Fresh Warehousing Selected as Haz Mat Warehousing and Distribution Facility for Oxychem Division of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (14270)
St. Louis, MO, Safe handling of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) in a confined public warehouse is a specialty of Fresh Warehousing & Fulfillment. Fresh has taken all precautions to create a total haz mat warehousing solution for all their haz mat customers’ needs and has the highest safety record for hazmat warehousing. Fresh strives to meet and exceed the safe hazardous materials standards of all regulatory agencies. Because of Fresh Warehousing’s exemplary reputation as a superior haz mat facility, they were recently chosen as Midwest fulfillment center for Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s Oxychem Division as a storage and distribution facility for the company’s line of chlorine tablets for Leslie’s Pool Company. Fresh stores over 10,000 palettes of chlorine product for Occidental Petroleum in their Sauget, Illinois facility.

Nilfisk CFM Announces Availability of New CFM 135 Industrial Vacuum (14015)
Malvern, PA, Product recalls, work-related injuries, plant inspections; these are just a few of the things plant operators must keep in mind when developing a maintenance plan. Fortunately, Nilfisk CFM has launched the NEW CFM 135, a durable, lightweight, polypropylene (plastic) industrial vacuum that can stand up to the challenges of the manufacturing industry.

SPIROFLOW SYSTEMS OFFERS UNIVERSAL BULK BAG DISCHARGER (13743)
The ‘Spiroflow' Universal Type 2 Bulk Bag Discharger (BBD) controls the flow by means of a highly accurate, highly repeatable integral flexible screw conveyor. Directly coupled to the base of the bulk bag discharger, the flexible screw conveyor meters the flow of big bag contents to the customer’s process vessel

Joint Council 25 President Discusses Health Care Reform with Illinois Governor in Washington, D.C. (13449)
November 11, 2007-John T. Coli, Joint Council 25 President, recently joined Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and former Congressman Dick Gephardt in Washington, D.C. to discuss health care reform for the state of Illinois.

New Vehicle Launch Requires Custom Packaging (13251)
When Freightliner LLC, the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America, prepared to launch its new class 8 model vehicles called Cascadia, a major focus was optimizing the efficiency and quality of its supply chain. Due to the many irregular sized and shaped components required by the new vehicle launch, Freightliner opted for custom packaging over expendable packaging such as cardboard, wood crates or pallets, which offer less protection, require more space, and have recurring purchase and disposal costs.

Enhanced Environmental Control of Live Cell Microscopy Advances Breast Cancer Recurrence Research (13237)
As the average stage of breast cancer at diagnosis decreases due to improved screening techniques, the study of early stage breast cancer (stages I and II) via microscopy becomes all the more significant. Yet, the environmental controls of conventional microscope chambers are often deficient, thus hindering the results of live cell researchers.

Douglasville, Ga.'s ITW Purchases Assets Of Yellow Jacket (12701)
Yellow Jacket provides orbital lock-down stretch wrap technology for secure, safe and superior pack-to-ship performance. The patented orbital stretch wrap technology locks standard, odd-shaped, long and other loads securely to the pallet right on the forks of the forklift, protecting loads against damage, dust and wind.

Orion Introduces New Flex Model Stretch Wrappers Durable Construction and User-Friendly Features Deliver High Performance(12648)
Pro Mach, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated packaging products and solutions for food, beverage, household goods, pharmaceutical, and other diverse consumer and industrial companies.

Limerick, Pa.\'s Teleflex to Acquire Nordisk Aviation Products(12545)
Teleflex Incorporated has signed an agreement to acquire Nordisk Aviation Products a.s. (Nordisk), a world leader in developing, supplying and servicing containers and pallets for air cargo.

Costa Mesa, Calif.\'s Ceradyne, Inc. Completes EaglePicher Boron LLC Acquisition(12460)
Ceradyne develops, manufactures, and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel, and commercial applications.