Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at 9:00 am CDT

Ranked as the nation’s leading manufacturing journalist and a contributing editor for hundreds of publications annually, Thomas R. Cutler, has been writing extensively about manufacturing and industry for more than twenty years. In the next month, Cutler will launch a series of awards acknowledging best practices in the manufacturing, distribution, and industrial sectors. According to Cutler, “The dynamic stories of manufacturers create a bounty of interesting and important business strategies. This is newsworthy content and we want to highlight exceptional best practices recognizing companies large and small.”
Source: TR Cutler, Inc.
Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at 11:33 am CDT
Thomas R. Cutler, leading manufacturing journalist, recently authored a feature about the role of logistics and hand truck efficiency in the current issue of Automation.com. According to Cutler, the North American distribution and logistics industry is valued at more than $300 billion and will experience even more growth in 2012. The value chain for the production, distribution, and sale of food, beverage and other merchandise indicate that production and warehouse facilities still handle products in bulk on pallets; pallets are moved using forklifts and pallet jacks.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Monday, April 02, 2012 at 8:14 am CDT
The new website gives the company a cleaner more modern online presence, and works hand in hand with the companies ongoing policy to strengthen and expand their existing markets.
Source: Woodcock & Wilson Limited
Posted on Monday, April 02, 2012 at 9:51 am CDT
As interest grows in the remarkable Hojo Motor, more Americans are visiting the website HojoMotorReviewZ.com to gain an honest perspective on the technology from an actual user. The website provides an unbiased review of the Howard Johnson Magnetic Generator, known as the Hojo Motor.
Source: Eleven Eleven Media
Posted on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 12:00 am CDT
The METTER TOLEDO ReactIR 247 HL-UL and related auxiliary items certified for safe use in North American Class I, Division 1 hazardous manufacturing environments are ready for immediate order.
Source: Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 1:38 pm CDT
The Rotacaster wheel combines the freedom of 360 degree movement with the stability of a fixed mounting, achieved through a patented design and monolithic, web-like construction which uses rollers rather than a swivel mount. Sold throughout Australia and exported around the world, the Rotacaster is used as a floor wheel, a conveyor wheel and in applications such as hand carts and trolleys, material handling equipment, robotics, mobile furniture, pipe rollers and as an alternative to ball transfer units.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 2:55 pm CDT
While retail storefront employee occasionally use hand trucks to move merchandise in the backroom or on the sales floor, these hand trucks are not used frequently and employees do not consider the hand trucks to be a primary tool in their work.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 1:58 pm CDT
Thomas R. Cutler, leading manufacturing journalist, recently authored a feature for the International Food Safety and Quality Network, titled, “A Whole New Wheel: Food Safety Implications.” Cutler concludes emphatically there are new and different wheels that caused a careful examination of this assertion.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 9:15 am CDT
Oldcastle Precast provided structural precast concrete building components for the new development at Forest Houses in New York. It is part of the largest municipal housing plan in the nation
Source: OLDCASTLE PRECAST, INC.
Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 3:53 pm CDT
An ergonomically friendly work environment requires noise reduction. RTH wheels are a special proprietary high temperature aerospace rubber compound that cushions the loaded racks from vibration, reduce floor noise, and can be equipped with special noise eliminating bearings. The RTH wheels and the stainless steel casters available from Magnus Mobility are FDA/USDA approved for contact with food ingredients and are permanently lubricated with FDA approved, non-toxic lubricants.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems, Inc.
Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 6:00 am CDT

Antron Engineering & Machine recently added a 3-jaw chuck rotary attachment to their laser system. This gives the company more capabilities with laser engraving as they help clients by engineering and manufacturing parts that need marking and identification.
Source: Antron Engineering and Machine
Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 3:48 pm CDT
The ergonomic benefits of a lightweight aluminum hand truck equipped with Rotacaster self-supporting and stair climber conversions captured the attention of many corporate safety managers. An ergonomic study, available from Magnus, documenting significantly reduced muscular effort and lower back flexion was of great interest.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 3:30 am CDT
Access Opening Systems goes live with its new full manufacturing and machining workshop along with new offices from 1st March, this will in effect double our space.
Source: Access Opening Systems Ltd
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 10:30 pm CDT
Yamuna Densons is the leading heat shrinkable tubing manufacturer. Heat shrink tubing, from Yamuna Densons, includes excellent quality thin, medium and thick walled heat shrink tubing as well as adhesive lined heat shrinkable tubing for a multitude of applications. Yamuna Densons Heat shrinkable tubing offers excellent split and crack resistance and a very precise shrink ratio and recovery. Heat shrinkable tubing with excellent flame-retardant, flexibility and insulation properties. It is suitable for the electrical insulation and bonding of cables and connectors and for corrosion-proofing of metallic rods, tubes and aerials. You can also use it to bundle up the wires so that they won't get tangled. It is also a way for you to improve the insulation of the wires. We hold one of the largest and most varied stocks of heat shrinkable tubing in Europe.
Source: Yamuna Cable Accessories (P) Limited
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 2:26 pm CDT
Rotacaster makes manual movement of loads safer, faster and easier. The most important message communicated by safety managers is the concern and need for workplace ergonomic improvements whenever and wherever possible. Especially when workers compensation, lost work days and insurance premiums can be reduced while improving productivity.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 3:48 pm CDT
Rotacaster makes manual movement of loads safer, faster and easier. The most important message communicated by safety managers is the concern and need for workplace ergonomic improvements whenever and wherever possible. Especially when workers compensation, lost work days and insurance premiums can be reduced while improving productivity.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm CDT
Rotacaster makes manual movement of loads safer, faster and easier. The most important message communicated by safety managers is the concern and need for workplace ergonomic improvements whenever and wherever possible. Especially when workers compensation, lost work days and insurance premiums can be reduced while improving productivity.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 6:00 am CDT

Antron Engineering & Machine creates innovative products and solves complex engineering and design problems for clients every day. It all starts with the company’s engineering expert Anthony Denietolis, Jr., who besides being the company’s president is also its lead innovator, engineer and product designer. For more than 27 years, he’s been helping the company excel in precision machining and contract manufacturing. Today, he shares his insights on the growing company.
Source: Antron Engineering and Machine
Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 3:40 pm CDT
The most important message communicated by safety managers is the concern and need for workplace ergonomic improvements whenever and wherever possible. Especially when workers compensation, lost work days and insurance premiums can be reduced while improving productivity.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 12:39 pm CDT
The increasing demand of LED lights has doubled the worth of the manufacturers and dealers of these energy efficient light devices. The sellers and suppliers of LED lights are enjoying these mounting inquiries at Daily Traders and busy meeting the demands of various buyers spread across the globe. Ted Worthington has more to report.
Source: Daily Trader - Wholesale Suppliers
Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 11:04 am CDT
Rotacaster Wheel Ltd.’s innovative multi-directional wheel generates a quantum leap in handtruck innovation. Rotacaster Wheel Ltd., and Magnus Mobility will share important data including the unique and significant ergonomic and productivity improvements in these handtrucks, featuring the safety award-winning Rotatruck. Seeing is believing; the following link shows the Rotacaster Rotatruck in action.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster
Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 12:15 am CDT
Global Manager Group had successfully completed Technology transfer consultancy in International Laboratory services for setting Up Calibration Laboratory(Mechanical, Electro technical, thermal, mass In all range and all types of instruments calibration) with ISO 17025 Accreditation by IAS- USA
Source: Global Manager Group
Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 4:04 pm CDT
Traditional wheels do not work in hi-temp situations. Traditional hi-temp phenolic wheels survive about 350-400°F intermittent temperatures (30 mins in/30 mins cool-off). The traditional wheels are hard and noisy when rolling on floors. The wheels run directly on the caster axle without lubricant; they squeak when in higher temperatures.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems, Inc.
Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 2:05 pm CDT
The “Association of Operating Room Nurses” show will be held at the New Orleans Convention Center March 26-28. Magnus will be exhibiting in booth 4060. Featured will be the Steinco square wheel caster for medical carts and equipment and the DiCandia hi-temperature wheel for sterilization and autoclave carts.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems, Inc.
Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 2:41 pm CDT
Rotacaster makes manual movement of loads safer, faster and easier. The most important message communicated by safety managers is the concern and need for workplace ergonomic improvements whenever and wherever possible. Especially when workers compensation, lost work days and insurance premiums can be reduced while improving productivity.
Source: Magnus Mobility Systems/Rotacaster