Trico’s Lubrication Technician training provides practical real-world instruction to help you achieve industry “Best Practices” with your lubrication management program.  This training seminar is designed for individuals involved in the machinery lubrication process – including Lubrication Technicians, PM Technicians, Millwrights, Oilers, Mechanics and Operators.  Testing for MLT I certification is also available. 

The NEW DIGI test cell is key to good CBM for fuel and lube oils

As technology and education come together, industrial engineers increasingly understand that the key to oil condition maintenance is the consistent measurement, monitoring and management of their machinery lubrication systems.  Condition monitoring of fuels and lubricants used in industrial and marine plant & equipment has become one of the main weapons in the fight to reduce premature failure of engines, gearboxes and hydraulic systems. 

CANTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) and Rio Tinto Energy America, a business unit of one of the world’s leading mining and exploration companies, have worked together to help achieve longer equipment life while reducing downtime and maintenance costs at the Cordero Rojo Mine near Gillette, Wyo. The improved performance is a result of Timken’s Bearing Maintenance Training Program, which has been in place at Rio Tinto Energy America since 1999.

BURLINGTON, ON (February 20, 2007) –Ivara Corporation, an industry leader and innovator in asset reliability solutions, today announced that AES Somerset LLC, a 675 MW coal fired plant located in Barker, New York and subsidiary of the AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), has
selected the Ivara Reliability Solution.

The Ivara Reliability Solution combines advanced practices and technology, Ivara EXP, to enable a proactive asset reliability process. Ivara’s WorkSmart implementation methodology implements improved asset reliability, one system at a time, ensuring the right maintenance
work is executed on the right equipment, at the right time.

Ken Peoples, Plant Reliability Systems Analyst at Boeing IDS in Wichita, KS, has tapped the expertise of Peterson Predictive Maintenance to train personnel at Boeing IDS facilities in predictive maintenance. Peterson Predictive Maintenance staff will spend March 19 through 23 at Boeing IDS working with them to set up ultrasound bearing routes as well as ultrasound leak detection routes. They will also be giving instruction on the UE Systems Ultraprobe 10000.

Bridgewater, NJ, February 14, 2007 --- DSPCon, Inc., a leading, global supplier of high-performance, dynamic data acquisition, analysis and archiving systems and services for high-value military, aerospace and rotating machinery applications, has appointed two new senior executives to its corporate management team, led by president and chief executive officer Alfred N. Brower. John Thoma has been appointed director of business development and Anthony Mongelli has been named corporate controller. Mr. Thoma and Mr. Mongelli will report directly to Mr. Brower. The appointments are effective immediately.

SANTA CLARA, CA and OAKLAND, NJ—(MARKET WIRE)—February 09, 2007—LumaSense Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sensing solutions, and Mikron Infrared (NASDAQ: MIKR) today announced LumaSense Technologies will acquire Mikron Infrared, a leader in the field of infrared non-contact temperature measurement and thermal imaging since 1969. Mikron’s board of directors has approved the transaction subject to receipt of regulatory approval.

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/—World-class excellence in manufacturing is the hallmark for 12 Recipients and 3 Finalists of the 2007 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Business Program. American manufacturing continues to experience turbulent times in maintaining and growing manufacturing jobs. The only business approach that has demonstrated superior achievement is Lean Enterprise Management (the Toyota Production System), the foundation of the Shingo Prize.

HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE)—Metso Paper, through its Scandinavian Mill Service (SMS) subsidiary, will establish and operate maintenance services at the new Plattling Papier paper mill, next to Myllykoski’s MD Plattling mill in Germany. The value of the long-term, full-scope agreement will not be disclosed. The mill, which is one of the world’s most modern, is scheduled to start up in the first quarter of 2008.

February 08, 2007—FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that net earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006 increased 16% to a record $39.8 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2005 of $34.1 million, or $0.43 per diluted share. Revenue for the 2006 fourth quarter increased 19% to $185.9 million, up from $156.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2005. The Company’s operating margin in the fourth quarter was 29.6%, compared with 29.5% in the fourth quarter of 2005. Stock-based compensation expense for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $3.1 million, or approximately $0.03 per fully diluted share.

Revenue from the Company’s Thermography division increased 23% over the fourth quarter of 2005, to $72.2 million, due to strong demand across all major product lines.