Manufacturing NewsManufacturing news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Lockheed Buys Nanotech Unit- August 15, 2008 BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 13, 2008 -- Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. announced it has acquired the government business unit of privately held Nantero Inc., a Woburn, Mass.-based company that has developed ...http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/lockheed-buys-nanotech-unit?fromrss=1 Metaldyne's Sintered Products Group Awarded Six Contracts to Supply...- August 14, 2008 Metaldyne, an Asahi Tec company, today announced it has been awarded more than $50 million in contracts from multiple automakers to supply powder metal forged connecting rods for 4- and 6-cyl. engines used ...http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/metaldynes-sintered-products-group-awa... Cummins to add SCR to its 2010 heavy-duty engines- August 14, 2008 As previously announced, Cummins' Heavy-Duty ISX engine family will incorporate the XPI fuel system, proven cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation, the Cummins VG turbocharger, Cummins Particulate Filter and advanced ...http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/cummins-to-add-scr-to-its-2010-heavy-d... Manchin, DuPont confer over appeal of verdict- August 14, 2008 Gov. Joe Manchin's office acknowledged Wednesday that he conferred twice with chemical giant DuPont as it planned to appeal a $196 million punitive damage award in a West Virginia pollution case.http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/manchin-dupont-confer-over-appeal-of-v... Timken to Supply Bearings to New Aluminum Mill in China- August 14, 2008 Timken designed a bearing solution for Qinghai Ping'an High Precision Aluminum Co.http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/timken-to-supply-bearings-to-new-alumi... Vought halts work on Boeing fuselages at SC plant- August 14, 2008 Workers at a South Carolina plant have stopped making rear fuselage sections for Boeing's new 787 jet as the supplier adjusts to a delayed launch.http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/vought-halts-work-on-boeing-fuselages-... - Deere earnings rise- August 13, 2008 Deere & Company posted third quarter earnings Wednesday, showing growth company wide but a slow down in the construction and forestry division, which includes John Deere Dubuque Works.http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/deere-earnings-rise?fromrss=1 Panama City's Hip Hop and R&B- August 13, 2008 Protesters plan to picket the movie's premiere in L.A. on Monday night - and are calling for demonstrations against the film to be held across the U.S. VIDEO: Stiller's movie draws protest Disability advocates ...http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/panama-citys-hip-hop-and-r-b?fromrss=1 Deere's 3Q profit rises 7 pct- August 13, 2008 Deere & Co.'s third-quarter profit rose 7 percent, but earnings from the world's largest maker of farm machinery missed Wall Street expectations despite a boom in global agricultural.http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/deeres-3q-profit-rises-7-pct?fromrss=1 Middleby to buy TurboChef for $200 million- August 13, 2008 Foodservice and food processing equipment company Middleby Corp. said Tuesday it will buy high-speed oven maker TurboChef Technologies Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/manufacturing/2008/08/middleby-to-buy-turbochef-for-200-mill... |