Digital Weight Indicator

Rice Lake Weighing Systems, DIGITAL WEIGHT INDICATOR

Company’s latest programmable scale device, the 880 Performance Series, is a compact digital weight display and controller for mounting within larger control panels and DIN-rail applications.
OEMs and users from a wide range of industries will note the compact, modular design—the smaller, removable indicator face and overall depth of just over 4 inches making the 880 one of the most compact full-size controllers on the market.

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Automatic bearing lubrication

System 24 LAGD Series single-point automatic lubricators are “hands-off” solutions that deliver the proper pre-set amount of lubricant needed for bearings in machinery across industries. The gas-driven feed versions are engineered to perform reliably on a 24-hour basis without manual intervention and can resolve issues typically associated with hard-to-access or potentially hazardous lubrication points. Ultimately, they optimize the accuracy, reliability, and cleanliness of lubricant delivery, product engineers contend, contributing to increased uptime of assets, reduced maintenance, and favorable environmental impact.

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New Labor Board validates order favoring Aggregate Industries NE

Sources: National Labor Relations Board; CP staff

The newly constituted NLRB has adopted an administrative law judge’s decision dismissing a Teamsters Local 42 complaint that alleged Aggregate Industries Northeast Region failed to negotiate in good faith during collective bargaining sessions for a May 2008–April 2011 contract successor. It marked one of the first pending-case actions for the agency, which as of mid-August has four new Members and a Chairman beginning a five-year term—all following Senate confirmation last month.

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Ennstone asset closing opens Virginia to Aggregate Industries

Source: CP Staff; Aggregate Industries US, Rockville, Md.

In conjunction with the liquidation of a U.K. operator, Ennstone Plc, Aggregate Industries US, a member of the Holcim Group, closed the asset purchase agreement it entered into with Falmouth, Va.-based Ennstone, Inc., a construction materials company with ready mixed, sand & gravel and limestone operations serving commercial, residential and industrial projects in the state.

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