Unilever fined for violating Clean Water Act

Failure to comply with reporting requirements under the US Clean Water Act will cost Unilever $1 million in fines.

Advance stand-on floor scrubber wins ISSA Innovation Award

SC1500? REV? stand-on floor scrubber wins prestigious award from worldwide cleaning industry association

Study highlights need for better sunscreens

Research on less-studied but ever-present UVA1 rays shows just two daily exposures can start skin-aging process

Hexagon Metrology Thailand: Supporting Vietnam's industry development

Since before the construction of the great pyramids the need for accuracy and precision in construction and manufacturing has been paramount. The achievements of all of history's great engineers, architects, designers, and manufacturers have only come about through their ability to measure accurately.

Cost benefits of automated CNC software

Global economic pressure and demands for cost reductions from customers has lead businesses to examine every aspect of their operation.

BASF to sell PVC modifier business to Kaneka

BASF divests Vinuran? PVC modifier business to Kaneka. Transaction closing during 1st quarter 2014

Tokai Rubber’s North American sales grow 40-fold in 25 years

Tokai Rubber Industries' US subsidiary has grown its business by 38 times in 25 years of operation.

RAMPF Group: Celebrating a successful decade

RAMPF Dosiertechnik, RAMPF Group, Inc., and RAMPF Ecosystems celebrate ten years as part of RAMPF

IFT to hold webcasts on traceability

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) will conduct webcasts on traceability on December 11-12, 2013

How air gaging works

Air gaging relies on a law of physics that states flow and pressure are directly proportionate to clearance and react inversely to each other. As clearance increases, air flow also increases and air pressure decreases proportionately.

A technical and commercial comparison of fibre laser and CO2 laser cutting - Part 1

Since the advent of commercial fibre and disk laser cutting machines, there has been a lot of controversy about the performance of these devices – particularly in comparison to their more established CO2 counterparts.

Hardening machines focus on dimensional accuracy

Shorter model life-cycles and increasing demands on quality, accompanied by many technological innovations, are driving developments in high-tech industries, such as car or aircraft manufacture.