Hot Off the Press
Balzers Opens Ninth U.S. Coating Center
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Balzers, Inc., Amherst, NY, has opened its ninth coating center in the United States, in Indianapolis, IN. The new center will service the increasing demands of the gear-tooling industry and will act as a hub center for other tooling. It will incorporate two Balzers coating machines, which apply Balinit A (TiN) and Balinit B (TiCN) coatings. A third will be installed in February.
For more, visit
www.balzers.com.
CSI Exclusive Seller
of Benchmark Metalworking Fluids in Canada
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Cutting Systems Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has been named the exclusive Canadian distributor of Benchmark Metalworking Fluids. The Benchmark brand, manufactured by Bird Dog Industries, St. Louis, MO, encompasses synthetic and soluble oil coolants, lubes, cutting oils and more.
For more, visit
www.cuttingsystemsinc.com.
Quaker Corp. Earns ISO 14001-1996 Certification
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Quaker Mfg. Corp., Salem, OH, has met the requirements of the Environmental System Standard ISO 14001-1996, becoming certified by Smithers Quality Assessments, Inc. Quaker is a producer of tooling and metal stampings, and is online at
www.quakermfg.com.