http://mechanical.industrysearch.com mechanical contractor mechanical engineering assemblies mechanical seals mechanical packing mechanical clutches mechanical counters mechanical tubing mechanical switches mechanical controls mechanical COLUMBUS – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, today announced that the Commission recommended more than $24 million in grants through the Ohio Engineering and Physical Science Research Commercialization Program to four Ohio companies and one Ohio university to support commercialization of new and innovative technologies including converting waste heat to usable electricity and improving solar cell technology. The awards are contingent upon State Control. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14605%2etxt CLEVELAND, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT), one of North America's largest distributors of bearings, power transmission components, fluid power products, tools and industrial supplies, has announced the availability of its 08/09 Product Catalog. This updated master catalog includes nearly 4,000 new products, including the debut of DeWalt tools, plus more than 20,000 bearing and power transmission parts, more than 9,000 fluid power products, and an enhanced 48-page Technical Reference section that includes formulas, conversion tables, fluid power troubleshooting information and more. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14600%2etxt Spiroflow Systems, Inc. has introduced a new, economic range of flexible silos that provide tailor-made solutions for quick, efficient and safe storing a large quantity of solids and ingredients in most industries. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14582%2etxt CLEVELAND, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) today announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Suministros Industriales Enol, S.A. de C.V. and its group of companies. The transaction officially closed on May 30, 2008. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14546%2etxt PEORIA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new survey shows the baby boomer retirement coupled with a lost generation of factory workers have combined to create a perfect storm, aggravating a costly skilled labor shortage for manufacturers in the U.S. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14538%2etxt Frankfort, Ill., - FKM-USA, a fabricator of industrial roll products, has announced its new rotary casting process, which is based upon the application of highly reactive multiple-part urethanes directly onto a rotating roll core to create a solid roll cover in a matter of minutes. Because it eliminates the need for conventional poured molds and a secondary curing process, rotary cast rolls can be delivered in days instead of weeks, months or more. Further time and cost savings can be realized as rotary casting lends itself to coating the roll without having to first move the bearings from the roll journals. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14532%2etxt Raleigh/Durham, NC (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 27, 2008 -- SSOE, Inc. one of the nation’s largest architecture and engineering firms, announced that they will be providing design services for BMW’s new 1.2 million SF assembly plant. SSOE will provide the detail architectural and all civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and fire protection engineering services. In an announcement on Monday March 10, BMW confirmed the expansion of the Spartanburg North Assembly Building, keeping in line with their plans to increase production capacity at its US operation from 160,000 to 240,000 automobiles annually by 2012. This expansion will allow BMW to increase their output and add 500 new jobs. Once completed, BMW will have invested $4.2 billion into its South Carolina operations since the production site opened in 1994. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14493%2etxt LIVONIA, Mich., May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE:TRW) subsidiary, TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, has developed a scalable airbag control unit (ACU) designed for the growing low-cost vehicle markets. The intelligent solution allows the ACU to be adapted within a platform to offer two options - standard and enhanced - for models sold within emerging territories and for those exported to developed markets. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14463%2etxt COLUMBUS – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher has announced that more than $18.1 million in economic development and roadwork development grants have been awarded to aid in the growth of businesses and the creation and retention of jobs in Ohio. The grants, administered by the Ohio Department of Development, were approved today by the State Controlling Board and could create 3,217 positions and retain 8,257 jobs for Ohioans. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14447%2etxt Adept Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADEP), provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, announced its newest inverted SCARA robot for the packaged goods market. The Adept Cobra s800 inverted IP65 brings high speed handling solutions to case and carton loading applications. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14420%2etxt CLEVELAND, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) today announced it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Suministros Industriales Enol, S.A. de C.V. and its group of companies. The transaction is expected to close on or before May 30, 2008. Terms were not disclosed. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14412%2etxt MAG Cincinnati clears the table and collects all the chips in high-value aluminum machining, introducing industry's highest output 5-axis horizontal machining center for clean, contained cutting of parts up to 2 x 4 meters. Designed especially for high-throughput, precision machining of next-generation aircraft components, the new HyperMach H4000 adapts proven modular components from the company's advanced high-speed vertical profiler family. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14398%2etxt CLEVELAND, Ohio TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG) has completed the purchase of the outstanding common stock of CEF Industries ("CEF") for approximately $83 million in cash pursuant to the previously announced Stock Purchase Agreement among TransDigm Inc., CEF and the stockholders of CEF. CEF is located in Addison, Illinois and has been a supplier of proprietary, highly engineered components to the defense and commercial aerospace industries for many years. The company has annual revenue of over $30 million and employs approximately 130 employees. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14395%2etxt Industrial packaging manufacturer Greif Inc. widened its reach across Southeast Asia with the recent purchase of steel drum maker Petro-Summit Mechanical Co. in Vietnam. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14385%2etxt EVENDALE, Ohio -- With hundreds of GE and CFM International jet engines being delivered to Chinese airlines and cargo companies, GE Aviation is training a growing number of technicians from Chinese operators of these dramatically expanding fleets. http://mechanical.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14346%2etxt