Industry News - March 2014

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Peerless adds circuit breaker line

Peerless Electronics added Sensata’s First Technology automotive circuit breakers to its line of products. The EXT 300 Series is designed as a drop-in replacement for mini type fuses.

ePIPE receives SABS approval

ePIPE FRS two-hour cure lining material from Pipe Restoration Technologies received approval from the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) as fully complying with the South African Standards for Drinking Water (SANS).

SPIR STAR expands SAMI product line

SPIR STAR expanded its line of SAMI Instruments. Product offerings include tube compression fittings, 6,000 psi and 10,000 psi needle and ball valves, instrumentation valves, DPT manifolds, monoflanges and double block and bleed (DBB) valves.

HOBAS Pipe certified for Canada drinking water

HOBAS Pipe USA gained inclusion on the Bureau de normalization de Quebec’s (BNQ) list of certified products, processes and services. BNQ is a member organization of the National Standards System of Canada and acts as a partner to business, industry and public and regulatory bodies for the purpose of improving the quality of products, processes and services, as well as their acceptance in all markets.

HIP opens expanded manufacturing plant

High Pressure Equipment Co. (HIP) opened a 43,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Erie, Pa. HIP manufactures and markets products to the waterjet cutting and oil and gas industries.

WJTA-IMCA name officers, board

Bill Gaff, vice president of sales and marketing for Vacuum Truck Rentals and Vacuum Truck Sales, was elected 2013-2015 chairman of the board for the Waterject Technology Association (WJTA) – Industrial & Municipal Cleaning Association (IMCA). Also elected for the 2013-2015 term were George A. Savanick, president; Bill McClister, vice president; Kathy Krupp, secretary; and Larry Loper, treasurer. New board members include Fred D. Clark, Kay Doheny, Mohamed Hashish and Gary Noto. They join current members Luis Garcia, Kerry Siggins and Forrest Shook.

Guardair receives Pro Tool Innovation Award

Guardair Corp.’s Lazer Palm Switch safety air gun kit received the 2013 Pro Tool Innovation Award from Pro Tool Reviews magazine as the most innovative air compressor accessory in the pneumatic tools category.

RIDGID launches enhanced website

RIDGID launched www.ridgid.com, a single, global company website with responsive design that enables it to work on any Internet-enabled device. The website dynamically scales larger and smaller, depending on the device and its orientation, and enables users to review, rate and ask questions about specific products.

TT Technologies expands pipe ramming gear inventory

TT Technologies expanded its in-stock inventory of pneumatic pipe ramming gear to accommodate 4-inch through 120-inch casing installations.

Electric Eel celebrates 75 years

Electric Eel Mfg. celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2014. The manufacturer of professional quality drain and sewer cleaning equipment has been based in Springfield, Ohio, since 1939.

Exair’s Chip Vac receives CE mark

Exair’s Chip Vac received the CE mark for meeting the safety, health and environmental standards of the European Union. The vacuum system picks up chips and other debris and delivers it to a 5-, 30-, 55- or 110-gallon drum.

Wastequip names division presidents, vice president

Wastequip promoted John Defenbaugh to mobile division president. He will be responsible for sales and operation of the Galbreath, Pioneer, Mountain Tarp and Parts Place brands. Shawn King was named president of Wastequip’s technical division and will focus on growing market share for compactors and balers. Tim Phanco was named vice president of sales for Toter.

Joe Johnson Equipment opens Texas location

Joe Johnson Equipment opened a location in Beaumont, Texas, to serve the Gulf Coast Region from Corpus Christi, Texas, to New Orleans, La. JJE supplies equipment to the industrial cleaning market, including hydroexcavators, industrial vacs, horizontal directional drilling and trenching products.



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