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Vacuum Gauge & Controller Selection Guide

To help customers quickly identify the best VACUUBRAND gauge or controller for their needs, we've created a new selection guide.  Answer 4 simple questions and you'll get a product recommendation to meet your specs.  You can request a quote directly…

Atlas Copco names new CEO, announces plans to split into two companies

Atlas Copco (Stockholm, Sweden; www.atlascopco.com) has appointed Mats Rahmström as the new President and CEO of Atlas Copco AB, effective April 27, 2017. He will replace Ronnie Leten, who has requested to leave his position after having managed Atlas Copco…

GreenCentre Canada and Johnson Matthey Enter Licensing Agreement

GreenCentre Canada (Kingston, Ont.; www.greencentrecanada.com) has entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement with Johnson Matthey Plc. (London, U.K.; www.jmfinechemicals.com), a leading multi-national producer of catalysts and specialty chemicals. Under the terms of the agreement, Johnson Matthey will promote, market,…

Ametek consolidates, creating new Advanced Motion Solutions division

Ametek, Inc. (Berwyn, Pa.; www.ametek.com) has consolidated its industry-leading motors, blowers, fans, pumps and motion-control businesses into a new Advanced Motion Solutions (AMS) division that combines its former Floorcare and Specialty Motors and Precision Motion Control divisions. Headquartered in Kent,…

EPA proposes limits on methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA; Washington. D.C.; www.epa.gov) is proposing to place limits on the use of two common chemicals in paint removers in order to protect consumers and workers from serious health risks associated with this use. The…

Maire Tecnimont forms UAE-based joint venture

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy; www.mairetecnimont.com) announces that its subsidiary Tecnimont Civil Construction has established a new  company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) named Value Technology Engineering LLC, in association with SBK Holding, part of Value Lab. The…

Eastman to expand production capacity of performance fibers in North Carolina

Following up on the introduction of Avra Performance Fibers last August, Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) announced that it is expanding its production capacity for the product. Avra from Eastman is a family of performance fibers enabled by a…

EPA proposes ban of trichloroethylene in vapor-degreasing applications

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA; Washington, D.C.; www.epa.gov) is proposing to ban the use of the toxic chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) due to health risks when used in vapor degreasing. The proposed rule was issued under section 6(a) of the…

Emerson opens manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia

Emerson Automation Solutions (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) has opened a new manufacturing facility in Dammam First Industrial City in Saudi Arabia to expand its local manufacturing, project execution and service capabilities. The 1,100-m2 facility in Dammam will provide engineering, staging,…

3M transfers NMC cathode IP and licenses to Umicore

3M (St. Paul, Minn.; www.3m.com) has entered into an agreement transferring its Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt (NMC) cathode intellectual property (IP) and related intellectual property licenses to Umicore N.V. (Brussels, Belgium; www.umicore.com), a global materials technology and recycling group. The sale includes U.S.…