Indianapolis based Progressive Plating Co., Inc. Combines its Chrome and Zinc Operations Under One Roof (14098)
By consolidating the two operations the company has become much more streamlined and can provide better quality and service.

Mold Interlocks Maintain Precise Mold Alignment(12321)
Royal Side Locks and Round Locks are designed to extend the life of core pins and ejector pins by providing consistent alignment of mold halves to within 0.001”. Constructed for long-term performance, they are easily installed and available in a full range of industry-standard sizes.

Stanley Proto Announces Two New Heavy-Duty Wrench Lines (11570)
Stanley Proto Industrial Tools is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2007, having grown from a small machine shop to a worldwide supplier of durable, high-quality tools. Our tools are developed according to strict ergonomic standards, with features that let users work faster and easier, including enhanced shock absorption and reduced slip. Markets including auto, steel, and airplane manufacturing plants, chemical plants, refineries, general manufacturing, transportation, and fleet maintenance for trucking, transit, and aircraft.

Stanley Proto Expands Its Spanner Offering (11141)
Spanner wrenches are specialized tools that workers use to engage and turn large cylindrical assemblies. Most of these wrenches use some variation of the crescent shape, with pins or hooks that engage holes or notches in the assembly. There are different types of spanners for different types of jobs. They can be used to turn objects that range from water filter housings, to fire house fittings, to shock absorber caps, to bearing assemblies.

Stanley Proto Broadens Its Line Of Heavy-Duty Spud Wrenches (11083)
Stanley Proto Industrial Tools is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2007, having grown from a small machine shop to a worldwide supplier of durable, high-quality tools. Our tools are developed according to strict ergonomic standards, with features that let users work faster and easier, including enhanced shock absorption and reduced slip. Markets including auto, steel, and airplane manufacturing plants, chemical plants, refineries, general manufacturing, transportation, and fleet maintenance for trucking, transit, and aircraft.

Stanley Proto Announces A Full Line Of Ultra Thin Wrenches (10880)
Service Wrenches, also called pump wrenches, are similar to check nut wrenches, but they have a satin finish, and their heads are set at a greater angle. They're frequently used on hydraulic equipment where high torque is not needed. These wrenches are also lighter than the big wrenches normally used for large nuts. Since the hydraulic lines are typically a low torque application, a technician working on pumps would rather carry a lighter set of wrenches. SKUs include 26 fractional and 21 metric sizes.

Stanley Proto Introduces Jumbo Sized Ratcheting Wrenches (8636)
These big, 12-point ratcheting box wrenches are aimed at heavy industrial users

STANLEY PROTO INTRODUCES THE PROTO® RATCHET (5171)
This new tool combines a compact head with outstanding torque carrying capacity

Fibermark Converts Manufacturing Operations At Vermont Headquarters To Run On Used Vegetable Oil. "Green Steam" Powers the Paper Machine Turbine, Dries Papers, and Provides Heat for Plant (14343)
FiberMark, a producer of specialty papers and fiber-based materials for a variety of applications, today announced that it has converted the manufacturing operations at its Vermont headquarters to be able to run up to 100% used vegetable oil. With this conversion, FiberMark has become the first manufacturer in the state of Vermont and in the paper industry to generate part of its process energy from waste biofuel. The ˇ§green steamˇ¨ produced by the vegetable oil not only powers FiberMark's Brattleboro paper machine turbine and dries its papers, but also provides heat for the plant.

Angstron Introduces Low Cost Nanomaterial Solution To Meet Market Demand For Next Generation Products (14319)
DAYTON, Ohio — Angstron Materials LLC has developed a new cost effective, high quality alternative to nanotubes. The carbon-based material is called nano-graphene platelets (NGPs). Similar to carbon nanotubes, the properties and characteristics of NGPs outperform all other nanomaterials on the market. Angstron’s nano-graphene product is especially suited to aerospace, automotive, energy, marine, electronics, construction, medical and telecommunications applications.