Fabrication Safety
FAA approves Boeing plan to fix 787 Dreamliner’s fire plagued batteries, requires testing
Plan includes changes to internal battery components to minimize possibility of short-circuiting
Pratt & Whitney uncovers engine testing ruse at Israeli subsidiary
Employees doctored metallurgical tests to make engine forgings appear to meet strict standards.
CIEN: What’s new in pump technologies
Industrial pump technologies from Neptune Chemical Pump Co., Watson-Marlow, and Jet Edge Inc.
University-industry auto projects get $21.4M boost
Funded projects focus on emissions reduction, electric vehicle efficiency, and vehicle safety.
Deaths up due to transportation-related accidents
Rail, marine and aviation accidents cause 157 deaths
ConocoPhillips resumes oil field operations after leaks
Two spills in 2011 dumped more than 700 barrels of mineral oils into the Bohai sea.
CIEN: What’s new in lighting technologies
Industrial lighting technologies from Patlite and Lind Equipment.
Boeing conducts 2nd 787 test flight as battery probe continues
Test flight proves uneventful; plane maker has no more test flights scheduled.
Gov’t approval of 787′s batteries should be reconsidered: NTSB
Boeing will start test flights under limited circumstances with special safeguards.
Lithium batteries not necessarily unsafe in aviation: NTSB chairman
Manufacturers must build in reliable safeguards, says the top of the US's leading aviation safety agency.
Feds introduce pan-Canadian risk assessment study on marine safety
Study will analyze and evaluate risks of oil or chemical spills in Canadian waters involving ships or oil handling facilities
CIEN: What’s new in enclosure technologies
New enclosures from Naissus, Hoffman, Schroff Rittal Systems and Hammond Manufacturing.
‘Zero tolerance’ for suppliers subcontracting without knowledge: Wal-Mart
Comes amid increasing calls for better safety oversight after deadly fire at Bangladeshi factory
FAA tries to keep pace as more advanced technology takes to the air
After Boeing 787 grounding, experts question the authority's ability to keep up with the way planes are built today.
Boeing halts 787 deliveries until battery problems are fixed
Dreamliner production will continue despite the FAA's grounding of all 787's currently in use.
Ford follows GM with app development program
Automakers open to designs to developers to create software for future car models.
Tough tablets handle industrial operations
Panasonic's Toughpads withstand harsh environments and boost shop floor mobility.
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