http://Machinery.industrysearch.com machinery special machinery custom machinery designers machinery builders manufacturing machinery packaging machinery assembly machinery guards machinery machinery metalworking machinery used machiner Manufacturing facilities can live or die by the upkeep of their machinery, which means constant monitoring of wear and tear is vital to maintaining an efficient operation. Equipment can now be outfitted with sensors that relay massive amounts of performance-related data. Such data, if managed and analyzed properly, can provide a goldmine of information. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14411%2etxt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – VSC unveils their new product called the SV3X. It analyzes the condition of machinery such as motors, pumps, fans, turbines, compressors and generators. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14409%2etxt NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber joined officials from NSK Steering Systems to celebrate the grand opening of their new facility in Dyersburg. The 100,000-square-foot plant will house 140 employees and represents a capital investment of more than $6 million. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14401%2etxt Manufacturing facilities can live or die by the upkeep of their machinery, which means constant monitoring of wear and tear is vital to maintaining an efficient operation. Equipment can now be outfitted with sensors that relay massive amounts of performance-related data. Such data, if managed and analyzed properly, can provide a goldmine of information. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14390%2etxt 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. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14377%2etxt Velocys, Inc., located in Plain City (Union County), has been awarded a $5,360,000 Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund Loan for a 15 year term at an interest rate to be determined at closing. Velocys was also awarded a $2 million Research and Development Investment Loan Fund loan for a 15 year term at an interest rate of one percent for the first five years and three percent for the remainder of the term. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14354%2etxt CKS Solution announced the start up its operations. The new company plans to refurbish and remanufacture high end plasma televisions at the facility. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14288%2etxt The growing popularity of business incubators may play a key role in breeding new positions for the manufacturing industry http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14280%2etxt ViewRay Incorporated (ViewRay), to be located in Oakwood Village (Cuyahoga County), will receive a $200,000 Rapid Outreach Grant for costs associated with the acquisition of machinery and equipment to support the company’s new facility. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14256%2etxt DEARBORN, Michigan - Four industry-leading trade show organizers have formed an alliance to better serve the needs of trade show exhibitors and manufacturers in North America from the fields of fabricating,tube & pipe, welding and cutting, metalforming, and related processes. The show alliance between the three organizers of the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show [the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International (FMA) and the American Welding Society (AWS)] and the organizer of METALFORM [the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)] will result in a combined annual exhibition. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14240%2etxt FISHERS, Indiana - Indianapolis Woodworking Inc., a designer and manufacturer of custom architectural woodwork, will expand its operations here, creating up to 10 new jobs and expanded training opportunities for its current workforce. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14233%2etxt 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. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14226%2etxt The applications are different but the results are similar. Giant Eagle needed to transport pallets of returned merchandise from receiving dock to processing stations without constantly interrupting pallet truck operators from their primary duties, Daimler Trucks, NA needed to deliver fasteners to the assembly line more cheaply and efficiently. GENCO Supply Chain Solutions needed to reduce costs associated with processing returns and cost effectively manage packaging waste from its reverse logistics operations. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14147%2etxt Dayton-based Mutual Tool announced plans to invest $2.1 million at one of its two facilities. According to a press release from the city of Dayton, the money will go for new machinery and equipment as well as building improvements. The move is expected to help the company add 65 new jobs. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14138%2etxt The Anchor Hocking Company was founded in 1905 in Lancaster and is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of glass tableware to consumers, foodservices, and commercial industries. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Monomoy Capital Partners, which purchased Anchor in April 2007. http://Machinery.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14078%2etxt