MONTREAL, June 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Laurentian Bank is pleased to announce
that, subsequent to a call for tenders issued by Métrocom s.e.c., the company
that manages the commercial spaces for the Société de transport de Montréal's
(STM) Metro, it has been entrusted with the exclusive mandate to operate the
automatic banking machines (ABMs) in all of the STM's Metro stations. The Bank
will install 44 new ABMs in addition to the 26 already in place. Thus, these
70 machines will cover 63 different subway stations.
Thanks to the solidity of its offer to Métrocom, this coming August and
September, the Bank will be replacing the 44 ATMs previously operated under
other banners. Laurentian Bank has been recognized for the quality of the
automated services it has been offering in the Metro since 1997, as well as
for its expertise in operating ABMs outside of its branches in Québec. With
this contract, Montréal Metro users will be able to benefit from unparalleled
banking service backed by equipment that features state-of-the-art technology
and high security.
"We are delighted to receive this show of confidence that demonstrates
Laurentian Bank's leadership within Québec's banking sector," underlines Luc
Bernard, Executive Vice-President, Retail and SME Québec. "There are close to
1.2 million rides provided through the STM network on any given day, and we
are proud that Metro users will be able to enjoy Laurentian Bank's excellent
services, whether they be our clients or not."

A Bank in Close Proximity and Readily Accessible to Clients

These new ATMs will bring the total number of units operated by
Laurentian Bank in Québec to 396. With proximity and simplicity constituting
values that are fundamental to the organization's approach to customer
service, the expansion of its ABM network serves to reinforce its position as
the third largest bank in Québec in terms of number of branches.
According to the latest Léger Marketing survey on the most admired
companies published in February 2009 in Commerce magazine, Laurentian Bank
ranks second in Québec within the financial institution category.

About Laurentian Bank

Laurentian Bank of Canada is a banking institution operating across
Canada and offering its clients diversified financial services.
Differentiating itself through excellence in service, as well as through its
simplicity and proximity, the Bank serves individual consumers and small and
medium-sized businesses. The Bank also offers its products to a wide network
of independent financial intermediaries through B2B Trust, as well as
full-service brokerage solutions through Laurentian Bank Securities.
Laurentian Bank is well established in the Province of Quebec, operating
the third-largest retail branch network. Elsewhere throughout Canada, it
operates in specific market segments where it holds an enviable position.
Laurentian Bank of Canada has more than $20 billion in balance sheet assets
and more than $13 billion in assets under administration. Founded in 1846, the
Bank employs more than 3,400 people.
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UK direct mail and print services company, the Lick Group, has made a GBP200,000 investment in new machinery following increased demand for its services.

That demand has been experienced by three divisions of the buisness - Lick Direct, Lick Online and Lick Digital.

The group has invested in three pieces of equipment, a Buhrs BB300, a Sitma C80 750 and a Konica Minolta.

The Buhrs BB300 at Lick Direct is a six station enclosing machine that will mechanically enclose up to six items in to envelopes ranging in size from DL to C4.

Running speeds for the Buhrs vary, but on average the machine is looking at enclosing 5,500 net per hour.

The Sitma machine is a five-station polywrap line and will allow around 4,500 items, including brochures and catalogues, to be enclosed in polypropylene film each hour.

Lick said that the Buhrs machine will increase hourly production by 150 per cent against its older machines, as well as providing greater reliability and improved double and miss detection.

The flexibility of sizes that the Buhrs machine can handle means Lick Direct is now able to produce a variety of work on a single machine.

Lick added that the Sitma system will be able to treble the hourly output of polywrapped items.

Andrew Brown, Lick Group’s operations director, said: ‘The Konica is a more robust piece of machinery and can take a far wider range of stock including most sheet fed papers.

‘It is much faster in production capability and its loading and stacking capabilities are greater than our current Xerox machine.’.

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Schaeffler has an enviable reputation amongst designers of agricultural machinery for providing reliable, high quality, maintenance-free bearing solutions

Heavy-duty agricultural machinery, including tillage and sowing machines, harvesters and tractors, must be designed to withstand extremely harsh operating conditions.

Key here is the selection of appropriate bearing supports and seals.

Harsh conditions such as dirt, dust, sand, high humidity levels, heavy clay soil and shock loads, all take their toll on the mechanical strengths of the machine components and seals.

Large machinery often involves high costs for regular bearing maintenance.

Indeed, specialist agricultural machinery contractors are now demanding such solutions for their equipment.

This explains the current trends towards incorporating maintenance-free bearing solutions and seals on agricultural machinery.

Components on a harvester, for example, have to cope with plant remnants and sap, the acidic contents of which can cause ingress of dirt, leading to possible seal damage.

On a corn harvester, high rotary speeds lead to high mechanical stress on the bearing; contamination and aggressive, acidic corn sap affect the seal.

To solve these problems, Schaeffler has developed a ready-to-fit bearing unit with triple-lip sealing.

Similar to automotive wheel bearings, flingers can also be offered as an additional protective measure against ingress of dirt and other contaminants.

These components are pressed onto the rotating inner ring, using centrifugal forces to transfer contamination away from the bearing.

Schaeffler double-row angular contact bearings transmit loads through a solid housing into the adjacent structure.

The bearing has an additional grease chamber, which protects the bearing from dirt and corn sap.

The spherical bearing outer ring and the counter-shaped surface in the housing compensate for any misalignment in the adjacent structure during shaft mounting.

Similarly, tillage machines that are used to prepare the field for seed planting also require very robust bearing supports.

The bearings are combined with suitable flange housings, which simplify installation.

In plough discs, for example, the inclined position of the disc results in transverse forces and bending moments, as well as radial loads.

For these applications, Schaeffler offers double row angular contact ball bearings or robust, four-point bearings for applications with limited space.

Robust ball bearings are also offered for shaft supports.

For seeders, where the forces involved are lower, Schaeffler offers smaller bearing supports, as well as corresponding solutions for combinations of tillage and seeding machines.

* Bearing solutions for tractors.

Increasing working speeds and the higher performance capacity of tractors means that drive and power transmission units are subjected to higher stresses, which places higher demands on the bearing arrangements.

For these applications, Schaeffler offers both standard bearing units and custom designed bearing solutions.

On tractor engines, for example, under its INA brand, Schaeffler offers various belt drive components, such as tension systems and over-running clutches, water pump and fan bearings.

Together, the Schaeffler INA and FAG brands offer a wide range of bearings for applications in gears, power transmission systems and axles.

This includes needle roller bearings, drawn cup needle roller bearings and needle roller cages, machined or manufactured by forming methods.

Schaeffler premium quality ‘X-life’ range of bearings boast improved surface and geometrical accuracies, resulting in increased service life.

Full complement needle roller bearings are offered for maximum load carrying capacity in tight installation spaces and needle cages with a special, profiled ‘KZK’ cage is used in high acceleration applications.

Similarly, cylindrical roller bearings with different cage designs (and as full complement variants) with or without outer ring are other important components for the tractor drive train.

Schaeffler X-life tapered roller bearings with large contact angle, can be used for high load applications, with various heat treatment and material coatings available.

These types of bearings are often used in transmission-integrated hydro engines, pumps, in pinion bearing arrangements and rear axles.

For the interface between engine and transmission, Schaeffler can provide its LuK branded clutches, which incorporate specially developed clutch release bearings.

Here, effectively sealed bearings with drawn outer and/or inner rings are used, which enable cost-effective overall designs, while offering high reliability and extended service life.

For supporting slewing, tilting and for the alignment of chassis movements, axle suspensions and load harnesses, Schaeffler spherical plain bearings and rod ends are ideal.

Spherical plain bearings with complex lubrication groove systems on the outer ring can be used in combination with spring-dampened front axles and chassis.

Stabilisers, damping and hydraulic cylinders are fitted with spherical plain bearings and rod ends.

For example, Schaeffler Elgoglide maintenance-free, heavy-duty spherical plain bearings are used in the wishbone systems of front axles with independent wheel suspension.

Maintenance-free Permaglide cylindrical plain bushes can be found in door hinges, engine hood supports, lever sets and rod systems.

* Radial insert ball bearings.

In agricultural machinery, housed bearing units are often used to compensate for static angular misalignment of the shaft of up to 5 degrees for non-lubricating units.

The housing bore and bearing outer ring are spherical in shape so that the radial insert ball bearing can align itself in the housing.

In conjunction with the different housing types (cast iron and sheet steel), Schaeffler radial insert ball bearings form complete units, offering significant rationalisation options at the design stage and during customer manufacturing/assembly.

Numerous combinations are possible for every application.

Radial insert ball bearings come with a choice of five seals.

Most seals comprise three pieces and are made from zinc-coated outer and inner steel plates with rubber sealing ring.

This prevents ingress of dirt and humidity, while also ensuring the required elasticity and preload of the seal, even after a long period of operation.

The deep drawn outer steel plate protects the sealing ring against mechanical damage.

Bearings with R-seals have a larger grease reservoir due to sealing shields that are bent to the outside.

All sealing concepts comprise evenly and concentrically abutting rubber lips for increased bearing life, as well as firmly rolled inner and outer caps to ensure easy re-lubrication.

Schaeffler Corrotect coating can be applied to its radial insert ball bearings, offering customers a corrosion-resistant, low cost alternative to stainless steel bearings.

The inner rings and locking collars are coated against fretting corrosion as standard, which also prevents rust formation at the sealing lip.

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Portland, OR, May 09, 2009 –(PR.com)– The Buy American Website from the Industrial Leaders Group (ILG) announced today the debut of its new food processing equipment & machines international buying guide at http://industrialleaders.com/reviews/?p=608. Officials of ILG said the publication was created to help U.S. manufacturers of commercial and industrial food processing machinery, equipments and accessories expand throughout national and international markets.

Maria Santos, spokeswoman for Industrial Leaders said the Food Processing Guide provides information on American manufacturers and distributors of mixers, blenders, industrial ovens, cookers, hoppers, kettles, slicers, juicers, beverage processing machines, chillers, refrigeration systems, dryers, sorters, fruit and vegetable washers and other food processing equipment. Santos said the publication will be first introduced today on the company’s Industrial Process Marketplace featuring various new, used and refurbished Food Processing Machinery and Equipments at http://industrialsaver.com/classifieds/index.php/cat/14

“Industrial Leaders is committed in helping American manufacturers of industrial and commercial food processing products enter or expand into overseas markets as well as increase their customer base nationally,” said Santos. She added, “The newly launched food processing buying guide and marketplace enables companies to find and compare manufacturers and suppliers of a wide variety of equipment and supplies for food and beverage processing applications.”

As the publisher of an international directory for companies involved in food processing for meats, fruits, vegetables, beverages, dairy, sauces, grains, cereals, soups and other foodstuff at http://www.industrialleaders.com/listings/food_processing_equipment.html, Industrial Leaders has connected thousands of buyers and suppliers of food processing machines and equipments as well as allied services in over 43 countries.

About Industrial Leaders

IndustrialLeaders.com, the ‘American Industrial Marketplace’ connects buyers and suppliers of industrial supplies, equipment and machinery throughout North America with emphasis on Canada and the United States. The primary focus of Industrial Leaders is to promote American manufacturers overseas at http://www.IndustrialLeaders.com

This press release was issued through IndustrialPR. For more manufacturing and engineering news go to http://www.industrialpr.net

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r toilet paper. “Our saw is equipped with a servo motor that enables adjustments to the cutting length in accordance with customers` needs,” says Wu. “Our machine also features an outstanding performance level of 180 cuts per minute,” he adds.

This year, the company will add a hand-towel machine to its product line and boost the output efficiency of its toilet-paper machines to 80 packs a minute from current 68 packs.

Apart from their impressive performance, Chan Li`s machines are eco-friendly. “Our machines have a speed-control unit that recharges the batteries when the machines are running at a full speed. The batteries to supply electricity when the machines are gearing down to standby run,” Wu notes. The company`s machines also have a computer with a hibernation mode that controls the machine and LED lamps for the control buttons.

In expanding its product line, Chan Li has remained true to its original focus on equipment for household paper products. “Over past years, we have expanded our product lineup vertically and horizontally to provide a one-stop solution for household-paper equipment needs,” Wu says. The company says it can currently supply 80% of all types of paper processing machines, giving it the most comprehensive line in the segment domestically. “Today, we supply not only machines but also whole-plant production planning services and machine sourcing. In a word, our goal is to help customers make money,” he stresses.

With the support of a steadily expanding product line, Chan Li has increased revenues by 30% annually over each of the past few years.

To develop automatic machines, the company has been working hard to build up its system integration capability, which enables it to connect individual systems to constitute a complete production line encompassing feeding, slitting, rewinding, folding and packaging stages. “The integration mainly focuses on electromechanical and software systems with the ultimate goal of enhancing automation,” stresses Wu.

Wu notes that automation can help paper-product manufacturers cut production costs by reducing labor inputs and improving efficiency. By minimizing human contact with the paper products, highly automated machines also reduce the risk of introducing impurities to products during the manufacturing process, Wu adds.

Chan Li`s guiding tenets in the system integration field are automation, flexibility, simplification and unmanned production. “Conveyor belts and robotic arms can bring us closer to the goal of unmanned production,” says Wu. “Flexibility allows users of our machines to easily change molds to handle product lines for different customers, who usually have their own unique embossed surfaces on the papers. And simplification means making machines that are easy to operate.”

Wu stresses that while the technological hurdles to machine manufacturing are not so high, system integration poses a real challenge. “We have developed a strong capability in system integration based on over 30 years of experience on the production side,” he says. He adds that Chan Li has a team of 20-some R&D personnel, including mechanical engineers and electrical-control specialists.

For budget buyers, the company provides different solutions. “We can supply scaleable individual machines that can be upgraded with new units anytime. The addition is quite simple because we design all of the electromechanical layouts for our machines,” Wu says.

On average, the company`s machines have a listed output efficiency of 160 meters per minute and 10 to 40 tons per day. They can process paper products in widths ranging from 1.2 meters to 2.3 meters and make papers from recycled and virgin pulp.

The company has registered at least 10 patents over the years and it has some 50 patent applications pending.

As with its machines, efficiency is a focal point of attention for Chan Li on the production front. According to Wu, the company installed a computerized warehousing system and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in late 2008. “Both will help us considerably cut time spent on searching for spare parts and properly allocating our workforce,” Wu explains. He estimates that the new systems will help his company assemble more machines simultaneously on its production lines. “Also, we have begun developing some parts in common specifications for tailor-made machines to keep cost down,” he adds.

In addition to its domestic sales, the company exports its machines to the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, mainland China, Australia, New Zealand and other Asian nations. Wu notes mainland China has been one of its fastest-growing markets and he sees bright prospects there over the next few years as China introduces new environmental-protection measures. “The mainland authorities have ordered small paper factories to shut down due to their high level of wastewater discharge from pulp production,” he says. “This has forced small-scale pulp buyers to turn to bigger pulp suppliers. But big pulp suppliers are generally not interested in small orders, preferring instead to simply acquire the smaller paper-product makers. As the industry consolidates, demand for automatic production lines like ours will rise,” Wu explains.

Wu says his company`s business was not much affected by the global financial crisis in 2008. “Paper products are daily necessities, so global consumption hasn`t been hit so much,” he explains.

Saving Energy and Labor
Package-making machinery specialist Line Shing Machinery Co., Ltd. has its own energy-saving and cost-cutting solutions, including models with automatic control units to reduce the need for labor inputs. The company also supplies an energy-efficient drying system, which company general manager Kinpaleon Tsai claims is up to 30% more energy efficient than machines made by mainland Chinese rivals.

“For customers who need fully automatic production lines, we have the right solutions,” Tsai says, referring to systems joining individual machines by conveyers.

The company`s drying systems, which bake formed paper products delivered from pulp forming machines, come in gas, electricity and oil powered models. The drying systems can be paired with the company`s pulp stock preparation systems, pulp forming systems, and stacking systems to constitute a whole-plant production line for making various paper products, including recyclable industrial package cushions, recyclable table ware and fresh food tray/containers, and recyclable agricultural package products.

The company also designs advanced security functions into its machines, such as a sensor that shuts down operation when abnormalities are detected, Tsai notes.

Tsai says that his machines are not only efficient but sturdy as well. “We have reduced the defective rate in our machines to almost zero,” he claims. “Machine breakdowns means additional costs for manufacturers because they have to stop production to fix the problems.”

Tsai ascribes his machines` durability mostly to his company`s more than 40 years of production experience. “In my industry, dedication and experience decide quality. A substandard machine for making egg trays, for instance, tends to turn out uneven trays that often result in cracked eggs,” he says. “Also, an inexperienced manufacturer tends to produce inefficient, energy-guzzling machines that are prone to breakdowns,” he adds.

Experience has also been helpful to Line Shing in building up capability in making molds for forming various pulp products. “This is a major asset for us because our customers know that they can continue to access molds for their machines once we move to a new generation of machines. Even today, we still provide molds for machines introduced more than 20 years ago,” Tsai says.

Line Shing has invested heavily in equipment mold-making equipment, particularly computer numerical control (CNC) machines. “We are the first Taiwanese manufacturer of pulp-molded product machines to use CNC machines for mold making,” Tsai claims. Over the years, Line Shing has built hundreds of molds including pulp-forming molds, thermal-forming molds, tableware molds and industrial-package molds.

In addition to supplying individual machines, Line Shing can provide whole-plant planning and built-to-order manufacturing solutions. According to Tsai, a German machinery manufacturer once contracted Line Shing to design and make machines for it. The company currently supplies 21 machine models. “Worldwide, there are only a few manufacturers in this line that can supply as wide a range of machine types as we can,” he claims.

Apart from the economic recession, paper processing makers are under threat from low-cost machines made in mainland China, Tsai says. “The global economic recession has not caused significant demand fluctuation in this market. But mainland China`s low-price competition is quite troublesome. However, their costs have surged at least 30% along with their new labor regulations,” he adds.

Tsai says that currently there is just one supplier each in Europe and the United States competing for orders with Line Shing in the high-end market. Emerging economies like mainland China, India and Russia are now the most promising markets for his company`s machines. Overall, though, Tsai expects the paper machinery market to deteriorate further in 2009 from the 2008 level due to the unfolding economic crisis.

Core Competencies
Taiwan`s top supplier and coordinator of whole-plant equipment for making paper cores, Career Industry Corp. recently expanded its product line with the introduction of a seamless paper-tube grinding system.

According to company sales manager Chris Tseng, seamless grinding machines generate much less waste material than seam type machines, significantly reducing operating costs. “There are only a few manufacturers of seamless machines in Taiwan,” says Tseng. He claims that his company`s seamless grinding machines are designed to turn out extraordinarily long pipes.

The grinding machine can be paired with the company`s auto feeding machines, film-coating machines, and drying machines to constitute whole-plant production lines.

Tseng says his company`s main production advantage is its technology for making automatic production lines, which are equipped with Siemens-made PLC control units and ABB-made motor control systems. The production line boasts an output efficiency of five to six meters per minute. The company supplies about 12 production lines a year.

Other products supplied by Career Industry include spiral paper core winders, paper roll stand and gluing systems, slitters and rewinders, paper core re-cutters, POY/FDY/DTY/OE finishing machines, angular cardboard making machines, hot-melting glue coating and laminating machines, and paper tube winders.

The company`s drying system is a vertical type, which Tseng says turns out perfectly straight and round pipes. “Horizontal machines are good for high-volume output, but they fall short in terms of producing straight and round pipes,” Tseng notes. The company`s drying system, Tseng reports, can boost the stress resistance of paper cores by an average 15%.

The company`s core winders can make pipes up 25mm in wall thickness and one meter in inner pipe diameter.

The company ships its products to domestic and overseas buyers under the “Career” brand. Its major overseas markets are mainland China, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Philippine, Vietnam, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Bahrain, Lebanon, Russia, Mexico, Chile, and Ecuador.

In Taiwan, the paper cores made by Career`s machines have been adopted by major names such as Formosa Plastics Group, Asia Chemical Corporation, Chin Tung Chemical Industrial, Four Pillars Enterprise, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), New Toyo Int`l Hldgs Ltd., Yunnan Hongta Group, and Rong Sheng Chemical Fibre Group. (Jan. 2009)

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e Education and Research donated $500 for the plants.

Students will provide the labor by digging the depression and potentially planting perennial flowers and bushes native to Kentucky.

“I really don’t see any reason for an excavator out there,” McSpirit said, laughing. “It’s another thing about how we think about energy. Why do we have to bring in this big massive machinery when we’ve got all this positive energy, all these young people right here? What a great stress releaser right before finals.”

Russ Turpin from EcoGro and the Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance was brought in to engineer and design the project.

“Our goal is to improve not only the stormwater runoff in the ravine, but also the quality of life around it,” Turpin wrote in his rain garden proposal for Eastern. “These plants will also work to filter, percolate and absorb excessive runoff water as well as provide food and shelter for wildlife.”

Rain gardens significantly filter and reduce water runoff before it enters local waterways and ground water, decreasing drainage problems and localized flooding. They also reduce pollution and recharge the groundwater supply.

Rain gardens first came around in the 1960s but McSpirit said a new movement has begun, bringing the gardens back.

“Kentucky is really at the cutting edge when it comes to a lot of our big municipal waste water districts like in Northern Kentucky and Louisville,” McSpirit said. “They’ve got some really innovated projects happening with regard to creating this manmade wetlands, these buffer zones, rain gardens, in order to handle all this surface water runoff from sidewalks, parking lots and rooftops.”

A design has been made for turning a larger area of the Ravine into a series of rain gardens. The plans are still being discussed, and McSpirit hopes that this smaller project will spread awareness of the benefits rain gardens.

McSpirit said two reasons rise against rain gardens: the maintenance and that some people just don’t like change. Maintenance required includes weeding and pruning, as well as clearing leaves.

“Before something like this [a series of rain gardens] could happen, we’d need a wider campus conversation,” McSpirit said. “This is an area that a lot of people, alumni, hold dear, and then if you’re going to make any kind of major changes to it you want to maybe put it through administration a little more.”

Students and faculty can help create Eastern’s first rain garden on Friday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ravine.

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‘Machinery Movers Ireland’, a monthly magazine dedicated to the construction and quarry equipment sector, has now firmly established itself as the No1 publication in its field.

The magazine is the brainchild of Irish publishing entrepreneur, Brian Coogan, who identified a gap in the market for a top quality, highly targeted publication.

With its head office at Navan, Co Meath, in addition to publisher and managing director Brian Coogan, the ‘Machinery Movers Ireland’ team now includes editor, Brian O’Mahoney; sales manager, Stuart Ferguson; together with operations manager, Niamh Weldon; and Lisa Mullins who is responsible for accounts/administration.

The magazine has a circulation of around 10,000 copies, covering both the north and south of Ireland, and is available through newsagents and by subscription.

It provides construction and civil engineering contractors, plant hirers, quarries, demolition and recycling companies, and equipment dealers and distributors, together with local authorities and public utilities, with all the latest industry news, including information from the major construction and quarry plant and machinery manufacturers.

‘Machinery Movers Ireland’ has been enthusiastically received by both readers and advertisers alike and this success can perhaps be attributed to the company’s practical, down-to-earth approach and the publication’s comprehensive and clearly focused editorial coverage, together with a vigorous supporting publicity campaign, which has included both radio and TV advertising.

Such has been the success of the Irish title that a separate UK mainland version, ‘Machinery Movers UK’, was introduced at the end of 2007.

The new monthly UK magazine is available by subscription and has a similar 10,000 circulation to its Irish counterpart, covering all the main construction and quarry plant and equipment specifier, purchaser and end-user markets.

With over 20 years construction industry journalistic experience, Aaron Morby, previously editor of ‘Construction News’, was appointed editor of the UK publication in January 2008.

Publisher, Brian Coogan, said: “We are delighted that Aaron, with his extensive construction sector experience and acknowledged reputation and respect within the industry, has taken up our invitation to edit the new UK publication, as well as contributing to our established Irish title”.

Company and product news for ‘Machinery Movers UK’ should be submitted to the editor, Aaron Morby, on Tel: 0207 119 0847, Mobile: 07976 432326, or Email: editor@machinerymoversuk.com “Even given the limited time since its initial launch, the progress of ‘Machinery Movers UK’ has already been very significant and I firmly expect it to become as successful as our market-leading ‘Machinery Movers Ireland’ magazine”.

A number of initiatives, as part of an on-going development programme, are planned to help keep the ‘Machinery Movers’ publications at the forefront in the construction and quarry equipment sector.

Both the UK and Ireland magazines are giving one lucky reader the chance to win a superb Case CX16B mini excavator.

Everyone taking out a new 12 issue subscription for either ‘Machinery Movers Ireland’ or ‘Machinery Movers UK’ until December 2008 will be entered into a free draw to win a Case mini excavator (Closing Date: 1st December 2008.

Draw to take place December 2008.

Terms and Conditions apply).

In addition, readers and advertisers of both titles will have the opportunity to meet some of the ‘Machinery Movers’ team in person on Stand 143 (Pavilion) at the forthcoming SED 2008 event (The National Event For Construction, Rockingham Motor Speedway, Corby, Northants, NN17 5AF, 13th - 15th May 2008).

An exciting innovation has just been announced by ‘Machinery Movers Ireland’, which offers the opportunity to see, first-hand, in action, some of the latest products from leading construction plant and equipment manufacturers, distributors and dealers.

The inaugural ‘Machinery Movers Ireland’ Equipment Demonstration Day is to be held at a disused sandpit just outside Enfield, CoMeath, off the old N4, on Saturday 6th September 2008.

“Having listened to our readers, who have indicated that whilst they are generally aware of what plant and equipment is available, particularly through publications such as our own, they rarely have the time or opportunity to actually see it all in action - rather than merely as static displays, as at some events”, said Brian Coogan.

“Our Demonstration Day will provide a unique chance for visitors to see an extensive variety of construction plant and machinery put through their paces by skilled operators”.

“The outstanding success of our publications to date has been achieved in no small part by strong teamwork, and constantly listening to the views and opinions of our readers and advertisers, to ensure that we always keep in tune with the marketplace”.

“And I am confident that our continuing development strategy will help maintain and further improve our market-leading position over the coming years”, concluded Brian Coogan.

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Japan’s largest metal-processing machinery supplier will use SolidWorks’ three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) software solutions to design its entire product line.

Japan’s largest metal-processing machinery supplier will use SolidWorks’ three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) software solutions to design its entire product line.

Amada will implement SolidWorks in its operations throughout Japan, Europe and the United States.

Amada has invested a combined $12.9 million, or 1.5 billion yen, in 350 SolidWorks seats and several SolidWorks partner applications.

Amada expects that SolidWorks software will reduce production costs by 35 percent and cut design time in half.

Amada chose SolidWorks for its powerful 3D modeling capabilities, extensive partner program and affordable price.

Amada also purchased several SolidWorks partner applications in areas such as finite element analysis, fluid analysis, piping design and product data management.

“Our engineers and designers found SolidWorks to be the easiest to use CAD product on the market,” said Mr.Kato, Amada’s 3D CAD promotion project leader.

“Amada can import our existing drawings and designs into SolidWorks without losing key features or functionality.

And SolidWorks’ wide range of integrated partner applications makes routine tasks such as design analysis incredibly easy and fast.” SolidWorks’ position as a leader in the mainstream, solid modeling market will give Amada an additional competitive edge, according to President of SolidWorks Japan K.K., Mr.Masakazu Sakisaka.

“We fully expect that SolidWorks solutions will help Amada shorten its designers’ learning curve, give them more power and functionality in design, and cut down significantly on time to market,” said Sakisaka.

“We’re enthusiastic that an industry leader such as Amada will integrate SolidWorks into its international operations.” In addition, Amada recently signed an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partnership with SolidWorks as the core provider of SheetWorks, a 3D CAD/CAM product developed for the sheet metal industry.

Through 3D CAD data flow technology; SheetWorks improves the operating rate of machinery, reducing the costs of sheet metal processing.

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With more than 40 years of pre-eminence in the food processing sector, there has been a change at the helm of the UK arm of Reiser, with Ken Mossford taking over as managing director

With more than 40 years of pre-eminence in the food processing sector, there has been a change at the helm of the UK arm of Reiser, with Ken Mossford taking over as managing director of the Milton Keynes-based company.

But little else will change with Reiser’s philosophy of providing top quality service coupled with high quality products its customers can trust.

The success of a company which burst on to the European scene after its successful formation on the other side of the Atlantic - with corporate headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts, US and sales offices in Ontario, Canada, as well as Milton Keynes - has been based to a large extent on the Vemag line of continuous vacuum fillers which were first produced in 1954 in Germany.

Sales of Vemags have been so successful that Reiser bought the company last year in order to better coordinate R and D and application development efforts, as well as ensure the best possible distribution of products.

With its purchase, Vemag was set alongside Ross Industries, whose operations in the US became part of the Reiser operation in 1991.

Now Reiser and its affiliates have over 600 employees around the globe serving the needs of food processors and packers in more than 70 countries.

But through it all, Reiser has remained true to its twin mantras of service and trust.

And Ken Mossford is not about to change anything that has served Reiser (UK) Ltd so well for so many years.

“We set out to serve the food industry and other selected markets by selling and supporting equipment which provided the solutions our customers needed,” he said.

“We have maintained this philosophy, together with one which seeks continual improvement of customer relationships and we will continue to abide by these philosophies.

They have served the company well for over four decades during which our customer base has grown a pace, so we must be getting something right.” Innovation has been one of the hallmarks of Reiser’s rise to success.

The company’s research and development unit is dedicated to the search for state-of-the-art solutions to solve food processing and packaging problems.

Reiser has a wide range of machines and attachments, which are available off the peg, however if the challenge warrants Reiser’s R and D experts can customize a solution.

From an individual unit for a single process to a fully integrated processing and production line, Reiser has the expertise and commitment to its customers to ensure that expectations and ultimately applications are met.

For years the core of the company’s success has been the acceptance of Reiser equipment by the meat, poultry and fish processors across the UK.

However, more recently Reiser equipment has been used to excellent advantage in the bakery and snack food segments of the UK’s food chain.

Specifically, bakeries large and small are benefiting from the technology Vemag machines bring with them.

The Vemag’s unique double screw technology offers gentle, accurate product portioning with even the most viscous of doughs.

With an ever-expanding series of interchangeable attachments, the same machine can act as a depositor or filler, divider or sheeter, former or extruder.

Easily deposit apple fillings, muffin batters, cookies, and pie doughs or deposit onto a multiple lane portioning system all with the same system.

Their versatility is unmatched.

Mr Mossford and his team are already seeing the benefits of their decision to go all out to attract bakery business.

“We have been supplying bakeries for a number of years,” he says.

“But with a general trend by bakeries towards greater automation, we believe the time is right to target this sector.

Building on our many years of experience we understand the challenges a busy baker faces including the on-going demand for higher output, greater weight accuracy and ultimately better product integrity.

Reiser has worked with numerous bakeries to automate their production, whilst never comprising the quality of the finished item.

“Vemag machines have been meeting these demands for many years and we believe that the time is right to let even more bakeries know about the benefits of the Vemag range.

This includes versatility and dependability, which when coupled together has to be a winning combination.” Another growth industry for Reiser equipment is fish.

Its Supervac vacuum packaging machines have recently proved a resounding success with Scottish producers Farne Salmon and Trout Ltd.

The machine was installed to reduce the amount of waste they had been experiencing when turning out large 400g packs of smoked salmon.

While conventional packaging tends to experience an attack of the ‘bends’ because of the size of the container resulting in as much as 12% of production leaking away, use of the Supervac has cut wastage to just about zero.

Still remaining its biggest success, Reiser continues its long history of selling and servicing to the meat processing industry.

Whether it is Vemag equipment for sausage production or Ross Inpack Tray Sealers for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), Reiser will continue its commitment to its customers.

This includes after sales support, as well as continued research and development programmes to ensure its products keep pace with technological developments and the changing needs of the food processing industry - and the company seems to be well on track for another 40 years and more.

Add to all this Reiser’s commitment to after sales support, its research and development programme, buyers can be assured that its products will keep pace with technological developments - and the changing needs of the food processing industry.

Given this pledge, the company seems to be well on track for another 40 years and more.

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