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Focus on: Compressd Air As the cost of energy and materials continue to rise, manufacturers are looking for new ways to make their businesses more competitive. At the same time, [...]

Crushing plant mobility really matters to Hopkins Sand & Gravel. Hopkins' contract crushing business is on the upswing, and its crew tackles setup and teardown up to 15 times per [...]

Liebherr will continue to position its cranes as high premium, value-oriented products in the rapidly evolving Indian mobile and crawler crane market, informs Subhajit Chandra, Head-Marketing, Liebherr Cranes India, while [...]

Traditional thinking about lift truck maintenance is rapidly breaking down. In the face of readily available data and proven techniques for cutting waste from costs once assumed to be unavoidable, [...]

The recession hit the cold food industry hard. And now, Mother Nature's crazy antics are skewing the way food processors produce food. Thankfully the lift truck industry developed a host [...]

The last few years have certainly been turbulent for Western Europe. Riots in London, Spain and Sweden linger in recent memory as dissidents vent their collective frustration at the lengthy [...]

Some of the biggest and most robust equipment is needed for iron and steel making. And despite economic problems demand is holding up. Steel is a basic industry, at the [...]

Lift trucks have taken their own special direction in the food and beverage manufacturing industry. Today's units are quiet, clean, economical and powerful. There are two main types of lift [...]

A grand bargain between Republicans and Democrats to secure a survivable business environment for 2013 is finally on the brink of being realised, and with it one of the more [...]

NEW YORK--The average three-year effective tax rate (ETR) through December 31, 2011, of industrial product (IP) companies was 26.3%, a 0.7% increase over the 25.6 ETR in the prior year, [...]

You know the old saying: Too many chefs in the kitchen spoil the broth. The same is true in the world of materials handling, especially in the food and beverage [...]

The challenging economic situation of the last six or more years has made customers more inclined to get cranes and components repaired and refurbished instead of paying for new. In [...]

Andritz Kusters At IDEA 2010, Andritz will once again underlines its capability of supplying comprehensive system solutions for the nonwoven industry, this time incorporating the well-known Perfojet hydroentanglement technology in [...]

Friday 13 November proved to be a very fortunate day across a wide swathe of Europe. That was the date when the continent officially shook off recession although business analysts [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 9% last year. Along with Brazil, Russia and China, it is one of the four most rapidly industrialising nations in [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Suppose you were a newly minted engineer in India. If you had graduated from one of the elite technology institutions there, you would be a highly desirable hire. [...]

A key to this resilience is their versatility, which provides crane operators with better value for their investment--particularly important during times of uncertainty. 'The rough terrain sector has not suffered [...]

Machinery industry stocks offer appreciation potential for 2006-8.

The cost of putting up expensive equipment to cut emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) for companies that have industrial and power plant emissions is very high. The Kyoto Protocol required member countries to make emission reductions, however, the United States chose not to participate.

Despite the economic downturn that led to plant closings, furloughed workers, layoffs and pressure on margins, distributors who responded to INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION'S 56th Annual Survey of Distributor Operations are, for [...]

Is the flatness in the economy over? Are manufacturers beginning to tool up for increased production after a year of slowed production? If the U.S. Commerce Department is to be […]

The automotive textiles marketplace is expanding to meet the increasing demands of automobile manufacturers. Textiles are used to insulate vehicles from noise and vibration. Needlebonded and thermal-bonded textiles are commonly used in automobiles. Other constructions under consideration include meltblown and spunbonded textiles. Flocked upholstery is commonly used by car manufacturing giants including Ford and Chrysler.

The industrial and consumer sectors are the two major markets that are served by the precision instrument industry, giving it diverse strengths and demands. Consumer confidence and spending, along with increasing industrial capacity, are principal factors affecting demand in 1996, with decreased defense business the only weak area. Several stocks in this industry are timely for 1996, and may also offer price appreciation over the next three to five years.

Several companies in the metal fabricating industry face weak markets with slow industrial recovery in the economy. Revenues and earnings are still protected, however, with lower break-even points and tighter inventory control. Increased equipment needs in the oil and gas industries, as well as agriculture, are positive, although auto demand is down. Investors must select individual stocks that are timely for the year ahead.

Increasingly reciprocal trade between the US and the Far East is providing an exciting and rapidly growing market for the US electronics industry. Capital equipment is an area where US manufacturers have an advantage, and as Far Eastern factories become more involved in parts fabrication, they will need state-of-the-art equipment. Several US companies are actively involved in Far East ventures, including Harris Corp, California Microwave and Varian Corp, making them potentially sound investment choices.

For crane manufacturers and hire firms operating on the European stage, supporting construction while accurately identifying the relative peaks and troughs of crane demand across the continent is an arduous [...]

Material handling is resilient. That much is clear, considering the astronomical declines of the past year. With indicators now pointing in the right direction, it seems we've managed to avoid [...]

Materials handling suppliers have been depending on after-sales services for a steady revenue source in an effort to adopt with the global economic downturn. At the same time, the resumption of mine project pipelines is being awaited by these suppliers. Business prospects of materials handling equipment and systems suppliers in Brazil, India, and China are discussed.

Although Belgium is a relatively small country it has a highly dynamic furnishing fabrics industry, which is one of the biggest in Europe. With annual production of 30,000 tonnes -- [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We are in the midst of one of the most difficult economic periods. Third-party warehouse operators are especially hard hit as excess capacity has driven unit prices down [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Polish industry is at a critical point with aggressive competition forcing rates dangerously low. This situation is worsened by the exchange rate of the Polish Zloty against [...]