produces crop control application equipment (sprayers, floaters and applicators) and...

Solution enhances employee workflow while reducing costs and management overhead

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 22:36

Mitel (http://www.mitel.com/) @ (NASDAQ: MITL), a leading provider of unified communications (http://www.mitel.com/DocController?documentId29559) software solutions, today announced that Packaging Incorporated, a geographically distributed packaging and fastener supply company, has ...

Egg prices rise since recall

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 22:36

Wholesale egg prices are climbing in the wake of a massive egg recall, which could lead to higher prices at the supermarket.The U.S. Department of Agriculture said prices have increased markedly since Aug. 13, when the recall was first announced.The USDA did not have a national average price...

Lawmakers ask Olin to keep 1,000 jobs in Ill.

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 22:36

Two federal lawmakers urged Olin Corp. on Wednesday to reconsider its possible plans to move 1,000 jobs from its ammunition-making operation in Illinois to Mississippi, cautioning the company to be mindful of their efforts in Washington to steer business in its direction.Democratic Sen. Dick...

Salmonella vaccine may help prevent egg recalls

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 01:35

Low-cost vaccines that may help prevent the kind of salmonella outbreak that has led to the recall of more than a half-billion eggs haven't been given to nearly half the nation's egg-laying hens.The vaccines aren't required in the U.S., although in Great Britain, officials say vaccinations have...

Brownback vows to defend Kansas aviation industry

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 00:35

Republican gubernatorial nominee Sam Brownback envisions a future of commercial space flight where existing aircraft makers in Kansas use their expertise and infrastructure to work with private space companies to design and build spaceships.The U.S. senator from Kansas dreams of enticing...

2 families settle lawsuits in deadly plane crash

Manufacturing.Net - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 00:35

The families of two of the 50 people who died in the 2009 crash of a Continental Connection flight near Buffalo, N.Y., have settled wrongful-death lawsuits against the airlines involved.The families of Darren Tolsma and John G. Roberts III settled their cases, according to court filings in...