MAG Cincinnati Introduces Industry's Highest Output Horizontal 5-axis Profiler for Aluminum Aerospace Components. New HyperMach H4000 features high-performance simultaneous 5-axis contouring, 2 x 4 meter part capacity, cell-ready design, and ergonomics. (14398)
MAG Cincinnati clears the table and collects all the chips in high-value aluminum machining, introducing industry's highest output 5-axis horizontal machining center for clean, contained cutting of parts up to 2 x 4 meters. Designed especially for high-throughput, precision machining of next-generation aircraft components, the new HyperMach H4000 adapts proven modular components from the company's advanced high-speed vertical profiler family.

Parker Acquires Vansco Electronics; Expands Global Ability to Integrate Hydraulics with Electronics to Provide Total Systems Solutions (14254)
CLEVELAND, - Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH), a leader in motion and control technologies, has acquired Vansco Electronics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of electronic controls, displays and terminals, communication and operator interfaces, and sensors. Vansco systems for mobile equipment, a primary Parker market, include key applications for agricultural, construction, material handling, bus, RV, and specialty truck equipment. Vansco facilities in Canada, the United States, Finland, Belgium, and the United Kingdom employ 1,005 people. In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2007, Vansco achieved sales of approximately $180 million. Approximately 83 percent of Vansco's sales are made in Parker's Industrial North America reporting segment. This acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings in its first full year of operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Air Hydro Power, Inc. Acquires Certain Assets of Mosier Fluid Power of Kentucky (14117)
Louisville, Kentucky - Air Hydro Power, Inc. has acquired certain assets of Mosier Fluid Power of Kentucky and employed Mosier Fluid Power’s key management and sales staff. The acquisition will allow Air Hydro Power to strengthen its relationships with strategic accounts in Kentucky and Indiana.

Renovation of Columbus Municipal Airport Property Will Soon House Ivy Tech’s New Advanced Manufacturing Institute (14028)
COLUMBUS, Indiana - Ivy Tech Community College is beginning the renovation of an 11,018 square-foot building on Columbus Municipal Airport property that soon will house Ivy Tech’s new Advanced Manufacturing Institute.

Parker Hannifin Corporation and FedEx Ground Announce Hydraulic Hybrid Joint Testing Program (13658)
Parker Hannifin Corporation and FedEx Ground, a unit of FedEx Corp have agreed to test a Class 6 vehicle employing hybrid hydraulic technology that seeks to improve fuel mileage by greater than 50 percent and significantly reduce engine emissions. The new vehicles will rely on a Parker series hybrid hydraulic drive that eliminates the conventional transmission, along with its weight and maintenance, while improving drive train power density. Primary pump/motor components developed by Parker leverage additional technologies developed by the EPA to create a true series hybrid drive as opposed to a parallel system that would increase vehicle weight

Induction Heat Treating Equipment (13529)
Whether it's a vertical scanner for a commercial heat treat shop or a simple lift and rotate application, you can count on Zion Industries

Integrated Axis Controllers IAC-R (12776)
With dynamic, precisely positioning and compact, integrated hydraulic axis controllers IAC-R for sawing technology, Rexroth opens up significant potential to improve the sawmill output with increased material throughput and higher accuracy.

The Manual Workplace Systems 7-Step Ergonomic Checklist from Bosch Rexroth offers a guide to designing a work area that fits the worker and the work task. Download a free copy of the guide by visiting the company’s website(12472)
Under the brand name of Rexroth the company offers all drive and control technologies, from mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics to electronics and associated service. Over 500,000 customers worldwide utilize Rexroth’s unique technological know-how to implement their innovative and future-oriented systems and machine concepts.

“Lean Manufacturing: Principles, Tools and Methods” shows how to apply 9 key principles of “lean” to improve manufacturing flexibility and productivity. (12121)
Bosch Rexroth AG, part of the Bosch Group, achieved sales of approximately $6.2 billion (4.9 billion Euro) in 2006 with over 29,800 employees. Under the brand name of Rexroth the company offers all drive and control technologies, from mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics to electronics and associated service.

Racine, Wis.' Twin Disc, Inc., Announces Merger of Italian Operations (11355)
The Decima facility, formerly Twin Disc Technodrive, specializes in industrial gear boxes, pump adapters and marine transmissions for the sub 500 horsepower OEM market, while the Limite facility, formerly the BCS Group, serves the Italian and European yacht industry with a line of hydraulics, shafting and other boat management products that typically serve the yacht and super yacht ranges of the marine market.