http://Dies.industrysearch.com dies, stamping dies, progressive dies, extrusion dies, cutting dies, carbide dies, blanking dies, precision dies, forming dies, punching dies, molding dies, punching dies, casting dies, embossing dies Conventional rack, shelving, and drawer systems used in many stamping facilities are a less-than-lean method of storing dies. They consume a lot of floor space, and locating and retrieving dies encroaches on production time. In addition, these conventional methods expose dies to damage. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14568%2etxt The heavy-duty storage rack eliminates damage, double handling and wasted time due to cumbersome floor storage by clearing floor space of long, heavy, odd-shaped items without the need to palletize http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14531%2etxt Elk Grove Village, IL – The RB-200F Series 5-Axis Bridge Type Machining Center from SNK America offers efficient and accurate machining of multiple angles and 3D contours. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14462%2etxt COLUMBUS – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, announces that the Commission recommended more than $2.7 million in grants through the Ohio Research Commercialization Grant Program to eight Ohio companies to support commercialization of new and innovative technologies. The awards are contingent upon State Controlling Board approval. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14451%2etxt MIDLAND, MICHIGAN — The Dow Chemical Company introduced UCON ADVANTA™ Hydrolube Concentrate during the STLE Tradeshow and Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. UCON ADVANTA™ Hydrolube Concentrate is a new, patent pending water glycol hydraulic fluid technology. UCON ADVANTA™ Hydrolube Concentrate enables production of formulations with outstanding shear stability when compared to existing, conventional water glycol hydraulic fluids. It provides improved fire resistance while protecting equipment under severe operating conditions. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14448%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://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14411%2etxt Elk Grove Village, IL Meiji Corporation, supplier of the Miracle Boy ultra-fine oil filtration systems, announced that Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc. (MACI) in Jackson, Michigan recently purchased several Miracle Boy high performance oil filtration systems. With recent price hikes causing the price of crude oil to exceed $100 per barrel of oil, MACI took a proactive step to reduce their oil expenditures and carbon footprint. Testing started in 2004 and has proven the Miracle Boy filtration system to reduce oil usage in main vacuum pumps for inspection machines and die cast machines by over 92%, resulting in a reduction of global green house gases from 26.4 ton to nearly zero! Mr. Lee Kline, Production Engineer, said that 85% was written off in one year due to savings of materials and labor and that it was a good decision to purchase this system. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14399%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://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14390%2etxt FRANKLIN, Indiana - Aluminum auto parts manufacturer Casting Technologies Company and its parent, Compass Automotive Group, announced today it will expand its manufacturing and headquarters operations here, creating 40 new jobs. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14367%2etxt MTD Acquisition, LLC, dba Mutual Tool & Die, Inc., located in Dayton (Montgomery County), has been awarded an $800,000 166 Direct Loan at an interest rate of three percent for a seven year term. MTD is a supplier of manufacturing services concentrating on fabricating and machining. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14355%2etxt Novi, Michigan, Citation Corp. will idle its Butler, Ind., permanent and semi-permanent aluminum molding operations by the end of July 2008, transferring production and equipment to foundries located in Bristol, Ind., and Milwaukee, Wisc., owned by Diversified Machine Incorporated (DMI). The transition is part of Citation’s long-term business strategy aimed at enhancing its manufacturing efficiencies and refocusing on core competencies. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14345%2etxt WEST TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - Marion Manufacturing, a woman-owned family business that provides precision machining services to the heavy equipment, aerospace and military markets, will expand its operations here and more than double its workforce by 2011. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14333%2etxt Covington, Ohio - AIRAM® Press Co. Ltd., combines its engineering application expertise and in-depth press knowledge to offer a diverse range of standard and custom engineered pneumatic presses, 3 to 210 tons, capable of meeting general stamping needs, piercing, blanking, forming, cut-off, coining, embossing, laminating and assembly type operations. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14311%2etxt Newton, Kansas, The Bunting Magnetics Company is pleased to announce the acquisition of Magnet Applications Group Ltd. (MAGL). MAGL was founded in 1955 and currently has manufacturing operations in Berkhamsted, England and Dubois, Pennsylvania USA. MAGL manufactures and distributes a wide variety of technical bonded magnets, precision magnetic assemblies and complementary magnet products. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14300%2etxt A new line of ejector sleeves that are machined from H-13 hotwork die steel and nitrided on the inside and outside surfaces for optimum wear resistance are being introduced by Regal Components, Inc. of Clearwater, Florida. http://Dies.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14220%2etxt