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MRO Today

This issue's cover story
MRO Today’s MRO All-PRO Team
What a job! Culled from a record number of entries, here are our picks and our annual salute to the industry's best maintenance workers...

Editorial
Mr. President, let’s get to work

Today’s Headlines

 

Michael Moore named Remstar District Sales Manager
Michael Moore of Chatsworth, California, has been named Remstar District Sales Manager...

Manufacturing improvement forecasted for 2010
We have known for some time that our current economic recession was coming. Now, it looks like there is light at the end of this tunnel...

Lean MRO class offered -
Next class: May 3-8...

Is Buffett eyeing takeover of ITW, Grainger?
Warren Buffett's renewed focus on U.S. takeovers may lead him to Sysco Corp., VF Corp. or Danaher Corp...

Equipment Depot acquires forklift dealer Equipment Services
Equipment Depot of Texas, based in Waco, TX, last week acquired Equipment Service Inc., a privately held forklift dealership in Longview, TX...

Bosch Rexroth AG notes sales increase
Bosch Rexroth AG, parent company of Bosch Rexroth Corporation in North America, announces $8.3 billion (5.9 billion Euros) in sales for 2008 - up 9.8 percent from the previous year...

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Current Issue Articles

Manufacturing excellence
MRO salaries
Who is earning what in plant maintenance, where, and what you can expect to earn in 2009...

Safety
Whisper campaigns for safety
New findings stand conventional hearing protection training wisdom on its ear...

Combatting superbugs
Concern over the spread of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureaus (MRSA) infections in the workplace has prompted a new article by the American Society of Safety Engineers...

Uptime
High spirits

Southern Wine and Spirits' new Florida distribution center speeds its precious cargo to thirsty consumers...

Troop safety never takes a brake
Proform press brakes deliver high reliability for 24/7 cell in doubling production of "up-armor" kits for combat Humvees...

Online Exclusives

Plasma cutting systems put heavy-duty applications into sharp focus
Key factors to consider when choosing the right plasma cutting system...

From single source to best-of-breed
Submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology has key advantages over conventional wastewater treatment systems...

Logging your way to LEED
Using data loggers to meet LEED Existing Building certification...

 

Solid as a rock (drill)
Advanced hydraulic valves bring rock-solid stability to TEI rock drills...

 

Did birds break the I-35 bridge?
A new theory relating to the failure of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis examines corrosion caused by birds...

 

Integrating with off-the-shelf PLCs
R&B Plastics integrates motion control functionality into an off-the-shelf PLC to optimize blow molding...

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Slips, trips and falls constitute most industrial accidents and what percentage of all accidental deaths — making them second only to motor vehicles as a cause of fatalities?

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