Reliable Plant Magazine Reliable Plant magazine articles and news. uuid:b97442aa-5838-420b-ae79-878ec438ecc8;id=1 Copyright 1995-2010 Noria Corporation - All Rights Reserved 2010-01-08T07:10:13-06:00 http://www.reliableplant.com/images/RPlogo_RSS.jpg Proprietary parnold@noria.com (Paul Arnold) rschaefer@noria.com (Robert Schaefer) 2010-01-08T14:10:13.8555Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22144 Georgia peanut processor cited for 41 OSHA violations <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The U.S... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22152 Video: BAE Systems breaks ground for Sunderland plant <DIV class="watch-video-desc description"><SPAN>BAE Systems&nbsp;is the latest world-class manufacturing company to move into the British city of Sunderland.<BR><BR>Following a ground-breaking ceremony, work has now officially started for the companys multi-million plant at Radial 64, Business Park, Washington.<BR><BR>The company was granted planning permission for its development last year and has worked closely with Sunderland City Councils Business and Investment Team on its 280,000-square-foot facility and its 25-year lease.<BR><BR>It is expected that 214 staff will transfer to Washington, from their old site at Birtley, and additional business could create a further 40 posts.<BR><BR>Councillor Paul Watson, leader of Sunderland City Council, said: "We're very proud of the world class industries and businesses that are based in our city and BAE's decision to build a hi-tech manufacturing plant here at Washington's Radial 64 Business Park is very pleasing... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22159 Survey: One-in-five workers plan to change jobs in 2010 <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Recent improvements in the economy may have some workers preparing to move to a new job in the new year, with nearly one-in-five workers (19 percent) reporting they plan to leave their current job in 2010 to find a new one... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22161 Electric motor tip: Just what is a double-cage rotor? <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">A double-cage rotor has essentially two parallel rotor bar circuits built into the rotor... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22163 GM builds first lithium-ion battery for Chevrolet Volt <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Exactly three years since the day the Chevrolet Volt concept car debuted, General Motors on January 7 manufactured the first advanced lithium-ion battery for a mass-marketed electric vehicle at GM's Brownstown Battery Pack Assembly Plant in Brownstown Township, Mich... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22164 OSHA announces informal public hearing on hazcom rule <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold three informal public <A title="Public hearings" href="http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FEDERAL_REGISTER&amp;p_id=21296"><U><FONT color=#0000ff>hearings</FONT></U></A> to accept comments and testimony on the proposed rule to align the agency's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).<BR><BR>The first hearing will begin March 2 at 9:30 a.m... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22165 Quality incentives can cut recall risks in supply chain <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Toys colored with poisonous lead paint... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22166 Chrysler Group transforms its powertrain strategy Chrysler Group LLC is revamping its powertrain lineup with technology that will contribute to an overall fuel-efficiency improvement of more than 25 percent during the 2010-2014 period... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22167 Boeing achieved '09 delivery target, maintains strong backlog Boeing recorded 481 commercial airplane deliveries in 2009, matching the company guidance of 480-485 airplanes... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22168 Brady selected as anti-counterfeiting labeling supplier for HP <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Brady Worldwide Inc., a global supplier of anti-counterfeiting and brand protection solutions, has been selected by HP as the supplier of anti-counterfeit security labels for use on select packaging of HP's printer cartridges... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22169 GE Transportation receives order for 50 locomotives <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">GE Transportation announced January 7 that it has signed an agreement with Cosan to deliver 50 new AC44i locomotives for freight transport starting in 2010 through Rumo, Cosan's subsidiary for logistics operations... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22170 Gerdau Ameristeel mill in Oklahoma to remain idled <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">After careful evaluation of a comprehensive proposal submitted to Gerdau Ameristeel by the State of Oklahoma and City of Sand Springs aimed at maintaining steel production at the company's steel mill in Sand Springs, Okla., Gerdau Ameristeel has decided to continue the idling of its Sand Springs steel mill for the foreseeable future.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">"We appreciate the hard work of the City of Sand Springs, the State of Oklahoma, and the Sand Springs legislative delegation, led by House Speaker Chris Benge, State Senator Dan Newberry, State Representative Lucky Lammons, and Sand Springs City Manager Doug Enevoldsen," said Terry Sutter, vice president and chief operating officer of Gerdau Ameristeel... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22171 Survey predicts expansion for global outsourcing market <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Outsourcing providers around the world predict that demand for their services is expanding rapidly, and&nbsp; they are adding staff and investing in new services to meet expected growth, according to a new survey from Duke University's Offshoring Research Network and PricewaterhouseCoopers.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The survey of 514 outsourcing service providers in 50 countries found that the industry is transforming due to the emergence of new providers around the world and efforts of existing outsourcers to expand into new markets... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22172 Lockheed Martin F-35B begins in-flight STOVL operations <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter engaged its STOVL propulsion system in flight for the first time on January 7... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22173 Raytheon among top employers for persons with disabilities <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Raytheon is No... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22174 Goodrich to supply composite components for submarines <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Goodrich Corporation has received a $49 million contract from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding to provide a number of composite components for the next eight Virginia Class nuclear fast attack submarines, collectively referred to as Block III... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22175 Whirlpool Corp. named to Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Whirlpool Corporation on January 7 announced it was named to the 2009/2010 Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index, the first equity index based on the value of corporate intellectual property, for the fourth consecutive year... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22176 Video: Shooting at ABB manufacturing plant in St. Louis <IMG src="http://www.reliableplant.com/images/spacer.gif" width=1 height=1> <P><SPAN>A disgruntled employee armed with an assault rifle and a handgun walked into a manufacturing plant Thursday morning and opened fire, killing at least three people, including himself, and wounding five others... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22177 Video: First Volt battery powers out of GM plant in Michigan <IMG src="http://www.reliableplant.com/images/spacer.gif" width=1 height=1> <DIV class="watch-video-desc description"><SPAN>Witness the start of Volt battery production at the General Motors&nbsp;Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22178 Video: The future of manufacturing in the United Kingdom <IMG src="http://www.reliableplant.com/images/spacer.gif" width=1 height=1> <DIV class="watch-video-desc description"><SPAN>Rt... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22179 Videos: Skills, credit and other issues for U.K. manufacturers .. 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22138 Technical advice on boiler combustion control <P><EM>The U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program recently received the following question: "My plant is looking for recommendations for achieving boiler combustion control more efficiently... 2010-01-05T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22180 Infor names industry vet Richardson chief strategy officer <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Infor, a leading provider of business software for mid-market customers, on January 7 announced that software industry veteran Bruce Richardson, who is currently chief research officer at AMR Research, will join Infor as chief strategy officer... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=22181 Employee satisfaction is low; what you can do about it <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Are your employees happy? It may seem like an odd question to ponder in an age when "Just be thankful you have a job!" is the popular sentiment... 2010-01-07T23:00:00-06:00 2010-01-08T14:10:13Z